Show GIUL ANIM ANIMA ANDI THE i ANC ho A o ff o ao Q x ao It- It PAiMAN AUTHOR OF 11 WHISPERING SMITH THE MOUNTAIN DIVIDE DIVIDE- STRA STRATEGY TEOY OF GREAT OREA T RAILROAD ETC NOVELIZED FROM THE MOVING PICTURE PLAY OF THE SAME E NAME PRODUCED BY THE SIGNAL FILM CORPORATION oo iS It i rr FRANK ritti M s SPEARMAN SYNOPSIS Little Hel Helen n Holmes daughter of or Genral Gen Gen- era oral ral Holmes railroad man 1 is r rescued rescued CU from Imminent danger on a a. scenic railroad rail raU road b by George Storm a n newsboy Grown to womanhood Helen n saves Storm youn now fl Seand and his friend now a fireman m n. n her father rather Amos Rhinelander financier and Robert promoter from a threatened col coin col- employed by steal General Holmes Holmes' survey plans of or the cut be Tidewater oft cut lne IDe for the Tidewater fatally wound the tho general and ape Her fathers fathers father's fa far ther's thors estate badly Involved by his death donth the Tidewater Helen Hele goes to work on recovers the survey plans from Scat Sea Sea- from her are taken t j true grut and th though ou h they they are taken from her I finds an a accidentally made proof of th the J I purvey lurvey blu blueprint Storm is employed by bys s Rhinelander Splice Spike and his confederate confederate- steal Rhinelander's s pay roll money Helen pursues and with a policeman's police police- mans man's old d captures two of them and recovers recovers recovers re re- covers the money Spike befriended berlend d by Helen in his turn saves her and th the way right contracts when kidnaps kid- kid naps aps her EIGHTH INSTALLMENT THE RACE FOR RIGHT OF WAY What to do with Spike Splice after he had turned over O his first leaf in the book Of Dt gratitude proved a difficulty for Helen But It seemed to her the first thing to be attempted was to get him bum well away from Influence with the tho ample backing at athis athis his ills disposal had established an elaborate elaborate clabo- clabo rate construction camp well out on the desert where he lie coupled with his itis railroad building enterprise as much of fraudulent deceit and force as ho tare flare display toward Rhinelander and the men In the Copper Range Tidewater Tide Tide- water construction work Tho The prize for which both roads were playing tn to the tremendous effort of ot each to pet Jet ahead of the other was a substantial sub- sub one and was never Called to account at his headquarters for his strategy In the construction trenches On the morning that Helen took Spike down street to a Las Vegas Clothing store had him fitted out with sew clothes and provided him with tome some pocket money was on his way over to his camp accompanied panted by the two strong arms known by no more respectable names than Bill DUl and 1100 Lug He saw Helen o on t the street tr t with Spike and watched the two for fora a moment Dispatching Bill Dill then hen to the garage for tor his motor car carand card and ind d bidding Lug on his life Ufe not to lose sight of r Spike himself hastened to the office of the local sheriff r Explaining to this thia official alread already made complacent cent by generous offerings of ot- that he had on his hands handa a contract laborer who was trying to lump dump ump his bis Job he engaged his promise Df of vl vigorous orous operation co to bring Spike to time led the way with him to t flit machine which Bill BUI had brought up GP and gettIng getting In with the sheriff Bill BUI drove toward the station Helen tad bad r returned turned with Spike to the office she ehe hail haa paid for a railroad ticket which was was was' to carry him to the city where she believed freed treed from tram Sea- Sea flues flue's rues truo's contaminating influence Spike would have hu a chance to get back on onIs Ms pis Is feet Spike In a comfortable frame of oC mind was looking down at the ticket In whiz his hand and reflecting what an extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary ex ex- ex- ex friend Helen had been sad and nd how considerately she had treated him Dim when a quiet voice at his elbow poke spoke just two words Into his ear Hello Spike Spike who lived as It were at all aU times Umes over a powder magazine of the unexpected started a little as ho he turned to look into the composed gray grayeyes grayeyes grayeyes eyes of He stood a moment bound by their spell face was lighted only by a pleasant smile Where you going Spike h he asked In friendly fashion He look looked d about him with indecision and as his eyes wandered he saw Sea Sea- grue beckoning to the sheriff to come over from tram the machine meantime put his hand In his pocket From It he drew a a. worn little mUe pamphlet and affecting car careful deliberation held It In his hand before Spikes Spike's wavering eyes In the black black- faced type on the cover a name and description were printed but what Spike saw staring at him were the figures figures fig fig- ures and the words REWARD I But to Spike that one Une line of at type meant Infinitely more than It could mean to any other man watched closely the changing changing chang chang- ing expressions on the hunted criminals criminal's criminals criminal's crim crim- inal's face ace he was even oven quiet and pleasant In his demeanor as he muttered muttered muttered mut mut- You shouldn't try to leave me mo Spike At least