| Show jw ND w I 1 am aptt w v A tt do rr y A of mountain railroad life bj FRANK spear H MAN M AN 10 T lt P FRANK FRAAK K raa from the moving picture play of the samo same name produced by the signal film corporation SYNOPSIS little helen daughter no 0 general holmes railroad man to rescued from imminent danger on a a ce ate 1 railroad ad by george storm a newsboy new boy grown to young womanhood helen saves storm now a dreman fireman her father and his hi friends anno amon rhinelander financier and robert Be Sea gruer grue promoter from a threatened col irelon safebreaker ors employed by veatrue feair rue at tal ai general holmes urvey survey plan plans of the cut ott off line for the tidewater fatally wound the general and escape flor fa a there e tate bildiy involved by his death helen zoes to work on the tidewater helen recovers the urvey survey plane plans from 8 agrue and thou auth h they are taken from h her or find an accidentally made proof of th the a urvey survey blueprint storm t is c ernp loved b by Ith spike befriended by helen elon in turn saves her and the right of odway way contract contracts when kidnap kidnaps her helen and storm win for or er a race against tor for richt right of way helen storm and rhinelander res re cue spike from emtrue 2 men TENTH installment A DASH THROUGH FLAMES while the light was colne aa on in the file two campa campo ignorant of what was wa taking place urged his claims bo be fore ore the city council in lit las la vegas for or a right of way through their city property the council listened coldly to his demands dero ands and the chairman of the ordinance committee after a conference with its it members mom bora informed sea grue that what be he asked was onrea the copper range tidewater railroad hie one right of way through the city property we can not grant another took the rebuff calmir without abandoning further effort to ti induce favorable action in behalf of his road ho he stopped a passing messen ger boy wrote a telegram and banded handed tt it co to him for dispatch 1 hat the coun climen thought of tho the situation did not seem to disturb materially for having done this he turned again to the com atteo and renewed his argument helen with rhinelander storm and spike was heading in mathine for the bridge on which they had just derailed the outfit car toward camp storm looking back dincov ered that tho the ditched car bad caught fir and was burning up its email small lose loss said sit m and anyway it cost more moro time and money to got get it on track again than the car Is to worth du I 1 exclaimed rhinelander arg ing haste aa an he suddenly evly bethought himself of the contents of the burning car I 1 my most important deeds aro are in that car what do you mean demanded storm I 1 mean what I 1 say explained rhinelander the right of way deeds tor for a lot of our property around hero here L J I 1 helen restrained her comp illon were in my desk and with on the job every minute trying to bold hold us up and disputing our title for every piece of land we acquire this will put us la in a bad fix all haste was mado mad tc get back to the bridge but they reached it too late to do anything thing A hunted hurried con jfe te ronco renco brought no relief to rhine janda is view of the situation Itu atlon until helen suggested ft a way out uncle amon we can get got coplea copies of those deeds from the coulty recorder in la to a vegas right exclaimed 1460 e can I 1 hat to lose the originals but since they are recorded were sale to the thing lo 10 do now 1 he eald said in hasta to his compan companions lons Is 18 to get blak to lax las vegas without nit hout loaa loas ot of ume and have certified copies made before any of our friends discover dI scoTer our ilose la in ames camp the tight over idle men hung around in discontented groups the scrimmage had not add ed ad any to their good temper aid zad the 1090 loa of work continue i to irritate A man from the outfit car brought a telegram to Sea grues foreman the man known only as I 1 bill jill 11 1 opened the message ills ilia experience decipher ing inc was not wide and he stumbled over the penning for some time before he finally mado made out the contents LAS VEGAS REFUSES RIGHT OF WAY W AY BRING OUTFIT INTO TOWN hill studied the message in dismay it meant cc glod od by to all hope of patch ing up Se agrue a difficulties and the abandonment of the construction without much of an effort to break the fall of the unpleasant u dill told the men the orders and though they were greatly disgruntled and disinclined to do anything he bur hur ried them along to the job of striking camp imeln ll eln with her companions in tho the commandeered machine as approaching pro aching a camp when tho the men with discovered that tho the of the ademy looked deserted not a man was anywhere iu in sight around Sea grues a place the inu machinery chInery had disappeared and the outfit train was gone everywhere wera marks of a hurried departure N iw what the blazes doe that mean asked rhinelander Uhl guzlas as tont ton ebed shed at tho the deserted village no one answer you don t suppose quit mused rhin lander speaking to no one in parti particular storm scanned the abandoned camp good anyway ho he muttered not for me declared spike dum founded as the others were as he got Q out vt of the