Show 0 1 N we can make ern em put it through on the original charter r LAS urill I 1 LA U BIgLA RM 1 N DS I 1 y E h 1 4 NOVELIZED FROM THE N PIC TURE SERIAL OF THE SAME NAME E PRO M BY THE SIG SIGNAL NAL FILM C ORP CORP SYNOPSIS rupert II olmes it a lumberman lum bennin of the north woods disappointed ut lit becoming the father of a daughter instead of 0 a ison eon aban nh andona donsi hla his wife and child to the log IOK river thinking them dead he ha tit ullies jes himself with the lumber trust head whose daughter ho he marries but tho the diverted wife and baby are am picked up tip and cared for by one dave dawson damson twenty years lears later rupert holmia la Is tho the lu lumber in ber magnate thi the independents tR around him ills ilia daughter lieten helen unknown to hini him I 1 has brought lier herself self to its hla attention by several beveral herold acts about tho the camps she ha takes up a fight the he trust a and lid leads the tha independents in their defenses against the groat areat amalgamated which seeks to absorb theli their hard earned properties in this helen is assisted by toni tom dawson a young engineer and her ter foster father bave dave dawson FIFTH EPISODE the independent owners were enormously encouraged by their legal victory over tho the amalgamated sonni of them believed tho the octopus had shot tta its bolt but these reckoned wit without their obstinate inato host rupert II 11 olmes olides while compelled to accept the shipments of lumber offered b by y tile the independents pen pea dents holmes and hla his myrmidons ions succeeded in making things mightily unpleasant for tile tho customer A policy of obstruction was pursued where a hundred cars were ordered only ten would bo be forthcoming where ten cars were asked ono one would ila bo furnished this premeditated delay of shipments brought prompt protests from shippers threats of cancellation became frequent those these wora were met inet with explanations of the causes of delay but the mill men wonted wanted lumber and not explanations pla nations once more the iho independents were confronted with heavy losses through the machinations of tile the trust it was in tills this crikis eliat helen daw son came once more to the rescue she it had all asked risked clancy the railway agent nt at Daw dassonville dawsonville sonville fur for a days leave leae of ab sence to make a visit in big rails falls when she returned that evening site sent for michael leat keatting ting spirit of tho the independents Is there still trouble in securing cars heien asked trouble no end answered morrisey bior Thoy vp got the cars tilt nil right but wo cant got get lem cm its tile the old game of a crook trying to use the back door when the front ono one hns bus been closed by 0 t 2 law wo have half it million dollars worth of cancellations staring us in the faco face tit at this minute laute in helen smiled enigmatically and drummed a pencil between her ter teeth 1 I was lit in nig big rails falls today slie she remarked irrelevantly after it pause 1 I just happened to drop into tw fie county clerks office and while there I 1 thought id like to see sec a copy of the charter by tile way mr morrisey did you sou ever seo see that teat charter no replied 11 sey they never honored roo me with a copy you ought to see the original helen went on its very interesting I 1 find that it provides provide for a railway tit nt port Jefre jefferson running through big falls and Dawa onville and ending tit at glacier point they are not operating under ift that charter mr their railway ends anus nt at Daw dassonville dawsonville sonville 1 I knew thero there was something in tho the charter about glacier point hut but holy st Pat patrick 1 shouted tile the irishman wo we can make loin cm put tt it through on the original charter arid and well nil all get rich for the best of the independent holdings are in that territory ay col loon but yere n wonder but could they not out of it on oa tile tho proposition that there Is no nt at present to justify tile the exten mon ion p pursued helen doubtfully well e 1 grinned Nor dorrisey rIsey theres a settlement tit nt glucher 1111 a tow few families and some indians but we can throw a couple of hundred inea anem in there build houses and start n town that will justify a petition to tho the log jog lala turc do you ou think the plan ts is practicable anyhow Alor risey oil cn rm im for trying it well liao have a meeting hero here then said helen 1 I know a young lawyer in big falls a mr bir