Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-26
CHAPTER XII
The Man From the Train.

In the suppusiilnn that he wa, 20
have less liberty. Eaton proved cor.
rect. Harriet Sanioine. to who's. i'm.
pulses had been due his first priyl.
le-eS, showed toward him more con
strained attitude the following morn.
Ing. She dd not suggest hostility. as
Avery constantly did: nor. indeed
was there any evidence Of retro,:rcs
sion In her n;tiiud. toward him: she
seemed merely TO be maintaining IN
same position: and since this seemed
difficult II they were often together.
she avoided him. Eaton understood
that Santnine. steadily Improving but
not yet able TO leave his bed, had
taken up his work again. propped up
by pillows: one OF the nurses had
been dismissed; the other was only
upon day duty. But Eaton did not
See Santoine ut all: and though he
learned that Miss Davis or another
stenographer. whose name was West,
came daily 10 the house. he never was
In position again to encounter any
outsider either coming or going.
There was no longer room for Ea-
ton to doubt tina, Harriet had the con-
fdence OF her father 10 almost q COM
plete extent Now that Santoine was
Ill, she worked with him daily for
hours; and Eaton learned that she
did the same when he was well But
Avery worked with the blind man too:
he, too, was certainly In confidential
capacity. Was It not probable then
that Avery. and not Harriet, was en-
trusted with the secrets of dangerous
and ugly matters; or was II possible
that this girl, worshipIng her father
as she did, could know and be sure
that. because her father approved
these matters, they were right?
A hundred times 4 day. as Eaton
saw or spoke with the girl or thought
Of her presence near by. this obsessed
him A score Of times during their
casual talk upon meeting at meals or
elsewhere. he found himself turned
toward some question which would
aid him In determining what must be
the fact: but each time he checked
himself. until one morning-it was
the fifth after his arrival at San
toine's house-Harriet was tnking
him for his walk In the garden before
the house. She had Just told him,
at his inquiry. that her father was
very much stronger that morning, and
her manner more than ever evidenced
her pride in him.
They walked on slowly. II wish
you could tell me more about your
! self. Mr.. Eaton"
Il wish 30 too" he said.
Then why can you not?" She
turned to him frankly: he gazed at
her 4 moment and then looked away
and shook his head. Did she know
all Of what was known even under
her father's roof: and II she knew all,
would she then loathe or defend II?
A motor sped near. halted and then
speeded on again: Eaton, looking up,
saw It was Q runabout with Avery
alone In It; evidently. seeing them in
the road. Avery had halted to pro
test. then thought better Of II and
gone on. But other motors passed
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