The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-21
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A Novel The Idyl Of Twin Fires
A Week 10y xo.

NotnihE, lhrt NJ pith'h't ~ :"
merely precautlou."
You arc not going to take us
away from AnEels7"
mot now. not at all unless your
safety demands IT," Then he rose
and spoke TO the others. I'm sorry
TO have 10 shut off your moon vista
with that noisy beast. but II may
DO necessary To move the car. later
on. Don't get out Of touch with the
Nadia. any OF you. please"
ife had vanited tho hand rail- and
said good night.
AZ the top of the corridor stair
McCloskey was waiting for him.
"Judson has told you what's due
TO happenG" querlcd the train.
master.
"ile told me to look for swift
trouble: that somebody had be.
trayod your sfrike'breakinr
scheme"
"He says they'll try to keep the
st.bound freights from going
out"
THAT would be a small matter.
But We mustn't lose the moral ef.
feet OF taking the first trick in the
game. Are the sections all in line
on the long siding"
Yes"
Good. Wen start them a little
ahead OF time. and let them XIII
back TO schedule after they get out
on the road"
Call II done" said the train.mas.
ter. and he went 10 carry out the
order.
Ia ten minutes the three heavy
freight-pullers Missed. strained.
belched fire. and the long train be.
gan TO move out.
II was Adgcrwood's challenge 20
tbs outlaws. and as II tho blasts
81 the three tearing eshausts had
been the signal IL was awaiting.
the strike storm broke with the
audiences and fury OF a tropical
hurricane. From u hundred hid.
Ing places In the car.atrewn yard
men came running. some 20 swarm
thickiy upon the moving engines
and cabooses. others swinging by
the Drawbacks TO cut I'll. alr-brake
hose.
Shots we're fired: shrlll ycils
arose. Into the midst OF the clam.
or tho great siren whistle a, the
shops doomed out tho fire alarm.
and almost at the same instant
red glow rosc 10 beacon the de-
struction already begun Ia the shop
yards. And while the roar OF the
siren was still Earring upon the
MINDLESS night air. the electric light
circuits were cut out. leaving the
yards and the Crows Nest In dark.
ness.
In the Crows Nest tho sudden
coup OF the strikers had the effect
which its originator had doubtless
counted upon. II was some min.
utes after the lights were cut OFF,
and the Eruption had swept pas,
the captured and disabled trains
10 the shops. before LAdgerwood
could get his small garrison to
xe,hor and send IL to reinforce the
shop guard. which vas presumably
fighting desperately for tho con.
troll OF the power plant and the fire
pnmpm.
Only Mccloskcy's pro,es, and his
own anxiety for the safety OF the
Nafia's company kept L,dgerwood
from leading the little RELIEF col.
urnn OF loyal trainmen and head.
quarters clerks In person. The ins,
Of battle was in his blood. and for
the first time the shrinking palsy
u physical fear held aioof.
When the departure OF the
trainmaster had left the OF.
flee story of tho headquar-
tcrs deserted. II was the force OF
nero mechanical habi, that sen;
Ldgerwood back TO his room TO
close his desk before going down
10 order the Nadia out OF the zone
OF immediate danger. There was a
chair In hls way. and In the dark.
ress and In hts haste he stumbled
over II. When he recovered him.
self. two men. with handkerchief
masks over their faces. were enter
Ing from tho corridor. and as he
turned nj the sound OF their foot.
steps. they sprang upon him.
For the first uncomfortable time
In his life. Howard Ldgerwood met
tho challenge OF violence joyfully.
with every muscle and nerve sing.
Ing the battic-sonE, and huge will
.nguess To siay or be slain arming
him for the hand.to-hand struggle.
But II was two against one: and
when II was over. the confiagration
light redden!ng the southern win
dows snfflced for the knoiting of
the piece OF hemp lashing with
which the two masked garrotcrs
were binding their victim in his