Show A story of 01 Mountain Railroad Life b FRANK H. H SPEARMAN copy 6 dy FRANK H 11 AN Wj Novelized From the Moving Picture Play of the Same Name Produced by the f e Signal Film Corporation Corpor I SYNOPSIS e Little Helen Holmes daughter laughter of General Genn Gen Gen- eral rai Holmes railroad man Is rescued nm rc fI from n I Imminent danger ou on a scenic e railroad II ty pp George e Storm a newsboy Grown Crown to young unc womanhood Helen saveS save'S Storm now ow a fireman Oreman her father and his friends Amoa oa o. financier and Robrt Rob- Rob rt 8 promoter from a a. threatened employed by Sea Se grue pue steal teal General Holmes Holmes' survey plant plans of CJ tho cut oft cut Una Une for the Tidewater fa t fatally tally ally fa-ally wound the general and escape Her Har fathers father's estate badly adly Involved by nil his Oath death Helen goes es to work on the I i r r. uses Spike to sot set fire are to a e powder r train hauled by Storms Storm's engine elen lelen saves laves Storm from a horrible death oil I elen lelen recovers the survey plans plane from agrue and though they are taken from rom per er an accidentally nt made proof roof of l rr i he purvey v blueprint rant Storm employed by r. r wins wins a n. fight with Sea ue r j for tor possession lon of or a consignment ot of railroad Ues Splice Spike and his confederate safe we steal roll pay money Helen f pursues u and with a pollo- pollo lI man mans man's IMI aid lu two ngi of f them aa and r- r the money 1 SEVENTH INSTALLMENT SPIKES AWAKENING Resolved to get completely away tram from the constant interruptions In his Amos Amos Rhinelander replaced his 1 l Burned lamed camp with outfit cars and anel Bored at once to the end of ot his con con- work now well advanced on the desert The The new equipment was as complete 7 as money money and energy could suggest And no no sooner sooner were the cars out on ona j. j a spur sour at Baird near Baird near the end of ot th the new line than line than linemen lineman were b busy sy Making tele telegraphic connections for tor them with the Tidewater system Th The Tho the wiring was done Storm j aur suggested the first message over the Hew line ought to go to Helen who pad had now been transferred from Signal to 0 Las Laa Vegas Veas a division station below Baird Iro Rhinelander was pleased with 1 I the he suggestion and Storm wrote out out a t telegram The operator sounded Helens Helen's call can and after a moment an- an pounced Jounced she ahe was on on the wire taking St Storms Storm's ms message It read Rhinelander says tays contracts on Number Num bar ber Nineteen Bring them up Sunday J torm will wUI meet train here hero and drive ec you iron liou over to camp during this time Ume had bAd n a al al- already ready rendy made counter dispositions to meet Rhinelander's arrangements and pad bad d established a a. secondary headquarters fees er at Las Vegas where he conI controlled con con- I trolled an icing concession Spike had been boon laggard In following L up the line as 88 directed and the latter sent as many unpleasant n messages an f he could to Oceanside where Spike e was In retreat But as 8 continuing summons grew more store more and more peremptory Spike was J obliged t to take notice and get under underway i W Way way i for fol the tho desert himself I 1 Leaving ing Ocean Oceanside side the night after A aro ro se he woke next morning as th the Q was pulling into a 0 desert town to his eyes Somewhat mud- mud filed anyway and being unable to recognize rec reo- I 1 his surroundings he asked a fellow elloW passenger the name of the place lace but he he forgot it the moment hei ho he 10 i fr r v H hN J I J L l. l ot a l I I n L 7 1 Helen Holon Was Overpowered board it However on scanning closely close close- Iy ly lly the appearance of ot the block of ot crude J ta faring the station laUon h he him reached S' S the tho conclusion It would be a good place to 0 supply at least one of ot hla needs and andr r forthwith hastened from the coach to th the nearest corner comer Once In In- R side elde the place his attention was held for a moment by a r rambling discussion Jl r carried on by a group of ot early morn- morn tag loafers Io Ing Spike n never ver happy out out- 1 elde alde P a a. wrangle struck unhesitatingly I Into t the e talk which was concerning bow T loud Caruso could sing and disputed ells din practically every eve statement advanced advanced ad ad- by anybody After Atter prolonged loss of ot sleep Bleep In the city and with nerves none too amiable at butt boot now i 1 shattered by drink he was In an exu exI exceptionally ex ex- I u surly Burly state and before he It had a fist fight on his hla hands The brawl was short sh rt The three or four whom he had angered set on him together and making a Job of ot it ft threw him bodily bodny out on the sidewalk One of ot the party larty proved Samaritan enough to follow fonow him out and hand him his hla cap and a letter he ho had stuck inside it b before foro leaving Oceanside to read at athis athla hIs hla leisure After Alter putting the notel note l Y ho be had bad forgotten all about It lt 0 and ami opening it now found round another r savage say sav age summons from bidding him come to Sloan alloy Las Vegas Vegas Ve Ve- gas at once Spike tried to pull together his disordered