| Show I Q A story of 01 f Moun Mountain ain Railroad Life LS k bj FRANK H. H SPEARMAN COPy COP 1915 6 fy F FRANK t H Novelized From the Moving Picture Play of the Same Name Produced by the Signal Film Corpor Corporation SYNOPSIS Little UWe Helen Holmes daughter of or General General Gen Gen- eral Holmes railroad man is rescued lI from Irom Imminent danger danser on a 1 scenic rall- rall J road by George Storm a a. nC newsboy Grown to young womanhood Helen saves Storm now DOW a a. fireman roman and Robert nobert promoter pro pro- moter from a a. threatened collision San Sate Sate- steal General General General Gen Gen- breakers employed by Sea rue eral Holmes Holmes' survey plans of the tho c cut t ore oft for tor the Tidewater fatally wound the Her fathers father's estate and escape ht badly b Involved by bC his hla death Helen goes I to work on the Tidewater lichen Helen recovers recover th the survey plans plane from Crom and c though they are ne taken from Crom Ju her r. r finds an accidentally wade proof of the jurvey survey blueprint Storm la I. employed by Rhine Rhine- f J J. J Under lender Spike befriended 1 by Helen In Ids his turn saves savell her and the way or contract con con- tract when ben rue kidnaps kidnap liei het l Helen 3 d d Storm win f t r r a race riled raceL L ln t 8 A ru ue for tor wy of cue Helen torm and Rhinelander ander rn rescue Spike from Be agree ru s melt mew Spike steals records to protect Rhinelander and Storm and Helen lichen save ave Spike from death In the burning courthouse Vein Jo In n Superstition mine pinches out salts It and sells It to er The vein 1 is relocated THIRTEENTH INSTALLMENT 7 A FIGHT FIGHT FOR FORA A FORTUNE FORTUNEr r A bH bright blight ht morning sun beat down In winter wn warmth warmth- on th Ute the Superstition t l mine Inloe Near ear the mouth of or the tun tun- eel pel stood Amos Rhinelander now sole sola owner of or the property S giving orders to lo his foreman At the loading platform platform plat plat- form lorm not far tal away George Storm was b bantering with Helen Helon Holmes It was the day after her hazardous flight down the the aerial railway but she looked as refreshed and charming as asIf asIf asIt If It she Lad had never Known the mean meaning In of the word trouble George O orge Storm her companion stalwart stalwart stalwart stal stal- wart and young was disputing with Helen for the tho possession of or a pocket mirror he had filched from her tier vanIty vanIty vanity van van- ity bag when Rhinelander approached ap- ap I am afraid I am de trop hero ere he said dryly looking from one ona oneto oneto to the other H Helen len flushed the least bit Why not at all she disclaimed We were only waiting wailing for the the team to come comeback comeback comeback back from Valley And you found round it easier to wait walt together to to- together 10 gether gether continued Rhinelander unabashed un- un abashed However Howe he went on sparing tho the manifest embarrassment of the young couple Ive something to to say to each e. of you They looked at him questioningly Ho He held two papers in his hand Helen he continued yesterday completed I think pretty thoroughly thorough thorough- ly my title to the Superstition mine 1 never expect to get any stronger claim on a piece of property than I Inow Inow Inow now have on this Unless he added quizzically q to my lot in the home cemetery after I occupy it perma perma- In fact his fact his face lighted with witha a smile smile it it looked awhile yesterday as If It I shouldn't have havo any rear reap use nse for tor that even I certainly thought George he said Bald said speaking to Storm Stor while we were trapped in the tunnel the Superstition mine itself would bo be our last resting place But while w we were were relocating that big vein Tein you you Helen wore were getting without the loss of a a. minute the help necessary to bring us out alive That Is one reason he went on deliberately why J I have decided over overnight overnight overnight night to convey to you little girl with my compliments and aid best wishes a certificate for on third on-third third the the capital capital stock of this property He handed her ber bera a paper Here lIer It Is la George George he ho turned to his assistant assist assist- you ant ant you too too have stood by me at every every- turn tur of or the road since Bince 1 went I Into to this thib cut oft fight You lost your job with ith tho Tidewater line through sticking to me I 1 could have got you reinstated you reinstated you know that of or course as as well as I do But Rut there was a lit Ut- UtI little I tIe tle selfishness I admit in my not doing dolt do do- lug ing lt g so 80 I felt you could be of or more ar aid to lo me on the front and my expectations expectations ex ex- have not in a single Hingle instance in tn- instance stance been disappointed I 1 dont don't expect to o spend all an my life lire in this country f I shall have to leave behind me when 1 go East someone to represent my interests and to guard them The Tho great wealth that has come como to me in this property has come over night night- I 1 wasn't suffering suffering suf cut fering for money before 1 I owned it ft But u I want tho the man who stands out in this country for the interests of Amos to have a substantial Ual monetary