CHAPTER XXl!lI—Continued, 1G She had waited nearly half an hour, but the lbrary door had not been opened again. The closeness of the hall seemed choking her; she went to the front door and threw it open. The evening was clear and cool; but It was not from the chill of the air that she shivered as she gazed out at the woods through which she had driven with Hugh the night before. There the hunt for him had been going on all day: there she pletured him now, in darkness, in suffering, hurt, hunted and with all the world but her against him! She ran down the lawn. now alone, the and stood The vague noises of the no longer were audible the of the and fearfully seemed to be other than the gentle i» waves on the beach at he bLiufl behind her: then, In opposite direction, she defined the un tdertone far-away seemed to steps on house She ning At outdoors stood in silence eve listening. sound strained there first no some shouting pure and ran up the road a hundred direction and halted noise nearer explo Sometim it he next of movement its The Was confusion of motor and and ed and nearer rapidly and rose sions VOHOEOS now one iatter louder louder 00 Dt fe =t ‘cut-out” terrified Ig with Ig racket its that was it; triumph "tumult was the noise of shouts and ies of triumph; the racing car, blar ing its way through the night, was the ef news of rach it recklessness and of Har- trimmph, hearer success of the search, ia this * riet colder as she knew then she ran up the road to meel coming She saw the headlights through the a2 bend in the road; she the beams of car's headlight went the car of is past nd the straightened and directly upon her. The car leaped at on towara it, clatter tae the she ran The deafening upon ognized that and fare him wer: He air. osiae arms in of Car machine driver road herself be and nearly her when the red the girl in the might throw ¥ unless ie heeds a stopped. brought his ear up short and skidding “What muffled the is it?" he cried, as he engine, “What in return, Ihe toine!” “What “We've got him!” “We've got him !™ “Hin?” “Him! Miss don't you hear is it? What is it?" she criad man recognized her, “Miss San nm is Overton! He's Hugh Ov i? And Hugt Santoine erton ; him!’ “Got him?! “Where is Mr. Avery? to tell Mr response he demand Avery.’ but odd “I've got She made no threw | | By William MacHarg Edwin Balmer Copyright by Little, Brown acd Company very large, and those who can play great polo are very few, So | sent for the polo annuals for a few years back ; the ones I wanted came to the club today. His picture is in the group of the Spring Meadows club; he played ‘back’ for them five vears ago. His name was under the picture, of course.” “I understand, 1 ne than I am glad to know your put am less certain of might have your might was, on one less certain, Avery, have identity, you preferred instead of tell ing it to to me disco it for myself and so, for that reasof™ vou me have presence.’ For a moment Santoine pansed; the from intuition ne him did not speak, told some shock “know aid in that FOSS Suntoine's him drew himself together for “Of course” Eaton sald Santoine no were who is zives us who the men study last night?™ Mr. Hy none to me, said steadily. in “It gives Santoline.” Avery “It gives none to you” peated; “and the be very peculiar suppose that gives you no help either, going down, Avery—the securities, the stocks and day they have heen “You Have Been Hurt Again, Hugh? She Managed Steadily started cried to a wheel as the man in his gear. He tried to get her off; to him. He looked in the direction of the bouse, off power leaped down. He the machine and ran on the road toward the house Harriet started and turmed it pack in the from which it had « speeded and other headlights flared at hers ¢ her of to throw her and but she was deaf his left shut and the car direction ne She {00n # hun cars, at road and horsemen them ; fi or five east, were in file up the men were crowding and were riding beside them. ur She rushed on so close that she saw ing: the horsemen and the men on foot jumped from beside the read and the leading car swung to one side : Harriet herscar on the brakes and swung it straight across the road and stopped it; she closed the throttle and pulled the key the starting mechanism and flung it into the woods caught from captors of Hugh to come up. “Where is he?’ asked “Where Is he?" she was unnecessary. Others’ eyes point ed hers to Hugh, He was in the back seat of the second machine with two men, one on each side of him. stopped at the side of the car where he was and she put her hand on the edge of the tonneau, “You have been hurt again, Hugh?" she managed steadily. “Hurt? No,” he said as constrain. edly. “No” The car started, and she sat silent, went on to her father's house, CHAPTER XXII The Flaw in the Left Eye, Santoine, after Harriet had left the Nbeary, stood waiting until he heard the servant go out and close the door. | “When did you learn that Eaton was ugh Overton, Avery?’ he asked. “Today.” “How did you discover it? “It was plain from the first there was something wrong with the man,” Avery replied; “but I had, of course, no way of placing him until he gave Himself away at polo the other day. I saw that he was pretending not to know a gnme which he did know; when he put over one particular stroke I was sure he knew the game very well. The number of men In this pountry who've played polo at all isn't WI either, “Yet there is Over man; ne question that and it rr WwWiti even fi while times to talk ove y Ot troubling me; I not? —problems which were to consult “yes. ' “Very with you. Have consult infirmity. well ; to with you now. know, Av i found an am for several about to ex that is. for about the same length me as you ory have just out that Years act; of time that my blindness tain group of monstrous an innocent blindness for five vears he have been with has been you used byea cer ' he in make terrible men to and man, except ine justice to my Avery, been carried on for that, tone, It is has an in- well help being You You of bitterness in that: a my due to man who a little sensitive inf regard to It. are willing I should with in regard to this?" consult The blind man was slient for an in He could feel the uneasiness anxiety of the man across from He did not methods ; he was now because that was way his purpose could be every opportunity to Increase, once that he them the only achieved, “We must go back to the quite seri. ous emergency to which I am indebted for your faithful service. Mve years ago the American people appeared per- fectly convinced that the only way to win true happiness and perpetuate prosperity was to accuse, condemn and jail for life—-if execution were not legal-—the heads of the important groups of Industrial properties. Just at that time, one of these men one of the most efficient but also, perhaps, the one personally most obnoxious or unpopular — committed one of his gravest indiscretions, It concerned the private use of deposits in national banks: It was a federal offense of the most patent and provable kind, He was indicted, Considering the temper of any possible jury at that time, there wns absolutely no alternative but to belleve the man under Indictment must spend many succeeding years, If not the rest of his life, In the federal penitentiary at Atlanta or Leaven- worth, “Now, the man was In complete con trol of a group of the most valuable and prgsperous properties in America. tefore his gaining control, the prop erties had been almost ruined by dif- ferences between the minor men who tried to run them: only the calling of Matthew Latron Into control saved these men from themselves; they re quired him to govern them; his tak- mg away would bring chaos and ruin among them again, They knew that. Just before he must go to trial, La. tron himself became convinced that he faced confinement the rest hiz life: then fate effectively inter- vened to end all his troubles. His body, charred and almost consumed by flames—but nevertheless the Iden tifled body Matthew Latron-—wns fond in smoking ruins of his shooting which burned to the ground two days before his trial” Avery was hunched in the watching the blind man with ing conviction and fear, went on: “A young man have followed Latron np for of of the lodge, seat grow Santolne wns shown to to the shooting lodge: a wiines seen this young man Latron; a second witness set fire to Hugh Overton trin! for hig life. I. mys at trial the crime; Overton, 1 ie of a $10ot seen him the lodge, was fruit fis ot witness for met had loxt the the supplied tive for, thoug knew larg recomend never wh through Investments him by Latron Overton 1 victed, sentenced to death: was Con he escaped was carried out hefore the sentence became a without a name 4 handed fugitive appeared would For who he ever over for execution had been shot Latron purely for fled him in the mo manner For there dead, evidence had venge, | jit doubt ron perfect-——complete | he re ides able was was Avery” “None” Avery sald huskily : tine you came ins ani ¥. Avery, recommended to men who if those papers i In ne (0 suspect 1 money ust have “I dm I beg talking about sant Th This ane Latron prope Warden had interest Gabriel man, Av creased ery recently his proper inevitable reorganiza be largely in hands During his work with the Latron prop Warden the discovered the ties: it was the tion should his erties Avery tice of which 1 “1 do not tion, Avery, ong dition which followed Warden's death Warden had certainly had communica tion with Overton of some sort: Over ton's therefore, were unable to rid themselves of him by delivering honest man, terrible injus- speak need to draw your atten to the very peculiar enemies, knew had made west how much Overton When I found that Warden me his executor and 1 went took charge of his affairs their AM culties were intensified, for they did not dare to let suspicion of what had been dond reach me. There was no course open to them, therefore, but to remove Overton before my suspicions were aroused, even If it could be done only at desperate risk to themselves. “What I am leading up to, Avery, is your own connection with events, You looked after your own interests rather carefully, I think, up to a certain point. When-—knowing who Eaton was--you got him into a polo game, It was so that, if your in terests were best served by exposing him, you could do so without reveal ing the real source of your knowledge of him. But an unforeseen event arose, The drafts and lists relating to the reorganization of the Latron properties-—containing the very facts, no doubt, which first had aroused Warden's suspicions-——were sont we through Warden's office, At first there was nothing threatening to you in this, because their contents could reach me only through you. But In the uncertainty 1 felt, I had my daugh- ter take these matters out of your hands. “That night, Avery, you sent an un- signed telegram from the office In the village, almost within twenty-four hours my study was entered, the safe insecessible to you was broken open, the contents were carried away. Do you suppose I do not know that one of the two men in the study last night whose agents had to get rid of for him, whose other agent Averv--had falled inter- evidence which would have the truth to me, that, no trusting to agents, himself had come in desperation prevent my learning the facts? 