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Show PROVO POST, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1921. y ffne. In the scrap h was talking about, there bud been a few wild shots fired, and one of them had found a P, A S. F. grade laborer. I don't believe anybody had ever really blamed th boss for It But there bad beeiL a maq killed. .While I was shivering, Clanahan said: Well, what av It!" Noreross was responsible for that man's death. If he was having trouble over his his recourse was to the Taw,' ari(TTeTooktIi6 la Wlnttr bis own hands. Nothing was ever done about if) because nobody took the trouble to prosecute. A week ago we sent a man to Oregon to look up the facta. He succeeded in finding a brother of tbe dead man, and a war-- , s rant has now been aworn out for right-of-wa- The who were blocking the way, I snatched the folded paper from hi pocket; snatched it and ran as If the dickens was after me. "That was a bad move the runaway. If I had kept still there might have been a chance for me to make a sneak. But when I ran, and fell over a pile of loose coal, and got up and ran Some FACTS About right-of-wa- 'Ey FRANCIS LYNDE . The Universal Car. I Nor-cros- 097ilbi ky Cha. Mrltwart i- - arrest."- Well!" said Clanahan again." "Ye have fhe sthrlng in yer own hand; I 8YN0P6I8. why dont ye pull It!"- - Here are authentic figures from the Ford factory at Detroit. They show you just how many Ford cars and trucks have been built each month rfhee January 1, 1921 and how many have been sold to retail customers, in the United States. . That's whore you come in, was th4 UflnJitm his ssorsi wd answer. ro4 The Oregon Justice Issued mnsr, rk sid- Dodds, ,the warrant because It was demanded, wliLh s young Udr, Sholls Macro bar small couska Uosoen, they but he refused to Incur, for hla county, ness a peculiar train holdup. In whlob the expense of sending a'deputy rflitrlff special ear is carried off. to another state, or. to take the necesCHAPTER JL noreross recognises tns sary steps to have Noreross extrafinancial oar stolca as John Chadwicks, he was to meat at Portal dited. If Noreross could be produced magnate, whom Dodds rescue Chadwick. In court, be vUuld City. He and try him and elthei The latter offers Nororoas the managership of the Pioneer Short tine, which is discharge him or bind him over, as la the .bands of eastern speculators, the facts might warrant. He took hit beaded by Breokenridge Pun ton, president of the Una Borer oes, learning that stand upon the ground that Noreross Bheila Haora la stopping at Portal City, was only technically responsible, and told tbe brother that in all probability CHAPTER CL Dodds overhears con- nothing would come of an attempt to between Rufus Hatch and Gusroll lmm is CHAPTER is versation tave Heackel, Portal City financiers. In prosecute." which they admit complicity in Chadwick "Thin yeve got nothing on him, kidnaping, their object being to keep Chadwick from attending a meeting of after all," tbe Irishman grouted. tors to reorganise the Pioneer Short Yea, Hatch came back; .we have which would jeopardise their inter- - the warrant, and. In addition to that, we have you, Pete. A word from you CHAPTER IV. To curb the monopoly controlled by Hatch and HenckH, the Bed to the Portal City police headquarters, Tewer corporation, - horcroeo forms the and our man finds himself arrested CiUsees' stares and Warehouse company. He begins to manifest a deep in- and locked upto.walt for a requisiterest la Sheila Macrae. Dodds learns tion from the governor of Oregon." that Sheila is married, but living apart But you said th requisition wouldnt from her husband. Nororoas doe not knew thin. come, Clanahan put In. Hatch was sitting back novy and -CHAPTER V, Hatch, aware that stroking hla ugly Jaw, .Dodds., has, .knowledge , of hff (ind Pete, lf. it. had lof Heackel participation In the Chadwick kidnaping, offera him induce- theres no knowing. In the meantime ments to leave Noreross.