The Bi WHO ARE YOU? A——— Gabriel Warden, Seattle capital- ist, tells hig butler he is expecting a caller, to be admitted without question. He informs his wife of danger that threatens him If he pursues a course he considers the only honorable one. Warden leaves the house in his car and meets a man whom he takes into the ma- chine. When the car returns home, Warden is found dead, murdered, and alone. The caller, a Young man, has been at Warden's house, but leaves unobserved. Bob Con- nery, conductor, receives orcers to hold train for = party. Five men and a girl board the train, the Eastern Express, The father of the girl, Mr. Dorne, is the person for whom the train was held. Phillp D. Eaton, a young man, also boarded the train. Dorne tells his daughter and his secretary, Don Avery, to find out what they can concerning him. The two make Eaton's acquaintance, Dorne Is found nearly dea@ from a murder- ous - assault A surgeon operates. Dorne is revealed as Basil Santoine, a great corporation lawyer. Eaton is suspected and questioned. CHAPTER Vil—Continued. re Ge Eaton, leaning against the rail be- side her and glancing at her, saw that her lashes were wet, and his eyes dropped as they caught hers, “They have been investigating the attack?” “Yes: Donald— Mr. Avery, you know-—and the conductor have been working on it all day. They been questioning the porter.” “The porter?’ “Oh, I don't mean that they the porter had anything to do it; but the bell rang, you know.” “The bell 7” “The bell from thought you Knew, before Father was found—some few minutes ore the porter did not hear it, but the pointer was turned down. They have tested it, and it cannot be jarred down or turned in any way except by means of the bell.” Eaton looked away back again rather “Is that all they “No; they have found the “The which ther was struck? “Yes; have have think with Father's berth. 1 It rang some time from her, then strangely. have learned?’ weapon.” with your fa- + weapon the man who did It seems not to realized that stopped—or at least be stopped for so long it off the train, thinking, I we should be away by morning. jut the train move, and up, and it was the snow bank this responds, Doctor Sinclair Father's juries.’ “What t wit ems to metal ) ©], Mr. sock. “A sock!” E strange to himself; blaod had left hi pale, and that the girl “A man's sock !™ Then he saw ticed, for she at him, “It through out attracting served. Eaton controlled sock!” he said again, reflectively, He felt suddenly a rough tap upon his shoulder, and turning, that train was it would he threw the that ~and miles from there didn’t the snow idn't cover |i found agai afternoon. It cor says, lying ainst with have been 1 said, ~wrapped In a ma: they " sounded that aton’s voice he 8 cheeks, felt must notice it. that she had not no had not been looking ried in that you know, attention,” could be car way the sleepers, with- she ob himself "A saw “Step In Here, Sir,” He Directed. Donald Avery had come out upon the platform and was standing beside him; and behind Avery he saw Con- ductor Connery. There was no one else on the platform. “Will you tell me, Mr. Eaton-—or whatever else your name may be— what it Is that you have been asking Miss Santoine?’ Avery demanded harshly. “Harry, what has this man been saying to you?” “Mr. Eaton?" Her gaze went won- deringly from Avery to Eaton and back again. “Why-—why, Don! He has only been asking me what we had found out about the attack on Fa. ther!” “And you told him?" Avery swung toward Eaton. “You dog!” he mouth- ed. “Harriet, he asked you that be- cause he needed to know--he had to know! Harry, this Is the man that dia it!” Katon's fists clenched: but sudden. ly, recollecting, he checked himself, By William MacHarg Edwin Balmer Copyright by Little, Brown and Company Harriet, not yet comprehending, stood staring at the two: then Eaton saw the blood rush to her face and dye forehead and cheek and neck as she understood, “Not_here, Mr. Avery: Conductor Connery put his Eaton's arm. “Come with he commanded. Eaton thought anxiously for a mo- ment, He looked to Harrlet Santoline as though about to say something to her, but he did not speak; instead, he quletly followed the conductor. As they passed through the observation car Into the car ahead, he heard the footsteps of Harriet Santoine and Avery close behind him, CHAPTER VIII Questions, pulled i not here! hand on me, sir” aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santolne car—the end farthest from the drawing room where Santoine lay. “Step. in here, sir,” he direct “Sit down, if you want, We're far enough from the drawing room not dis- turb Mr. Santolne” Eaton, of the leather seat walls of the room, saw that Avery had room with them. The girl With her entrance [nto the room came to him a strange sensation which ex. hausted breath and stopped his for a beat. To accused be suspected the intoine to atten. brought to