The Raymer enterprise., 1923-02-08
CHAPTER WI
Suspicion Fastens on Eaton.

suspicion Fastens on Eaton.
Eaton found his car better fillet
than II had been before. for the people
shifted from the car behind had beer
scattered through the train. Keeping
himself 10 his section. he watched the
car and outside the windows fOl
signs Of what Investigation Conner,
and Avery were making. Whoever
had attacked Santoine must still be
upon the train, for no one could have
escaped through the snow. No 0nt
could now escape. Avery and Connery
and whoever else was making investi
gatloon with them evidently were moi
letting anyone know that an invest
CATION was being made. Eaton wen,
to lunch; on his way back from the
diner, he saw the conductors with pa
pers In their hands questioning a pas
senger. They evidently were starting
Systematically through the cars, exam
lining each person: they were making
the plea Of necessity Of report to
the railroad offices OF names and ad
dresses Of all held up by the stoppage
Of the train.
Eaton started on toward the rear
OF the train.
"A moment. sir!" Connery called.
Eaton halted. The conductor con
fronted him.
"Your name. sir7" Connery asked.
philip d. Eaton"
Connery wrote down the answer
Your address,
"I-have no address. I was going
to a hotel In Chicago-whIch one
hadn't decided yet"
"Where are you coming from?"
"From Asia"
That's hardly an address, Mr.. Ea.
ton !"
~ can give you no address abroad.
| had no ixed address there. was
travelling most Of the time. | arrived
In Seattle by the Asiatic steamer and
took this train"
"Ah! you came on the Tamba
Maru."
Connery made note Of this, as he
had made note Of all the other ques.
tIons and answers. Then he said
something to the Pullman conductor,
who replied In the same low tone !;
what they said was not audible to
Eaton.
. You can tell us at least where
your family is, Mr.. Eaton" Connery
suggested.
~ have no family"
"Frlends. them"
II have no friends"
"Nowhere?"
Nowhere"
Connery pondered for several mo-
ments. THE Mr.. Hillward-Law.
renee Hillward. to whom the telegram
was addressed which you claimed
this morning, your associate who was
to have taken this train with you
will YOU give me his address?" i
Il don't know Hillward's address"
Give me the address, then, Of the
man who sent the telegram
81 am unable to do that, either"
Connery spoke again to the Pullman
conductor. and they conversed inau.
dibly for minute. THAT Is all,
them Connery said finally.
He signed his name to the sheet
on which he had written Eaton's an.
swers, and handed It to the Pullman
conductor, who also signed II and re-
turned 1t to him; then they went on
to the passenger now occupying Sec.
ton Four, without making any fur.
ther comment.
Eaton told himself that there should
he no danger to himself from this In
quiry. directed against no one, but
including comprehensively everyone
on the train. When the conductors
had left the car. he put his magazine
away md went Into the mems COM
partment to smoke and calm his
nerves. His return to America had
passed the bounds Of recklessness !;
and what a situation he would now be
In II his actions brought even serious
suspicious against him! He finished
his first cigar and was debating
whether to light another. when he
heard voices outside the car, and
opening tho window and looking out,
he saw Connery and the brakeman
struggling through the snow and max.
Ing. apparently, some search. Pres.
emily Connery passed the door Of the
compartment carrying something
loosely wrapped In a Newspaper In
his hands. Eaton finished his ciEar
and went back to his seat In the car.
As he glanced at the seat where
he had left bis locked travelling bag.