- Dodds re- we get delay. Therell be habeae corfuses. Leaving the office, he la pus proceedings, of course, to get him knocked senseless. Recovering con- out of Jail, but there's where youll sciousness, he learns that Noreross come la again; youve got your own has disappeared and Is believed to man for city attorney. And, after all, have resigned and gone east. a the delay la all we need. With In trouble, and In Jail on a charge CHAPTER VI. Dodds connects Noreross disappearance with machi- of murder, the railroad shipll go on nations of Hatch and Heackel, and the rock la short order. Tbe Nor on recovering strength seta out to crosa management la having plenty of trouble wrecks and the like. With solve the mystery, . Noreross locked np. New York will be . With Klrgan, heard from, and Dlsmuke will step In CHAPTER VII. the road's master mechanic, Dodds and clean house. - That will wind up gets a line on Noreross' disappear the reform spasm." anoe. They follow a clue given chance," growled the them through n missing locomotive. chiefTiaof a small Til talk the ward heelers. rescue The VIII. party It over with the Chapter fellow." big to which lurhe had been captivity Again Hatch leaned forward and ed. Noreross resumes control of the Pioneer Short Line, refusing to give put hla bands on his kneea. YouTl do nothing of the tort, Pete. plaee to man whom Dunton hag sent to take charge. Youll act, end act on your own reIf you dont, somebody sponsibility. Tell me wan thing I Insisted the may, wire the sheriff of Silver Bow dlvekeeper, boring the chief grafter county, Montana, that the man he with his eyes. Do you stand knew In Butte as Michael Clancy It If we do this thing up right!" Is. , , , Hatch's eyes fell, and Henckel's big Tbe dlvekeeper put up both hands body twisted queasily In the chair that as if to ward off a blow. was groaning under his beer-barrTls enough," he mumbled, speakweight There waa silence for a little ing as if he had a bunch of dry cotton apace, and I could feel the cold sweat In his' mouth. Slip me th warrant." starting out all over me. I hadn't , Hatch went to a small safe ur dreamed of stumbling upon anything worked th combination. When the like this when I started ont to shadow door was opened he passed a folded Kestler. They were actually plotting Clanahan. Through all this to paper to murder the boss! and talk, Henckel had It was Hatch who broke the still-me- I bur pec ted that Hatch bad him there solely for sake, and to provide It's up to you, Clanahan, and you a witness.safety's With the paper In his know It," he declared. Youve had pocket. Clanahan got np to go. It your tip from the big fellow. The was time for me to make n move! railroad people must be made to get Its curious how an Idea will someInto the fight In the coming election, times bold of yon end knock out and get In on the right side. If they reason Iny and common sense and everydont ; and If Noreross stays and keeps else. Clanahan had In hla pocket his fire burning, you fellows lose out. athing piece of paper that simply meant Otanahsn sat hack In bis chair and rain to Mr. Noreross, and the blowing shoved hla hands into hla pockets. op of all th plana that had been made Yed sthrlng me as if I was a boy !" and all the work that had been done. bo scoffed. Tls your own game frm If he should be allowed te get up town first to last Dyo think I'm not know- with that warrant, the end of every-- , ing that! Tls bread and butther and thing would be 1b sight. But bow th' big rake-of- f for you, and Uttia ye. was I to prevent It! care bow th election goes. ' Suppose The three men were en their feet, wed croak this man in th' hot par-r- t and Hatch was reaching for the wall av th plltcaf fight ; what happens witch which controlled the single InHalf th nooepaypera In th' state 'd candescent lamp hanging from the . play him up r a martyr to th' cause celling of tbe If I could av good governmint, and we'd all go only think of some way to blow the hand-bask1" te hell Jn a place Up and snatch the paper In the I was cramped and sore and one of confusion. jny lege had gone to sleep, but I Up te that minute I had never couldnt have moved If I had wanted thought once of the pistol I had taken to. My heart was skipping beats right from Fred Mays drawer, though It along while I waited for Hatch' an- waa still sagging In my left Hip pocket swer. When it came, the drumming When I did think of it I dragged It tn my ears pretty nearly made me ont with some silly notion of trying , lose It to hold the three men up at the door Clanahan," he began, as cold as air of the shack at they cam out Hatch's Icicle. I didnt get yon down here to step to light a cigar and to hand out argue with you.. Youve bungled tbla a ctfuple to tbe other two gave me thing once, and for that reason you've time to chuck that notion nnd grab angot It to .do .over again. W havent other. With the muule of the autooaked you to 'croak anybody, as you matic resting In th crack of the It, and Wo are not making it now." window I took dead aim at - put Tls d d little yon lack av asking opened