him which—with actory account ugly Connery ed. to seating himself in the corner built against two and looking up, come into the followed. his be even to of crime against 8; was have his himself — complications. Yet, that did Whether his long had numb unsatisf of mind, to his g close not fill 8 dwelllr ed death it had he probably he had pre thoroughly, had to arrest ruction, immediate hecome, could not know ; pared himself so mself so nent more expect that ne confronted with new he had dest "wy ig himself 4 tip tO Stir wm ; but till this day, never been able are him one imagined or for Harriet to prep wiore ine; so, f a solely : VAs a Of his onscl feeling the terr ha ie would be bre to bell he her fat} accusation Sant« moment, ous » others that struck against polgt pulled chalrs for was the most Avery leather forward one of herse her to seat and took another for himself ‘Why Santoine’s berth?” attack upon him “To call help,” “You had needed help?" did you ring suddenly Eaton answered then, th Laat known, “1 knew it—saw it then, of course “When 7” “When I found him. forward to look for ask him about taking a roof of the cars.” “You found him the way he was?’ “That way? Yes" “How ?" “How? “Yes: how, or whatever your name you find him? The open, perhaps; you went by, eh? Eaton shook his curtains weren't closed.” “Then “I saw “G0 on" “When I came back it right to me; its position had not been changed at all, and it hadn't looked right to me before. So I stopped and touched It, and I found that it was cold.” “Then you looked into the berth?" “Yeog" “And having looked In and seen Mr, Santoine Injured and lying as he was, you did not call anyone, you did not bring help-——you merely leaned across him and pushed the bell and went on quickly out of the car before anyone could see you?” “Yes; but I waited on the platform of the next car to see that help did come; and the conductor passed me, and I knew that he and the porter must find Mr. Santoine, as they did.” “Do you expect us to believe that very pecullar action of yours was the act of an Innocent man?" “If I had been guilty of the attack on Mr. Santolne, I'd not have stopped or looked into the berth at all” “If you are Innocent, you had, of course, some reason for acting as you did. WII you explain what it was?" “No—I1 cannot explain." With a look of triumph Avery turned to Harriet Santoine, d Ea. ton felt his flesh grow .e with gratitude as he saw her meet Avery's look with no appearance of being con- vinced, Avery made a vexed gesture, and turned to Connery. “Tell her the rest of It,” he directed. Connery, who had remained stand. ing back of the two chairs, moved slightly forward. “Where shall I be- When I went the con walk on then—that way, Eaton iterated. Mr. Eaton, or Hillward How curtains saw him did were is? as you head. open ; “No: they the were ney why did you look In? his hand In the aisle” didn’t look # oh gin?’ he asked of Avery: he was look- ing not at the girl but at Eaton, “At the begining,” Avery directed. “Mr. Eaton, when you came to this train, the gateman at Seattle called my attention to you,” Connery began “Old Sammy has recognized men with criminal records time and again. He's got seven rewards out of it.” Eaton felt his pulses shock, “He recognized asked quietly. “No, he didn't; he couldn't place you,” Connery granted, “He couldn't tell whether you were somebody that was ‘wanted’ or someone well known ~gomeone famous, maybe; but 1 ht to have kept my eye on you because of that, from the very start. Now, this motning you claim a tele gram meant for another man—a man named Hillward, on this train, who seems to be all right-—that is, by his answers and his account of himself he seems to exactly what he claims to » close with a me? he oug be be. “Did he read the telegram to yon?" Eaton asked. “It was In If it was meant for him, he to able to read It.” “No, he didn't. Eaton halted exact wording Connery Avery and minute, Mr. Santoine. 1 He left and sound of the closing of a door which came to Eaton a half-minute later told that he had gone out the front end of the car, As the three washroom, no one fully that evidence presented to him any expectation that himself; Avery and viously too certain of their con for that: as It given thus under Avery's direction. 