Show r L i 1 A Story f salmon Life We kc FR FRANK H. H SPEARMAN RM COPy 1915 1015 6 Or y FRANK FRANI RAri H N AWS Nov Nova ed d From the Moving Picture PI Play of the Same Name Produced by tho the Signal Film Corpor Corporation SYNOPSIS Little He daughter of ot non non- Is ro oral eral era Holmes railroad man nun tom from ImmInent danger on a s nill- nill road toad by l Storm a a. newsboy yawn womanhood Helen saves S' S Storm to young younK now a R fireman her father Cather and hi hb hiI n fl L r. financier and aid Hobert Amos JAmos promoter from Irom a threatened d col- col llalon employed by jeI steal al General Holmes Holmes' survey c plans oC ot the the cut orr off lino for tor the Tidewater wound the general and escape liar Her fa I- I hers her's estate badly Involved b by his death Helen goes to work on the Tidewater Helen reCOvers recover the survey plans from Q and d though they are art taken from fromn her finds an accidentally made ronde proof o othe oC the survey blueprint Storm Is employ employed by I Spike I befriended b lib Helen tn in turn saves H her r and amid the r's rs fight lg t way of-way contracts n S kidnap her Helen and Storm win for or Rhineland Rhinelander er a race against for rl right old oC ht-oC way Helen Storm and Rhin Rhinelander lC rescue res- res cue ue Spike from S 8 min n. TENTH INSTALLMENT t A D DASH SH THROUGH FLAMES While tho fight tight was going on in tho two camps ignorant of or what was vas taking place urged his Ills claims bo- bo toro fore the city council in Las Vegas for fora a right of or way through their city prop erty The council listened coldly to his demands And Aud the thc chairman of or the ordinance committee after alter a conference confer confer- ence once with Us its its members informed Sea- Sea rue that what he ho asked was The Copper Range Rang Tidewater Tide Tide- Tidewater water ater railroad has one right of al way through the city property We cannot cannot can can- not Dot grant graut another rue took look the rebuff calmly Without abandoning further effort to induce favorable action in behalf of ot his road he stopped a passing messenger messen messen- ger ler er boy wrote a telegram and aud handed It to him for dispatch What U th the councilmen coun- coun thought of or the situation did pot seem to disturb material materially ly IT for having done this ho turned Again gain to the committee and renewed Lila his argument Helen with Rhinelander Storm and Spike ke e was was heading beading in machine ma ma- machine chine for the bridge on which they had bad Just derailed the outfit car toward camp Storm looking back discovered discovered ered that the ditched car pad had ad caught fire and was ryas burn burning n up jf t S If small l loss said Storm And an anyway anyway w y f 1 fj would cost more mor time and money fo to get it on track again than th the car carls is worth nut Hut exclaimed urge erg urging ing haste as ho he aly ly bethought the contents of or the burning car ear most my most important deeds are lathat In la that carh car What h t do you mean mea demanded 1 StormI Storm I 1 mean m an what I hay ay say explained Rhinelander The right of oC way deeds deeds foria fort rori a lot Jot of at our property around bereI here bere es a ar r y t c t tuti uti mm M 4 r I Helen Restrained Her Companion were in my desk And with on oa the Job every minute trying to hold us up and disputing our title tor pr every piece of land we acquire this will put us in a bad fix All haste was made to get back to tho the bridge but they reached It t too toolate toolate o late to do anything A hurried conference con con- ference brought no relief to Rhinelander's Rhinelander's Rhine Rhine- landers lander's view of or the tho situation until Helen suggested a way out Uncle Amos we wo can get copies of oC those deeds from tram the county recorder in Las Vegas Right exclaimed Rhinelander we can I hate bate to lose the originals but since they are aro recorded were we're safe safe The thing to do now he said in n haste to his companions is in to get back to Las Lan Ve Vegas s without loss of time and have bave certified copies capies made before any of our oar friends discover our loss Joss In n camp the fight over idle men IlIen hung around in discont discontented groups groUt The scrimmage had harl not added added added add add- ed any to their good temper and the loss of oC work continued to irritate A Aman Aman Aman man from the tho outfit car brought a telegram telegram tele tele- gram to foreman the man known only as Bill BUI Rill mil opened tho the Ills His experience decipherIng decipher- decipher Ing was not wide and he stumbled over tho penning for Cor some sometime sometime time before he finally mado out the contents LAS VEGAS REFUSES RIGHT OF WAY BRING OUTFIT INTO TOWN Dill Bail studied the message in dismay It meant good good-by to all aU hope of ot patchIng patching patch patch- ing up difficulties and the abandonment of t the e construction Without much ot of an effort to break tho the fall of or the unpleasant Intelligence Dill Bill told the men the orders and though the they were greatly dis disgruntled and disinclined to do anything he lie hurried hurried hurried hur hur- ried the them along to the tho job of or striking camp Helen with her har companions in ill the commandeered machine was wa