backing outside his care of or my affairs This is why George Georgo I 1 am presenting to you in this certificate a a. second third one-third of or the tho capital stock of tho the Superstition mine Now he be exclaimed putting up his hands to shut off ofT the protests And expressions of or gratitude voiced by his companions together I 1 dont don't want to hear bear a word further about this from either of ot you All Helen lichen and I ask from yon he you he was speaking speaking speak speak- ing tug to Storm Storm bl l to see seo that our dividend divi diva dead chock are u-e mailed nailed to us ua promptly A man came carao up to Rhinelander with wilh witha wilha a a letter Jetter Ho fie Ie opened the note noto and read Dear Mr M. Please tell teli Helen Holmes that Leary known likewise as Lefty but whose whoso real name nama was Hyde has confessed confessed con con- he killed her father The warden waiden sa says 11 that maybe maybo I will l. l J 1 b be paroled about the SPIKE Rhinelander elander read tho the note aloud very slowly and distinctly For a moment mo mo- ment the three were silent Rhinelander handed the tho letter to Helen elen She stood deeply moved In his apartment was still chagrined over the loss of what he ho had believed ed to be bo a worthless mine but which had already become known all over Nevada as the richest gold- gold blaring bearing property on the great Superstition Superstition Super Super- range range He lie had pot lIot yet yot abandoned abandoned aban aban- b n. n his hope of or recovering through some clover clever trick the property that he had parted with for what now seemed a paltry sum sum and his mind was set let aeton seton on regaining control of or It lt He Ha was 1713 now studying the bill of oC sale that h lied d his hia his his' l loss ss of oC the property lie He presently took up a a. pen peu and wrote wrote- out a dispatch Amos Arno Rhinelander Superstition Miner Mine Quarterly payment Superstition mine due duo tomorrow Storm and Helen were with RhineLander Rhino Rhine lander when the telegram was waa handed to him at the Uie mine Rhinelander showed it to his companions I I 1 think I will draw the money tram from the bank hank and go o to town with it in the morn morning in said studying the substance of the tho message Helen intervened Let me go with you TOU she exclaimed and I t can start Spike for the mine when he lea leaves leavea vea the Jail I 1 should hate to see sea him get mixed up with any more crooks when he gets get out Rhinelander assented and writing out an answer to message read it to Storm before he Ito gave ave It to toa toa toa a messenger Earl Albemarle Apartments Oceanside Will make payment on time In on the morning passenger RHINELANDER ue received the prompt answer answer an an- without mn much h elation He Ho cot cot- co 1 thoughtful and as Adams hia his servant was vas as leaving called him bins back asked for his hat and coat and accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by the man left the apart part ment Directing his hia steps up street Sea Sea- grue made madd his wa way to a quarter of the tho town less noted for its attractiveness than for its reputation as a haunt of ot otmen men of doubtful character Having reached the vicinity he desired desired desired-a a shabby and deserted side street street street-he he looked about to see whether he was observed and antl perceiving no one started down an obscure alloy He knocked at the door of a weather- weather beaten house standing close to the street A man opened the door Sea Sea- grue followed by Adams went in in- in I side Ward said addressing the scowling occupant of oC the room Ive got a Job for Cor you The man addrel addressed sed as Ward a scowling beetle adventurer scrutinized silently at the in in- I know youre you're sore continued Sea Sea- grue groe at the way the last Job went he added recalling the Incident of ot the stealing of or pay roll But Hut that wasn't your fault or mine Ward Without answering continued to regard him askance unfolded unfolded un nn- un- un folded his idea to the hardened crook and the promise of ot ready money and enough of or it whether it-whether whether he succeeded or failed failed finally enlisted him You and Adams here here nodded toward his servant servant ean can handie handle handle han han- dle die the thing without any trouble If It you cant can't do It It you'll be paid anyway But It U theres there's any possible chance I 1 want to see you separate Rhinelander Rhineland Rhineland- er from his hia money for tor twenty-four twenty hours Theres no time to lose muttered Ward picking up a railroad time ta ta- ta ble Are you ready to go Adams Adams nodded supplied both plentifully with money and the two left together Ward and Adams proceeding to the station boarded an outgoing passenger passenger passenger ger train from Las Vegas which should bring Rhinelander to Ocean Ocean- side Learning from tho the conductor where the down train would be flagged they left their own train at a convenient station and buying tick tick- etc ete back baek boarded the Las Vegas passenger passenger passenger pas pas- when it stopped In tho the observation car ear Rhinelander Rhineland Rhineland- er cr seated with Helen was watching the landscape through tho the window when men coming m in