Show tn L AND tilt THE GAME laa no AID 11 LD FRANK iF DANK IT tl SPEARMAN 0 Y A A AUTHOR OF whispering whispering SMITH THE MOUNTAIN DIVIDE STRATEGY ay OF GREAT RAILROADS ETC NOVELIZED FROM THE MOVING PICTURE PLA PLAY y OF THE SAME NAME PRODUCED BY THE SIGNAL FILM corporation Utu UrvA 1 aun 15 SY ti I 1 SYNOPSIS I 1 little helen holmes daughter of general e ra holmes olmes II man Is rescued from imminent dagget on a scenic railroad by george storm a nes nets nesbon boy grown to duhg oung womanhood helen bacz storm no nou a fireman liei hel rat lier and his hi 5 friends amos amo s rhinelander financier Inan cler and robert Sc agrue promoter from a threatened col biln Safe breakers amplo cd by seamus beai ue stall general holmes suney plans of alio e cut t oft off lin line for the tidewater fi anally aund the general and escape her fathers esta estate badly in involved voled by JIM his death if helen ic n goes to inora on the tidewater helen recovers tho the s bivey plans from sea kensrue Sens rue and they are taken fiani lie cpr r find inda an acci accidentally dentally ninde nind pi bof of the survey blueprint is employed by rhinelander spike befriended by helen in turn saves her and the right of NA a y contract ihen kidnaps hidnas s birr helen and storm win rin for d r a race against for or of ay helen storm and rhinelander rescue c ue S pike from men spike steals records to protect neander and storm and id hol helen L n saves save spike ctorn death 1 in tile the burning odthe of alie courthouse ELEVENTH installment salting of the superstition mine outwitted in his effort to pos session of the coveted right of cf way decord and defeated once more in ills his plans through the failure of spike ts betray those who had befriended him ro Sea grues wrath concentrated on en spike as being chiefly responsible for his discomfiture but standing in the room which had just been the scene of his last defeat felt that he could at least enjoy revenge helen storm and rhinelander were still facing him with spike near and the sheriff sherife was just leaving the room when called to him As he did so ile he drew from his pocket a worn pamphlet and handed it ostentatiously to the sheriff TI theres leres something of interest to TOW you what do you mean le ie turned the official jocularly he glanced at the pamphlet saw set barth on an the cover a reward of 0 five hundred dollars of feted for the apprehension of spike and laughed we see these things every day said he handing it back io 10 Se agrue it if I 1 were to chase up all of the painters I 1 get like that my salary buy gasoline you dont have to burn any gasoline to get this money retorted sea grue your man is right here where demanded tho the sheriff skeptically pointed to spike that is the man he said coldly spike decided the game was up ito ho made a bolt for the door the sheriff stopped him the moment was an unpleasant one helen was furious of all the mean things youve ever done she said to Se agrue this is about the meanest st I 1 should think you would want to go gc and hide yourself she exclaimed with cutting erz emphasis basis from the sight of all living men stung retorted in like that sounds fine from your lips miss aliss helen holmes its a now new role for you to become the champion of prison birds like this fellow he hedded insolently solent ly towards spike especially he added since this very man he pointed a finger relentlessly at spike this very man he be almost thundered was implicated in the death of your own father he be meant with his hia retort to beat poor abor helen to the ground he almost did so breathless unable to speak she looked helplessly biorn accuser to ac aused storm and rhinelander Rhine lauder stood s spellbound pell bound staring at like one stunned helen could only gasp my 11 y father yes your father repeated sea grue angrily how do you liko like your liero hero now he concluded tauntingly helen looked toward spike spike is this true ho could not speak to her ile he could not even look at her he only turned to the sheriff and in a voice such as nc lie nian man over ever had headd from him before muttered im ready the sheriff led him from the room helen with rhinelander Rhin clander and storm silently followed leaving Se agrue as he turned again to his window to his own reflections nor ncr were the loss of the records and his cac by helen tile the only misfortunes that were nere to come to him that cay he had long had control of a valuable geld mine in the superstition range and to his backers he had enlarged more than once with enthusiasm on an the probability that their investment in this mine would make all of them more money than ever had been taken out of the superstition mountains but the day before drill ers boiking in the main tunnel had stopped suddenly before the rock wall they were penetrating one of them after consulting in some excitement with his fellows called the foreman up demanded the latter gruffly when he reached the drill battery Every things up tip responded tile the man bluntly its all up with the mine mille and this outfit and you and me boss right here the foreman showed his worry as he stood contemplating the fault he drew from his pocket a book and hurriedly scratching a note on a blank leaf handed it to a man and bidding him hurry with it