car not for me he repeated looking in ever every v direction for a sight of Sea gruea grues n losing ralp ment those guys wherever they a are re have got my kit and just now ho lie added dryly its it the only ono one I 1 happen to be carrying around with mo me A native eon son who had been watching the cleaning up of Se Seay arrues camp 5 sauntered aunt ered past the group from hara they learned that the men bad had gone with bis his train to town spike appeared disconcerted about the loss 0 bis his bo longings don t worry said helen lightly I 1 can arrange that for you I 1 am go ing inc to return the machine to in I 1 laa as vegas you can get your kit there at the same time then you go with helen directed Uhl Ith celander icelander speaking to storm ho no drew a pad from bis his pocket and wrote a note noto to the county recorder asking him to deliver the certified copies of bo the deeds desired to helen she had meantime gono gone over to their own camp with storm where both changed for the ride into town ahen hen helen reappeared rhinelander gave her the order THE COUNTY RECORDER INAL DEEDS COVERING OUR BIGHT RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH LAS VEGAS WERE DY FIRE PLEASE ISSUE CERTIFIED COPIES TO DEARER BEARER MISS HELEN HOLMES AMOS rhinelander helen read the note and handed it over oyer to storm for safekeeping the two got into the motor car called spike and tho party started for las vegas seagoe whose persistence tonce was pr proverbial among those these that knew him still stuck to his arguments before the council committee they bad had again refused his reque requests stil and the scene had degenerated into A kind of wrangle with u walking up and down the room in a rage while the discussion went forwark it wae was only after the chairman had told him aln tor tar the last time there was no chance of their changing their that gave up took his bat and left the room outside ho he met bis his friend the sheriff and into his sympathetic ears poured bis his troubles hia ilia equipment train pulled into the Us las vegas terminal about the same time with an antry gang of nt inon 0 o on b board 3 J helen driving into las vegas stopped the tho mathina near tho station spike a eye fell at once on the missing equipment train away from bill 11 in no ito very pleasant alood was walking when spike stepped stopped out of the machine As spike advanced 1 looked bin hiza over contemptuously eyo ing him from bead head to foot to express bis his sentiments sentiment ili before hj spoke helen and storm came forward dill with a lowering glance faced them Uh atre you doing with Sea grues a ra chinel be he demanded with insolent bluntness I 1 I 1 look took it returned helen to save tho the lives of three men you mean you stole it exclaimed dill look here storm mind your words you hobo bobo or be in trouble before you know it 11 helen restrained her companion AJ As they left dill directed spike to lay star then there ti watch the train he ile himself hastened to Se agrue whom he found at the moment the sheriff waa was leaving him bill told his employer tho machine etory story and the two went back to the outfit train to eee see what condition the motor car had been left in spike came forward as and bill appeared and while the I 1 latter atter to two examined the machine the girl and storm came up with this crook in the machine bill aid said nodding toward spike where are they novi demanded of the convict up town getting joia ething to eat answered spike in the restaurant to which storm had taken helen for lunch before they should go up to the courthouse storm while helen was ordering took from his pocket the note for the recorder and tare gave it to her helen opened reread and laid the not note on the table with her pocketbook she and storm were juat just enjoying the prospect of a substantial meal when Se agrue walk ing in approached their bablo he lie spoke to them unconcernedly and without waiting tor for an invitation pulled up a chair and eat oat down with them As an tactfully as sit she could she made her explanations to about commandeering his motor car sea grue affected vice and declined to accept her apologies but he drew a pencil from his pocket at length and usina usine the note lying beside efel en ens a pocketbook far a pad wrote on it an exorbitant figure showing this to helen he said dogmatically I 1 that a what it will cost it if you want this thing settled without trouble for you helen flushed a little with indigena tion when eho she saw what he be demanded but ehe she aa as resolved not to quarrel all right I 1 eho sho answered simply I 1 mr rhinelander Rhin clander will send you a check the tho luncheon storm had ordered was just coming in and while bijou and storm watched tho the waitress sea grue leaning forward looked again at Rhin elanders note still lying on an tho the table ho lie began legan to read it storm saw the impertinence and leaning over coolly picked the note from under Sea grues eyes and folding it put it in If helens elens pocketbook Sc Se agrue somewhat disconcerted at being caught roso rose and lett left tho table 4 1 V I 1 N T r the crowd angry at spike surged forward without further words by the time he gained the street he had charted the situation imprudently revealed through helen a as in guard ing the instructions