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Show "Haunted Valley" ) iUthnt By Herbert Robinson .1 busl , M ,lk9 Adapted from the Patheserlal by l th'Sk Frank Leon Smith e me ; . with I , Copyright by Pathe Exchange, Inc. 3 0 f "'J OUt rai-ni ; They CHAPTER V - ' wcnt Tub Fioht at Lost River Dam you'd ;.f your ' J .. It was tho hflnntest moment In ihnllnir no smnll nmnttnt nt hoi iu.nutn .,. life of Henry Malllnson. J ... i foro boarding tho steam 'om, America ho had received th hat I that Ruth Ranger and Eugcn Molly , had been swallowed up In a Wo of the earthquake. He hast , wny send a wireless to Ranger, 1 ds or forming them of the death igclm. head of ,he,r nrm-t nrm-t you 1 Jmn?'no tho gentleman's i h thn whcn he njPPenrcd on deck .il ,,n , 6,eanier pulled out of tho ha U,P- meet Ruth and Craig face i ' vein Ho started back as though : tins, seen a ghost Tm "I I didn't expect to hai folks company this trlpl" ho star i' I'm P wns a closo call," rerod ' 1uth' 'Dut wo foun- sold th,r0UFh, the crevlco and reac snH 1 w,hflrfJ Just in time. And no J Prt already to tackle the Losl route project, aren't we Gene," si I suro cd smiling up at tho young i That night, Malllnson did I 3nndy ' to separate the girl from i rd os miring and adoring Craig, tint I h. waB successful and au inrko I W thV WBlk back nft nn( i th0 wnke of the "nlP-ln re lartor Ket out 0f the way of Craig. It con "And now, Henry," the gi ly. I ed, "all that remains to cqu counts Is Lost River Dam, i Craig Is going to help mo fli 'Forgive mo If I hope yoi Malllnson replied. "I I wt Ruth, and I am thinking agreement." "So am i the girl returni ii j Jy ,,Thafs why I am deterri ML ..Mnwhlle, at Lost Rive l Malllnson's agents had beei IHI their best to delay the cons 11 j work. Two of Ruth Ranger men, drawing pay from M ' Becretly, quickly found an ei l ' to earn their money. They h 2I ' covered tho one weakness o Hj row, tho construction chief. row had, at ono time, been i I I drinker, and being easily led HQ i fallen to the temptations pul IU j path by the two men. KM With Storrow drunk, and j ' the way, much damago co j j done. Ruth's young protege, observed this and was wroi considerably over the ma state of affairs. He longed return of Ruth and Craig i things would bo on a norm; v again. !Tho day Ruth and Craig r the bomb broke. Dlnny lost In telling the girl Just what tl bio was. Westhtrby, her vie ' dent, did not know the sourci Sandy trouble. Dlnny finished by Hart lng words of advice. j 'They need Mr. Craig g ' River Dam," he said. "It's Ju ere Is row's drinking that has dela II not j work, and now everything I strike , med up fierce." Jhyry. I "Dlnny, I think you're l t0 1 smiled the girl. "I am golnj r tha Mr' Cra,K ln charge of every 1 iZZ i h Is the one man 1 can trusi buy j A week ,flter Mninnson., 4 dentlal man, Sharkey, ente r mo' employer's ofllce with a look ill pa tress on his face. "At th t an' Craig Is going," he declared tha River Dam will be finished or ;rt " 1 ule. Why, with all tho odds othin': Mm he'' putting things o oiuin - magic." t sell ! Jfjet rid of him! You kne ! will it means to me don't fall I" Molly Sharkey was absolutely bovo . With Craig at the helm thin ils. I ed. All of the workmen like IVe'vo excepting those in tho em , nn. i Malllnson and they were w J-nrt do h,s bidding. As he sal w desk, two surly looking labo; t10 , terea nnd made a petty co Craig looked up at them, a Colth, j ed, and discussed the questii done workmen would not listen to 1 Finally Craig closed the in inrot' "Results ore what I wa w., said, "not talk." He then ai ,ncre ! walked from the shack. Dl " proached him smiling, you'll "Dlnny," he said, "do me arpoct will ycu ? I am expecting a m till instruments. Run up to th on the siding and see if it c ucillv Dlnny hastened to obey at ' continued his walk. He did , tlce that tho two surly In( rmiv wcrc "o--ow-nK him, Jcecpl J under cover at the same tlrrn what wn3 on his way to inspect 1 and he surveyed the huge 3andy construction in the dlstanci ra re feeling of pleasure. ;emed In the meantime, Ruth wai Ine the construction damn f (ust be more even than the Important cr for work that had to be completed. Be- ' io news sides his strong physical attractions, io Craig Craig was a man of dynamic energy crevice and force, and It was no wonder, ened to perhaps, that tho girl felt a strange Inc., In- fluttering In her heart every time sho of the thought of him. , ' And with these thoughts came also - ' surprise thoughts of Malllnson, nnd tho few W as tho word8 he hai Inserted In her