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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08

Mt. and Mrs. j. J.. Dou4ua. attended
preaching services az the M,tnod.-t
church al Lodysvllle on Sabbath after
noon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08

Mrs. Martha sngl, and daughter.
Miss LYDIA visited friends in New
Athens the past week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08

The Loyal Daughters CLASS taught
10y Mr.. J.. VI. Daniel Of tho Pres byt terrain
church. held business meeting ON sat
urdHV afternoon. \ social time was on
1oypd by AN. light refrcShWsnts being
served az the close or the meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08

on lines having regular express scr..
ice. shipments Weighing In excess OF
htty pounds. or large bulk. Will not 1ps
carried on passenger cars
ALL LGNES-Daiiy Except Sunday
NO shipments. except emergency saip
, ments OF medicines. will be carried @ ,
passenger cars between 400 and 81
y. m.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08

MoUNDsvILLE LINE
WHEELING AND MOUNDSyrLLE
Daily Except Sunday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08
PANHANDLE LINE
WHEELING AMI UEn-n-

NAIELANo AND WELLSBCRa
Daily Except sunday.
Wheeling Iyeii, h,rs
Leave
22nd street ,aa,.
n h,t4lhs WellsDurg
80 y. m. 400 20.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08

WHEELING TRACTION COMPANY
1888 CAR sCAEDuL1
Taxing Eject June ~, 1904
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-08

Visiting Parents and Sister.
Nr and Mrs J. T.. Whiszsn. or Wheel
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-03-24
THIRD INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER iii.

