The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-19


stick. the engine with Rh;nelandeTs
movable hotel In front Of it, bore down
Stunning on a pile OF S%eagrue's ties.
with his pipe in his mouth and his
two checks in his pocket, little sus
pe,ted what was coming. But Rhine
ladders men SAW and understood II
all. A mighty yell rose from the de.
lighted gang ~ the engine and car
sped II. Storm. bAfeheaded, his black
hAir streaming in the sun-clinging
with one hand for safety rs he swung
from the end of the foot -boarJ and
stretched his icft arm far out as .
semaphore-signaled the cat
The engineer checked heavily. A
stream OF fire ground from the criving
wheels: the engine jumped in t1e grip
OF the brakes anG the outfit ar, re-
leased, headed like . catapult straight
at C%assidy's house. Men jumped back
~ 1t hurtled past. The next instant,
crashing and smashing ahead. 1t tore
completely through Cassidv's house.
A great cloud Of dust and timbers
rose as from an explosion and the next
moment what had been a house lay
torn into a thousand pieces along the
right of way.
Lik a spent cannon ball the outfit
car drove on; men, amazed. watching
it's wild flight. It struck the end OF
the rails. hung for q moment poised.
trembled and toppled headlong from
the embankment into q borrow pit.
Storm sprang from the foot board Of
the engine, and before the lust of the
crash had settled, called his men for
ward. Rhinelander's gang responded
with fresh hope and energy. Seagruo
saw with wrath how completely he
had been outplayed. lie called his
men together to rush the Copper
Range forces for possession of thu
Cassidy yard. They ran forward with
picks and shovels, and It looked to
Storm as II blood might be shed In
spite Of everything. when the long.
shrill whistle OF Soda Water Sal WAS
heard down the line. and within q
few moments Helen brought the old
engine to a stop 1t the end of the
steel.
The deputies, followed by Rhine.
lander and his attorney. poured out
of the gangway. Storm met his boss.
Just what view Amos would take OF
the summary measures he had adopt
- to clear their right of way the
youns man felt now a little uncertain
about. Rhtnelander looked ahead for
the familiar landmark which he had
Just acquired at the rather e~xtrava-
CANT price of ten thousand dollars and
asked where the Cassidy house was.
"Ahl gain t hell" interposed Cassidy
lvho stood listening), pathetically.
Storm pointed to the wreckage 1t
eering the right OF way and told the
story of what had been dole by Sea-
g7ue and how his play had been de-
feated. R~hinelander's face lighted
with enthusiasm and Helen'e eyes
danced with sheer Joy. 6eagrua. dts
gruntled and beaten. had seated him.
self on his own right OF way on the
pile OF ties vacated In excitement by
Cassidy. In another hour Rhineland.
er's men had made their title to the
disputed property good.
Cassidy. ~bewildered by the extrao~
binary turn things bad taken. started
to walk back % u1ore Seagrue was.
but on reflection. 10 changed his mind
and, lighting his pipe, sat quietly
down on q part q the roof that had
for many years of0on him . peaceful
shelter, to view ~ vengeance -
swiftly taken or hi former abode. H
had less than SsaoBue hao to woeyy
about. With both 0ecks in t!s pn11r
ct. he felt In he must realize a G
least one. and b. oat on the sc0O
long after the - I'D quit woooA
thoughtfafly snaoEnD ~ ppe anA -
hscting q ~ eDoD tAlnss TIT ~
AApp0 u . ~ m9W1 vas.
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