pretty clearly in his mind returning to the train he found bill spike find and lug taing bill aside sea grub cruet allce bug c jr and told the two rhinelander Rhin elanders a loss of 0 the deeds and the effort helen would mako make to secure certified copies of them while he be as talking be he looked at bis his watch in five minutes said Seal Se asrue rue the men in af recorders officio will start for dinner IOU ou two fellows take spike and go quietly up to the courthouse when the office ie Is empty get the book of at d ds do and bring it to my r room bill can you trust spike bill answered he thought he be could don t loso any time directed sea grue you may have to hi nt around a little up there report to me down at the room bill and his companions stepped over to the train for a jimmie spike watched them disappear and hurried up himself he lie now made him self responsible for or a interrupt Inter rup tion to the lunch that helen and storm were just bt gInnIng to relish irue he whispered Is up to some work ork what demand 4 helen in alarm dout dou t know yet answered spike bt b t I 1 it find ind bojt do spike I 1 she murmured hurriedly dont let bin him make rny more for u ut g will you spike nodded to reassure her and trotted away when he got back to the train bill dill and lug come from one of the cars bill dill had bad a revolver lu fu hta his band bill wheres my katr kit demanded spike stor it muttered bill and tol fol low ire vea when the three shambled up to the courthouse court bouse square tho the clerks were leaving the building and the last man out closed the front door bill resolved to get in through a side and dispatched lug around the building to force a back wl alrow row by dir the time the street was clear lug bad effected bis his entrance and epam opened d the door for or his companions with spike bill made his 1 way to the recorder 5 office and began bes a search among the bo books it was not until he after r another book had tossed one I 1 lost oat book the aside and when finding of 0 deeds he consulted the index book and land threw open the pages containing rhinelander Rhineland cr a rl right of way deeds that spike got the leist inkling g of hat bat he was after but the moment dill bill found the page looking tor for he slapped hia his he was Tha till it exultantly band hand down on the book we W want ant he be exclaimed huskily spike stretched his eagle neck forward finel final be he muttered g grinning rinn inc hold that be he whispered dille arm with ft a in alarm grabbing start bill alarmed looked around bome bomo cried spike under hia his body a coming breath see it lice a there hill bill unsuspectingly ran out to see it their lookout h had ad been beca disturbed the instant be left the room spike S pike watch ing his chance chanie ripped the two leaves recording rhinelander Rhin elanders a deeds forcibly from the book and stowed them into the breast of hs his shirt just as bill 1111 returned bill grabbed up the book and going to an open window dropped the book where lug stood atoo d waiting the cao mo ment the latter caught the heavy volume he made hurriedly away with mith it for Seu trues 6 room spike SPIRO and bill dill were less lea fortunate in their escape they walked into the hallway and had reached the head ot of the stairs when they were seen by the day watchman 1 ith a shout he balled hailed them bill without hesitating whipped out bis big revolver TO VOlver and fired spike angrily caught his companions arm wrested the gun from his hand and stuck it in his own the watch man pulling his own pistol dropped back into a doorway bill dashed down the corridor one way while 1 spike made a record sprint down the stairs the other the chased bill and bill reaching a window prang through it to tho the ground get ting on his feet he be ran for safety down the street the one shot fired in the courthouse court boust bad had already made a commotion spike i gaining tho the foot of the stairs hid him belt olt just as clerks coming in at the front ran upstairs to see what was wrong and when the coast below was clear spike slipped out of the open door and walked away Se agrue at his window had been watching hie his men in slain main street after what seemed an interminable time he lie heard steps on the hall stairs and tho the next moment lug hurrying ant into tho the room as opened the door tor for him threw tho took book of records on the table opened it in haste and looked for what he wanted but wh while 10 the index sheets indicated the res regia a try ot of the deeds he f failed to find t the i e page pages where they sh should be ab while nb 10 he was searching bill ran in well nell et e claimed dill bill you got what you vant irant wo came mighty near getting pinched testily I 1 I 1 don t seo see bow how I 1 TO vo got what I 1 want ant rhino lander a deed deeds are not in this book chero are tho pages that belong here I 1 govind Go find spike directed Se agrue wrathfully and bring him in quick I 1 suppose he wont cornel comel parried bill kill him ret returned arned with out hesitation bring him anyway the men loitering along main street 8 and nd drinking had bad worked t themselves hem selves Tes into an ugly mccod even before spike wall in through tho the crowd was rec by one 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