approaching ap ap- camp when the themen themen men mell with her hol discovered that the headquarters of or the enemy looked de de- Not a man was anywhere Insight in insight sight around place The machinery had disappeared and the outfit train tl-aln was gone Everywhere E were marks of or a hurried departure Now what the blazes do does docs us that mean asked Razing gazing astonished astonished astonished as as- at the deserted village No 0 o one could answer You dont don't suppose they've they've- quit mused Rhina- Rhina lander lauder speaking to no one one- In 11 n ular Storm scanned the abandoned camp ramp Good riddance anyway ho mut mit Not for Cor me mc declared Spike Spik dumfounded dumfounded dum dum- founded as the others were as h he got out of tho the car Not tor r me me he repeated repeated re re- looking in every direction for fora rora a sight of or missing equip equip- ment moat Those guys wherever they are have got my kit And just now he ho added dryly Its the only one I happen to be bo carrying around with mo me A n lie son SOIL who Lad had b been u watching watching watching watch watch- ing ti the llie cleaning up of camp sauntered past the group rom Prom him bin they learned that th the men had gono gone with his bis train to town Spike appeared disconcerted about the loss of his belongings be bo- longings Dont worry said Helen lightly I I can arrange that for you ou I am goIng goIng go go- Ing Lug to return the machine to in Las Vegas You can get got your kit there thero at the same samo time Then you go co with Helen directed Rhinelander speaking to Storm He Ho drew drow a pad from his pocket and wrote a note to the county re recorder order asking him to deliver the certified copies of QC the deeds desired to Helen She had meantime gone over to their own camp with Storm where both changed for tor the tho ride into town When Helen reappeared Rhinelander gave her the order THE COUNTY RECORDER ORIGINAL ORIGINAL INAL DEEDS COVERING OUR RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH LAS VEGAS WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE PLEASE ISSUE CERTIFIED COPIES TO BEARER MISS HELEN HOLMES AMOS RHINELANDER Helen read the tho no note to and handed it over to Storm for safekeeping The two got into the motor car called Spike SIlke and the party started for Cor Las Laa Vegas whose persistence was proverbial proverbial pro pro- among those that knew him still stuck to his arguments before the council committee They Thoy had a again ain refused his requests and the scene had degenerated Into a a. kind of at wrangle with walking up and down the tho room in a rage rago while the discussIon discussion discussion discus discus- sion went forward It was only after the chairman had told him for the last time Limo there was no chance of or their changing their minds that gave up took his hat bat and left leCt the room Outside he met his bis friend the sheriff and und into his sympathetic ears poured his troubles His equipment train pulled into the Las Vegas terminal about the tho same time with an angry angry gang of ot men on board Helen driving into Las Ve Vegas as stopped stepped tho the machine near the station statton Spik Spikes Spike's s 's eye foil at once on the tho missing equipment train tain away from which Bill in in no very pleasant mood was wt walking king when Spike stepped out of tho the machine As Spike advanced Bill looked him over contemptuously eyeing eye eyo- ing lag him front from head to foot Coot to express his sentiments before he spoke Helen and Storm came forward Bill Dill with a lowering glance faced them you doing with machine he demanded with Insolent bluntness I J 1 took it it returned Helen to save the lives of ot three men You YO mean you stole It exclaimed Bill Look here Interposed Storm mind your words you hobo or you'll bo be In trouble before you know it IL Helen restrained her companion As they left lert Bill Dill directed Spike to stay aUy there to watch tho the train He I himself H hastened to SM rue whom le Ike e found at ut the moment the sheriff was leaving him hum Dill Bill told his bis employer em em- the tho machine story and the two went wont back to the outfit train to see what condition the motor car had been boen left in Spike came for as and Bill appeared and while tho the latter latler two examined the machine The girl and amI Storm came cume up with this crook In the time machine Bill Dill said sald nod nodding ing toward Spike Where are they they now now demanded of ot the convict Up town getting something to eat answered Spike In the restaurant to which Storm had taken Helen for Cor lunch before they theT should co go up to the courthouse Storm while Helen was ordering took from Crom his pocket tho the note noto for the recorder and aud gave it to her Helen opened reread reread reread re re- re- re read and laid the note on tho the table with her ber pocketbook She Sho and Storm were just enjoying tho the prospect of a a. substantial meal when walkIng walking walk walk- ing in approached their table Ho He spoke to them unconcernedly and without waiting Availing for an invitation pulled up a n. chair and sat down with them As tactfully as she could she made her e explanations to about commandeering his motor car Sea Sea- grue affected truculence and declined to accept her