turned again to the drillers drillars dr illers to investigate was returning from the bank when the mine messenger stopped him in the street of las vegas this mr sea grue he demanded hedded curtly what do you want for answer the man handed him a soiled letter Se agrue tearing open the envelope read dear sir can you come to the them mine lne at once vein has pinched out in main workings S ROE Se agrue startled at the last sentence volleyed questions at the messenger the man could confirm the intelligence of what ho he himself had seen before leaving the mine and sea grue telling him to hunt up bill and bring him to the assay office in main alain street hurried back to the bank bill reached the assay office almost as soon as his employer directed him to go get the car and as bill left Sea grues assay expert an old chum of his in oceanside came out of the inner office to him explained as hurriedly as possible what had bad happened will you go right out with me to the mine at the mine the foreman was still examining the walls he showed sea giue the lost seam the latter exa examined m the spot carefully and turned to question the head driller this man A 41 w Z A T A n J V za 4 ca 01 A 14 hii M X W 1 A the fight on top of tho the train wits wis vicious pointed to the last spot at which they had bad got high grade quartz the expert stooped and took up a handful of rock from the ground answering Se agrue in reply to a hopeful question ho he shook his bis head 1 I doubt very much said he after the two had canvassed tile tho matter front from all sides it if it is possible to recover the vein at the entrance to the shaft sea grue dismissed his own two men and turned to the expert they talked together a few mome moments ants the mining man saw what was in Sea grues mind and was not surprised a moment later to hear him sar without further beating about the bush if I 1 can get a bidder for the mine ill pay live five thousand dollars for a good report on it each understood the other as they left the see scena together and summoning his nien men bill and lug and getting into his bis motor car with the expert drove away toward las vegas the machine was stopped a little distance from Rhineland Rhin elanders ere camp and on oil a scratch pad wrote a note to amos rhinelander giving this to lug he directed him to deliver it he then told dill to dailve back to town helen cut to pieces over the disclosure of spikes complicity in ill the death of her father returned with rhinelander and storm to the construction camp storm offered such consolation as he could but this was very little and it was almost a relief to him when rhinelander directed him to see sec about getting the men to work rhinelander himself was watching the progress of the construction a little while later when lug handed him Sea grues note dear rhinelander without a cutoff cut off we cannot operate the superstition mine profitably this would make a good investment for your company and I 1 am giving you the first chance to bid for it yours rhinelander some somewhat hat puzzled read the note over two or three times he dismissed lug with the verbal message to that he would look into it and calling storm and helen into conference rhinelander read called in a couple of men and when ue asked rhinelander if lie he would liko to have it fired and upon rhine landers assent the party jot got into safety and the shot was discharged coming out of their retreat tile the different members of the group picked up specimens of the sh shattered ore and examined it certainly helen said rhinelander in an undertone this looks good the expert was at hand with a handful of quartz that stuff lie he said showing it to the prospective buyer with an air of certainty will average two hundred dollars ti t i the ton helen and storm consulted together watching in a moment lie ho asked thorn and rhinelander to follow him outside leaving the shaft lie be took the three to the bag pile these sacks said he to rhinelander contain high grade ore ready for shipment to the smelter they ire are to he be included in whatever deal I 1 make with a buyer for the mine rhinelander storm and helen continued to discuss the purchase apart they counted the number of hags bags rhinelander made an to roughly reckon the value of them and the expect talking together the while some little distance away A further conference with disclosed closed that the price he wanted for the mine was one dundr hundred ed and fifty thousand collais dol lais after the usual bargaining rhinelander proposed to take the pr perty including the ere cre ready for the wagons at one hundred and ten thousand dollars twenty five thousand dollars to he be paid down accepted rhinelander made out cut his check and the transaction was complete rhinelander only requesting that the foreman keep the men at work until he should have a chance to get started this was assented to and starin was placed temporarily in charge of the mine while the negotiations had been taking shape a freight train had pulled in a few miles distant at valley station statin where the crew set cut an empty box car for loading A teamster from the mine was summoned by tile the agent who handed him a note for the mine 0 r W jumped with a cry of defiance from the top of the car them the note and its contents