disordered disordered dis dis- ordered wits He lie felt in his pockets for tor his money and his hla ticket Every pocket was empty He then walked back to the station to go co to Vegas anyway The Tho train after atter changing engines engines en eu gines was Voas ready to pull pun out A passenger passenger ger s-er brakeman espying Spike as he ambled up asked his destination Im going west declared Spike confusedly confusedly confusedly con con- Turn around suggested the brakeman brakeman brakeman brake brake- man unsympathetically Dont fresh get growled Spike Wheres Where your ticket 1 demanded the trainman roughly Lost it returned Spike laconic laconic- ally Th The conductor accompanied by a special agent came camo along Hearing Henring the talk he asked naked the trouble The special special cial agent listening one moment ane and sizing up Spikes Spike's appearance pulled him forward by the collar and declared If It he ever caught him on the right of ot otway way again he would stick sUck him on a arO arock arock rO rock k pile for thirty days Spike was Incontinently hustled off 00 the platform and the e company detective got ot aboard satisfied A moment later the train drew out But Dut Spike watching his hla chance and staking making a run ran had boarded board ed the end of a car car and hidden under the vestibule trap which was down Awaiting further opportunity he watched until the conductor passed through the corridor Into the next coach Then opening the door Spike climbed Inside and seated himself without explanation or apology very comfortably in the observation coach His daring move did not however escape escape es es- es cape the conductors conductor's vigilance and coming back presently to demand a ticket the train guardian was disagreeably disagreeably disagree disagree- ably surprised to find find that he again bad had the Impudent tramp on his hands He once more more summoned the special agent and a wrangle ensued Spike declared tho brakeman must have robbed him during the night of ot hla his ticket tand and what money he had This assertion naturally failed tailed of ot a sympathetic sympathetic reception and aud as aa the train slowed on the desert for Helens Helen's station sta tion Spike was firmly escorted by three men through the door of ot the tile coach roach Helen when the train tran stopped w was wad at the express c car r for signing the registered package containing Rhinelander's Rhine Rhine- Rhines Rhinelander's landers lander's way right-of-way contracts She She- took also the Christmas mail man addressed to the camp Returning to the office she saw the disturbance at the steps of the observation car where Spike vehemently protesting was again about to be hustled off oft the right of ot way Helen reached the group at the very crisis for tor Spikes Spike's surliness enhanced by his hla condition had made him an ugly cus cus- customer customer tomer to handle Tho The special agent In point of ot fact tact was about to knock him down and drag him out when Helen Intervened to ask mercy for tor the wretched tramp Where does he be want to go asked Helen quickly of ot the conductor When ho he answered Up the road and the circumstances were explained to her she made a plea Let him stay ata onH on she urged I 1 will pay his hla fare Care to Baird Spike stared at the turn affairs had taken Things were getting too com com- complicated when Helen Holmes could come to his rescue He thought he was dreaming until the special agent Jerked him away from tram Helen and told Spike in vigorous English some of ot the things he thought of him and his kind Spike could In conscience do no other than grin But he realized who had Interposed d to save him from a beating and he continued to feel teel mixed sensations sensations sensa sensa- of ot surprise and confusion In perceiving perceiving perceiving per per- that his rescuer should be Helen Holmes The conductor signaled the cab The special agent climbed aboard and the train pulled palled out When Helen turned to go back Into the station Spike who had declined to board the train stood near the tho door He Intercepted and antI tried to speak to Helen But Dut Helen was almost as 88 much afraid of ot his gratitude gratitude tude as 88 she was of ot his enmity and tried to make light of ot her action and pass on But Dut Spike was serious us and not to be ho shaken off For the first time as 8 faras far faras faras as he could recall in his life lite som sow mt mi ml persistently Injured by him h hi heal 1 with none but a kindly m to do him a a. good turn If I ev j ja and anda an ana anaa d a chanco miss Ill I'll pay you a 0 minute wont won't you Just a ami ml Helen reluctantly paused You think I mean it It it muttered Spik Bud Bucl do Thank you for tor your kindness shamefacedly held out his grimy Will you shake Helen shrank back but t stepped respectfully toward hE he hated to hurt his feelings She She-e n. iT r him her hand for tor an instant anil and hurried hur her hurried ried vied laughing into the office once Rounding the corner of ot the station Spike ran into the station baggage ma m.a. mam man What town is 18 this mister he demanded demand d. d Vegas answered the railroad man f shortly A feeble grin overspread Spikes Spike's battered features had brought to the desert with him from his camp