clay whom I 1 will ask to como come up wo we must bo be sure BUFO of our ground that meeting became in tile annals of la sonville there cro a a alno 0 p persons dersons pro present sent there clero havink haeng been invited besides clay tho the lawyer five of ilia foremost independent owners helens plan was us adopted alth ft ith a v whoop hoop tho the hundred or more settlers settler a living in tile tho country adjacent to glacier were amazed when it 11 few mornings after tho the dawson daw sou conclave a party ot ol surveyors appeared and proceeded to lay out tho the street plan plait for a n fair sized town these men hall hardly caraly finished their work when two hundred lumber jacks swarmed lit in from tho the railhead above dawson daw son and began cutting timber within shooting distance of the village of Cl glacier acler rows hows ot of log louses houses sprang up ns as though tit nt tue touch of a inagi magicians clans wand stores a boarding house and town lull ball were among tho the most pretentious tent ious structures all were built entirely of logs when the ilia news of TV what hat the independents pen dents were doing reached rupert holmes lie ho did not grasp tho the significance of it at once the next jolt r tho the amalgamated crowd was administered on oil tile alio following nonday monday evening when councilman burst into the ofilio of big bill behrens in big rails falls and sworn ilke a cossack with wet feet tho the riot d demanded behrens lellot ll It lot yelled that independent lend gang v lilt ith the lum berlanda joan of are arc leave just sewed you sleepy suckers up tilt in your sour own blau bets vh hat atthe tho riot Is come across snarled gnarled behrens lets hoar hear the slid sad they shoved it motion in tho the city council tonight compelling tile amol Knina gaina tid ted to build through to glacier according to its charter provisions its tabled until tile the next nest meeting but go through gli then uj ai suro sure as a gun unless we vo to block it behrens was vastly excited by this information but lio lie did not show bho it suppose anybody an body down tit nt knows youre in our employ lie he demanded no retorted tho the visit it would mould be poor business for me just a gleam of intelligence grunted behrens all right keep it durk dark but get buck back there and keep us posted up to the minute chos hoa behind tills this new movel move II well IVell theres and that bunch but of course the dawson girls behind ion em cheis thu the bruins ot of that combination and now now hes got a lawyer named clay on her staff that fellows sonia bonn shrewd too weil jump out ordered behrens use tile code over our wires ila I 1 I 1 thought so ali aa shouts started for the night train behrens whose last remark had been occasioned by tit th ringing of his telephone leaned over our and placed the receiver to his oar ear who Is it lie ho inquired holmes seattle was th sharp retort just got somo some information from the In attali with you behrens asleep tit nt tho the switch oil oh its that crowd cromal trying to put something over snarled tho agent cant sleep with em cm you know just got to meet m a little bettor better than halt half way all how does docs tho the council stand a pretty hidebound lot any of loin cm take might wo can try it out aut try I 1 it t out why wake up p hell rens this things got to bu be choked eunit where it ia K ili rin ii tid of t tv ato w chil sure eure apt t up xo to you tu U aej acl three thred more in inaba giilck time dont make any mistaken now lie do sure 0 your ground and thou pay vat enough enouf to buy ft a bousia and lot im sending corruthers down on tho the mall arit train consult with him and then then get action A lvell cl human calure esthe Is the etiene tilt world bild over it lard tor for 1301 rons rens to buy bur thred of 0 those councilmen 1 then behrens made a till stake lilt ho li backli d cDonald and out olaf ChristIn nebout na as hard fisted and n lit I 1 1 lit at tho saino honest 11 pair of oc thu beraten ns as ever rode a raft yo lye canteri bri beme TOO yo did alm roared aln itina ps lie swung n can lbook with within v au inc ill ot of ear oot wl ye yc altisi a inon 0 small patience you gat eat tat inal haftl fein liar drawled ns its lie he stayed at behrens i iho five dollar bills ilay ay pan ban on tie dc vilter angon and clay iiii ith helen dawl son ism helping iliin every minute of f lily day soon learned of tho the defection of 0 r tile nuil and sot set about to rem edy tho the situation shouts being recognized