Show l. l 1 o 0 O OV V r A Story of MountaIn f id Li 11 e r e AUTHOR OF WHISPERING NOVELIZED FROM THE MOVING SMITH THE MOUNTAIN ING PICTURE PLAY OF THE DIVIDE u STRATEGY OF SAME NAME PRODUCED BY BYTHE BYTHE T THE SIGNAL FILM CORPORA CORPORA- GREAT CREA RAILROADS RAILROADS RAILROADS' ETC TION COPYRIGHT i I is If EY RANK H PA MAN r I. SYNOPSIS Holmes d daughter of or General General Gen Gen- eral Holmes railroad man is rescued from Imminent danger r on a n. scenic railroad rail rail- toad road by George Storm a newsboy Grown to young womanhood Helen Storm NJ mw f fireman her father and amI his friends o 4 A its Rhinelander financier and Robert Se e promoter from a 0 threatened ca t lon on s employed by Sea- Sea grue grbo steal General Holmes Holmes' survey sUr plans of the cut out off oft for the Tidewater fa fatally fatally fatally fa- fa tally wound the general e and escape Her Iier fathers father's estate badly Involved by his death I I Helen m goes to work on the Tide Tide- I t ft water Helen n recovers o the survey r plans from and though they aro arc taken from om her finds an accidentally mado proof of the survey blueprint Storm la is employed by Spike befriended befriended befriended be be- by Helen in his turn saves her herand herand herand and the rl way right ht contracts when Sea Sea- grue Kidnaps her Helen and Storm win winfor winfor winfor for a a. race against rue for right of Helen Storm and rescue Spike from men Spike steals records to protect Rhinelander And amI Storm and ROll Helen FIelen save Spike from death In the burning court house lOuse Vein in Superstition mine pinches out salts baits it and sells it to Rhinelander Rhine Rhine- leader lander TWELFTH INSTALLMENT BURIED ALIVE sale Bale to Rhinelander of the Superstition mine did not go through as smoothly as he had bad expected Meeting Meeting Meet Meet- ing Rhinelander at the office of an attorney at- at torney in Las Vegas the details of the transfer were arranged without much difficulty Rhinelander's only care was to be sure that the conveyance convey convey- ance should give him a clear title to tor r tho p-tho tho alua valuable le property and having Laving satisfied sat- sat 1 himself on this point pint the minor millor details were were easH easily arranged While the attorney was embodying these Items in ir a supplementary agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat Rhinelander wrote out cut a telegram telegram tele tele- gram to Helen telling her that he was completing the transfer ef of the mine and would come up en ca No 8 8 When the final draft of the contract ha had been made In duplicate and signed by the two parties in due form Rhinelander t. t hailed over a second check to Sea Sea- grue and putting the agreement in his pocket ocl et left the office r watched him go with some some- thing of- of t t. t relief elef ajr aad a gre great t deal of ot satisfaction The whole scheme he had so successfully compasses c locked to him almost too toJ go goad iJ t b be e true aol he had harl a hearty laugh with wit the attorney at ab torney before they left the i together to to- gether But unexpectedly enough opposition tion developed in an unlooked-for unlooked quarter quarter quare ter namely among minority stockholders stock holders of the mine Itself Rumors flew thick and fast and at Oceanside was openly accused of oC underhanded under handed work In parting with the prop prop- erty To afford a clear understanding of his position a meeting of ot the stockholders stockholders stock stock stock- holders of f the mine was called and when the time came cacie addressed ad dressed the gathering in explanation of the sale I have understood ho he began there has been some criticism of my action in disposing of the Superstition mine to the Copper topper opper Range Rang and aid Tidewater Tidewater Tide Tide- water people Some Som of our stockholders ers have been unkind enough to hint hitt r R Helen Told of the Disaster that there was treachery in my part of the proceedings I have called this thU meeting to explain without any mine mina Ing log of words why I 1 was forced to act as I did on my own responsibility and to act quickly He related In detail the story of th the j sudden word received from the mine min minei i foreman announcing the tho petering out outi i i of the vein rain In more veiled language i but still making himself plain enough 1 to be understood he disclosed th thought that had come to him of get getting ting flog the mine ready for sale by salting salUna i it it and of his subsequent success Ie ic icI I unloading the property on Rhineland Rhinelander er without serious loss to any of the I shareholders I In spite of his explanation protest t I i was wan heard almost at once against lift hit summary action in selling solling out without I authority from the directors t met met the criticisms firmly If It I ha haa stopped to ask the directors for tor au thorit as to what to do the tho news of tho the failure of our principal vein vela would have been all over o Nevada It would have been too late to sell the property at any price to anybody If the vein could be recovered what difference would that make asked one of the disaffected share disaffected shareholders share holders It would make the difference that you would bo be holding the sack instead of