The death of Helen's father dis
of his monetary affairs. He had de-
velOped his valuable railroad proper
ties without capital Of his own ade-
quate to finance them. He was the
nominal head of great transportation
projects; he had been, in truth, the
brain and energy of these, but the &C.
tual control belonged to eastern bank
ers who had supplied the funds to put
them through. And with General
Holmes death his daughter was
brought face to face with this fact
In the library of her home the attor-
news for the estate were already gath
cred to discuss it's affairs. Amos
Rhinelander, her fathers faithful
friend-indeed, the sole friend among
the generals many associates that now
manifested the slightest interest in
the fate Of his unfortunate daughter
was present that morning. With him.
however as if to offset the benefit OF
his presence, was his already criminal
ly compromised nephew, Seagrue.
Helen, who had been summoned to
the library, walked down from heZ
room to Join the little company.
To Seagrue, who, in apprehension
had absented himself since the night
Of the tragedy she never had looked
so pleasing as she now did.
Much was in Seagrues mind and
something of it all reflected itself in
his face. A score Of times his TN
principled recklessness had led him
close to criminal lengths; now, it had
carried him from simple suggestion
OF theft UnScrupulously assented to- to
robbery and to murdef-the murder oG
General Holmes himself by Capelle's
hired tools. He was as yet too new
in his path of crime to feel Indifferent
to the fearful consequences.
Where he stood unObsCrved by the
others, he took out Of a wallet drawn
from his pocket a cuff cut from a shirt
and reread a scrawl written on it by
Spike, his convict accomplice, advis.
ing him that the stolen survey was
hidden under the south end Of Little
San Pablo bridge.
With some trivial excuse for absent,
ing himself, Seagrue left the house.
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arthur Gaylord, Superintendent c.
R. & T. R. r.: .
Dear Gay: The bearer Miss Helen
Holmes, wants work. Anything you
can do will be appreciated. r"
Though her resolution had been
taken, it seemed to require all of
Helens courage to make the actual
start on the path she had chosen. She
reached the superintendent Office at
Beaman next day, after wandering all
over the yards to find it, almost fright
ened out of her undertaking.
Gaylord, the superintendent, met
her with a consideration that dis
PEELED her fears. In a few words he
spoke feelingly Of her father, and after
asking what she would like to try,
gave her note to the agent at Sig
nal station, assigning her for cleri-
cal work due to the cutoff construc-
ton, already under way there.
George Storm, the freight engineer,
OF her father-Which he had lain off
to attend-nOr had he heard Of her.
He was east-bound at Beaman one
morning, comparing orders with his
conductor, when he saw Helen in her
severely plain black about to board
the local passenger train which was
to take her to Signal to begin work.
The engineer FASTENED to her. She
met his utter ast0nishment-whe She
had told him what she was doing an1
why-Without embarrassment or con-
fusion, only laughing little at his
concern.
But when, questioning her further,
Storm learned of the cutoff opera
tons, now begun-nOt alone by the
TideWater people, but as well by their
rivals-the Colorado & Coast line
his suspicious were aroused and he
disclosed them to Helen without re-
serve THAT Colorado & Coast crowd
are running our people a hot
race on the cutoff construction.
They know something about that
original survey-they must-or they
would never start in so far
Helen smiled incredulously. Il
think that could hardly be, Mr.. Storm.
You know the men building now
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the door noiselessly open. Hardly a
moment after the jailer and Seagrue
had left Hyde's cell, Spike walked
boldly I'D the corridor-his avenue OF
escape was open.
In Helen's home two days practl-
cally completed the rapid tragedy OF
her changed circumstances. Her maid,
whom she told she could no longer
keep, had gone in tears-and the coun-
try seat as we'll as the town house
had been given over with furnishings
to creditors. Vans stood backed UP
in the front driveways and the library
itself. scene of her cruelest misfOr-
tunes, was being dismantled by NOV
ing men on the morning that Rhine
lander met her there for the last time
to discuss her future.
You are Stubborn he insisted,
taking her hand tenderly. 81 like in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES does. 1t is
gritty; it is American and it's all
right in it's place. But under such cir
cumstances as these you should come
with me, as l want you to, to my
home. You will be a welcome
daughter to my wife and to me. You
know we are unhappily childless. Your
father would have wished this; my
wife has asked it of you as [ do
now. Why persist in refusing us?'
Helen did not answer at once,
though her gratefulness shOne from
her eyes. I'm not merely obstinate,
Uncle Amos" she responded at length
nor ungrateful. [ have thought
everything over, or, so long and care
fully. But / can't help feeling that l.
must. for a while, anyway, remain
independent | intend to earn my
own living
Rhinelander felt he could say no
more They discussed other things
for a time and she then cOnfided to
him her plans for making a start.
Nothing in all the rapid events Of the
fortnight had seemed to him more
tragical than this resolve that his old
friends daughter had SO resOlutely
taken He looked almost weary and
troubled as he took from his pocket
book a card and on it wrote the mes
sage Helen had asked him to write:
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engaged the jailer's interest. 1t was
then that Spike, leaning back, man
aged, undetected, to- pass the dough
around the key that opened the lock
of his own cell; in an instant he had
the coveted impression
A bell warned the jailer that the
visitors time was up. In parting, the
confederates shook hands. AS they
did SO, Spike slipped the dough, unob-
served, into Seagrue's palm and sue
ceeded in conveying TO him by signs
an intimation of what he had given
him.
Capelle, who had arrived on Sea-
grue's peremptory summons, at the ap-
pointed place, some distance from the
jail, awaited Seagrue there with a
grin: Some expedition you've en-
barked On!"
Seagrue was in no mood for joking.
"One you showed me into" he retort-
ed surlily. He CURLY told his cOnfed-
crate what had occurred. Then he
drew from his overcoat pocket Spikes
udUUluI vi UOuSN, SuOWcu II W "a
pelle and explained what it was. Have
a key made tonight from this impress
sion; meet me here tomorrow with it.
The following afternoon Seagrue
was again at the jail-thi5 time. os-
tensibly, to visit Hyde. Passing
Spikes cell, a dust coat hanging some
what Cstentatiously from his arm, Sea-
grUe paused to greet him. In doing
this to took occasion to lay his fin
gers on one Of the bars of the cell
door; as he said good morning the new
key dropped from his hand inside the
barred door. Spikes foot at once COW
cred it. Moving ON, Seagrue let fall
from his arm one of the two dust coats
which he was in reality carrying.
Spike, dropping like cat on his knee,
whipped the fallen garment swiftly in
between the bars, and while Seagrue
and the jailer remained with Hyde,
Spike made a rapid change of clothing.
Slipping into the dust coat he found
In one of the pockets cap and pair
Iof goggles thoughtfully slowed. And
watching his chance for the corridor
to be empty, he cautiously unlocked
his cell door, peered out and swunG
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against our line were then fathers
own associates, and my friends"
Storm was stubborn in his atti-
tude. They are supposed to be your
friends" he said specifically.