con- irbor. to tract that Ruth would not only for-to for-to face. fclt Hn"nted Vn,ley lt 8ho could not ; ho hod rePnv ,ho million dollars, but also become the bride of Malllnson. Tho i vo your tJlrl did not relish this. Her spirit nmered. ?,Lbrv2do ,n h 'ee of opposl-smiled opposl-smiled ,,on nad Prevented her from pro-av pro-av out testing when Malllnson made tha hed tho n.dded. stipulation. Sho had not w we're thought seriously of tho fact that t River 8ho might have to marry Malllnson; he add- not un"1 sne had encountered Craig mnn and he had come to mean every- his best ,hIns t0 ,hc 8'fl-the 8'fl-the ad- LRu,h 8Cowled a bit as she rode Finally, through the camp on her favorite 1 iccested horse. She wondered how It would i watch 0,1 como out w,,h EuKene Craig at allty to ne ne'm ' ner engineering project ' it seemed as though she could not !rl smll- ,08e- U"der tho able leadership of p tare sc. the young man the workmen were and Mr 011 turning to their tasks like beav-nlsh beav-nlsh It " . 0nlV ow l fatthbil to u lose" Malllnson, were making trouble, int you. Ru,n "topped a moment to gaze of our around her. Her eyes finally sought the dam, rapidly nearlng constructs construc-ts cooj. tlon. Then something she saw nlned to caused her to start and lean forward for-ward In her saddle. On the very ir Dam. !P ot the dam a struggle was go-n go-n doing mgon. Three men were fighting furl- itructlon 0U8'yL nnd one man It seemed ( r's fore- wns Crnl& Ruth dug her spurs in- 1 ialllnson t0 tne 6ldo of ncr "orso snd 2flI-asy 2flI-asy way IoPed UP tho slope toward the top hU Hi, of the huge dam. if Stor- And lt was Craig. As he reached Stor- the.top of Lost River dam, the same i heavy two men he had spoken curtly to in he hod nIs mco had approached him. Craig ' t In his save an order which was not obeyed. obey-ed. The next thing, much to the out of young man's surprise, tho two work, uld bo men sprang upon him. 1 , Dlnny, Cra'K 'ought back like a fiend, ight up 1110 ve,V thought of his men rising ddenlng "Gainst him spurred on his 'anger. for the Rut the odds were too great and It so that wns a Io8lng game. Pressed to tho si basis utmost, Craig retreated backwards toward the water side of the dam. eturned In tho next rush, his two enemies no time Sot a Srjp on him that he could not be trou -l-ht off. They raised him aloft e-prcsi and hurled him over the brink of b of the the dam into the water. Then they unload- "ed. Ruth, seeing this as sho approach-it approach-it Lost ed whirled about In another dlrec-st dlrec-st Stor- tlon to go to Craig's rescue, She yed the made for the bank of the reservoir 8 gum- Instead of the top of tho dam. In the water, Craig was so weak and right," groggy from his fight that ha was ; to put Having difficulty keeping his head 'thing above the surface. Ruth reached t. the water, leaped ln and swam stur-s stur-s confl- dily toward Craig. With the girl's red his assistance ho was able to get to the of dls- shore without danger, Craig was e rate about to open his eyes when he felt I, "Lost a Pair of warm lips pressed firmly i sched against his own. He decided to against wait a. moment before coming back rer like to life. Then Dlnny appeared on tho w what scene. "Them instruments have arrived," ar-rived," he Informed Craig, "and right they're in the shed at the end of gs mov- that railroad track." d him "Great I' the young man cjaculat-ploy cjaculat-ploy of ed, now thoroughly recovered, filing to "Como on, Ruth," Re added. "Let's t at his give them tho once over. Dlnny, I rers en- wish you'd return to my offlce and mplalnt. keep your eyes peeled for mischief." stonlsh- Dlnny reluctantly left the young on. The people who slowly wended their way reason, toward the shack a small structure itervlew. that was located at the end of a nt," tie short railroad track, and acted as a ose and sort of buffer. Neither of them no-nny no-nny op tlced the two men who had attacked Craig following them. Craig's cnc a favor, mles grinned as they saw tho two case of young people enter the shed, e shack "1 got It!" one of them exclaimed1, nme." "We'll throw that switch, turn ono id Craig of the cars loose so it'll smash that not no spur track buffer and we will knocli llvlduals them two straight Into kingdom ng well come." In another moment the deed e. Craig was done. Grinning fiendishly, tha the dam. two workmen watched as the cat piece of speeded down the grade, shot ofi . with a the end of the track and smashed Into the rickety shed whero Ruth i search and Craig wero examining tho new or Crate, instruments. |