the other fellow retorted bluntly The chairman one of the larger minority mi ml- stockholders proved one of the least tractable of the dissatisfied He Ho Horose rose to reply to address You are telling us he ho said coldly that you ou disposed of ore of the best quartz properties in the Superstition mountains for Cor a song because your our foreman told you 1 0 the vein had pinched out And you OU say say your expert corroborated corroborated corroborated orated his statement By Dy what right did you OU go ahead in this fashion without without without with with- out calling us together to decide whether we wo did not want further expert expert expert ex ex- pert advice on the possibility of locating lo 10 lo- lo eating cating the vein That part of the matter has been threshed out already said angrily No it hasn't retorted the chair chair- man Not ot to our satisfaction Where the investment is so large our interests interests interests inter inter- ests should have been given the most careful consideration before you disposed disposed dis dis- l posed of them You wouldn't have got ten cents out of v your our interests exclaimed Sea Sea- grue if you had tried what you now I Even that wouldn't have been a serious serious serious se se- rious matter persisted the chairman as compared to what you have done None of us here are dependent on dividends from Jl the Superstition mines for tor our bread and butter We Ve feel as business men that we are entitled to consideration You haven't given us that By Dy your own confession you have disposed of this property under false pretenses You have by your conduct toward your competitors Justified Jus Jus- tilled the suspicion that has arisen among your our own associates Mr 11 Sea Sea- grue I dont don't wish to make any unfair Insinuations Insinuations In In- or to assert what I cannot prove but Interposed a second shareholder shareHolder shareholder share share- holder from the foot of the table I want to call can forth your our attention and the attention of every man In this meeting to the fact tact that the moment It Is discovered by the Tidewater people pee pea lle that this mine was salted we shall be te called on to refund every dollar of the money paid to us If It that Is the case sneered Sea- Sea grue I 1 should say you OU fellows had better better bet bet- ter stop atop talking Your greatest safety safety safety safe safe- ty he added without much display of ot sympathy for the uneasy ones lies In keeping Y your Jur mouths shut It is a matter of no moment whatever whatever whatever what what- ever declared the tho stubborn chairman chairman chair chair- man roan how much the thing Is die dis cussed You know the men IDen in this room Mr well enough to know that we should all take the same position concerning what you ou confess you yourself have done ih in this mat mat- ter No matter what happened we we f Should hould never approve such proceed proceed- ings logs As things stand stanl I dont don't know what else you can do said sul suI sul- sul lenly You talk here as If you yeu owned this mine I want you yeu to understand that I hold the control of It ft and you will do as I say No declared one stockholder lumping jumping up I wont won't do any such thing Then you may do as you wish replied replied re re- re- re plied riled loftily loWly but I am through with the Superstition mine The Tho heated discussion continued Almost everyone in the room took sides against Finally at bay himself and realizing the trouble the minority stockholders could put him to he made a further conciliatory pro pro- As we cannot agree he lie said I am willing to buy your shares Inthe in inthe inthe the mine at their par value This seemed to pour a little oil upon the troubled waters After ACter some further further fur fur- ther wrangling details were actually arrange arranged then and there for the transfer trans trans- transfer fer of the minority shares and the meeting closed in a better feeling than It had opened At the mine Helen and George Storm were talking together when the foreman joined them Helen asked him about the work It If you'll come this way he ho suggested sug aug Ill show you exactly where were we're going to drill today A messenger handed Helen a die die- pach It was from Rhinelander announcing announcing an an- the completion of the transfer transfer trans trans- fer for and advising her he would arrive on ou No 8 8 First well we'll go down and meet Mr said Storm to the foreman fore fore- man Olan When we come come com back weH wel see where youre you're working Rhinelander returned well pleased leased rs r h with the result of his trip They Thuy walked over to the mine mino together together to to- together gether and entered it It While they were talking a 1 man came to Mr Rhinelander saying that the foreman had asked to see him Accompanied by Helen and Storm Rhinelander walked down the tunnel to where the themen themen themen men were working The foreman turned from his hla work How are things looking demanded demand demand- ed Rhinelander Why to tell the truth answered the man reluctantly they are not looking as good this morning as they were yesterday What do you mean We had trouble with this vein on onto co coor or twice before began the foreman guardedly but It didn't turn out very serious This time It looks