AT all events, they have all offered
me every assistance since fathers
DEATH" declared Helen. They didn't
wait me to do what l am going to
do. But she Strengthened almost
imperceptibly, Il would rather be de-
pendent on no one-at least, as long
as l can be-"
He looked unabashed into her frank
eyes; Il can't be sorry for that, any
way" he said slowly. Everything
else that happened" he hesitated
again, Il am sorry for. No, not every
thing, either!" His face lighted laz-
lily. Il am running the locals, now
IS and 86-and I'll have chance, may
be, to see you every day
The Coast & Colorado line back
ers showed all Of their aggressive
ness in their new undertaking. Head
quarters for their cutoff work were
set up not a stones throw from Sig
ma station where Helen had gone to
work. Nor was energy the only mani
festatioL of their spirit. The keen
rivalry Of the endeavor to reach the
Superstition range with a line first
extended even to the construction
crews, and as the work progressed
the foremen would hesitate at nothing
to delay or embar1 IS their opponents
in the race
Spike. aided with a car by Seagrue
after he had broken Jail, had made
good his escape and was now some
thing of an incubus on Seagrue's hands.
The construction camp offered tenn
pc~ary outlet for his activities, and
Though Spike and hard work had new
er been on worse terms of init
macy, Seagrue sent him freshly
dressed up to the Colorado line camp.
as the feud between the two com
pa3ies grew, Seagrue conceived that
O. TOOL, and especially one Of Spikes
stamp, might prove of service to him
in the camp of the enemy. Get
job with the Tidewater, and keep
me posted on every move" he said
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yelled himself hoarse trying to warn
bin off. But instead of stopping,
Storm fought his way back through
the smoke to the second car. The
trainmen fastened into the station
to the operator and gave the alarm.
The operator telephoned a message
instantly to Signal, the next station.
The agent had gone over to the
camp, and it was this message that
caught Helen at Signal, alone in the
office. She picked up the receiver as
the telephone bell rang, listened to
the excited operator and wrote his
hurried words down on a pad:
Runaway powder cars on fire. En-
gineer Storm on them. Ditch at first
spur"
She dropped her pencil as she fin
ished, breathless with shock. Then
pulling her wits together she cast
about for help. She was quite alone
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Whatever was to be done, she must
do it and it must be done in haste.
Running through the freighthouse she
espied a coil of rope. 1t suggested
something-though at the instant she
could not have told what. But she
caught it up on the instructive i'm
pulse ana ran out on the track. The
cars, flaming in the distance, were
coming down the long grade. A tele-
graph pole standing just above the
station put a wild idea into her head.
If she could pass the rope above the
burning car, it might help the en-
gineer to escape from the top. Try
ing her skill as a plainswOman, she
ran moose and cast the rope, lariat-
like, at the top of the pole.
In her nervous haste she failed,
again and again, to drop it over the
cross: ar. No rope was ever SO stiff,
clumsy and intractable, and the cars
were fast rolling nearer. But re-
straining her fears she kept trying,
and at last, in spite of everything, she
landed the big moose over the pole and
bar. Across the track grew hedge
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of tall blue-gum trees. To the near
est Of these Helen ran, and as fast
as she could, climbed the tree, the
loose end of the rope hung over her
neck and shoulder. Gaining branch
high enough, and using all her
strength, she drew the rope taut. With
few half bitches she made it fast
around the tree and tried it with her
weight.
The flaming cars, in spite of al that
Storm had been able to do, contin-
ued to gather speed down the Signal
grade. The engineer found himself
in a tickiish dilemma. For a jump
his chances now were no better than
if he stuck to the car, and he saw
nothing for it but to stick Only, he
hoped nightly for something to turn
his way. He was fast approaching
the station. From the gum-tree hedge
he saw what seemed branch waving
violently. Then he perceived it was
more than that, it was someone try
ing to signal him-a woman-and she
was climbing hand over hand out on
a cable stretched across the track.
But he could understand even less
than he saw of what she meant to
do. Overcome by flame and smoke
just before the cars neared the hedge,
he sank down on the deck. But Helen
would not give up. Clinging as best
she could to the cable, she waited for
him to pass under her. Enough Of
consciousness remained to Storm in
the fury of the fire to enable him to
realize as he came close that it was
Helen On the cable trying to save
his life. AS he swept under her he
raised himself. She clGGched Beindly
at him, and holding on in desperation,
managed to drag him from the top of
the burning car.
The agent, returning from the camp
with Rhinelander, saw the blazing run
away; and, amazed, saw Helen hang
ing from her cable and striving with
failing strength to hold her heavy
burden.
He ran toward, her, snatching a tar
paulin from a pile of cement bags az
he passed them on the platform, and
with Rhinelander reached the hedge
in tine to break Storms heavy fall
into it when Helen let him go. A mo-
ment later she, herself, dropped ex-
hausted into the canvas.
Below the station a deafening ex-
plOsion shook the solid earth. 1t
sartled the two construction camps.
A new and sudden fame shot 40 feet
up into the air and dense clouds of
black smoke beloved above where
the powder cars had stood. Seagrue
glanced as Spike as they stood to-
gether. Over toward the station two
men were carrying Storm into the
waiting room, and Seagrue, coming
over, Joined them. Inside, he saw
bending over the unconscious en-
gineer, stretched on the floor, slen-
der girl dressed in black. She turned
anxiously, in moment, to ask if
surgeon had been called. AS she did
SO, Seagrue, dumfounded, looked into
the face of Helen Holmes.
(TO BE CONTINUED0
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SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter of Gem
eral Holmes railroad man, is rescued
from imminent danger on a scenic rail-
to young WOmanhood Helen makes a spec
tacular double rescue of Storm, now a
freight fireman. and of her father and his
friends Amos Rhinelander, financier, and
Robert Seagrue, promoter, from a threat
ened collision between q paNenger train
and runaway freight. SafeSreakers en-
ployed by Seagrue and Capelle, his law
yer, interrupted by Helen while steal
ing General Holmes survey plans Of the
cutoff line for the Tidewater, fatally
wound General Holmes and escape
Storm and Helen chase the murderers
on a light engine and capture them
Spike has hidden the plans and manages
to inform Seagrue where they are cached
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For.
got in his runabout car and started
for the San Pablo bridge. He found
the document where Spike had hid
den it.
Helen, in the interval comforting
with her attorneys, and with Amos
Rhinelander at hand to soften the
blow as best he could, was learning
bit by bit the completeness Of her IA
theirs financial ruin through his sud
den death In matter Of fact, all that
remained of his free assets was the
recently allotted block Of stock-nOw
an item of merely nominal value-in
the new cutoff line. Long after the
attorney had gone, Rhinelander re
manned.
It's not that the stock is worthless,
Helen" he said-they were again to-
.gether in the library. Of the new
line is ever what your father hoped II
would be, the investment may yet
prove of the greatest value
The Detroit times., 1916-06-12
WYANDOTTE

