Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-19

right 20 ~. IT. ppslti0n had not been
changed at all. and, Il hadn't look.d
night % me before So stopped and
togrhed It. and ! found that IT was
cold"
Then you looked into the berthy
Yes
And having looked In and seen
Mr. Ssnioius Injured sud lying a. he
was yrg dld not call anyone. you did
not bring h.Ir.-Nng merely leanp-1
across him aui pushed the bell and
went on quickly pgf of the car before
auyuu. could 80. ypuT"
Yes huf ! waited n the platform
0r The nsIt car % sa- that help I'D
come aud a.. Conductor passed me
and knew that be and the porter
must tni Mr. Sanr1ln~. a. they did
do y0u '-rT--cr us 20 believe that
very PECULIAR action ~ yours was The
act 0f an innocent mAuT
IF had been guilty Of the attacE
or Mr.. Sau'oIne IA not have stoppei
or looked into the berth al all"
II yUu are innocent. you had. OF
cOuEs.. some reasau fur acting as you
did wnI you explain wha; ii VAST"
"S"-I cannot .Nplain-"
with look q triumph Aver
turned TO Harrte; SantO.ne. and Ea-
ton felt his flesh grow warm with
gratitude A. he Saw her meet Avery's
look with no appearance OF being con
WINGED.
Avery made a vered gesture. and
turned 20 Connery. Tell her the re-,
o, ~ he directed
Cannery. who had remained stand
Ing back Of the two chairs, moved
slightly forward Where shall I be
gin7'' he asked IL Avery he VAS look
inz not at the gIrl but at Eaton.
At the beginning" Avery directed
"Mr. Eaton. when you came to thl.
train. the ghtrman at Seattle cnll.d
nv attention to you" Connery beSnn
'Old Sammy has recognized men with
criminal records time and again. Hes
got seven rewards out OF IT."
Eaton felt his pulses close with
shock He recognized mey he
asked quietly.
No he didn't: he couldn't place
YOU" Connery granted. H. couldn't
tell whether you were somebody that
was wanted or someone well known
someone famous, maybe: nut
ought 10 have kept my eye on you
because Of that. from the very start
Now. this morning you claim n tele
gram meant for another mana man
named HlIward, on this trnln. who
seems to be all right-that is. by his
answers and his account OF himself he
seems to be exactly what he ciaim-
10 be"
"pid he read the Telegram 10 youf'
Eaton asked. 1T was In code II Il
was meant for him, he ought 10 be-
able 10 read IT,"
"No. he didn't VIII your
Eaton halted whIl. he recalled the
exact wording of the message. No"
Connery paused and looked TO
Avery and the girl. ''YouIl walt
minute Mr.. Avery; and you, Miss
SantOIne. won't be long"
He left the washro0m. and the
sound of the closing of door So Itch
came 10 Eaton hAlf-minute inter-
told that he had gone out the 'front.'
end Of the car.
As the three sat waiting In the
waShroom. no one spoke. Eaton uu-
derStood fully that the manner In
which the evidence against him vas
being presented to him wps not With
any expectation that he could defend
himself; Avery and Connery were OBJ
,sfa 10 90 +aI, .f H.1 t..
for that: rather. as II was helng
given thus under Avery's direction. II
was for the effect upon Ha.~at san.
tuine and to convince her fully Rut
Eaton had understood this from the
first. II was for this reason he hnd
not attempted to deny having rrIng
Suntolne's bell. realizing that II he
denled IL and II afterward was
proved. he would appear in a worse
light than by his inability To- account
for or assign reason for his act.
And he had proved right In this: for
the girl had not been convinced So
now he cumprehended that something
far more convincing and more inpor
tant was TO come: but what that
could be. he could not guess.
The conductor appeared In the door
Of the washroom followed by the Eng.
iishman from Eatons car. Henry Stun
dish. CoDnery carried the sheet on
which he had written the questions
he had asked Eaton. and EatOa's IN.
swers.
What name were you using. Mr..
Eaton, when you came from Asia to
the United Statesl' the conductor de
manded.
Eaton reflected. My own he
said. Phillip u. Eaton"
mir. Standish"-Connery faced the
Englishman--you came from YoEo-
hama to Seattle on the Tamba Maru.
didn't your Do you remember this
Mr. Eaton among the passengersg"
"No"
.Do you know he was NOT among