The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
WILLIAM MacHARG
EDWIN BALMER
Copyright by Little. Brown and Company
CHAPTER xlx-Continued.

CHAPTER xlx-Continued.
IL
She told him, beginning with her dis
covery of Eaton in the garage and
ending with his leaving her and with
Donald Avery's finding her in the mo-
tor; and now she held back one word
only-his name which he had told her,
Hugh. Her father listened intently.
'You and Mr. Eaton appear to have
become rather well acquainted, Har-
riet," he said HAS he told you noth-
ing about himself which you have mol
told me? You have seen nothing con-
corning him. which you have no'
told?"
Her mind went quickly back to tins
polo game; she felt a flush, which MS
blind eyes could not see, dyeing neg
cheeks and forehead.
The blind man waited for me-
ment: he put out his hand and pressej
the bell which called the stewart
Neither spoke until the steward came.
Farley" Santoine said then. qu!-
city. Miss Santoine and l have just
agreed that for the present all reports
regarding the pursuit of the men who
entered the study last night are 10
be made direct TO me, not through
Miss Santoine or Mr.. Avery"
Every well. slr.''
She still sat silent after the stewart
had gone; she thought for an instan
her father had forgotten her presence;
then he moved slightly.
THAT is all. dear" he said quietly.
She got up and left him, and vert
to her ow rooms she did not preten l
to herself that she could rest. She
bathed and dressed and went down.
stairs. The Library had windows fac
ing TO the west; she went in there
and stood looking out.
Her mind was upon only one thing
even Of that she could not think con-
nectedly. Some years ago, something
she did not know what-had haT-
pened to Hugh; tonight, in some
strange way unknown 10 her, II had
eliminated in her fathers study. He
had fought someone; he had rushed
away TO follow someone. Whom
Had he heard that someone In the
study and gone down? Had he been
fighting their battle-her fathers and
hers? She knew that was not So
Hugh had been fully dressed. What
did it mean that he had said 20 her
that these events would either de-
stroy him or would send him back to
her as-as something different? Her
thought supplied no answer.
But whatever he had done, whatever
he might be, she knew his fate was
hers now; for she had given herself
to him utterly. She had told that TO
herself as she fed and pursued with
him that night; she had told it to him
she later had told it-though she had
not meant to veto her father. She
could only pray now that out of the
events of this night might not come
a grief to her too great for her to
bear.
she went TO the rooms that had
been Eaton's. The police, in stripping
them of his possessions. had over
looked his cap; she found the bit OF
gray cloth and Rugged it to her. She
whispered his name to herself
Hugh-that secret of his name which
she had kept; she gloried that she had
that secret with him which she could
keep from them all. What wouldn'.
they give just to share that with her
his name, Hugh!
She started suddenly, looking
through the window. The east, above
the lake, was beginning to grow gray
The dawn was coming! 1t was be
ginning to be day!
She hurried to the other side O.
How could she have left him, hurt and
bleeding and alone in the night Sh.
could not have done that but that hi
asking her to go had told that 1t was
for his safety as well as hers; shf
could not help him any more then
she would only have been In the way
But now-she started to rush out, but
controlled herself; she had to sta,
in the house; that was where the frs,
word would come If they caught him
and then he would need her, how
much more! The reporters on ths
lawn below her, seeing her at the win
dow, called up to her to know fur
Their particulars of what had hap
pened and what the murder meant
she could see them plainly in the In
creasing light. She could see tn,
lawn and the road before the house
Day had come
And with the coming of day, the un
certainty and disorder within an,
about the house seemed to increase
But in the south wing, witt
its sound-proof doors and its window
closed against the noi' es from tn
lawn, there was silence; and in thi
silence, an exact, compelling, methodi
machine was working; the mind O
Basil Santoine was striving, vainly a
yet, but with growing chances Of sue
cess. to fit together into the order Il
which they belonged and make clea
the events of the night and all tina
had gone Understanding ordering
testing, discarding. picking up agail
and bordering all that had happene,
since that other murder, of Gabrie
Warden.
CHAPTER Xxx