1 realize fully, Avery, that by means of you my blind- and my reputation heen used for five years to conceal from the public the fact that Matthew Latron had not been murdered, but was still alive!” Santolne heard Avery stood an instant and but his breath caught made another effort. “1 didn’t have anything to do with convicting Overton, or know anything about It ungll that part all aii was the principal failed in t two ntt Overton empts yourself, 10 cept the reveled 80 longer he 10 Ness have get up; tried to speak, nervously ; he wus over, train. 1 didn't know going to be killed.” “But you were accessory to the rob- hery of my night therefore, aceessory murder Walince Blatchford. knowing Overton was innocent erything against gave orders to fire upon him at and he fired upon And were you ‘telling Harriet when 1 « in? You have told the police that Over ton Is the Isn't that to believe Warden wus house and, of 100, Inst to the Last night of him, eve. charged you sieht ight wns what nines murderer of Latron will anything he may st to ti cell he executed upon I call these Avery” The 80 the police refuse and him the im? Ly return death for sentence Io The k will murder, LW things attempted blind man heard the and front of him. ‘What is it you want to know, “Who killed Warden?” “Jolin Yarrow af sort of Avery pacing floor then heard him stop in sir? ¥ His he is name ; was Latron’s I re Latron picked him hanger-on of know whi up ve “Was it he who alse made the {ack on 1 “Yes “Who the are lie train®™ was the that th claimed addresses) to Lawrence names Hollock of hore wl fle's 1 Mich livi the place on the igan on has been Iz. ' 1 » nit before las night place you know, we 10 knew rin the proper? ~s inging though, Mr know eljther 5 } ng ET) IrOner ngs looked ugly circumstances, “thor Either as they the woheme publie elie | arged That put It up to He'd actually and had which had That all but y showed tunt he e ol Overton to heen up there had a heen withessed, the evidence which Latron after ward--was perfectly true. He thought that Latron, he about to to trial, might be willing to give him information which would let something from the through Latron's see Latron ROCHIS with him part shot ns Was gO him save fortune he'd lost manipulations, The circumstances, motive, everything was to needed very little more to complete the case againgt him.” “So it was completed” “But after Overton was convicted, was not allowed to be punished, ready convict Overton: it he sir" Santoine’'s lips straightened tempt. “He not allowed punished?” “Overton didn’t actually escape, yon know, Mr. Santoine--that is, he couldn't have escaped without help: Latron was thoroughly frightened and he wanted it carried through and Overton executed: but some of the others rebelled against this and saw that Overton got away; but he never knew he'd been helped. 1 understand it was evidence of Latron's insistence on the sentence being carried out that Warden found, after his first sus plelons had been aroused, and that put Warden In a position to have La- tron tried for his life, and made it necessary to kill Warden.” “Latron is dead, of course, Avery, or fatally wounded?” “He's dead. gir-<hit him shots.” “As a housebreaker rifting my safe, Avery.” “Yes, sir. Latron was dying when they took him out of the car last night. They got him away, though; put him on the boat he'd come on. 1 gaw them in the woods Inst night. They'll not destroy the body or make away with it, sir, at present.” (TO BE CONTINUED) ————————— Diction Airy. “She's a perfect dictionary.” “Well, she's very airy about her diction, to say the least,” in con was to be last night with engaged Various Tones Used Singly and in Combination With Others. Jootmnkers are among the most ver- satile people in the world. dressmaker of today, fashion writer in the Even notes a There apparently is no end original things that he can do. The seen in follow in dresses and brown tones are used singly and | In combination with one another. The grays range from the shade known as | silver gray to smoke color, and the | browns from fawn to the darker cocoa Sages Otter is particularly popular | | 8 § He present time, to the colors shoes those In the novelty class are shoes made of bright-colored kid, It been time since slippers of colored kid worn to All the seen in dresses 3 Has some | were | any extent, greens reds and browns reflects sort are | iin the newest footwear of this Not every will have the of bright § the dark blue and | will doubt be | with the more con Colored kid Is used | trimmings, such as tongues, insert. woman courage to in Ereen or hottie green Iw come po appear shines red. but shades no pular, even servative for eel woman, hee as for en- | strips and . 