not until I say you may go Spike almost hissed Ican Ican I Ican can send you to the chair man man man-do do you know that lost none of at his composure He returned Spikes Spike's angry look undisturbed undisturbed Do you know what will happen happen happen hap hap- pen when you do he asked In even tones After they lift lItt me mo out of it it they'll lift you In for tor the next shock Spike When youre you're ready to commit suicide Im I'm ready to go to the straps ahead nhea of you rou or after you you you-that's that's as the sheriff may prefer But until that moment comes a a threatening Intonation made itself felt within the studied utterance utterance until until that moment Spike you will take your orders from fromme me understand me-understand understand Spike look looked d gloomily down at tho the ticket he held In his hand He realized realized real real- be he was utterly helpless All AU Allright Allright right he said gruffly shook hands with the sheriff sheriff sher sher- iff ift as ho followed ved Spike across th the platform I dont don't think Ill I'll have any anymore anymore anymore more trouble with him ho he said in an undertone Thank you Just the same sheriff With the rival construction crews matters were reaching a somewhat critical stage In their race Both the Colorado Coast and the Copper Range Tidewater companies had reached the limits of the city of Las Vegas Vetas where owing to the tho topography topography topography phy of at the country as well as to the difficulties of at getting through the town possible rights of at way were exceedingly ex- ex scarce A section almost Immediately In front now of at both con construction construction con con- on- on gangs was occupied by a ats ts t j S SY Y 4 g Helen Understood the Necessity for Prompt Action weather-beaten weather pioneer who bore bora th the name of at CassidY and his comfortable cottage obstructed both surveys The advent of ot two railroads building neck and neck across the desert through the little town had naturally stirred every inhabitant of It to a high pitch of at excitement Small wonder that Cassidy's head had become in some degree confused as to values and by the time Rhinelander got around to see soo the bronzed pioneer with a check for two thousand dollars the the price first put upon the property by Its veteran owner valuations owner valuations had risen and Cassidy declared that he would sell for tor ten tea thousand dollars and not a cent less Rhinelander considerably taken aback impatiently assented to the exorbitant exorbitant ex ex- ex sum named and going inside the cottage wrote out his check for tor It ft In exchange he received Cassidy's rather uncertain signature on the customary customary customary cus cus- tomary legal form granting to the Copper Range Tide Water Railway company privileges over the Cassidy land te aft a freehold owner arriving from tram town learned from his foreman of at the status of ot tho the Insignificant plot of ot ground adverse possession of which might frustrate their persistent plans for obstructing Rhinelander With his surveyors Sea Sea- grue hurried to the end of at the work and reached the ground just In time timeto t to encounter Rhinelander d r coming out O 01 of Cassidy a s noose house ana and the tho agreement duly signed and delivered In his hand And behind RhInelander came George Storm ready to bring the men up to take possession of the Cassidy de de- mesne and his followers halted them and Rhinelander feeling the victory victory vic vie tory Cory all his own own explained the situation situation situation situa situa- tion to while Storm amiably but firmly ordered men to get ot off the Copper Range property without saying anything to controvert what he had heard walked straight into Cassidy's house Im sorry to be a little late Cassidy he began bluntly You know we want your property And were we're prepared to pay you reasonable a-reasonable price for It it- it not an extravagant price declared Impressively nothing of that kind but but to buthe he asked buttonholing the old man with friendly emphasis Just what is right and fair lair I 1 dont don't know what you consider your property worth he continued talking BO so fast tast the old man could not get a word in edgewise but I 1 have written out a check here for or fifteen thousand dolO dol O i lays lars ars And If It you will wui give mo me your youl signature to this right of way contract the check old boy boi is yours yours- But But sputtered Cassidy with difficulty dif did Ive sold this place this min uto ute Mr to this man Rhinelander Rhinelander Rhine Rhine- lander larder hero for ten thousand dollars Do you mean to say demanded Impressively that you dont don't consider your our property worth fifteen thousand dollars Sure I do agreed Mike his eyes blinking ing with astonishment Then exclaimed solemnly solemn ly this man has fraudulently imposed on you Cassidy bewildered looked to his friendly adviser for a suggestion the m I to do Do thundered seeing now that he had his victim coming Tear up your fraudulent contract here and now and sign an honest one one Tho The sturdy pioneer with a show o or Indignation tore up his copy o of Rhinelander's Rhinelander's Rhinelander's Rhine- Rhine landers lander's contract signed a more equitable equitable equi equi- table one for the