| Show A story I Ib I Mountain Railroad Life Lie b FRA FRANK H. H 1915 6 dy FRANK H. H SPEARMAN j Novelized From the Moving Picture Play of the Same Name Produced by the th Signal Film Corporation I SYNOPSIS Little lIel Helen n Holmes s daughter of Gen Gen- rul Holmes railroad man is rescued from imminent on a a. scenic railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road by George Sturm Storm a newsboy Grown to young womanhood Helen makes make a spectacular spectacular spec spec- double rescue of or Storm now a freight fireman Urman and of oC her father Cather and hIs hU friends Amos Rhinelander financier and Robert promoter from Crom a threatened threatened threat threat- ened collision between a 11 passenger train and a runaway freight employed employed employed em em- by and Capelle his law law- yer Interrupted b by Helen while stealing General Holmes' Holmes I survey uney plans of or the cutoff cutoff cut cut- off If line for the Tidewater water tatal fatally wound General Holmes and amI escape Storm and telen elen chase the the- murderers on a light enand ene enne en- en ne e and capture them Spike has hidden e plans and manages s to lo inform here they are cached Her lieI fathers father's es estate estate es- es tate badly involved ed by bv his death Helen goes to work on the Tidewater Sea ruc Spike to o b break jail and d uses him et i l to 8 set t lire fire to a powder train rl h hauled bv by Storms Storm's engine lIt Helen len saws saves Storm from troma ft u horrible death FOURTH INSTALLMENT CHAPTER IV When Helen Holmes took the da day key at Signal the little office had already already already al al- al- al ready passed from the quiet kind to the remorselessly active kind of oC those small way stations that drive innocent innocent innocent inno inno- cent men mad Two rival lines maintaining maintaining main main- large construction camps and getting all their supplies through Signal Signal Sig Sig- nal station were engaged in a race to build a mountain cut offend off cut and a considerable considerable considerable con con- one Despite all the help Lyons the overworked agent could give Helen she found the tho tasks of her day about all that her strength would compass Nor could Helen situated as she was escape occasional office visits from whose activity as head of the opposition construction camp was unabated Going over to the station station station sta sta- tion one day to watch his men unload a shipment of or material he stepped into the office ostensibly to make Inquiries In in- in in reality to steal a few minutes minutes minutes min min- utes with Helen Holmes whom he found busy but alone spoke blandly I 1 hear youre you're becoming quite a railroad d expert ex ex- pert She made no effort to reply Getting really clever at the key Lyens Lyons Lyons Ly Ly- ons ens rays rays Helen entering waybills i r went ent on with her writing By ny the l.- l. way asked evenly any word this morning from our steam shovel She looked toward the window window the the local freight train had Just pulled in It may be out there now on No 8 85 seemed in no haste to investigate investigate in in- and Helen had almost lost hope of oC any diversion In that direction direction tion when the office door opened and George Storm walked in He was Just out of or his engine cab and deliberate and composed as usually usually ally but his eyes lighting to greet Helen cooled when he saw Se grue Storm nodded curtly toward him and was greeted in kind Then the stalwart stalwart stal stal- wart engine man turned his attention to Helen and was soon made to feel the pangs of or being distinctly third in the situation and without an r anesthetic And the best of it all is is said Storm at length to Helen this is my last run on local freights I am assigned assigned as as- signed tonight to the Limited Helen Helon lifted her eyebrows in surprise surprise sur sur- prise Some run they're giving vou you took the chance to Join sarcastically sarcastically sar sar- in Right in line for chief of or motive power eh Storm Storm was not to be ba disturbed He Ho 4 only regarded calmly for a aJ J moment moment- Then he turned good edly to thank Helen While soldiering soldier soldier- t k ing JUg agreeably at this task his fireman fire- fire uman man Intruded on the scene long i enough to remind him they were wait wait- ing for him to get out Storm with t an f. f h expression of disgust at the interruption inter inter- nodded gruffly to the fireman f. f concluded his talk with Helen and walked out Helen rose to go out on the the platform also rue intervened If to distract her attention It was user use use- r less She must deliver a message she said to the conductor and I ved wed was left to stay stav with himself l' l unwillingly to foIl He followed ut even then It was only to find himSelf himself him him- self jelf watching Storms Storm's good-bys good waved to Helen from the cab And she saw r them too nothing escaped her at at- j l te tion Rhinelander In n charge of the Tidewater Tidewater Tide- Tide water line Une camp was pushing 1 J i closely closey Y in the construction race and andas r. r as ae the a head of a big crew of or men imbued im im- hued with his own spirit was laughing laugh- laugh lug log at obstacles that made r head bead ache and with equipment actually actually