paid for seats not far away In his lap Rhinelander held a small bag and from front th the care caro with which he retained it Ward surmised it mi might ht contain something of ot especial value Ward while he sat studying out a scheme to take a 3 chance on the proposition proposition proposition and at least get the bag into his biB possession presently spoke to Adams The train stops slop twenty minutes at Clinton Junction he muttered to his companion We can get hold of a bag hag there something like Uk Rhineland Rhineland- ers era No o further words were needed to convey his hie meaning The moment the train pulled into Clifton Ward ant and L J t Adams hurried off ocr uptown to a leather leath leath- er eJ goods store Creaking Breaking precipitate precipitately ly In on tho the proprietor they pulled and hauled his stock about with small sense of ot responsibility Evidently E they wanted a a bag bas but they seemed to the tho shopkeeper hard to suit It was only alter after much searching and many hard words that Wards Ward's eyes lighted on something such as he be was looking for The Tho diner had been heen p pit it on and luncheon called Rhinelander taking Helen started for tho dining car closely close ly watched by Ward No sooner had the two seated themselves at a a. table than men following took seats directly behind them Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhine Rhine- lander placed the handbag at his feet Ward Wart made no move until Rhinelander Rhineland Rhineland- er or became occupied closely with the bill of ot fare While he was trying to tempt Helen with the various delicacIes delicacies delicacies delica delica- cies offered Ward put his foot Coot carefully carefully care care- fully tully out slid Rhinelander's bag away with his hie toe and and unobserved by the tha hurrying waiters walters or tho the busy diners pushed the dummy leather bag Into its place The knaves then coolly ordered their luncheon ate V somewhat it-somewhat hurriedly hur hur- and and left teft the car ahead of their victim When slackening speed warned Ward and Adams that the train was nearing Oceanside they ther were In no hurry to start out In fact tact they lagged noticeably In their movements and Helen and Rhinelander left lert the stAtion station and took a taxicab uptown without noticing the change of bags that had been played on them thorn And Just at this Juncture blind chance itself took a hand in the little game game amo Two city detectives In plain plainclothes plainclothes plainclothes clothes had come to meet the train traina a and d were refreshing their memories by reading a description of two holdup holdup holdup hold hold- up up men expected on on it Scanning the faces of the incoming passengers for such a pair pall as would fit Ot their search the detectives noted Ward and Adams getting slowly out of or the tho coach While the pair did not quite suit the description description tion the officers on general principles ples pies crossed over to meet them and stopped them for examination A Afew Afew Afew few curt questions and equally voluble answers did not satisfy the plainclothes plainclothes plain plain- clothes men who after some discussion discus sion slon Insisted that tho the suspects should accompany them to the station Wards Ward's mouth fell teU as as ashe he heard the order Uselessly ho he tried to convince the detectives es that he and his friend knew absolutely nothing of the holdup holdup holdup hold hold- up in question To the station they were compelled to go and there were held In cells ells until the ser cant could He lie turned to the telephone Spike and Helen had reached the rooms at tho hotel when Helen heard the tho ring of the telephone She answered the call Listening dumfounded she did not tell Spike what she heard but with her face somewhat blanched and Rhinelander's words ringing rinsing In her ears cars she sho hung up lip tho the receiver Get tho the stock from the safety deposit box he had directed and I will use uso that as temporary security until I 1 can replace the motley money shook his head No Mr Rhinelander ho said slowly that wont won't do I must havo have legal tender and have hae it today or our contract doesn't go Helen with Spike as her escort reached the bank only to find it closed as she had feared The The- watchman watch man despite her appeals refused them admittance But a little obstacle such as that was not a serious deterrent deterrent deterrent deter deter- rent to Spike He had bad defied the law too long to be balked now in the Interests of Justice and aud fair tall play He had been a a. malefactor with the law against him he brushed aside all scruples now In taking the roe role of ofa a benefactor with the law still a against him The watchman had his his- way It If the case is an as bad as you say Spike muttered to Helen weve cotto got cot gotto gotto to do something Helen shook her head hed despairingly It may mean millions Spike she ex ex- claimed What can we do In her distress she clasped her hands Do echoed Spike scornfully Go GoIn Goin Goin in and open the box and get let your property prop prop- erty theres there's there's theres nothing else to do But how cried Helen wide eyed with perplexity Spike tossed his head It was set high blEh above a pair of swinging broad shoulders |
