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A f f b bf I f AUTHOR OF WHISPERING SMITH THE MOUNTAIN STRATEGY OF DM DIVIDE E GREAT GREAT EA RAILROADS RAILROAD ETC ETe I SYNOPSIS t Little Helen Holmes dau daughter of ot General General Gen Gen- eral enl Holmes railroad man Is la rescued from r Imminent danger on a 0 scenic railroad by George Georgo Storm a II newsboy Grown to young oung spectacular womanhood Helen makes a spectacular double Cauble rescue of ot Storm now now- nowa a II freight fireman man and of or her father and his friends Amos Rhinelander financier and Robert rue promoter no from a threatened and colIon col- col a Ion between a passenger train und and a runaway freight employed by lIy and Capelle his lawyer Interrupted Interrupted Inter Inter- by Helen Holen while stealing General holmes' holmes survey plans of tho the off cut line for the Tidewater fatally wound General Holmes and escape Storm and Helen chose the murderers on a lL light engine and capture them Spike has hidden the plans Ind nd d manages manales to Inform they hey They are aie cached Her fathers father's estate badTY bad- bad TY br Involved by his death Helen nelen goes to work vork on the Tidewater helps pike to break Jail and uses him film to set Sro Ore Oro to a powder train hauled by Storms Storm s Helen saves savea Storm from tram a le le death Helen recovers tho the survey plans plana from and though they are arc taken from her finds an accidentally made proof of th the survey blue print e r r FIFTH INSTALLMENT t t. t THE FIGHT AT SIGNAL STATION t 1 7 r The operator at Signal station could could J hardly have been more peace peacefully tully engaged en en- aged than she was at the moment George Storm threw open the office floor door and paused on the threshold What are you doing over O here this morning demanded Helen Looking for far a n Job I f You might take mine suggested Helen lifting her eyebrows in a profession pron profession pro pro- of ot sympathy Whereabouts is that man Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhine- Rhine lander asked Storm lazily he got some kind of a co construction constructionS S camp p around this joint 1 Why how stupid of ot me not to have tho thought of ot Uncle Amos myself ex ox- exclaimed claimed Helen Of Ot course he has And hes he's sure to have a job for you crl 11 He Hells Heis lis sure drawled Storm either to have o a Job for tor me or the thc best chance he hp h ever ad In his life me to tp get gets s him ye-him his choice v S' S Kind of ot Y you you retorted Helen he be wouldn't mind getting licked licke l of oC ft course but he be Is short of men men- menI I r hap hap- t tiT B r p nt lk w J tl Id I'd I Id I'd d Setter g go give hiro niel e with rout r H I found Rhinelander n h k Jt It t was s the first tin time time tinh h he had s Jt to ia since the night on on the J a iI e greeted his visitors rs I v S ri laugh He r i ry l gu Licked 1 echoed after Helen had repeated herer her er J threats throaty Why George I weight in wildcats ts this morning Ill I'll have steel halt half w way way y up r U r.-U tb thel 1 p pass HS ft I can get hold bold of f A f m cps B 9 of ties this b s week And so need r J always at wars happens when I feel t pore e I. I 1 IVe e Ill I'll tell you right now now he tUbbY stubby at r at t Storm its up I II If h NOVELIZED FROM THE MO VING V- V INC ING PICTURE PLAY OF THE SAME NAME PRODUCED BYTHE BY BYTHE BYTHE THE SIGNAL FILM CORPORATION CORPORA- CORPORA TION 1915 91 IS W Sr FP fRAN WI H. H The first shipment was promised promised prom prom- sed for Thursday Rhinelander called in Wood to hear the news Havo Have the flying gang here tomorrow r early to the last man Jack directed Rhinelander Now that weve we've got a chance lets let's make mako a lulling killing i Wood summoned Storm Put uthe u uthe up the bulletin Georgie directed Wood At Oceanside the directors of the road were In session Capelle representative of ot leader of ot the tho ene enemy camp p. ln in t he e cut off race raco learned from ro ahem them that morning morning of tho the new construction credits granted to Rhine Rhine- lander der In the directors directors' room room there h had d been jeen a al stormy scene when Capelle denounced the action they had taken But his angry protest came too late lae an and he was forced to carry his wrath wrath and the bad news out to Storm lost no time in posting the bulletin Whilo While he wrote it out men roen gathered about and one in especial read the announcement with keen snaky eyes a I Flying gang will be at Signal station sta sta- tion at 9 a a. a m. m to unload ties I This one was Spike spy In the Rhinelander camp Restless conscienceless teeming with with crooked Instincts as devoted to mischief as the devil to men Spike printed the substance of the bulletin on his memory memory mem memo ory and turning from the tho men aroundhim around aroundhim aroundhim him left the scene By a circuitous route rout which he habitually used In sneaking from one camp to the other S Spike lk made his way to toy hut but and reported what he had just read on the toe bulletin board regarded him with amusement amuse amuse- ment There are no more ties coming to Rhinelander he ho explained p patient patient- tIent- tIent ly Iy His supplies are cut off olI Before c could uld