Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-08

she had nisiudged him! He a coward?
This man who was holding his two exc
cutioners at bay, Guelling them, coWinz
them, by the sheer force OF the stronger
will. and of a courage that was Infinitely
greater than theirs?
The s..uffling footsteps came nearer.
and once again Lidgerwood Strengthened
himself in has chair, this time with a
mighty struggle, that broke the knotted
cords and freed him.
II said 1 could name You, and / Will.
he cried, springing to his feet. You,
pointing to the smaller man, YOU are
upon the tall man and lowering his voice,
you are Rankin Haliock."
The light Of the fire in the shop yard
had died down until its red glow no
longer drove the shadows from the cor
ners of the room. Eleanor shrank aside
when a dozen men pushed their way into
the private ONCE. Then, suddenly the
electric lights went on and gruff voice
said. Drop them guns, You two. The
shows over"
1t was McCloskey who gave the order.
and it was obeyed sulleniy. With the
clatter Of the weapons on the floor the
door of the outer Office opened With
jerk. and Judson thrust a handcuned
prisoner OF his own capturing into the
lighted room.
"srhere he is Mr.. Lidgerwood.'' snarled
the engineer-constable. Il nabbed him
over yonder at the fire. workin to put 1t
H., i
go and set IT.!
"Iallockv' exclaimed the superintend-
ent, starting as II he had seen ghost
How Is this? Are there two OF you
Hallock looked down modify. There
were two Of us who wanted your job. and
the other one needed 1t badly enough to
wreck trains, and to kill people, and TO
lead lot of pig-headed trainmen and
mechanics into riot to cover his tracks.
Lidgerwood turned quickly. II nmask
those men, McCloskey"
1t was the signal for q tumult. The
tall man fought desperately to preserve
his disguise. but F1emister's mask was
| torn of in the first rush. Then came
diversion. sudden and fierceiy tragic.
| With a cry OF rage that was like the yell
Of a mailman. Hsllock flung himself upon
| the mine owner. beating him down with
| his manacled hands, choking him. grind
when the ayenger OF wrongs was pulled
OF and dragged to his feet. Lidgerwood,
| looking past the death grapple, saw the
| figure of q woman swaying at the corri-
I dor door; saw the awful horror In her
eyes. In the turning of n leaf he had
| fought his way to her.
| Good heavens, Eleanor! he gasped
| What are YOU doing here?' and he faced
her about quickly and led her into the
corridor lest she should see the distorted
| features OF the victim Of Hallock's VEN
geance.
! 81 came--they took the car away. and
IL was lett Denanu, sne faNeTeu -hHu
then: 'Oh. Howard. take me away; hide
me somewhere. It's too horriblef
| There was a buil-bellow OF rage from
! the room they had just left, and Lidger-
wood hurried his companion into the first
refuge that offered, which CHANGED to be
| the trainmaster's room. Out of the pri-
vate Office and into the corridor came the
taller of the two Earroters. holding --.s
| mask In place AS he ran. with MeCloskey,
Judson and all but one or two of the
others i'm hot pursuit
! Notwithstanding. the fugitive gained the
] stair and fell. rather than ran, to the
| bottom. There was the crash OF burst