were put under discussion do you suppose asked rhinelander that he means what he says it might be ventured helen reflectively certainly we know lie ho is about defeated in his construction race and if hes beaten on the railroad proposition why lie he want to get rid of his mining property the superstition mine observed rhinelander has always been a good producer at the mine matters were being pushed rapidly forward for the selling campaign driving back with bill and lug had summoned the foreman bidden him dismiss the men and dispatched his own two worthies to the surface for bags cf ere in III the meantime be and his foreman began to g get et the rock ready bill and lug returned presently from the bag pile each of them bearing a sack of ore lug was wag sent for more while the others deposited the rich quartz in readiness tor for Rhin elanders examination at the assay office in las vegas rhinelander accompanied by storm and helen was looking for the expert rhinelander held a brief conference with him telling him what was wanted and asking whether he accompany him on a trip to the superstition mine the expert raised some objection jec tion professing other work on land hand but was finally induced to yield and storm was sent to procure a motor car in which the party embarked on its return the orders were to drive straight to the superstition mine was almost ready for visitors after an hours hard bard work N with ith his bis men who had been distributing the sacks and rolling the rich ore ere in among the worthless reek rcck he directed them to get ready for a blasting the foreman took a single charge and put bill and lug to work ca it left the tunnel the foreman remaining under his orders to hurry tho the shot the moment bill was ready lug got the dynamite set the fuse and completed the preparations outside Se agrue to his delight saw rhinelander and his bis party driving up greets ings were exchanged somewhat stiffly af after ter the recent encounter of tho the par ties but without dissension in the presence of the expert and all started together for the tunnel with rhinelander asking questions every tow few steps tho the expert explained as they walked down the tunnel the character of the formation and recited something of the history of the mine with which he admitted ho he was wag familiar it all sounded encouraging by tho the time tho the group had rea reached glica the end 12 of the main tunnel bill and lug had disappeared from sight the fore foreman mazi foreman when the teamster reached the mine the new purchasers were taking possession ho he handed the message to the foreman tile the foreman read have empty box car here for high grade ore send it down right away and local will pick the car up this PM p M LEN ile he turned to rhinelander him the message and pointing to tile the sacks ready for shipment rhinelander Rhineland cr was willing to ship tile the ore ready the wagons at once all right he said nodding to the foreman send what you have to the sz shelter elter right away storm was given authority to put this part sf f the job through h as quickly as poss possible ble while the details Je tails were being talked over between rhineland er and his assistant neither of them noticed that they were overheard by Sea grues tools bill and lug who nw new decided that there might be a chance to break into the mining business at their own proper risk and for their own private account when called them from the discussion of their ambitious ambi project he gave orders to bill to drive back to las vegas reaching Reach ng the station lie he took the train far the city with their boss out of the way his two worthies thought the moment opportune for their own plans and taking the machine achino ra they 8 started back for the mine wagons convoyed by two guards carrying sawed off shotguns had been loade 1 at the mine with the valuable quartz ore they had reached valley and while the tear tean rasters stera were loading the sacks into the box car the two guards found a shady spot under the car door the wagon had been under surveillance for some time by the crooks bill and lug who were secreted a mile away in the bed of a wash tho the two waited patiently until the wagon had bad been unloaded and started back to tho the mine then scouting their way cautiously down tho siding th the thieves creeping under the farther side eide of the box car surprised tile tho guards disarmed disarra ed and them having done this without loss less of tine time they went to work leading tile the la last t of tho the quartz into the car but tho guards though taken unawares alares 9 pr paved ved no teals one of them working quickly and quietly wit with 11 his bends got get his hands bands partly loose in the next moment he had freed ills his feet without betraying himself lie he rollad close to his companion a fat raan man bade him turn to hira back to back and was releasing him when a ashcut arm bill warned him blin lie he had been seen I 1 thore was no time for hesitation springing to his feet the free guard dashed down the road bill opening fire on oil him as lie he fled bill and lug dragging the fat guard down hill hid bid him in a ravine near the side track tile the two then hiding in turn watched the train as it stopped at the station below the agent came out of |