na as tho the ring lender leader of the rene renegades gades morrisey nd ad 1 dressed litin hlin tm im not going to threaten you fel low lovs q 11 said ilig alio irishman but I 1 that after thinking ting things over i probably decide to stick with aliu bunch tho the people round here dont propose to lose thear jhc thc jobs because of ony any crooked cr councilmen betraying them into tho ilia hands of tho the got get that through your heads me men irl the ie night of tho the council c there was oa an bonfire bondro burnan bur outside tho town hall in the middle of is tho the main street A big moll mob of lun lum bennun had congregated about tho the iro fire and a huge pot was as bubbling la in i tho the middle of it this a barbecue demand oil cd depends was tho the laconic reply I plenty lenty of soup hero here for any good use LISP and ho he stirred the tar with nr it av long pole I 1 shoots gasped st cyr tho halt breed braell who had farst taken amalgamate cd ed money moncy here your sour d ii no tar ilir feti this injun got coq il n much sense shouts ayas S desperate the oilier three tareo purchased votes were no good to him besides st cyr ha had threatened to 0 spring tho the whole story en cn th it 6 council foor floor for tho ilia purpose of his own skirts there was nothing for it ii bronts decided but to resign before they could suspend win hlin under ler charges mr enior shouted tho the amalgamated agent as soon as the meeting find been called to order 1 I resign lu my y position in the coul coulsell lell 11 accepted the president get out I 1 then something happened that was st luyi ayr had and the others who had taken bribes also resigned theto 1 liero was no quorum for a moment sat stun 1 I in tile the rear or of tho the courtroom thew them what tad happened and that ilia tile tho body could not proceed to without a quorum present he decided to claudi credit with holmes tor for a to ro mar kably astute piece of plotting mood good work wits was II olmos lu laconic conic tele telegram grani in reply toone sent gent by behr oils ena tho meeting adjourned and nn lint order for nn an election of councilmen cou bellmen wait van immediately posted at once tho money of tile lio amalgamated was put in to circulation where it would do the most good meetings were hot held some come of which were addressed by the amalgamated aroal supporters lind and fur far linger larger ones addressed by helen dawson daw eon MOE risey and the independent leaders and the right night of tho election nindo a final that set the ile town ul luine ne As she bhe progressed tho the young girl clad in her whito sweater and spotlighted by the glare from a hugo huge tire of logs so excited tile the gathering of tough lough men that they waved their lints hats und coots coats in a frenzy of excitement As site bhe leaped lightly to tho the ground a brawny maximin almau sang out now boys bos nh tog together etherl 1 three chross ahn rs for aless helen tam lumb ermens friend 1 1111 and I 1 the aus answering vering roar showed how powerfully sho she had swayed ler her hearers ishai sh spilled the beans deninn iler her behrens whispered to carruthers theroa nothing to it now wed better be clearing out or of hero here or they way may mako make it hot for us after what sho she said about that old fool Tho thomas inns behrens was quite right ln in lile his estimate of the situation it was all over but th shouting or rather the voting for when tho the polls closed it was found that tile the independent ticket had been elected by tin nn overwhelming majority tho the passage of the he resolution was now not it a foregone conclusion when the new council met the following evening town hall wua was packed to suffocation while those who could not find room within crowded tho the doors and windows upon uio the motion ol of MacU onalu tile tho resolution calling upon the legislature to demand tho the immediate completion of the railway to glacier point was passed with a whoop 1 im I wish ish to mole another motion mr chairman said sat SIn 21 cDonald acDonald when the excitement had mb SIded 1 I love move 1 hat IF lit in recognition of aless helen Daw lawsons Dawson sons 3 services in awakening the self respect of tills this community the namo name of abil hi town toon bo be changed from glacier point to Helen ay ban second that motion mogot 11 shouted you havo have heard the motion gentlemen said the iho mayor inay tr chobo la III fador will say aye aie 1 and councilmen stid and noluo 4 ir opp op adval f r T TO UW r |