apologies But he ho drew drewa a n. pencil from Cram his pocket at length and using the note lying beside Helens Helen's Helens Helen's Hel lid ens en's pocketbook for a pad rote on onit onit it an an exorbitant figure Showing this to Helen ho he said dogmatically I what it will cost If it you want this thing settled without trouble you Helen flushed a little with indignation indignation tion when she saw what he demanded but she was resolved not to quarrel All right she answered simply Mr Rhinelander will send you a check The luncheon Storm had ordered was just coming in and while Helen Helon and Storm watched tho the waitress Sea- Sea erue PUe leaning forward looked again at Rhinelander's note still stilt lying on an tho the table He began to read it Storm saw tho the impertinence and leaning over oyer coolly picked the note from under under under un un- der eyes and folding it put It In Helens Helen's pocketbook somewhat disconcerted at being caught rose rosa and left loft tho the table recorders recorder's office and began a search among the books It was not until he had tossed one book after alter another aside and when finding the lost lust book of ot deeds ho lie consulted tho the index book and threw open the pages containing Rhinelander's way right d deeds that Spike got the least inkling of or what he was after arter But Dut the moment Bill found the pago page he be was looking for for he lie slapped his hand down on it exultantly the tho book we wo want ant he exclaimed huskily Spike stretched ills his eagle neck for for- war ward Fine Fino he muttered grinning Hold on What's that he whispered in ill alarm grabbing Bills Bill's arm aria with a a. start Bill Dill alarm c looked aro around Some body's coming cried Spike under his breath S See Seo if tr Lugs Lug's there Bill unsuspectingly ran out to see If It their lookout had been disturbed Tho The instant he left lert the room Spike watching watching watch watch- ing his chance ripped the tho two leaves recording Rhinelander's ers er's deeds forcibly from the book and stowed them into the breast breust of or his shirt just as Bill returned re re- turned Bill grabbed up the book and going to an open window dropped the book whore where Lug stood waiting The moment moment mo mo- ment time the latter caught tho time heavy volume volume vol volume vol- vol ume he made mado hurriedly awa away with it for room Spike and Bill were less fortunate in their They walked into the hallway ay and ard had reached the head bead of dr of the stairs when they were seen by the tho day watchman With a shout he be hailed them Bill Dill without hesitating whipped out his revolver ro and arid fired Spike angrIly angrily angrily an an- caught his companions companion's arm wrested tho the gun from his hand and stuck It in to his own own pocket Tho The watchman watch watch- man pulling his own pistol dropped back into a doorway Dill Bill dashed down tho the corridor one way while Spike made a record sprint down the stairs stair's the other The rhe watchman chased Bill and Bill re reaching ching a window sprang through it to the ground Getting Getting Get Get- Get Get- ting on his feet he ran for safety down the street The one shot fired tired in the Ute courthouse had already made a commotion Spike gaining the foot of or the stairs hid him him- himself self 5 just as clerks coming in at the front ran upstairs to see what was P 0 T f t d dS dw S w 55 The Crowd Angry at S Spike p ke Surged Forward without further words By the time he gained the street he had charted the situation imprudently revealed through Helens Helen's carelessness in guarding guard guard- gu guarding rd- rd ing the instructions pretty clearly in his mind Returning to the train he found Bill nm Spike and Lug Taking lull bill aside S Sea Sea- grue called Lug over and told the two about Rhinelander's loss of the deeds and the tho e effort Helen would make mako to secure certified copies of them While he was tal talking ing he looked locked d at his watch In five minutes minutes said the themen themen themen men In the recorders recorder's office will start for Cor dinner You two fellows fellow s take tate Spike and go quietly up to the court court- house When the office is e empty pty get the book of or deeds and bring it to my room Bill Bm can can you trust Spike Bill DiU answered ho thought he be could Dont lose any time directed Sea Sea- grUB grue You may have to hunt around a little muo up there Report to me down at tho room Bill Dill and his companions stepped over to tho the train for Cor a jimmie Spike watched them disappear and hurried up street himself He now made himself himself him him- gel self responsible for a further interruption interruption tion to the lunch that Helen and Storm were just beginning to relish he whispered is up to some work ork What work demanded H Helen len in alarm Dont know yet answered Spike Spate but hut Ill I'll find out Do Spike she Bho murmured huru hur- hur u ison uon Don t i le let lei him mm nm make mane any more trouble for us us will you Spike nodded to reassure her and trotted away When he got back to the tho train Bill Bm and Lug came camo from one of or the cars Bill had a revolver in his handBill hand Bill nill wheres where's my skit Jitt kit demanded Spike Stow It muttered Bill Dill and follow follow fol tol |