Show he I al pearman Adapted t Fie tilt the M Merion fi rim larrit Pr fy h Signal Fi flirt Film C Corporation rp mh n and Featuring Helen me Ho Co No FOURTEENTH EPISODE The Trap Making their way tray undetected across the roofs the Raiders secreted themselves themselves themselves them them- selves behind trees near De Desmonds Desmond's monds mond's home borne and the police pollee captain returned with Helen to the station A OU of Eastern security holders holders hold- hold ers sted with the Mountain Springs al arrived that day tiny on ona onn onn n a spec no Roy and Webb met them and Desmond came over to headquarters to learn what lIe he could His Ills reception reception reception re re- re- re was a chilly one LorImer who bended the Eastern visitors onen- onen ry ty him You Ton are responsible ble for all the trouble the Kay has been having Nor would the nn angry y Easterner listen to any defense and he finally advised Roy noy to order Demond Desmond Desmond Des Des- mond off ofT the right of way Turning then to the yardmaster Lorimer told him the tile special car would leave lea on No 20 Desmond overheard this and he was already In an ugly hu hu- mor mol Going home he heard the RaIders Raiders Raiders Raid RaId- ers calling from the trees and leavIng leaving leav leave ing fag his machine he Joined them I want to handle No 20 this afternoon nt at Pi Picos Pico's cos he said to Marshall Pick Pickup Pickup up two men at Bullocks Bullock's and go to Bullocks Bullock's Bullocks Bullock's Bullocks Bullock's Bul Bul- locks lock's shack near Pi Pico co Desmond then dispatched his driver for tor a second machine and directed his gang to wait walt In the shrubbery At headquarters Helen after a change of clothing Joined Webb and andRoy andRoy andRoy Roy who had explained satisfactorily to the stockholders about the Raiders rs no Roy handed Helen Bulletin Until further notice semaphores will be bo disregarded Tr Trains ns approaching station will be governed by hand signals GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT Helen put the notice In her pocket I and went to lunch I At Desmonds Desmond's Marshall leaving In the second machine with a driver started for tor Bullocks Bullock's Desmond Burke and Masters drove off ort In the other ma ma- chine Shortly afterward Helen detained detained detained de de- In a n street car at a crossing saw tho the Desmond Machine waiting beside her for tor the crossing gates to lift and nt at once recognized the occupants SUp Slip Slipping t ping quickly off ofT the street car she hid herself unobserved on the tire Ure I rack on the tile back of Desmonds Desmond's ma ma- g chine Marshall having found Bullock the two left his shack and started for the Raiders' Raiders headquarters At a n fork lork In Inthe tho the road however Marshall caught sight eight of Desmonds Desmond's car not far ahead with Helen riding securely at the back on the the tire rack Ho spurted for tor- ward Helen saw him coming corning and to escape dropped off but she was too toolate late Marshalls Marshall's driver ran alongside and Marshall standing on the running board caught her up as ns he swept past bast ast and dragged her into his machine Attracting Attracting Attracting At At- Desmonds Desmond's attention he ex ex- Good cried Desmond Bring Dring her along Reaching the quarters Masters was for throttling Helen Delen She got me meonce meonce meonce once he lie muttered but she wont won't do doIt doIt doit It again Just what do you ou mean Masters demanded Desmond Masters only grinned and Intimated with his hands I what he meant to do to his prisoner Nothing doing declared Desmond curtly I said no once and that goes oes I Even then Masters made a spring for tor her Desmond Jumped between Helen and his angry gangster threw Helen Into a sort of a closet slammed the door and locked It ft pocketing tho key Masters Masters' started for him and Desmond snatching a club dub stood at nt bay boy But once more he proved himself himself him him- himI I self muster master She stays In there said he be pointing until the Job on Number I I Twenty I Is done clone The gang to con con- sole Isole themselves turned to the con cou- contents I tents of ot Helens Helen's pockets which they con I Lad had rifled They found Bulletin Bike Bake made a n. face wee That spills the beans b he observed For a mo moment t Desmond feared fearell so 80 too too But Bu d not to be balked Marshall he lie le asked can cnn you fire firo an engine I 1 can was the answer Get a pair of ot overalls directed Desmond and when Marshall returned with a rig Desmond gave orders to Burke You look after Number Twenty's Twenty's tys ty's engineer Marshall will play pIny fireman fire fire- man maa With the words he took up tip n a small bottle containing a drug and handing It to Burke told him what he want want- ed To Bullock he lie only said Havethe Have Havethe the rest of the gang at Pico tr trestle to get Marshall when Number Twenty passes They left the room with Helen still sUll stilla n a prisoner She had bad heard nil all but was helpless Desmond Burke nn and l Marshall drove o away In one machine while the others returned to the shack When D