say more there was a knock at the door and his foreman Bill Delaney appear appeared d with wish Capelle lost no no time in asking asking ask ask- ing ing- the news and Capelle with the best face he could summon told him bim how they had lost out on stopping Rhinelander's cre credit ft Men Bien had known a long ions longtime time j n never never vcr rem mh r seeing seel g him as ad angry anger as as he w was was s at at that moment J WhY Why w she credit stopped pei he demanded d furiously f as aa you said It was was n c S Capelle Delle answered n u fuW u land landers lander's rs r's new credit was gran granted during during during dur dur- ing my absence r No explanation ion served erve to allay aitay y 1 Sea grues grue's rage He nt lt wrathfully at Spike Tell TeU him what you saw about about ties While Capelle humiliated listened e cn bo t pd n. n n bulletin un Un some rome ready capital with ith TJ stock or to further avelle spell so Q we are in in a position position to tot to h have vo L L Lj 1 freight train When the train drew near noar Spike handily boarded the head end Some moments later the hind-end hind brakeman sitting Bitting on the caboose saw sawa a tramp In the door of a box car The rho brakeman started forward to Inv Investigate ti gate and had he been beon able ablo to see se all that occurred Just a moment he would also have seen the tramp clingIng clinging cling cling- ing to the side sido ot of a car of at ties removing removing ing lug Rhinelander's name from the tho billIng bill bill- Ing leg card and nd SUbs substituting tho the name of at One after another another of ot the hilling cards on the th-e fo four r cars cars of or ties Spike manipulated manipulated In the same way In the meantime meantime mean mean- time the tho two brakemen one of ot whom horn had caught a glimpse of at him were consulting as tp how to But Dut by tho the time they had made their plans and were ready for a forcible laying on oft of ot hands Spikes Spike's work was done Watching the trainmen walk forward he dropped lightly from tho the last car carand carand carand and waiting for the caboose which was empty swung up up by tho the hand rail raU and went inside the car He Be grabbed the fhe he waybills from tho tiro rack box and examined examined ex ex- them Finding those for the cars of ot ties he carefully erased Rhinelander's Rhinee Rhine Rhine- landers Jandera name from each of ot them and taking taking his time inserted Having done what struck him as an artistic Job on these ho he replaced ced tho the bills bUls and climbing Into the cupola looked outside It was then by good fortune that the conductor and one of ot the two brakemen brakemen brakemen brake- brake men men spotted him To get back quick they flagged the engineer the the train was going at a pretty good clip clip and and started for tor tho the side Bide But this suited Spikes Spike's own game for tor as the train slowed he dropped off of and and the crew thinking themselves well rid of ot a nuisance signaled their ahead The train was running not far tar from Beaman when Spike left it and slinkIng slinking slink slink- Ing Into the woods adjoining the right of or way he made his way as fast rast as ashe ashe ashe he could up to the Beaman telegraph bod body In the room Of Ot these tho the opposItion opposition opposition op op- position bosses for tor the unloading jobs Delanoy Delaney and Storm became the most heated and seemed about to come como to blows But Rhinelander checking Storms Storm's indignation advised restraint end and referred the whole thing to Helen asking her to find And the real fact out from the dispatcher Helen sent a hurry up message and wd the answer came from the dispatchers dispatcher's office omco within with in a few minutes Local will set out four cars ties at Signal for Rhinelander's construction gang H H. H C. C CW W. W Lyons without comment passed the message to Rhinelander who read it and showed it triumphantly to Sea Sea- grue entered an emphatic dissent I L 1 dont don't t care what those boobs at Oceanside 8 say y ho he snapped Those ties tics are for tor m me and anil you'll find out I know what Im I'm talking about Fast Words worda followed Storm and Delaney Delaney Delaney De De- laney again eyed each other fiercely Then the tho sound of ot a freight train fil filing 11 ing in started everybody In the room out for the platform The moment the train stopped the disputants crowded forward each eath side eager to reach the conductor first The conductor a man manof manof manot of ot peace listened unmoved to the violent violent violent vio vio- lent contentions addressed to him At length ho produced the waybills for tor forthe tho the property In dispute got gothold gothold gothold hold of ot them first To his delight ho saw that as expected they read to him as consignee and ho he showed them with an injured air to Lyons Rhinelander Rhino Rhine lander reading the tho doctored bills bUls over Lyons' Lyons shoulder was confounded i. i meant to let nothing of ot his advantage slip for tor lack of or action Ho whirled on Delaney Get our ties Ues off olI those cars ars Bill DUl and do it Quick Storm took a n hand In He felt his side was beaten but would not quit Hold Bold on he said gruffly Not yet This thing is in dispute Take your time he