Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-03

George and let Helen start the FRA
train over tho cutoff"
storm walked toward the switch some
distance away, followed by Spike. Stand
Ing together they threw It and signaloc
that all was right, Rhnelandor helped
Helen up on the engine and her guests
started 70 board the trim.
Helen, quite at home inside an engine
cab, pulled the throttle slightly and IN,
drivers began 10 fevolvc, the onglneot
| then handed her carefully down from the
ganRway and the train started.
~ tho switch, Spike and Storm engaged
thus intently. failed 10 notice two men
creeping up behind them, ropes In hand.
Jaken unawares nooses were thrown
suddenly over their heads and before
they could make the least defense, they
were throttled. feled and dragged back
from tho switch, So swiftly and expertly
was the attack made that Spike and
storm were choked almost at once and
dragged down out Of sight before anyone
! noticed their disappearance
Tying their hands expedItlously. Ward
speeulated for moment on what to DO
with them. Adams proposal 10 throw
them from the bridge he negauyed
They would find them too quick Wen
put them into tho ore care" he said
eunningly when the cars are loaded
at tho mine tho orc will do tho rest
Tho two picked Storm up. unconscious.
and carried him along the track. laying
him beside II 20 await the coming Of tho
freight train Returning 10 bring Spike
IN like fashion. they were surprised and
upset 10 find that he had disappeared.
Running hurrledly around they were un.
able to find him and fearing that he
might soon DO back with help. they ~,
turned 20 make sure Of storm
Spike had, IN fact overhcarlnR The fate
In store for him-rolod. gagged and
bound az lie was. along the track 10 the
bridge below. Gaining this. he con.
tinued 10 roll over and tried 10 drop out
or sight underneath But In getting
down helpless as he was, his hands
caught by thu rope with which DE was
fastened on tho head ~ projecting
spike and instead Of dropping To whore
be speedily could have hidden himself
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along iho mine spur ana Ward and
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