8s well tire shoes To start an epldemic of color in upsetting hundreds of Even far-reaching as the influence of bhright-colored no sign of waning Silk ex- the ex. of America were ing in searching for printed mate clothes is like pots, shoes | dye as prints, which At position clusive ghow the recent International representatives of shoe shops to be found ming! the booths rials from coming HO which to make summer for the Cut-steel shoe ornaments are having a tremendous at the present is the demand for urers charging ss franes for a in Paris great KE vogue time. So these are Dinner Dress Import Is of Crepe Romaine —, a " = i FIRS I _—., of the Favored Colors 2, i, Almond green, ona of the most win. some colors in the limelight for the spring season, is used in this “three. storied” French frock of watered silk of unique and charming cut. palr of shoe and the price is often double this, buckles, retall These ormmaments are in oval and in They are so large that the size the foot they are placed rectly on the instep of the hightongue closed designs they OR re exngperate of wince di or galter style of shoe A extravagance all buckles and ornaments and soun season of in fon Fae great forme of shoe made of cut steel rhine upon us. This is the knell of the strap ial type. If the strap re mains, the chic of the shoe must lle In ornament. Gold tassels or pendant ornaments studded with on stones bronze Is abl probably ’ * slipper of sang a buckle or similar hrilliants are the newest seen ne evening One-Piece Dresses in Gay, Peasant Coloring Little one-piece dresses for children the top and where are made with embroidery at hem, around the neck the fro in front, shoulders and peasant used are opens around the coloring The i over the sieeves in ig materials red linens. Some round or “ ab light co embroidered with ion white heavy lin med designs, when the linen iy quilied around the medallions oblong is en lace is Fudge aprons, tea aprons and fancy aprons all come in for their of embroidery, and some of are very original and attractive oem motifs in white and gay col and around each motif a little gave a very foreign effect to the work, Summer Mode, A gown which, owing to its present This artistic dinner dress of apricot | crepe romaine, with a broad silver stripe and banded with platinum fox, shows a smartly draped cape of the same material, to be worn, if desired, with the gown, Rilk ideas for fall are still in formative stage, but two types of al rie stand out-=the corded weaves and the satin-faced constructions like satin canton. Alpaca, one of the new notes this year in Paris, Is frowned upon | by the American silk trade, saithough | a recent Paris communication stated | that the French had metamorphosed the old alpaca into “something supple | and becomingly springy.” The tendency noted toward shiny | fabrics in the spring collections Is | finding its reflection in this country, | and is a much stronger note at the | moment than the corded idea referred to above, which is chiefly a fall propo- sition. The use of satin canton is presumably a matter of expediency, rather than a following of any style dictum. Manufacturers, after using a great deal of satin canton, with the dull side out, more than a year ggo, then swung around to fiat crepe, which material, Some houses, finding this | unsatisfactory medium to work with, east about for a substitute other than the overworked canton erepe, and The dull side Is used more freely | have marveled at the purchase of | satin-surfaced materials to use wrong | side out, but as a matter of fact, the | construction makes a particularly love i 1y drape, regardless of which side Is | used. ‘The satin, moreover, serves as trimming. These heayler crepe materials are seen more than the lightweight clothes, | but a few sports dresses are made of is the long bodiced frock wit full skirt trimmed in bands of wide velvet rib- bon of a shade darker than the or gandie. Ribbon forms the tiny sleeves and outlines the rounded neck. In grayish blue this gown would be most attractive for summer afternoon af- the * Silks for Fall The recent call for luster ma. terials leads silk manufacturers to ex. pect ihe demand to carry over into fall and to assume larger proportions Fur Coats Are to Be Slimmer Next Season Fur coats will be slim next year, if we are to believe what designers say. This season's coats and capes have been rather voluminous, falling in full lines from shoulder to hem. The pres. ent French styles, however, are far more slender in silhouette than ours and we will undoubtedly be following their lines next season, Already Importers are showing ad- vance models based upon French im- ports with long, slender lines. It is presumed that the lohg skirt vogue will continue throughout the coming ankle line, In some cases the ankle line Is so scant that inside straps and under lacings are provided to make walking more comfortable. Coats and dolmans are gaining over the cape for daytime wear. The cape with the side slits for the arms wis probably remain staple for evening wear. Dainty Handkerchiefs. The vogue for colored handkerchiefs was sald to be dying out six months ago, but they are as plentifully seen as ever. Blue, green, apricot and orchid are amg the popular shades: also tan and gray,
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