added to Delaney and a significant significant significant sig sig- sig- sig look lent strength to his words Again Rhinelander quieted Storm down Delanoy Delaney be began an giving orders to S 4 otac H r y t l 5 e al 0 e tt 13 id s ey 0 p- p T lo K a f Ra the Convict Over Ove the Head office where he sent this message to Changed the tho two ties you thought Rhinelander wears Years for two that suit Say wh where's wheres r th the nearest livery st sta stable ble blo in this pace nester mister Spike asked the agent He hardly waited to hear the answer given him before he was on his way out ol or the office And without losing a a. minute he got a horse where he had been directed for tor one and rode hastily away on it Helen a n few tew moments later took Spikes Spike's message to When she handed it to Lyons he said ho would deliver it Placing the duplicate duplicate duplicate cate on file Helen resumed her crochet crochet cro cro- chet chot work Passing the Tidewater camp Lyons saw Rhinelander Storm and Wood in conference over unloading the tho expected expect expect- ed ties You dont don't need me over at the station sta sta- station tion said sallI Wood to Rhinelander Ill send Storm with the men to look after the tho unloading Ill I'll stay hero here with th these so lazy graders himself took the tho message from Lyons He read road it with secret satisfaction Tho The moment L Lyons ons had hall left called Delaney r his fore foreman foreman man told him to get the gang together r to unload four cars of ties the instant the local freight pulled in But iu fu the interval the Tidewater camp leaders Rhinelander and Storm were not losing any time In looking after tho the shipment themselves and they appeared together at the station to get track of it Lyons in response to Rhinelander's inquiries said he did dIll not know what the local freight was carrying You find out will you Helon Helen asked Rhinelander And as ho he made the tho request he showed her his letter advising him the ties would be on the local While Rhinelander Storm Helen and Lyons wore were thus engaged Se Sea Sea- grue and his foreman Delaney entered entered en en- the office seemed at athis athis athis his bout beut very affable and friendly with everybody and was soon asking questions questions ques ques- as ns to what ties were coming for him that morning Helen took his Inquiries In in- and Rhinelander overhearing explained that the ties coming In on the local freight train that morning were for the L tIdewater work not noc for declared him mis mis- mis taken A dispute flared up which in a moment Involved practically every- every his men and while kept e a. a guarded eye on them suspicious of ot some move counter-move Rhinelander and ami Storm accompanied Lyons and anel II leu into the s station men crowding after arter their triumphant foreman gave gave the laugh to the Tidewater the gang who stood with their hands hands' in their pockets and started after the ties Inside the office a a perplexed and disgruntled group gathered around Helen She showed the dispatch dispatchers dispatcher's rs r's Dressage to the conductor not to be outfaced came insi inside e to watch tl the proceedings al and d demanded to know blow again of ot the puzzled conductor tor whether the ties tics were not plainly enough for him In the face of the conflicting evidence the conductor did not know what to decide Fight it out yourselves bo boys s I give it up was all al that could be got out of ot slim nim And declaring ho be would unload unload unload un un- load the ties anyway left loft the office Once outside he again spurred Dolaney Dolaney Dolaney Do- Do laney to hasto haste Storm followed from tram the theoffice theoffice theoffice office and once outside and away from Helen ho S d vigorously Rhinelander Rhine Rhine- lander larder behind him told Storm to keep cool At that moment Delaney breaking breakIng break break- Ing in almost precipitated a riot Get out of this thing he ho bellowed at Storm and keep out Do you get that Youre You're talking too much With the words he pushed Storm back It was the wrong moment to lay hands on tho stalwart young engine engine- man now greatly wrought up His Hisam arm ana shot out and his Ws fist caught DoLaney Delaney Delaney De Do- laney on the Jaw The big foreman staggered glad enough to find himself outside the center of the brawl walked away only to encounter Spike e as the latter dashing In from Crom tho the highway sprang fr from m. m his bis horse and hurriedly beckoned S to him The two conferred In fu quick undertones undertones undertones under under- tones together and Rhinelander who stood with wilh telen 4 and Lyons watching them saw them rUJi run t to the tie tie cars cars remove remove re re- move the tho billing cards and bring them back with the tho air of ot a n man aggrieved showed tho the cards to Rhine Rhine- lander What do you say to this he demanded demanded de de- in tho the confirmation of or his claims Call o of your Jour men They're starting a riot here to keep me mo from taking possession of or my own prop prop- ert erty Rhinelander as near angry as he ever sot got ot stamped lib ia foot I hI tell toll you those ties tied dont don't belong to you yon Its It's some trickery and thievery your gang has lias put up on us WI This |