Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-03
AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH" "THE1MOUNTAEN
DIVIDE" STRATEGY or
GREAT RAILROADS" ETC.
copYUoHr. 1918. r FRANK H. spLANr@L

| her was Visible ana thH hiKhWaymaT
mlstook bis figure FOR ssaKruea whof
the napkin fluttued 20 the floor. Ward
MISLEADING It for the handkerchief
| watched inttntiy Che two sllhouettcd FIG.
ufsa In The conservatory
seaRrue N fslens side rose 10 hls
feet Two shots rams through the niEol
air HeRgiue, slfirsen alutphtd he heart
with Rhnsty expression he looked al
lieleu. Ana ~ she screanrd, he elutchcd
NJ is heart ageiu ana fcI hcudlong ia
lie floor
lie'eua frantic erie, hf9ufh . crowd
@ DE cobaeryatoiY doors storm ncar
esi ~ hand hold bach Cle others aut
entered The room ffst lie turned mes
sengruo from tHo floor aB1 AtEe' FOR T.
doctor lIeen half ItYseaeal void
whence the shnta h1d c7mo Il Storm
followed by hcr mr olt Info r.o garden
The m1fdera had mad g3od tieir ~.
cape ltnfulbs to Where Their mt tint
WAS hlddtn. tny Jumped into IL and
started ~ bfoafueck speed fof crran.
side. II was Spikes keen err that 10.
iectcd Mo mint hum ~ ihaif motor
They're making their gftaVay IN a CO.,
he cried 20 we got hem we've not 10
Rarh qnlfk
rnnrmHdfct n5 the frsi car tsfted
ia The dflyewav end accompanied by
llelou and storm 4tlFe afote rapidly
down the hIgbwaF snff ne fleeing tnais
cab No liahts Wete visible on T.. but
some moonlight mhde % possible 10 fol.
low the murderer accurately
Below tho bridge nj sifuai the high
way, turning shffpr. efeaasn The rail-
road u IL belI eroeslna snd the signals
we're ringing FOR the Deaanslde express
when Ward hnd Adams. looking behind
o. tho headlights ~ Spikes car aaW they
we're botly pursued They opened fire
with their roYoteiH IN The pursuing car.
but ilelon, Storm and Rplke. hopping mn
der cover ~ beht They eDnld. did moi
slacken bpeed. Tire criminals thus pressed
saW there Was chance 10 put tic tai.
road crossing between them and their
purauefF, The express was close upon
them but desperate men cannot he
ehuofcrs. ward took chance crowd.
ing his machine 10 the limit, he tried for
the crossing ahead OF the tIaln The on.
Rinoer seeing collision unAvnida bic,
checked hla irhiB lenpig. n wea 100
late. The engine WAS almost on the
takicab ana the next instant the pilot.
etrikinE II squafey IN the middle threw
the heavy limousine nfty feet IN the air.
When Helen, storm and Spike reached
the spot, tho engineer was backing down
10 investigate the catastrophe.
Lanterns and soarchliahts we're brought
into play whore the moon left the land
scape IN shadow Adams body w0a found
in barrow pit, The shock had killed
him Ward, flung against tree. lay
at the foot Of II, mutilated beyond recog-
milton.
IN ifelens conservatory. n doctor bent
over sensruo. but the Wretched victim
Of his own criminal intent lay quite
dead.
The sun rose happily after the events
of that tragic night, II rose nowhere
on two people moro grateful for their
escape from AshaasnB than Helen and
Storm, within tho following week the
auests Of That night. had they been
gifted with vision, might have seen Spike
seated. book In hand, In the garden, read
Ing an account Of marriage ceremony,
In Il, surrounded by her friends and
given away by her foster uncle. Amos
Rhinelandor, Helen had become the wife
OF George storm.
(TIfE ENDD