Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-17

submitted Persuaded hackers to with
draw support on the first. This will stop
operation on Rhinelanders cutoff. as
we know he cannot produce survey.
"CAPELLE."
In Seagrues hut q party of newspaper
men from Oceanside were waiting to be
taken on an inspection trip over the con-
struction.
I'm ready for you, boys" said Sea-
grue. in high spirits, to the journalists.
"We'n look over the work near here
firAt." he announced, ripping open a box
of cigars.
Hold it, Mr.. Seagrue." cried camera
man, focusing on the manager. I'VE
want you, first. right there where you
are, at. your desk. Hold it,
| The picture was taken. q copy prom
Used to Seagrue within an hour. and the
party started out. Had he1 left his hut
two minutes earlier he might have seen
Amos Rhinelander, followed by Sea-
grue's own Spike with Rhineiander's
bags. entering the waiting room door OF
Signal station.
Helen. looking up from her table. per-
lceived Rhineander's anxiety reflected in
his manner |
Bad news Helen" he said plunging
at once into the unpleasant subject. 81
am on my way to Oceanside," he added,
when she had read Bowers note. THE
directors meet tonight Someone is try
ing to undermine us. But whether I
succeed in changing their views or not,
I'm going to fight IL have to fight all
night"
Helen was. too upset to speak for a
minute. For her, so much depended on
the success of her own road in reaching
the mountains with a cutoff first.
Rhinelander, worried though he was,
tried TO cheer her up. Spike outside
listening, gathered that Rhinelander was
on his way to the city. He hung around
the platform till the local passenger
pulled in, watched Rhinelander board il.
and. mingling with Seagrues men.
walked unobserved, over TO the latter $
camp. He found his boss with the jour
nalists.
What is itg' demanded Seagrue,
seeming news in Spikes appearance.
"Rhinelander has just gone to Ocean
side"
seagrue smiled Ibid he get letter
this morning.
HE did"
Their confab was broken In on by one
Of the newspaper men who had a print
OF the photo he had taken of Seagrue
at his desk. Seagrue inspected this with
the greatest pleasure. Fine he eX-
claimed. Good picturel"
A whimsical idea seized him. He wrote
word or two across the back OF the
print and recalled Spike. Take this
over to Helen Holmes. Give it to her
with my compliments" So saying he
turned to the photographer.
Spikes reception at the station was
always chilly one. This time Helen
took his message and dismissed him be-
fore she opened the envelope. When
she saw what Seagrue had sent she was
angry. Her first impulse was to tear
the hateful print into two. Instead, she
contemptuously impaled II on a steel file
near at hand. A moment later. removing
the print to file her message. she looked
at the picture again. Her attention was
attracted to a paper lying on Seagrue
desk. 1t had been caught by the camera
lens. The longer she looked the more
carefully her eyes fixed on this object
revealed in the photograph. Very curl
Gus now. Helen opened a drawer. took
from It reading glass and studied the
, contents OF seagrues desk. Her heart
almost stopped beating. as she realized
that her suspicious must be correct
With the aid OF the ordinary glass sh,
, could plainly see the survey that hac
been stolen from her fathers library.
Helen looked toward seagrue's camp
II was there even now. and II she could
recover the precious find IL was not too
late to save her own interests as wei
as those OF her good friend. Amos Rhine
lander.
, How could she recover Il? With fas
kindiing hatred Of its dishonest posses
. sor, dozen projects for regaining he
own flashed across her mind. The NOR,
she thought the more impossible :
5 seemed to devise any scheme that coul,
be carried out in time to help Rhine
: lander's fight that night at Oceanside
But what Helen coula not devise her
e self was being already devised for her
/ Following up what Spike-an uncon
scionable liar-had declared a flstterini
8 reception Of the picture, saagrue re