actually actu actu- ally somewhat Inferior was forging l dally daily ahead of or his rival But the tho mall mail mallnow now flow brought him a note from the Chairman of the executive vc committee r. r t of Dt his board that almost paralyzed his hisA i A activities Oceanside Dear Rhinelander Our survey surveyS S I re- re party advise that they cannot relocate re lo Gate ate the pass over the Superstition range Unless you can furnish a survey survey surf sur sur- t f vey vet of the off cut pass before the first our people will wUl withdraw their i financial support Jt BOWERS it Amos Antos Rhinelander sitting it st his hisk k fusty austy and littered desk stared ared at t the t ewers Tr IT his friend the executive committee of the board were with him this him this ho hofelt hofelt hofelt felt assured of or But somewhere influences influences must be at work against him He suspected Capelle still a board board member and a continual intriguer Capelle Calelle was a master worker in underground underground un un- un effects and besides being own owls attorney was himself heavily interested in opposing enterprises enterprises enter enter- of the Coast line To throttle Rhinelander in the construction effort begun by Helens Helen's own father before his death was to advance his own interests interests interests in in- as well as those of his client Rhinelander's decision as to what must be done to meet this opposition was prompt He consulted a timetable called his foreman asked for a 0 man to carry his handbags to the station and began changing his clothes for a trip Not far away and at about the same time was reading his own mail mall It contained this note Unsuccessful report concerning pass submitted Persuaded backers to withdraw support on the first This will stop operation on Rhinelander's Rhinelander Rhineland- Rhineland ers er's s off cut as we know he be cannot produce sune survey CAPELLE In hut but a party part of newspaper newspaper newspaper per men from Oceanside were waiting to be taken on an inspection trip over the construction Im ready for you boys said Sea Sea- grue in high spirits to the Journalists Well look over the work near here first he announced ripping open a I- I box of cigars Hold it it Mr cried a camera camera camera cam cam- era man on the manager We want you first right there where you are at your desk Hold it The picture was taken a copy promised promised promised prom prom- to within an hour and the party part started out Had he left lert his hut but two minutes earlier he might have seen Amos Rhinelander followed by own Spike with Rhinelander's Rhineland Rhineland- ers er's bags entering the waiting room door of Signal station statton Helen looking up from her table perceived Rhinelander's anxiety reflected reflected re re- re- re in his manner Bad news Helen he said plunging plunging plunging ing at once into the unpleasant sub sub- I am on my way to Oceanside he added when she had read Bowers' Bowers note The directors meet tonight Someone is trying to undermine us But whether I 1 succeed in changing their views or not Im I'm going to fight if it I have to fight all night Helen was too upset to speak for a minute For her so much depended on the success of or her own road in reaching the mountains with a 11 off cut-off first Rhinelander worried though he was tried to cheer her up Spike outside listening gathered that Rhine Rhino lander dander was on his bis way to the city He hung around the platform till the local passenger pulled in watched Rhinelander board it and mingling with men walked unobserved unobserved unobserved served over to the latter's camp He found his boss with the Journalists What Is it demanded scenting news in Spikes Spike's appearance Rhinelander has bas just gone to Oceanside smiled Did he get a letter letter let let- ter this morning He did Their confab was broken in on by byone byone byone one of the newspaper men who had a print of the photo he had bad taken of or at his desk Inspected Inspect inspect- ed this with the greatest pleasure Fine he exclaimed Good pic plc- picture picture ture tore A whimsical idea seized him He wrote a word or two across the back backof backof of the print and recalled Spike Take this over to Helen Holmes Give it to her with my compliments So saying he turned to the photographer Spikes Spike's reception at the station was wasal al always ways a chilly one This time Helen took his message and dismissed him before she opened the envelope When she saw what Sea ruc had sent she was angry Her first impulse w was s to tear the hateful print in two Instead Instead Instead In In- stead she contemptuously impaled it iton iton iton on a steel file tile near at hand A moment moment moment mo mo- ment later removing the print to filba filo fil-a a message she looked at the picture again Her attention was attracted to a 0 paper lying on desk It had been caught b by the camera lens tens The longer she looked the more carefully her eyes fixed on this object object object ob ob- revealed In the photograph Very curious now Helen opened a drawer took from it a reading glass and studied the contents of or desk Her heart almost stopped beating beat beat- beating ing as is she realized that her suspicions must be correct With the aid of the ordinary ry glass she could plainly s see