two rogues TV whose hose names had gradually boon been re se- seduced reduced by bad spelling and hard knocks to Bill DIU and Lug The pair were wore in hi his rooms with him when he asked whether Spike had bad come on the pa pu- pu train Bill DIU was walt looking from the window at atthe atthe atthe the moment and answered That looks' looks like Spike down street now In a a afew few moments more moro Spike had found his way to the rendezvous Sea Sea- grue Impatient as 88 always demanded to know aa as soon as he entered th the room what had kept him Spike Spike- told his story or at least such part of ot It aa IUS he deemed It wise to tell and turning the tables on asked what was waa up told him of the right right-of- way contracts expected the following day by Rhinelander What of It 1 demanded Spike Wo must get et them announced Sea Sea- grue rrue bluntly IW OS O'S we weZ inquired Spike dently You returned with as 88 much uch Insole Insolence as he could throw into one ono word Spikes Spike's sullenness angered him and he be continued to explain butin but butIn butin in no very amiable tones It means the big end of the Job for tor Rhinelander if if It those contracts reach him whereas If ft I get hold of or them we can tan tangle el o him up worse than ever Spike spoke up with a new and sudden sudden sud sud- den energy You cant can't get those con con con- tracts The girl is taking them to r Rhinelander tomorrow How do y you u know that thaU I saw Baw the package In her hands handa not notte notten notten te ten minutes ago ago knit his brows for a a. mo mo- ment I guess theres there's one way to get et them he said looking hard at Spike and from him t to the two two- lesser lesger lights Well we'll b have ve to to get Helen Then b I can tell toll you blazed blared Spike you dont don't get em them looked at his tool in amazement The cod coal COI vict's face darkened The lIThe man that harms t that t girl he girl he raised his voice He fie reckons ominously ominously reckons with me registered an oath with his threat Ill 1111 tear his head bead from his shoulders lYou I l You fool stammered Nobody No IINo body means to hurt her Well We'll carry her off 00 and take the contracts from 4 H yr j t k ri n I v g gt t f r rt t v or d i i Ill Brain the One That Lays a Hand on em Mel her When the thing blows over well we'll let her gP go Leave me mo out of the Job growled Spike bluntly sprang to his feet he feet he was wasa a powerful man man and and grappled with the convict The two struggled Not Nota a word was spoken Only the grunting grunt grunting ing and gasping ot of a life death life and grapple the slipping gripping and antI scuffling of two enraged me men with Lug and Bill looking on OD broke the silence of ot the room Spike gradually bore his enemy backward and downward Lug and Bill Dill Jumped in to help Spike sha shaking himself free tree from tho the three whirled Into a n corner and caught up a chair Lug jumped for a gun Spike with the strength of a giant smashed the heavy chair across the tho table shivering it to splinters and raising a piece of It as aa a club sprang for tor the door Ill Til brain the one that lays a 0 hand on me mc he lie cried Stand back Helen next morning in her office ollice was getting ready to take the train overnight had outlined his scheme to his two men and directing them how to work told them that after they had secured Helen he ho would pick them up with his automobile at Mile MilePost MilePost Post With this understanding ho drove away In his hlA car The two vo men went to the train Had they been more alert as they walked h dov the street they might have seen soen Spike lounging on a corner cornel train Reaching tho station where the had already arrived they decided to tomake tomake tomake make the hind end of ot the observation observation tion car But ut as tho llio train started a party pf pt people lo came out on the tile oh- oh ic It Il nit mon monr I 1 T TI e r f thea the tho 1 da a 11 u one half one half IJ bear- bear 1 i i that there bore ir it the V We e c lilt hit and Icing con con- ting so far Test Test- o 0 be- be M 1 one u I i from I i i- When I 1 It LL they were relieved to people at the end of the car ar leave and when the train was once more under way and the station statton disappeared from view roadster appeared on the desert Lug lowered himself down dow the side I y 1 J 1 of ot the car Inside Helen was reading quietly when I Lugs Lug's hand holding a handkerchief saturated with chloroform chloroform chloro chloro- form torm was thrust through tile the window and despite her struggles Helen soon was overpowered With a quick word to Bill mil above Lug scrambled into the car He lie pla placed Helen now unconscious in a sitting position and aud ran to the hind end to look for for the machine It had overhauled overhauled over over- hauled the train and was speeding beside beside be be- side it along tho highway Lug waved to the driver to come on Returning to the car ho motioned to Bill to help him carry Helen out The two men picked her up and took her to the tho pat prato form torm How to transfer her to the motorcar motorcar motorcar mo mo- was a problem that might have given ghen pause to more clover men Lug Intended at first tt to tD throw the 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