Show I hit GIUL AND 11 r n o e 1 Din o L u 11 AUTHOR OF WHISPERING SMITH THE MOUNTAIN DIVIDE STRA STRATEGY TEOY OF GREAT OREA T RAILROAD ETC NOVELIZED FROM THE MOVING PICTURE PLAY OF THE SAME V NAME PRODUCED BY THE SIGNAL FILM CORPORATION SYNOPSIS Little Holmes daughter aughter of or Gen G General n. n eral Holmes railroad man Is ts rescued from Imminent danger on a s sl enic railroad railroad rail ran road rond by George Storm a newsboy 1 Grown to young youns womanhood Helen saves Sa Storm now a fireman her father and ht hb Amos financier and amI S promoter from a threatened ool- ool ol lis lon employed b by steal eal Gen General Holmes Holmes' survey plans of the th- cut ofT off line for the tho th Tid Tidewater water fatally Wound th tl the general eral and escape Her fathers father's fa fn- ther's s 's estate badly Involved Nl by his death Hel Helen goes Oes to work on the Tidewater Helen recovers reco the tho survey plans from I and though h they ure are taken from i. i t 1 i her er finds ands an accidentally l made proof of S 'S J the UIt survey soney blueprint Storm Is employed el r b by Rhinelander r Spike befriended by listen In turn HIrn saves eaves her and the right right- IH- IH w way of-way contracts when ter Helen and Storm win In for tor T fOr a race against Sen ue f for r right of way Helen Storm and Rhinelander rescue rescue res res- cue Spike from s men steals records to protect Rhinelander and Storm and Bod Holes Helen skives saves Spike from death in the burning of the courthouse ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT Salting of the Superstition Mine Outwitted in his effort to obtain possession possession posy pos pos- y session session of or the coveted eted right right-of way right way r record cord and defeated once more in his plans through the failure of Spike t to betray those who had befriended him wrath concentrated d on Spike as boing chiefly responsible for his disk dis- dis k- k re A st standing in the room which had i. i just been n the scene of his last defeat agrue felt that he could at least enJOY enjoy en- en r joy revenge revenge Helen Storm and Rhinelander Rhine Rhine- lander landor were still facing him with Spike near and the sheriff was just leaving the room when called to him As he did so he drew from his pocket a worn pamphlet and handed handed handed hand hand- ed it ostentatiously to the sheriff Theres es something of oC interest to you What do you mean returned the official Jocularly He glanced at the pam pamphlet saw set forth Corth on the cover coyer a rew reward rd of oC five hundred dollars offered of of- r feted Ed for Cor the apprehension of oC Spike and laughed We Ve see these things every day said he handing it back L to If Ir I were to chase up all allf f 9 painters I get like liSe that tha m my s t- t l- l li acy agy Q buy gasoline gasoline- dont don't IJa have e to burn any gasoline gaso gaso- tine line to get this thib mo money ej retorted Sea- Sea grue Your man Is right here Where demanded the sheriff sherif skeptically pointed to Spike That Thatis is the tho tho thoman man he lie said coldly Spike decided the ganie was up up- He made a bolt for Cor the door The sheriff stopped him The moment was an unpleasant one Helen was furious Of Ot all the mean mean things youve you've ever done she said saM to this is about the mean mean- est I should think you w would uld want to go and hide yourself she exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- ex- ex claimed with cutting emphasis emphases from Crom the sight of at all living men mere Stung retorted in like That sounds fine dine front from your lips Miss Miss Helen Holmes Holmes' its it's a new role for Cor you to become the champion of prison birds like this fellow He nodded 1 insolently insolently insolently in in- towards Spike Especially ho he added since this very man man he he pointed a finger n relentlessly at Spike this this very man man manh h he almost thundered thundered thun thun- dered was implicated in the death of your own father lie He meant He-meant meant with his retort to beat poor peer Helen to the ground He almost did so 80 NIS tY IY fAm n H rA Breathless to speak sh she looked helplessly from accuser to ac ac- ac Storm and Rhinelander stood spellbound Staring at like one stunned Helen could only gasp My Iy father Yes your our father repeated Sea Sea- grue How do you like your hero now he concluded tauntingly Helen felen looked toward Spike Spike is this true Ho He could not speak to hor her He He- He could not even cven look at her lIe He only turned to the sheriff and in a a. voice such as no man ever had heard from him before muttered Im ready The sheriff led him from tho the room Helen lichen with Rhinelander and Storm silently followed leaving as ashe he turned again to his window to his own reflections Ncr Nor were tho the loss of the tho records and his excoriation by Helen the only misfortunes that were to come to him that tray fay He lIe had long bad had control of a valuable valuable valuable ble gold mine in the Superstition range and to his backers he had enlarged enlarged enlarged en en- more than once with enthusiasm on the tho probability that their investment investment in in- vestment in this mine would make all of oC them more money ney than ever er had been taken talen out of oC the Superstition mountains But