Mower County transcript., 1908-03-11
Copyright, 1se7. 4. G. NeC1urg kCe., q
SYNOPSIS.
illustrations By AT. WilisaDsss


Rocky mountains, while efforts are be-
Ing made to build up the country Uncle
Billy" Dodge, stage driver Alfred vin-
ler, introduced. They come across the
remains of a massacre. Later at An
nd tine xor
also.
ter of Anthony, keeper of station. is in
thony has been killed.
CHAPTER III-Vincent with letter Of
introduction to Gov. Stanford is assigned
his work in unearthing plans of enemies
Of talroad being built He hears OF safe
from her.
CHAPTER 1v.-vincent visits town
where railroad men are working on
road and receives token of esteem from
Stella, embodied in a neat lunch and q
forget-me-not.
CHAPTER V.-"Uncle Billy arrives
In railroad town, meeting Stella. He
passed. The old stage driver decides to
work close to town in order that he may
be able to keep fatherly watch over the
young woman.
CHAPTER vI.-stella receives ''Uncls
Billy with kisses for he brought her q
nf Bernasd sf si'f
lady.
CHAPTER v11.-vincent visits society
circles of enemies of the Central Pa
cific railroad, learns their secrets and
returns to Stella in the California town.
each showing signs of love for the
other.
CHAPTER VIIL-Phineas Cadwallader.
cific. reaches mining town and to Stella
writes to Alfred Vincent Of It. P1yins
her and she is rescued by Gideon, her
fathers servant who has protected her
Tor years. In turn he proposes marriage.
return the sort OF a man She viii love.
CHAPTER IX.-Vincent "shows up''
San Francisco and Washoe road and il
praised by governor and heads Of Gen.
trail Pacific. Being known as agent of
c. P. he decides to retire to position Of
CHAPTER X.-stella hears from her
soeGss Lover, Gideon, oa, 5n ana Of his phenomenal
yolving plans of opposition road. ''Uncle
Billy returns in terrible suffering from
long mountain trip
We'll have to send the message on
trust then. Quick, Al! Tell the op-
orator down there it means life or
death to officers and crew-this
message does. Tell him to put man
on a horse-Ill stand the expense
anything to get word to the Flora in
time! Oh, sign my name. It won't
do to have the company show up in
this"
Alvin bent over his key. Men came
and went, Alvin holding off trainmen
and ''commerciaP' messages alike with
the decisive words, "company's busi<
ness" He looked up at last, breathing
freer as he spoke. They'll do it," he
whispered to Alfred. "They know
where the Flora lies. They have 20
minutes to catch her,
Alfred sent second message to the
company's Office in Sacramento telling
of Alvin's discovery and asking relief
from his train for the day. A third
dispatch went to the county sheriff,
telling him of the wire tapping and
of the evidence against Cadwallader.
While waiting for replies Alfred
wrote to Gov. Stanford, inclosing the
cipher dispatches and their transla-
tions But this was soon done, and
the two men, oppressed with their
death-laden secret, watched the clock
feverishly.
The minutes dragged as intolerably
for Alfred, though he wore his mask
more easily than Alvin. Would they
be in time? Would they catch the
little steamer before she left port for
her fate? Even then, would they find
the Infamous secret before it's fateful
moment arrived? What would it be-?
Powder? A slit in the hull? A cum
ming injury to the boiler?
At last San Francisco called Alvin
sprang to the key. The steamer had
started, had been hailed, had waited
for small boat and the message. and
had gone on her way. ~.
Alfred rose, as stiff with the tension
as If minutes had been hours. That's
all We can do at that end. Keep your
eye and ear buster than your tongue,
Al, for the rest of the day. I'm off to
settle with his nibs, Phineas Cad
Wallader. BY the way, couldn't you
contrive some way to get him left I?
The train reported late in leaving,
false report, something like that?'
Alvin nodded. Guess can think
up that trick in four hours"
At the hotel Alfred took only time:to
don riding boots and to find Stella for
a hurried word. Get Sally B. to hold
Cadwallader here over train time, IL
it's possible" Alfred said before his
goodbye. 1T may mean everything
to the company. I'll return tonight
If I can"
A swift horse took him to the
Front" where he found the superin-
tendent riding his beat. Alfred told
his story briefly and asked II there
was lineman on the force. Is5ss
Jupiter! You can't track that
man, Vincent! The SHOWS come and
gone since that Hecate's job was done =
But. Mr.. Gregory, he'd have to cut
tho wire. and he'd have to climb q
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