Desmond reached reachel Mountain Springs the tile special was being made lip up Marshall reconnoitering t te e engine engine engine en en- gine found the fireman oiling He attacked attacked attacked at at- tacked him from behind and the next moment was rolling him unconscious over an embankment Returning to the tho engine he went to work In the fireman's firemans firemans fireman's fire fire- mans man's place Desmond and Burke rounding a cor cm- jer vere were watching the old Jake Jok muttered Desmond He cant can't run a mile mUe without coffee corree and pie It was In truth not long before Jake did head for the lunch room Burke following J him liim m. m fell feU to talking with him and when Jake ordered coffee coffee cof cot fee fcc Burke did likewise Then emptyIng emptyIng emptying empty- empty Ing part of ot the small bottle Into his own coffee he asked Jake to pass tho to sugar ugar As the en engineer neer turned to tore re reach ch It Burke urk switched cups and Jake drinking the drugged beverage began b before lore long to show Its effects ef et- Meantime nO Roy left the stockholders at their car and l alone aloo the tile tram train Dont vont forget Bulletin he cautioned the conductor The latter tapped l his pocket Ive got it Jt right here lIere Walking on the two reached the drugged en engineer now half hoIr stag stag- gering Roy was suspicious But Jake never took n a drink in his life tife declared the tile conductor Something however was evidently wrong and to get out on time Roy noy resolved to take Jakes Jake's place himself Wire for relief relIef relief re re- lief to meet the train at Fielding was all he said as ns he climbed Into the tho en en- gine The Raiders had hod meant to get the drugged engineer started In the cab so Marshall 1 could run nun the train SeeIng Seeing See- See Ing Roy Marshall was at fit a n loss for n a moment Then he picked up the fireman's firemans firemans fireman's fire fire- mans man's goggles put them on and determined determined de de- to bluff the situation through At the Raiders Raiders' headquarters a light was flashed on tI the table One of the themen themen themen men noticed It It was their telegraph telegraphs s system stem tapped In on the Kays Kay's s wires One of ot them read rend aloud and lichen Helen heard Number Twenty is on time Wed We'd better r get down to the trestle When they left Helen tried to break out She failed But a n sweater hung on the wall From this she site unraveled a acord acord acord cord and climbing up the door threw the cord through the transom trying to reach rench the telegraph key She finally took a n weight tied tills this to the string and succeeded In catching the key D By pulling e carefully she could spell spen out words The dispatcher heard her calling and took her message Crooked fireman on No 20 The Raiders will send Nos 19 and 20 together at Pico Pica trestle Stop 19 IS The dispatcher stunned e called Pico It was too late to reach No 19 Helen again tried to break out In the tho pocket of a coat on the wall she found matches started a fire and wrapping the coat cont over her head crouched on the farther side of the closet till the thedoor thedoor door clear should weaken enough for her to break through Watching her chance she ran out through the flames and up the track she saw the two trains ap ap- ap- ap On a n passing track stood a aboa box boa car Running to this she shoe released released released re re- re- re leased the brake and It started down downhill downhill hill parallel to No 20 and climbing to the top waited for the train to per over overtake take her Nearing the trestle Marshall stripped off oft his goggles s and Roy recognized him Helen came opposite the cab just justas as the tho two men grappled Marshall struck Roy down as Helen Belen with a leap landed In the cab But Marshall picked Roy noy up threw him bodily through the gangway and ond andas andas ondas as the engine was crossing the creek Roy plunged headlong Into the water The ruffian turned back Helen catching catchIng catchIng catch- catch Ing up an Iron bar struck him heavIly heavily heavily ily across the head As he dropped she Ehe shut off the throttle and threw on the emergency air Then swinging to the side of the cab she leaped over the trestle into the creek Roy noy almost dead felt an nn encircling arm and Helen started to swim with him for tor shore In spite of everything the two trains came together So much had bad their speed been checked that no lives were lost but the engines were badly smashed and the crews rushing out saw the Raiders at the edge of the wa wa- ter tel They started after them firing as ns they ther ran on The Raiders took to their heels returning the gunfire over their shoulders while white they retreated Helen nelen reaching shore with her burden burden burden bur bur- den heard the shooting and dropping to the ground held Roy noy out of ot range Two of the Raiders wounded were caught caught but but the others got away The railroad men hurried toward Roy noy and Helen Belen She had prevented a fatal wreck and saved Roys Roy's life liCe but most of ot all nil she rejoiced In the capture of ot the murderous MarSh Marshall lI |