Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-23
CHePT ER XIX
waiting

Harriet, went Into the house and
toward her own ro0ms: maid met
aud stopped her on the stairs.
"Nr Sauf0lne sent word that he
wis'es 20 ser YOU as soon as you came
H. sES. Sau;olne"
Harriet went on toward her fathers
ruorp. without stopping a; her own
vet With the drive through the damp
ul-h' and shiyering now With Its chill
Her raiher's voice answered her knock
with summons to come in.
Where have you been. Daushierr
De nSE~i
! have been driving with Mr. Ea-
too n a motor" she said
Helping him 20 eseap~T' A spasm
crossed the blind mans face
He said not he-he was following
the men who shot Cousin Wallace
The blind man lay for an instant
stu Tell me-" he commanded finally
She told him. beginning with her dis
covery OF Eaton in the garnge and
ending with his leaving her and with
Donald Avery's finding her In the mo
tor and now she held back one word
0uly-his name which he had told her.
Hugh. Her father listened intently.
You and Mr. Eaton appear TO have
become rather well acquainted. Har-
ret." he said Has he told you moth
Ing about himself which you have not
told me' You have seen nothing con
CernInc him. which you have no,
t0iif-'
Her mind went quickly back to the
polo game she felt flush. which bis
blind eyes could not see, dyeing her
checks and forehead.
The blind man waited for a mo.
m"Ht; he put out his hand and pressed
the he'll which called the steward.
Neither spoke until the steward came.
Farley" Santoine said then. qui-
ely. Miss Santoine and have Just
agreed that for the present all reports
regarding the pursuit Of the men who
entered the study last night are to
be made direct 10 me. not through
Miss SsntoIne or Mr. Avery"
Every well. SIR
She still sat silent after the Steward
had gone; she thought for an instant
her father had forgotten her presence
then he moved slightly.
THAT Is all. dear" he said quietly.
She got up and left him. and went
10 her own rooms: she did not pretend
10 herself that she could rest. She
baihed 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 hap
pened to Hugh; tonight. In some
strange way unknown to her. II had
eliminated in her fathers study. He
had fought someone; he had rushed
away 10 follow someone. whom1
Had he heard that someone IN the
study and gone down; Had he been
fighting their hattle--her fnther's and
hers? She knew that was not so.
Hugh had been fully dressed. What
did y 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 differently 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
10 him utterly. She had told that TO
herself as she fed and pursued with
him that night; she had told II TO him !:
she later had told it-though she had
nc9 meant TO veto her father. She
could only pray now that out of the
events OF this night might not come
q 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 hugged II to her. She
whispered his name to herself
Hugh-that secret Of his name which
she had kept she gloried that she had
thst secret with him which ese could
keep from them all What wouldn't
they give just to share that with her
his name. Hughl
She started suddenly. looking
through the window. The east. above
the lake. was beginning to grow gray.
The dawn was coming, II was be
ginning to be dayl
She hurried to the other side Of
the house looking toward the west
How could she have left him. hurt and
bleeding and alone in the night! She
could not have done that but that his
asking her to 60 had told that II was
for his safety n well as hers: she
could not help him any mere then: /:
- weuld only have beeA b the way.
~ new-she started - E1ah spE bpt
eonefelled hersef;' ~ - - stay
= 1tAG house; that - vh6se ~ 1rst
vef1 vouId come II tkeS <AGshf Nm: :
~ thss1 he woold need 1ef. how
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