The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16

kept on looking after them; for there
has been plenty for me to do without
that; and those things have all been
more or less settled now. They have
worked themselves out as things do
though they seemed almost unsolvable
at the time. One thing that helped
in their solution was that Father was
able, that time, to urge what was just
as well as what was advisable"
you mean that in the final settle
ment of them no one suffered?"
mo one, | think-except, of course
poor Mr.. Latron; and that vas a pri
vate matter not connected in any di-
rect way with the question at issue
Why do you ask all this, Mr.. Eaton 2
Il was merely interested in you
in what your work has been with your
Father. and what it is" he answered
quietly.
They had been following the edge
4 of the road, she along path worn
in the turf, he on the edge of the roaG
itself and nearer TO the tracks of the
motors. Suddenly she cried out ana
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she had heard the sound of motor
approaching them rapidly from be-
hind. Except that this car seemed
| speeding faster than the others, she
had paid no attention and had not
turned. Instantaneously, as she had
cried and pulled upon him. she had
realized that this car was not pass
ing; it was directly behind and almost
upon him. She felt him spring to the
side as quickly as he could; but her
cry and pull upon him were almost toe
late; as he leaped, the car struck. The
blow was CHANGING, not direct, and he
was off his feet and in motion when
the wheel struck; but the car hurled
him aside and rolled him over and
over
AS she rushed to Eaton. the two
men in the rear seat of the car
turned their heads and looked back,
but without checking its speed or
swerving, the car dashed on and dis
appeared down the roadway.
She bent over Eaton and took hold
/ of him. He struggled to his feet and,
daZed, tottered so that she support
ed him. AS she realized that he was
not greatly hurt, she stared with hor-
car had disappeared.
"Why, he tried to run you down !
He meant to! He tried to hurt you !"
she cried.
NO" Eaton denied. "Oh, no, l
| don't think so. 1t must have been
an accident. He was-frightened
when he saw what he had done''
1T wasn't at all like an accident -
she persisted. at couldn't have been
an accident there and coming up from
behind the, way he did, No; he meant
to do it Did you see who was in the
car-whO was driving?"
He turned to her quickly. "WhoY'
he demanded.
Zone of the people who was on the
train! The morning Father was hurt.
Don't you remember-a little man,
nervous, but very strong; man al
most like an ape?"
He shuddered and then controlled
himself. "Yes, 1 remember a fellow
the conductor tried TO seat me oppo-
Site"
This was the same man.
! Eaton shook his head. .That could
hardly be; l think you must be mis-
taken"
Il am not mistaken; it was that
! man,"
"Still, l think you must be-" he
again denied.
She stared, studying him. perhaps
l was" she agreed; but she knew she
had not been. II am glad, whoever
it was, he didn't injure you You are
all right, aren't you?"
Quite" he assured. "Please don't
trouble about it, Miss Santoine"
They walked back rather silently,
she approaching how passionately
she had expressed herself for him,
and he quiet because of this and
other thoughts too.
They found Donald Avery in front
of the house looking for them as they
came up. Eaton succeeded in walk
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conceal the marks on his clothes.
Harriet, I've just come from your
father; he wants you to &C to him
at once" Avery directed. Good
morning Eaton. What's happened?'
"Carelessness," Eaton deprecated
SCOT rather in the way Of motor
and was knocked over for it."
Harriet did not correct this tc
Avery. She went up to her father
she was still trembling, still sick
with horror at what she had seen
an attempt to kill one walking at her
side. She stopped outside her ia
theirs door to compose herself: then
she went in
The blind man was propped up on
his bed with pillows into almost a
sitting position the nurse was with
him.
riet asked.
He had recognized her step and
had been about to speak to her; but
at the sound of her voice he stopped
the words on his lips and changed
them into a direction for the nurse
to leave the room.
He waited until the nurse had left
and closed the door behind her. Har-
riet saw that, in his familiarity with
| her tones and every infection of her
voice, he had sensed already that
something unusual had occurred; she
| rapoated however her ouoStiop ne
to what he wanted.
"That does not matter now, Har-
riet Where have you been?"
Il have been walking with Mr..
| Eaton -