william Clark. Louis Bigler. Ed
ard Ganlcy and Samuel LaBo mo-
tored 20 Essex ont, sunday, 10 visit
friends
Tho congregational Women's assoc
citation viii meet in the church par
lors Wednesday afternoon
l. =. \. O. 7. members will meet
Wednesday evening in c, VI. r. A.
hall.
There will he a wrestling match
Monday evening in Arbeiter hall
Women's Home Missionary society
Of the Methodist church Will meet
Thur sday afternoon with Mrs. Aaron
strong. SIS Orange-st,
Miss Mae Girardin. First-st.. will
entertain the Conversational Wo-
mons auxiliary Tuesday afternoon.
Boy scouts meet Wednesday even
ing in odd Fellows temple.
Who's Your Tailor baseball
team defeated the Detroit V. V. v
team 81. sunday afternoon.
VIII be hostess Wednesday night "a
the One More Sewing club.
Branch No. 3. a o H., will hold
its regular meeting Thursday night
in -. Patrick's school
The Presbyterian Women's associa-
tiou Will meet Wednesday afternoon
in the church parlors at 2.30 o'clock
Tuesday evening in c. NJ. r. \ hall,
pownriver towns are "all set foI
the first excursion Of the season
The popular expression now is ARE
yuh goin' 10 thuh Moonlight mean
ing the Allgoodfellows club night eX'
Cursion Tuesday. Juse IS, on th'
steamer Putin Bay The event Is ar
annual one, and usually heralds The
excursion season in among the down
river Communitie..
The Detroit times., 1916-06-12
ALLEGED CHECK
RAISER is CAUGHT

