The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19

Attorney viii meet you on arrival.
Special will be ready to Isavs' any time
after eleven. HELEN.
But Seagrue's operator Industrious.
~ copied both message and answer
and turned them in to his employer.
Storm, in the meantime, WIS MAX
ing the most of his opportunity, and
with his men on Cassidy's place was
preparing to push possession as far as
possible.
Run the steel cables around the
house, George, and we will swing 1t in
later"
After giving this order, Rhinelander
had FASTENED to the station to meet
the local train when it came in. So
swift, however, had been Seagrue's
dispositions that his redoubtable
scouts. Bill and Lug, were already at
the station with instructions from
Seagrue to delay the special until
nightfall; by which time he reckoned
he could make his possession secure
on the Cassidy place.
These worthless had already reached
the special and boarded it. On the
platform, Rhinelander met Helen and
the attorney she had summoned, and
with him. Rhinelander fastened up
town to get armed deputies-Bill and
Lug now trailing behind to keep track
of every move.
AT Cassidy's. Storm was urging his
men to speed on with their track lay
ing. Seagrue's gang was almost
abreast of them and setting pace,
too, that it was difficult to cope with
-Seagrue, himself, directing the oper-
atoms. The house, so long the peace
full abode Of old man Cassidy, now be-
came the very storm center of an
extraordinary disturbance. Seagrue
racked his brain for an idea that
would hamper the advance Of Storm
and his energetic crew. And when the
inspiration struck him, he put It in
stantly into effect.
They're beating u.s." he said to his
foreman; that's fiat But l can stop
them. Bring up the wrecker,,'
The word was passed and the pom
derous wrecking car, its huge crane
thrust threateningly forward, was
pushed alongside Cassidy's house and
surrounded by q swarming gang Of
men. 'Seasruess order 10 throw ont
the whips was instantly executed and
almost within . minute, It seemed, att
er the huge machine had been brought
into play the house was enteloped In a
network Of steel. There was 8 sharp
word Of command: a rattle Of pistons;
the old house quivered for An instant
in the grip Of the mysterious monster
then it rose like mad aeroplane
from it's foundations; hung and swung
q moment doubtfully In the air. pitched
headlong toward the other end Of the
lot and settled with a heavy bang
down to earth exactly. in the path of
Storm and his perspiring men.
Rhinelander,. the moment he Sc
cured the deputies. fastened back to
the station and boarded the special
train. A large engine coupled to one
coach, stood in waiting, and as they
pulled out, Helen wished him good
luck. Unfortunately, Seagrue's two
worthless. Bill and Lug, unobserved by
anybody, hid on tho head end Of the
coach, and as soon % the town was
left behind, the two climbed over the
tender and held UP the fireman and
engineer. The engine crew. taken
thus unawares, could eder no resist
ance whatever AID the two were
forced over the tender to tho bead end
Of the coach. 3s: 5,a .
Cutting of the engine % b0on Dc
they had accomplished this. SeaErue's
men pulled away With the stolen loco.
motive and left the coach just where
it abruptly stopped when the air went
on, with the intention OF putting dis
many miles as possible between the
coachload Of deputies and Rhfneland.
er's chances for defending the right of
way. \
The conductor Of tho marooned
coach did not lose . moment In get.
ting into action. An emergency tele.
phone was snatched from its bracket,
connected up with the main line wires
and the conductor called up Helen In
the office at Las. Vegas. In a few
words he told her what had happened,
and while Rhinelander and the dep.
uties listened around him, he asked
what she could do to help them out
Iof their predicament.
Helen understood the necessity for
prompt action. But how, she asked
herself as she looked anxiously from
the ONCE window up and down the
yards, to help them quickly? Her
eye lighted on the little roundhousc
away down at the lower end Of the
yard.
Resting within the friendly shade
of it's north wall she espied the crazy
old yard switch engine, known IT.
'reverently among the switchmen as
y"Soda Water SAL Soda Water Sal
took her disreputable nickname from
the fact of her misfortune in being
:crusted white good part Of the time
with alkali
The excited girl dashed at the top
of her speed down the platform and
across the ward to rouse the crew and