Dut the day beC before re drillers drillers drill drill- ers working In the main tunnel had stopped suddenly before beCore the rock wall they ther were penetrating One of ot them after aCter consulting in iii some excitement with his fellows called the foreman Coreman u up uh demanded the latter laUer gruffly when he reached the drill bat bat- tery E up responded theman theman the tho thoman man bluntly Its all aU up with the mine and this outfit and you and me boss right here The foreman showed showell his worry as ashe ashe ashe he stood contemplating the fault He drew from rom his pocket a book and hurriedly hurriedly hur bur scratching a note on a leaf lear handed it to a man and bidding him hurry with it turned again to the drillers to investigate Sea rue was returning from front the bank when mine messenger stopped him in the street of oC Las Vegas ega This Mr lr Sea Sea- g fire le he demanded dema y fh f nodded curtly emily What do you want For anSwer the man handed him a soiled letter tearing open the envelope read Dear Sir Can you come to the mine at once Vein has pinched out In main mam work work- ings S. S ROE startled d at the last sentence sentence sen sen- tence volleyed questions at the mes mes- The ma man n could rould n firm the he intelligence of or what he be himself had seen before leaving lea the mine mine and Sea Sea- grue telling him to hunt up Bill Bm and bring him to th the assa assay office in Main street hurried ba back k to the bank Bill Bm reached the assay almost as soon as his bis employer directed directed directed di di- him to go get the car cai and as asBill asBill Bill BIU left assa assay expert an old hum chum of oC his in Oceanside came ame out of ot the inner office To him explained as hurriedly hurriedly hurriedly hur hur- as possible what had happened nedWill ned Will you go right out with me to the mine At the mine the fhe foreman was still examining the walls He i howell bowed Sea Sea- grue the lost seam sean The latter examined examIned examined exam exam- ined the spot carefully and turned tinned to question the head driller This man T- T TT T k kt 4 I 7 I The Fight on Top of the Tram Train Was Wat Vicious 4 I J pointed d to the tile last spot at nt which they had got hl high grade grade e quartz quart The expert stooped and took toole up a handful of rock from the ground Answering Answering Answering An An- in reply to a hopeful question he shook his head I I doubt very err mU much h said he after the two had canvassed the matter from all aU stiles sides If It It is possible to recover the vein ein At tho the entrance to the shaft Sea grue dismissed his own two men and ami turned to tho the expert The They talked together together to to- gether ether a few moments The mining minim man saw sa what hat was in mind and was not surprised a moment later to hear him say sa- without further beating beating beat beat- ing about the bush If It I can get a bidder bidder bidder bid bid- der for tor the mine Ill I'll pay five thousand dollars for a a good report on It Each understood the other as they ther left the scene together And summoning summoning summon summon- ing his men men Bill Dill and Lu Lug and getting Into his motor car with the expert drove dro away toward Las Lase Ve Ye- e egas gas The machine was stopped a little distance from Rhinelander's camp and on a scratch pad pad wrote a note note to Amos Rhinelander Giving this to Lu Lug he directed him hint to deliver It He then told Bill Dm to drive back to town Helen cut to pieces over o the disclosure disclosure disclosure sure of oC Spikes Spike's complicity in the death of her father returned with Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhine- Rhine lander and Storm to the construction camp Storm offered suet S such t consolation as he could but this was ver very little And it was almost a relief to him when Rhinelander directed him to see about getting the men to work Rhinelander himself was watching the progress of oC the construction a little while later when Lug handed him note Dear Rhinelander Without a off cut-off we cannot operate the Superstition mine profitably This would make a good Investment for your company and I am giving you the first chance to bid for It Yours Rhinelander somewhat puzzled read the note over oyer two or three times He lIe dismissed Lug with the verbal message message message mes mes- sage to S that he would look into It It and calling Storm and Helen Into conference Rhinelander read called in a couple of ot men and when asked askell Rhinelander If he would I liko to have it tIred fired and upon Rhinelander's Rhinelander's Rhine Rhine- landers lander's assent the party got Into safety safe safety ty and the shot was was discharged Coming out of oC their retreat the different dif dif dif- ferent forent members of the group picked up specimens specimens- of oC the shattered ore and examined it Certainly Helen hlelen said er In an undertone this looks good Tho expert was at hand with a handful hand ful of oC quartz That stuff he lie- said showing it to the prospective buyer with an air of ot certainty will average two hundred dollars to the ton Helen and Storm consulted together watching In a moment ho asked them and Rhinelander to follow tollow him outside Leaving the shaft shan ho ho- took the thc three to the bag vile pile These sacks said