seethe seethe e ethe the survey that had been stolen from her ber fathers father's library Helen looked toward camp It was there even now and if she could recover the precious find it was wae not too late to save saye her hor own Interests interests In tn as well as 88 those of or her own good friend Amos RhIn Rhinelander elander How could she Bho recover It With fast kindling hatred d of its ita dishonest possessor f x r. dozen projects for regaining regaining regaining regain regain- ing her own onu o flashed across her mind The morn more she thought the mug mure im im- im possible It seemed to devise any scheme that could be carried out in time to help Rhinelander's fight that night at Oceanside But what Helen could not devise herself was being already devised for her Following up what Spike Spike Spike-an an unconscionable liar liar had had declared a flattering reception of the picture resolved to seize a moment while the going was good to forward himself with Helen She was studying the telltale print when hen she heard footsteps and startled looked out was coming up the platform She felt frightened Could he be possibly have realized his blunder and come to demand the return return return re re- turn of the picture She was resolved she would not surrender It in any event Force she was hopeless of or ofas ofas oras as a possible aid in her difficulty Stratagem and a womans woman's weapons alone remained to her Her wits rapidly cleared She snatched the photograph opening the door caught her picture in hand He Ho walked forward pleased It was not hard haret Helen to counterfeit counter counter- feit felt an embarrassment nor was it in inthe inthe the least unbecoming to her To Sea Sea- grue her look came like a burst of or sunshine after many chilling storms What do you think of or my construction construe construe- ton tion headquarters he laughed Helens Helen's gaze rested modestly on her table She seemed to contemplate the picture with a a. quiet pleasure Then she looked slowly up at This doesn't show very much of or the camp she camp she drawled the words the very least bit bit you bit you are aro awfully busy over there I suppose Never too busy to welcome our friends Come over sometime What to a construction camp asked Helen feigning just enough amazement Why not Talk about Rhinelander's Rhineland Rhineland- ers er's steam shovels Ill I'll show you shovels that can do everything but vote yote Come on along For an effective moment she hesi hest I couldn't possibly she declared declared de de- Glared with decision but she allowed a note of regret to linger an instant Where could the survey be now was the question recurring always to Helens Helen's mind Toward the close of or orthe the tho dinner rising unlocked his desk for a 0 flask of oC Chartreuse There lying In the corner exactly where she had bad seen it Helen again beheld beheld beheld be be- held the survey a blue print beside it was enough to close and lock the desk after atter he be had taken the flask out How she asked herself was she to get that desk open again dismissed his bis serving man matt and this did not allay Helens Helen's uneasiness ness tress for herself She did not want to be left alone a with him now things were getting too But could she in some way get into the desk Rising she said she would clear the table a little Taking hold of or the flask ho he had just taken from the desk and holding bolding out her hand band with a smile she ahe asked him for his bis keys was inno in no position to refuse so intimate a re re- re- re quest With an air of or camaraderie he handed them over and Helen pushed back the cover of or the desk But as she did so threw his arms around her She struggled indignantly indignant indignant- ly but could not get away For a moment moment moment mo mo- ment there was a fierce struggle Then with a superhuman effort she tore herself free caught up the first thing she could lay her hand on on-It on it happened to be a bronze match tray tray tray- and struck across the fore fore- head He went completely over oyer leaving Helen stricken horror at what she had done She listened Outside she heard no sound Seizing the blue blueprint blueprint blueprint print that lay under her ber hand she gained the door and ran out just as regained his feet She had resolved to flag the Limited Hardly touching the earth she dashed to the station hurried to the key and telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed Rhinelander Have blue print of or survey Will Willbe Willbe Willbe be on Limited HELEN It was not too soon Through th the window she saw rushing down the platform She slammed the office door shut and locked it i I I II I I 4 j jy y r. r 1 1 and the Engineer Glared at Each Other 2 His 2 His Wines Sh She Persistently Declined 3 Rhinelander 3 Rhinelander Has Just Jus Gone to Oceanside A Storm 4 Storm Is Discharged threw himself viciously against it The lock held but she must get away at once There was a window In the and she ran into the had snatched up tip a stone He lie reached the operators operator's window only to see see Helen who had sprung through the window window window win win- dow running up the track He followed followed followed fol fol- lowed her at top speed Intent on escaping escaping escaping es es- caping she gave no thought to where |