1 was for the effect upon Harriet San tolne and fully, But Eaton had fr first It was from the atter mpt edd code, ought be will you?” he recalled message, “No. paused and looked to the girl. “You'll walt a Avery: and Miss won't be long” the while of the the you, the whict washroom, sat spoke. » the ma agninst derstood which the him was with could defen being was not Connery were ob rather, wis being her understood this for to realizing to convince this reason he had ¥ ai ow deny Having not Santoine's hell tha n “What nam when Unite tt he Sta Eaton.” Star I {Connery andish faced “sou came from the Tamba remen attle on Do Eaton among the passengers? “Np “Do the You her you know he was not passengers” Yes I do” “How do you know?" The Englishman took a folded pa per from his pocket, opened it. and handed it to the conductor. Connery, taking it, held it out to Eaton “Here, Mr. Es said, “is the printed passenger list of the aboard the Tamba Maru prepared after leaving Yokohama for distribu- tion among i It's un- questionably. ¢« you point out your name on it?” Eaton made no paper; and after holding enough to give him full Connery handed it back lishman. “That's all, Mr, Standish,” he said. Eaton sat silent as the Englishman. after staring curfously around at them with his bulging, interested eyes, left the washroom. “Now, Mr. Eaton,” Connery sald, as the sound of Standish's steps became inaudible, “either you were not on the Tamba Maru or you were on it under some other name than Eaton. Which was it? “I never said I was on the Tamba Maru,” Eaton returned steadily, “1 sald I came from Asia by steamer. You yourself supplied the name Tam- ba Maru.” “In case of questioning lke that, Mr. Eaton, it makes no difference whether you sald It or I supplied it in your hearing. If you didn't correct me, it was because you wanted me to get a wrong Impression about you. You weren't on the Tamba Maru, were you?” “No, 1 was not.” “You did come from Asia, though, as your rallroad ticket seemed to show?” “Yea” “From Yokohama?" “The last port we stopped at before salling for Seattle was Yokohama yes." Connery reflected. “You had been in Eeattle, then,+at least five days; for the last steamer you could have come on docked five days before the Tamba Maru. In fact, Mr. Eaton, you had been on this side of the water for as many as eleven days, had you not? “Eleven days?” Eaton repeated. iton,” he people 1€ passengers, rect, Will take the it long opportunity, to the Eng- move to “Yes: for it was just eleven before this train left Seattle came to the house of Mr. den and walted there for him was brought home dead!” Eaton, “sitting forward a looked at the conductor; ht Avery's an Instant: to Harriet Santoine, At the charge, she had started; but Avery had not. The identification, therefore, was Connery's, or had been agreed upon by Connery and Avery between them: suggestion of it had not from the Santolnes. And Connery had made the charge with- out being certain of it: he was watch. ing the effect, Eaton now reals to see If what he had accused cor. rect, “Isn't that so? Connery demanded, “Or do you want to deny that too and have It proved on vou later?" Again for a moment Ei: lent. “No,” he decided, “I that.” “Then you are the man Warden's the night he dered? “Yes,” sald Eaton, “I was there that evening. 1 was the there by appointment after Mr, Warden was dead.” “So you admit that? ed; could not days that you Gabriel War till he little, his he up glance caug gazed then come zed, was ton sat gl. do not deny was mur. one who and bro came alted ht home ' Connery but he keep from The Englishman Took a Folded Paper From His Pocket, Opened Handed It to the Conductor, Eaton And ery. CHOSE, Avery this also, “What do tion?" -] guilty thing you mean by that ques asked, that may be the ing at Mr. Warde kilied—you'll have a hard ing that you did not wait and take this train iuse Ba toine bad taken it: you following Eaton was silent Connery, bringing the paper hand nearer to the window glanced down once more ment Eaton had who you knew in Chicago.” “and you answered ‘No was your reply, was it not?” “Yes.” “You know no one in Chi “No one,” Eaton repeated “And certainly no one there you well enough to follow your movements in relation to Mr. San toine, That's a necessary assumption from the fact tha: you know no one at all there” The conductor pulled a telegram from his pocket and handed it to Avery, who, evidently having already seen it, passed it on to Harriet Sane toine, She took it, staring at it me- chanically and vacantly; then sudden. ly she shivered, and the yellow paper which she kad read slipped from her hand and fiuttered to the floor. Con- nery stooped and picked it up and handed it toward Eaton. “This Is yours,” he said, Me mean however innocent or 4 f chance of your be 1's the nig time and prov. bees wore fot him, in at the made, “I asked you he one.’ T cago?” knows “if you didn’t do it, why don't you help us?” (TO BE CONTINUED.) Depended on the Suppiy. A man who delights In anecdotes of rustic life and character tells of an old farmer who once took tea with a fos mer duke and duchess of Buccleouch at Drumlanrig castle, his grace’'s Dom- friesshire estate. His first cup of tea was swallowed almost immediately the duchess gave It to him. Again and again his cup was passed along to the head of the table, At the tenth cup the duchess grew uneasy about the supply on hand, “How many cups do you take, David?” she asked. “How many do ye gle? David asked cap nily. Face Covering Is Made of Many Different Materials. wace, Embroidered Chiffon, Fish Net, Metallic Tulle, Are Among the Favored Fabrics, The renewed success of ish “mask vell” ent France fashi writer These quaint diferent materia chiffon, fish But always becoming. the coquet- appar- notes fn Boston Globe, are made of many embroidered net, le tulle, ete. they mysterious and Quite young girls can wear with certain they little more than a frill at- the hat brim, part of the itself, and for this reason not look at all set or has been this winter In the vells Is very in lace, metn are these vells are really tached to trimming SUCCESS | ma- One model is t he kid but =autiful and pa made lever way which a lo fine and In the front it ma which At turban nne; quite a mon by suede mple shape, uncon in Mg is ar kes a mask supple vell Just reaches the side It forms a and on the jul und of wide ribbon quan little cloch American this hat—a simp flowers flowers of obviously one sort of other fe Mg igth The int about 1 {arge, very 1—8carf Veil Blue Tulle, Sil. ver Embroidered. No, 2—-New Veil of Purple Silk Fish Net. No. 3— The Long Black Net Veil. of Over the In fla) MEO trie orn model, net Is winsome, Sleeve Fashion, of tr nie a Very sleeves ansparent ial, gathered ciose cuff st are featured on oO They dign ity and are very t- the He wi many {roc ks, as beauty have a well fla ering to arms : ind 1 oy 1 . x ¥ iTrOCK Lrying. This #chool frock is charming, sime in good taste, and warm enough chill days of loose enough to ale of air. It is de- signed to be donned in a minimum of The frock is of marine blue wool, embroidered with white “snow. LIGHTER COLO RS FOR TWEEDS Country Wear; Delicate Yellows and Grays. suits and are being There are and ®0O are as dell to need of hard blues ppeared lorings yel. “that with a of end the ur of : assured coats raer of send y spend yo me Copenhagen blue a perfect circle, with m from the top 1d dis edges pi of Blk grapes les of purple appliqued bottom. A small cluster of grapes dangled from each of the sash ends, and the { apron was most appealing. sect in luscious.sha« inished Trimming for Hats, Bits of moleskin cut in squares, dia. with velvet flowers trimming on hats of felt and velours, as ht-colored NEW NECKWEAR FOR SPRING Sets of Lingerie Collars and Cuffs, With Deep Berthas in Net and Other Fabrics, In gerie berthas neckwenr, matched sets collars and cuffs, with in net, in lace or in org spring. Plaited stoles on the clerical order also are featured, and are being brought out for wear with the new square-cut neck finish. Numerous matched of wide collars with inade of plain linen, net, or of organdie, lace trimmed and embroidered with metal, are shown. A certain revival of interest in the Ascot stock in pique is to be noted. These are indorsed by several of the leading makers for wear with the se- vere type of tallored sults, In general, separate neckwear when worn at all, is in white or in deep ecru tints. No demand wat all is registered for colored neckwear, ————— GOWNS FOR THE DEBUTANTE Laces, Silks, Sating and Velvets Among Charming Soft Fakrics Favored by Misses, For the debutante the season is one sf laces and silks, sating and velvets, She leaves elaborate embroideries and yeavy hrocades to her older sister, and favors the soft, charming fabrics that are so sulted to the debutante type of today. She has learned the values of s¢nuty-~that beauty is proportion, and that to dress beautifully Is to dress in sarmony ot only with the season and sets consisting gauntiet cuffs ! | i ! fashions of the moment, i age and type, Taffeta is but with one's always appropriate and is being so the debutante may worn that textures and designs. If she finds that satin enhances her type of loveliness, the debutante will wisely combine it with lace, which brings a freshness te this material, a Two Types of Coats. The necessary heavy utility coat of one’s wardrobe may be either of two distinct types—one being practically a sports wrap, possible to wear only in the country, and the other a coat which will be extremely smart as a top coat; both in town and country, on any cold day during the entire year, except, of course, for formal oc- casions. These coats are often made of Imported tweed. The new camel’s- halr fabrics are very lovely, but not go serviceable, and an Infinite num- ber of new woolen textiles are of equal attractiveness, Smart Meaddress, Headdresses are smarter than eves before. Of these, both jeweled and of rich metal fabrics, much might be written, for thelr role Is a most impor tant one. To the particular woman whose hair is not her greatest glory or whose locks are just growing in after bobbing, the elaborate headdress comes ns oa godsend, and this Is especially true of the Ameriean woman, who is rather negligent In the matter of giv ing to her hair the admirable, wells groomed appearance achieved by the French woman.
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