as If the vein eln had pinched out on us Just come over this Va way Rhinelander stood as If rooted to the ground looking significantly the tho while from Helen to Storm Helen nelen he said quizzically what does that sound like to you 7 Helen looked ed at him evenly It sounds she replied very much like Mr Earl Followed by his companions Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhine- Rhine lander joined tho foreman They examined examined ex ex- the rock In turn and antI held a along along along long discussion The foreman suggested sug sug- calling In an expert No said Rhinelander stubbornly I I Just bought this mine on tho the recommendation recommendation of an expert all I want Isa is isa isa a little headed hard-headed common sense here and I am going to have havo It The best authorities in the mining world told General Holmes he had a property property property prop prop- erty here that would last as long as these mountains lasted But must havo have known all this Interposed Helen He thought It time to unload beyond beyond beyond be be- yond a doubt answered Rhinelander Helen he be exclaimed I know Sea Sea- grue better than you ou do I know how full tull his head is of schemes and all that But I want to tell you ou It Is a fact that Earl Is a quitter He lie gives up too quick and starts a anew anew anew new scheme Now I am not going to quit on the Superstition mine until Ive I've made a thorough Investigation of this trouble I am not a miner he S t Mr rC M a Z T- T r k w 2 t i PC t l Yd I t If w Y jt of rS d tP Wy 7 a i Y The Imprisoned Men Were Passed Ou Ott a Bira ora on wing neten snot far out from the mountainside and dropping at a sharp angle down the lino line sped suspended between heaven and earth At a distance on the tho desert the Shay engine of the Neighbor r mine was tolling toiling slowly along when the engineer saw the figure of a woman clinging to the aerial carriage of ot the Superstition mine as It shot through the tho air all downto down down- downto to tho the valley Breathless he watched the wild flight expecting every Instant to see the slender creature let go to fall tall crushed to the rock below her But Dut Helen did not let go Hanging on with a desperation born of the tho realization realization realization re re- re- re that she must save the imprisoned Imprisoned Imprisoned im Im- Im- Im men she shot across the dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- declivity it from top to bottom and without mishap Jumped in safety to the foot of the aerial and dashed away for help She ran toward the little railroad flagged the engine got Into the cab and struggling for breath apprised the crew of or the accident The engineer hurriedly started the engine hack Back 6 ck to their own mine Forcing all the-speed the that he lie could get and with Helen urging him to spare no effort he made the engine bump along g over tho the Joints as It never had done be before Core A dozen times before beCore they reached their destination It seemed as if It tho the sturdy little machine must turn tur tIe tle Jumping from the cab the moment tho the Shay stopped Helen told of the tho disaster Men Ien ran in from all quarters quarters quarters and their foreman an foreman an active fellow gave fellow gave directions about getting the stuff they should need to work with at the cave in With the least least- possible loss of time these necessaries necessaries saries sarles were assembled and the train loaded with men started back In the Interval tho the news telephoned to Las Vegas had bad stirred the town At the hospital a motor car was placed In waiting and doctors answering the hurry up call jumped Into the machine with their emergency bags and headed headed headed head head- ed for tor the mine One of the surgeons surgeons' I recalled that Earl was the the Rhinelander Storm and tho the foreman went over to examine tho the break All waited on the old miner for tor a verdict as to tho the condition of tho the roof Ho lie mado made a pretty careful examination and seemed satisfied there was no danger That roof root ho declared will never nover cave in If that is so said and If-and and you ou ought to know If it anybody knows send knows send the men back to work Blasting their way into tho the wall where the foreman had Indicated th the themen themen men busied with their work failed tailed to notice a gradual weakening of tho the tunnel roof root Helen outside the mine and occupied with other matters heard tho tiro blasting within but gave gaye no further thought It was not until a moment following one of the heavy explosions that she heard hearda a great crash behind her and lookIng looking looking look look- ing back was horrified to see a mass massof massof massof of rock crashing through the roof of tho the tunnel She ran forward In dismay dis dis- may The disaster was complete Where the tho tunnel had opened a great cave in now raised a solid barrier Men on tho the outside ran up white- white faced to where here she stood Questions flew back and forth A up round-up was hastily hasUly made to determine who had been caught on the inside Rhinelander Rhineland Rhineland- er and Storm were nowhere to be bo found they found they had almost certainly been caught with the crew in the tunnel Spasmodic efforts were made to clear the |