the Incandescent lamp in the celling ft," retorted the, dlvekeeper. and tnrned her loose for the" whole ' Listen," eald Hatch, leaning for- magaslneful. . ward with hla hands on hla kneea Since the flm bullet got the lamp Beside keeping .cases on Noreross and ' left the place black dark, I here, weve been digging back into bis couldnt see what was happening tn record a few lines. Every man has thei close little room. I could hear hla sore spot. If you can only find It, them gasping and yelling and knockQanahan Juat as you have yours. ing one another down aa they fought What If I should tell you that Noreross to get the door open. Sticking the If .wanted Jn another state for a empty pistol back Into my pocket I crime? Before he came here be was Jumped to get action, hurting my sore chief of construction on the Oregon hand like the mischief in doing It Midland. There was a right-owa- y Hatch was the first man out, but fight back tn tbe mountains fifty the big German was bo close e second miles from the nearest sheriff with that he knocked hla smaller partner the P. A S. F. Noreross armed hla down and - fell over L,ui. Clanahan track-layerand In tbe bluffing there kept his feet, lie had a gun In Ills ' Was a man killed." hand that looked to me. In the darkThough It was a warm night, as I ness, as big as a cannon. I wag flathave said, the cold chllla began to tened against the side of the seal chase themselves up and down my shack, and when the dlvekeeper tried back. Vhit Hatch said was perfectly to side-ste- p around the two fallen men f? - - Nor-cros- pln-pol- fr el ... f . Delivered to . . Retail Customers Produced JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 57,208 63,603 87,221 29,883 35,305 61,886 Total Production 127,074 Total Retail Sales 208,032 - They Were All Three After showing that actual sales for the first three months of 1921 exceeded production by 80,958 Ford cars and trucks! t Me. - gain, fhey were all three after me, Clanahan taking blind shots In the dark with hla cannon as he came. Naturally, I made straight for the wagon gate.-ao- d forgot, until I right there, that It, and the wicket April requisitions already specify 107,719 additional cars and trucks and the estimated April output of the factory and assembly plants combined calls for only 90,000! -- . ... These facts clearly show that the demand for Ford products is growing much faster than manufacturing facilities to produce and were for the dealers limited stocks, which are now being rapidly depleted, many more customers would have been compelled to wait for their cars. It will be only a matter of weeks, therefore, until a big surplus of orders will prevent anything like prompt deliveries. it-h- ot through one of the leaves, were both locked. Aa I shook the wicket, a bullet from Clanahans gun spatted Into th woodwork and stuck a splinter Into my hand, and I turned. and. sprinted, again, this time for the gates where the coal cars were pushed In from the railroad yard. These, too, were shut and locked, and when I ducked under the nearest gondola I realised that 1 wvaa trapped. Before I could climb the high fence anywhere, theyd get .me. They came up, all three of them, puffing and blowing, while I was hiding under the gondola. Tta probably that cow-bo- y spotter of Norcrosa, but he cant get away," Hatch was meaning Tarbell, probably. The gates are locked and we can plug him If he tries to climb the fence. Theres gun in the scale-housYou two look under these cars while I ko and get It P It waa pp to me to move again. Henckel waa striking matches and holding them so that danahaa could look under the cars, and I could feel. In anticipation, the shock of a bullet from the big gun In the dlvekeepere fat fist aa I crawled cautiously out on the far aide. Creeping along behind the string of coal cars I came presently to the great gantry crane used for unloading the fuel. It waa a huge traveling machine, straddling the tracks and a good part of the yard, grab-buckand the clam-shewaa dawn,' retting en tts twe Ups m the If you would be sure of having your Ford car or truck when you want it, you should place your order now. Dont delay. Phone us or drop . us a card. . " ' ' I Schofield Aiito. Co. Phone 14 e. ll t Continued PROVO COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANE L SPURRIER, R. V Chiropractor, V 4 Graduate of Palmer School. 0 Office over Ferrar Bros, store. hre. 2 to 5 P. M. P. M. 6 Phones. Office 12C. et O : Res. S2C N. W. 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