The Ordway new era., 1916-08-04

usine squareIy In the Middle.
Helen and Seagrue. In the garden.
Ward and Adams. watching intentiy.
saw his silhouetted figure on the low
cred curtain.
And Storms trihing act or hospital-
ity was to prove his salvation and
Seagrue's undoing. Having seen that
the punch bowl was nearly empty he
excused himself and stepped into the
next room to summon a maid TO renii
II. The door Of this room-a break
fast room-opening on the gardeh'
stood. for the evening. ajar. The
maid. reaching up on the sideboard FOR
a napkin. when Storm spoke to her.
let II fall from her hand as she turned.
! The white square OF linen. partly un-
folded, fiuttered to the ground.
Where she stood. the maid could
not be seen from Wards hiding place
in the garden. Only the figure OF
Storm beside her was visible and the
highwayman mistook his figure for
Seagrue's. When the napkin fiuttered
TO the floor. Ward. mistaking It for the
handkerchief, watched intently the
two silhouetted figures in the con-
servatory.
Seagrue, at Helen's side, rose to
his feet. Two shots rang through the
night mir. Seagrue. stricken. clutched
his heart. With CHASTITY expression
he looked at Helen. And as she
screamed, he clutched at his heart
again and fell headlong to the floor.
Helen's frantic cries brought
| hnnra
Storm. nearest at hand, held back the
others and entered the room first. He
turned, lifted Seagrue from the floor
and asked for doctor. Helen. halt
hysterical, told where the shots had
come and Storm, followed by her, ran
out into the garden.
The murderers had made good their
. escape. Hurrying to where their ma
chine was hidden. they jumped into 1t
and started at breakneck speed FOR
Oceanside. 1t was Spikes keen ear
: that detected the faint Lum OF their
motor. They're making thei" getaway
u in a car" he cried. III we are to get
Q them, we've got to work quick"
Communicating the first car parked
>' in the driveway and accompanied by
Helen and storm, Spike drove rapidly
Z down the highway after the fleeing
q taxicab No lights were visible on 1t
y but some moonlight made 1t possible
D. to follow the murderers accurately.
Below the bridge at Signal. the high
10 way. turning sharply, crossed the rail
3d. road. 1t is bell crossing and the sig
IT. nails were ringing for the Oceansid
express when Ward and Adams, look
ne ing behind at the headlights of Spike
car, saw they were hotly pursued
II They opened fire with their revolver
nd on the pursuing car, but Helen, Storr
le- and Spike, keeping under cover a
hit best they could. did not slacken speed
ho The criminals thus pressed. saw ther
rd was chance to put the railroa
ed crossing between them and their pu
d. suers. The express was close upo
he them, but desperate men cannot b
in, choosers Ward took chance. Crow
zen ing his machine to the limit, he trie
aw for the crossing ahead OF the trail
md The engineer seeing a collision u
ose avoidable, checked his train heavil
BILE It was too late. The engine was 8
ep. most on the taxicab and the next
Who slant the pilot. striking 1t squarely
lily the middle, threw the heavy limousil
nch fifty feet in the air. When Hele
MD Storm and Spike reached the spot, Il
engineer was backing down to inve
the tigate the catastrophe.
ked Lanterns and searchlights we
red brought into play wherc the moon ID
eet. the landscape in shadow. Adam
mo- body was found in borrow pit. T
He shock had killed him. Ward, flu
hem against a tree. lay at the foot of
: of mutilated beyond recognition.
hem In Helen's conservatory, doct
' to bent over Seagrue. but the wretch
en- victim Of his own criminal intent /
1hen quite dead.
!, At The sun rose happily after I
ief." events Of that tragic night. 1t rt
The nowhere on two people more era
y at full for their escape from assassi
east tion than Helen and Storm. Will
htm. the following week the guests Of Il
and night, had they been gifted with
tests. sion. might have seen Spike seat
IeYue book in hand. In the garden, read
what an account Of marriage cersmo
Enrm. In II, surrounded By her friends I
srous given away BY her foster uncle, A
uuch RhinslAndsr, Helen had become
the wife Of Georgs Storm.
les1e (THD MlUl