he to Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhine Rhine- lander contain high high-grado ore are ready for shipment to the smelter They are to be bo included in whatever deal I 1 make with a buyer bUer for the mine Rhinelander Storm and Helen continued continued continued con con- to discuss the purchase apart They counted the number of ot bags Rhinelander er made an effort to roughly reckon the value of ot them and the expert talking together the while same little distance away A further conference with disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed that the price he h wanted forthe forthe for forthe the mine was one hundred and fifty thousand dollars After Arter the usual bargaining bargaining bar bar- gaining Rhinelander proposed to take the property t including the ore ready for the wagons at one hundred and ten thousand twenty dollars dollars twenty five thousand dollars to to be paid dow down clown accepted Rhinelander made out his check and ami the transaction was complete Rhinelander only requesting that the foreman keep the men at work worl until he lie should have a chance to get started This was assented to and Storm was placed temporarily in charge of oC the mine While the negotiations had been taking taking tak tak- ing shape a freight train had pulled In a few miles distant at Valley station station station sta sta- tion where the crew set out an empty empt box hox car for Cor loading A teamster from Cram the mine was summoned by tho the agent who handed him a note for the tho mine I r z r e 9 s 11 J. J I i Jump Jumped d With a Cry of Defiance From the Top of the Car them the note and its contents were put under discussion Do you ou suppose ask asked d Rhinelander Rhineland Rhineland- er cr that ho he means what he ne It might ire he Jt ventured d Helen re- re i 1 r mainly we e Ii Know now he is about defeated I ell in his construction race And if hes he's beaten on the railroad railroad rail rail- road proposition why shouldn't he want to get ri rid of his mining mitring property property property prop prop- erty The Superstition mine min observed Rhinelander has always s been a good goed producer At th the m mine in matters a were being pushed p rapidly forward for the selling campaign Driving ba bark bak k with Bill Pill and Lug rue had summoned the foreman fore fore- man bidden him hint dismiss the ren fen and dispatched his nib own two w worthies to the surface s for bags of ere In III the meantime he and ami his foreman began to get the rock read ready Bill Bih wed and Lug returned presently from the hag pile of them bearing a sac sacK of ore are Lug was sent for foi more moie w while hill bile the others others oth oth- ers deposited the rich quartz in readiness readi ness for Rhinelander's examination At the assay office in Las laa Vegas egas Rhinelander accompanied b by St an and Helen was IO looking king tor the rt Rhinelander held a brief brid conference with him telling him what was wa wanted wanted want want- ed and asking whether he lie could accompany accompany ac ac- ac company him on a trip trill to the Superstition lion tiou mine mint The expert e. t raised raided s sOw bume nee abjection objection ob ab pr other work MI n J u ii 1 but was finally induced to yield ai aId I 1 Storm was sent to pr procure clIre a r ra L t t- t tr II r i car carin carm m iu which the party e il ball ll Ji Jl its return 1 The he orul orders Js J's were to tv drive straight to the Superstition name mine was almost r tor for visitors visitors tors tois salon Ailer an au hours hour's bard hald work wok with 1 i Is s men Den V ho had hac I beet been distributing ng th th s. sach and aid rolling tine tile rich ore inam in inam am ing ng the wort 11 s r lIi he du cs tr l them to g gt t r ready jad for Cor a blasting The 1 he foreman took a SMi sm fc iC charge and anti put Bill and Lug to tu wog work k LI cJ it tt left tine the tunnel the foreman remaining und i l his IMS is orders t to hurry the shot The 1 ho moment Bill was ready really Lug got the dynamite set tho the fuse and completed d the preparations ns t to his delight saw Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhine- Rhine lander and his party driving riving up Greetings Greetings Greetings Greet Greet- ings were exchanged somewhat stiffly after alter the recent encounter ter of the parties parties parties par par- ties but without dissen dissension in the presence of at the expert and all started together r for tor the tunnel With Rhinelander asking questions every few Cew steps the expert exp explained a as s they walked down the tho turn tunnel el the character of ot the formation and recited something of the history of the mine with which he be admitted ho he was famil tamil It all s sounded encouraging By Uy the time the group had bad reached the tho end of the main tunnel Bill DIll and Lug had disappeared disappeared disappeared dis dis- appeared from sight The foreman r i foreman When the teamster reached the mine the new purchasers were taking possession He lie handed the message to the foreman The foreman foreman foreman fore- fore man read read- Have empty box car here for high- high grade ore Send it down right away and local will pick the car up this P P. M M. M LEN He lie turned 1 to Rhinelander show showing ins him bim the message and pointing to the sacks ready for |