wYANDOTTE. Mich, June l2.--
George johnson IS, alias James
Donnelly. alias j c. Williams. alias
William iioines, passer of bad
checkA. rss caught Saturday after.
noon by police Capt. John Denman
and i'N;ro,mau Lybeck, trying 10
pass check FOR $50 on W ]. Niles,
hardware dealer on Biddle.ave., after
being traced through express Offices
aad telegraph stations, from Quincy,
III. where he is wanted for passing
bad checks amounting TO about
Sl40.
While In Quincy. Johnson IL al.
legged TO have forged q check for
$40. and given II TO garage owner
there fer set of automobile tires.
and Also 10 have passed a forged
check on q Quincy saloonkeeper for
$50. johnson sent the tires TO To
ledo. o.. and travelled there himself
When thu quincy police got wind
OF the crime. they wired TO Toledo,
only 20 ant that Johnson had sent
the ur"~ 20 Wyandotte. under an.
Other % is aliases and was on the
road 3.s city.
y rived here, he stepped
IN nNprcss Offices TO in
our ."s. and in the Amer.
lean .umpluys office. Charles
Thomas. suspcctine the man. tipped
The Detroit times., 1916-06-12
HIGHLAND PARK

family. OF No. s. Monterey ave,
spent the. week end at their home In
The monthly teachers meeting OF
the Presbyterian church Will be held
Tuesday evening, June 10, at 1890
o'clock In the sunday school room Of
the church. Every teacher and OF.
ficer is asked To be present, as hnal
plans for Children's day must be
made.
Guild. viii meet MONDAY evening
June -. al the home 81 Miss Grace
Merrell ~ No. 2ls Pasadena-aVe., for
the last lesson 81 the season.
H. NJ. Lane. OF No. EOS highland
ave, Is confined To his home through
a serious illness
Justice John Marshall. Judge John
I. Austin. Justice Edward NJ. BEN
tending the Chicago convention.
seniors OF the high school viii be
held Tuesday evening in the audi
The Garden club will meet Mon
day evening In room II Of the high
school, Mrs Lawrence ". smell VIII
talk on BIRDS. and there will also be
plants by the members OF the club.
Mr.. and Mrs, Al Crosby. OF No. 2SI3
Woodward are rejoicing In the
birth Of a nine-pound daughter.
Highland Park patrol wagon during
the month Of May has been HANDED
TO the council The report shows
wagon during the month. the total
number or miles travelled being 932
The wa con responded 10 - accident
cases. IL persons were removed 20
tho hospitals. and 10 taken TO their
Workmen are erecting the steel
work for the Detroit United Ra
ways new woodworking shop, me
third unit ~ the plant In Highland
Park which ultimately will contain
I'm addition 10 the paint shop and
machine and truck shop. now IN use.
a woodworking shop. foundry. stock
room building and heating plant
MIR and Mrs I. ]. Ninner and Fam
lily. az No. e5S Cortland-ave., spent
the Weekend at their summer home
at Fair Haven. Mich.
Ms Spnldiug. Of Reresford-ave. Is
confined 90 her home by serious
W. 4. search. Of No 81 Highland
ave. has returned from a short trip
10 Mr. "'' ana Mrs. charles wagar and
family. moved Saturday from No. lls
Cortlnnd- 10 Christiancy ave,
I. r. Pishop. ~ No. II Glendale.
ave. H. making a business tour Of
the northern part 81 the state.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Silliman. OF Cedar Fails.
9. K. NUNS. OF No. 100 Farrand PIX
Dr. and Mrs. ~ r Jerery, Of To
peka. Kansas. who are attending the
Medical convention, which Is. being
held in Detroit. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. G X. Munns. OF No. 100 Far
rand-pk
fvon r Coe, ~ No III windemere-
ave- IL very IN at his home.
Mr. and Mrs Quantrell ~ No. 2l2
Glendale ave, are entertaining Miss
Harriet Lindsey. OF Crosse Pointe.
for n few weeks
Mr. and Mrs John Miller and son.
John. have returned 10 their home
near the Seven Mite rosd, after an
extended motor trip TO Grand Rapids
and Holland.