obliging and put another and untainted check for fifteen thousand dollars Into his pocket beckoned to his hia posse of or ormen men and headed by Cassidy thoy they told Rhinelander and his companions to get oft off tho the premises before they Were put off Rhinelander familiar with with the tho bullying bullying bul bul- lying tactics of at his enemies saw the tho situation he fa faced ed But he stood his ground before Sea e and Cassidy listening patiently to what the thc victimized victimized victim victim- old man had to say but absolutely absolute absolute- ly Jy firm in his his' resolve to stand on his rights My right of way Is legal he said to both men And Ill I'll bring tho the law Jaw here right now to enforce It it Hastening to the telegraph telegraph- office inside inside in in- side ono of or his outfit cars ho telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed to Helen is using force to protest my right of way Have attorney meet me meat meat meat at the depot at 11 Arrange for fora a special to bring deputies up here RHINELANDER The move was Zas not lost on When he saw Rhinelander board the tho car containing the telegraph outfit he summoned his own operator and dispatched dispatched dis dis- dis p patched him to a spot between Rhinelander's Rhinelander's Rhine Rhine- landers landers lander's carand n d the m main in line with instructions to tap ap in and take whatever whatever whatever what what- ever messages messages passed Rhinelander thus sat in his his his' own Car car watching the Operator tick Uck off ott his message message to 10 Helen and her reply came promptly Attorney will meet you on on arrival Special will be ready to leave any ny time after eleven HELEN HELENr But operator industrious industriously ly Iy copied both message and answer and turned them In to his employer Storm in the meantime was making making mak mak- ing the niost most of at his opportunity and with his hia men on Cassidy's place was waa preparing to push possession as far as possible Run the steel cables around the house George and l we wo we will wm swing awing it It In J later ter After Aner giving this this order Rhinelander had hastened d to the the stati station n to meet the local train when It came In So swift however had been dispositions that his redoubtable red scouts Dill and Lug were already at at atthe atthe the station with Instructions from to delay the s special cI l until nightfall by y which time he reckoned reckon d dhe he could make his possession secure on the Cassidy pla place e. e These worthies had already r reached ach d the special and boarded It On the platform Rhinelander met Helen anil and the attorney she sho had summoned and with him Rhinelander hastened uptown uptown uptown up up- town to get armed deputies deputies Bill Bill and Lug now trailing behind to keep track of every move At Cassidy's Storm was urging his men to speed on with their track l lay lay- y- y Ing gang was almost abreast of them and setting a pace too that it was difficult to cope with himself himself elf directing the oper opere The house so long the peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful abode of at old man Cassidy now became became became be be- came the very storm center of or an extraordinary disturbance racked his brain for an idea that would hamper the advance of Storm and his energetic crew And when the Inspiration struck him he put it instantly in Into effect beating us us he said to his foreman flat fiat But Dut I can stop them Bring Dring up the wrecker The word was passed and the ponderous pon pen derous wrecking car its huge crane thrust threateningly forward was pushed alongside Cassidy's house and surrounded by a swarming gang of men order to throw out the whips was Instantly executed anti and almost within a minute it seemed after after atter aft att- er the huge machine had been brought into luto play the house was enveloped in a network of steel There was a sharp word of command a rattle of pistons the old house quivered for an Instant In the tho grip of the mysterious monster then then it rose like a mad aeroplane from Its foundations hung and swung a moment doubtfully In the air pitched headlong toward the other end of the lot and settled with a heavy bang down to earth exactly in the path of ot Storm and his perspiring men Rhinelander the tho moment he secured secured secured se se- cured the deputies hastened back to the tho station and boarded hoarded the special train A large engine coupled to one ono coach stood in wasting walling and as they pulled out Helen wished him good luck Unfortunately two worthies Bill and Lug unobserved by anybody hid on the head end of ot the coach and as soon as the tho town was left behind the two climbed over the tender and held up the fireman and engineer The engine crew taken thus unawares could offer no resistance resist resistance ance ance whatever and the two were forced over the tender to tho the head end of the coach j Cutting off olf the engine as soon as they had accomplished this men pulled away with the stolen locomotive locomotive locomotive loco- loco motive and left the coach last where it abruptly stopped when the tho air went wenton on with the intention of putting as many miles as aa possible between the tho of deputies 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