The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-07-27

pursurers, then smuggle her on board
their own ship and protect her until
she arrives at Nome, where she deliv-
ers to Strive, McNamara's agent the
secret papers entrusted to her. Glen
lister, who has fallen in love with the
girl, saves her life in street brawl at
the risk of his own, then secures liv-
ing quarters for her with the wife of
his mine superintendent.
In due time Judge Stillman and Nc
Namara arrive in Nome, and with the
help of Strives rascality begin their
Vaccinations. The new faction shortly
assumes control of all the mines in
Guiding the Midas" and Glenister,
because of his love for Helen, prevents
the miners from using violence
against Judge Stillman, and prevails
upon them to let the law take its
course. Cherry Malotte, the beautiful
dance hall girl, returns from Dawson
City, discovers Glenister's love for
Helen and determines to combat it. In
this she is assisted by Broncho Kid,
gambler and outcast, who has recog
nized in Helen Chester his own sister,
whom he has not seen since boyhood,
and who misinterprets Glenister's
feelings for Helen. Glenister and Dex-
try find the Nome court will grant
them no relief and decide to send their
lawyer, Bill Wheaton, back to San
Francisco with an appeal to the fed
eral courts. To secure money for
this purpose they arrange to rob the
sluices of their own mine which they
succeed in doing, but are saved from
capture by Helen who recognizes
Glenister in time to send McNamara's
men on a false trail. Later the Bron-
cho Kid suspects Glenister of the
robbery and advises Mcnamara to
search his cabin before there is time
to conceal the gold. Cherry learns of
the plan and with her quick wit foils
McNamara's effort.
Wheaton returns from SanF Francis
CO with writ from the federal court,
which Stillman refuses to recognize,
thus making plain the nature of the
conspiracy. Becoming fearful of out
right violence, Mcnamara undertakes
to remove the gold dust taken from
the mines to a place of greater safe
ty, but Glenister and his friends storm
the bank and are prevented from TAX
ing forcible possession of the gold by
the arrival of troops. For second
time Wheaton is dispatched to the
States for aid from the superior
courts.
Meanwhile Glenister becomes con-
WINGED that Helen has been a con-
scious accomplice of ''The Spoilers"
and intends to marry McNamaa, so in
a restless mood he spends desperate
night in the Northern gambling hall,
playing faro. The Broncho Kid, who is
dealer, plots to ruin Glenister with
the assistance of Cherry as "case-
keeper" At the crisis of the game,
when his money is gone, Glenister
wages his interest in the midas"
and is prevented from losing only by
Cherry's declaration that "the cases
are wrong"
Cherry saves Helen from a drunken
miner, and learning her identity
prompts her to suspect the truth Of
the situation in which her uncle fig
ures. Realizing the great wrong that
she has helped to do Helen undertakes
to remedy it, and overhearing the
Judge and Mcnamara arranging for
Glenister's immediate arrest, she
finds him and enables him to escape
with a posse at his heels. With the aid
of Cherry Malotte, Glenister makes
good his escape, summons his friends
and decides to make an end of the
looting of the mines by destroying
them with dynamite, thus checking
McNamara's activities until Wheaton
can invoke further aid from the fed
eral courts.
Wrapped in wool of mystery and
uncertainty, Helen appeals to McNa.
mara's accomplice, Strive, who offers
to put her in possession of the truth if
she will go with him that night to
distant roadhouse for supper. Con-
scious Of her peril, Helen agrees.
The miners, under Glenister's lead
ership, dynamite the midas" and de-
feat their enemies in an exciting bat
tie, in the midst of which Glenister
hears of Helen's danger and rides
headlong to her rescue. He arrives
only to find Strive badly wounded and
to hear that Helen has gone away with
the Broncho Kid. Needless now of all
save Helen's safety, Glenister rides
into town and there encounters Nc
Namara at Strives office, where the
latter has gone to destroy the docu-
mentary evidence of the conspiracy.
The two men fight terrific hand-to-
hand battle, in which Glenister tri-
umphs.
Wheaton arrives in time to- effect
the arrest of the conspirators, on in
structions from the federal court, and
Helen confesses her love for the man
she had helped to wrong.
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