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offer in any direction and she turned
distractedly back to the office to wire
Oceanside when her eye fell on a
speedcr car.
With a start she turned to It. took
hold Of the handles. pushed the car
forward a length. found 1t responded
to her touch. and hardly giving
thought as to whether she could man
age the machine. conceived. as 1t be-
gan to pick up speed. that possibly she
could overtake the departing train.
This idea, once In her head. she had
only to Jump into the seat and in an
other moment she was in pursuit of
the train-then travelling through a
zone OF fire from the burning camp.
Catching at the iniammable mate
rial with which its path was freely
spread. leaping from tent to tent and
hut TO hut. licking up the canvas and
eating rapidly into the flmsy wooden
structures that barred its way. engulf.
Ing machinery. wagons and equipment
In its quick advance. the fire. famed by
tho north wind and It's own suction.
tore along like whirlwind. with
Rhinelander and his gang dcing their
best to check II. BY the time the train
had reached the vicinity OF the camp.
the fire had jumped the track and the
beaded through them.
Close behind the train. Helen. run
ming tho linoman's specdcr, was doing
hcr utmost to attract the attention OF
the train crew. Their eyes were fixed
IN the fire. Helen sped through the
angry fire. and gained on the last.
moving train until but a slight gap
separated the nose OF her spccdcr
from the rear platform. Then mount.
Ing on tho footboard OF the roaring lit.
Ito motor, she sprang with all her
strength to the observation platform
ef the rear car.
Tho conductor and brakeman. look.
ing back at that moment from the
coaches to watch the FIRE. discovered
tho pursuing spccdcr, The two started
back for the rear platform and they
reached II Just ms Helen landed In
front OF them from her jump.
What In the world" dcmand0~ tho
conductor. as he looked from the OK.
cited girl to the deserted lincman's
car. now falling back In the race IL had
maintained with the train. What In
thunder" he again demanded OF Helen.
In simple. good faith. are you trying
10 do. Miss Holmcs7"
Helen. short OF breath and wild with
excitement. tried to explain: mir.
Rh!nolander." she said. between gasps.
was robbed yesterday. Thieves took
his pay roll from our safe last night.
They left bunchos OF brown paper In
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have caught him to save his lite. out
fortunately for herself. she could not
reach him in time. Had she done 90.
her own death would have been inevt-
table, for Dan, swaying wildly. slipped
again. He caught with fearful curse
at the empty air. 1t was too late for
anyone to aid him now, and the next
instant he had plunged headlong OF
the roof to his death.
Helen turned to the officer, who, in
a grapple with Sykes, was fighting
in the grasp Of the powerful criminal.
to save himself from being hurled
through an adjoining skylight
Below the two, the fat man. Bat,
looking up. beheld his confederate in
the grip of the law. Helen was too
late to aid the officer to save himself.
but the plucky policeman gripped
Sykes around the neck as he plunged
forward himself. and before the fat
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an examination. 1t took him only a
moment to examine and tabulate in
his mind the kind OF safe he had to
do with. In another moment he threw
back the bolts and swung the door
open.
They took the pay roll package out
Just as Lyons had placed 1t within the
safe. But the easy triumph OF the ex-
pert and the congratulations OF his
friends did not seem enough to satisfy
him. To make the Job artistic, he d.
rected his assistants to get together
some brown paper. and after they had
taken the bills from the package, he
hlled 1t with waste paper, rewrapped
the package carefully and replaced it
Just as he had found it in the safe.
Leaving by the same way they had
entered, the quartet took their way
to seagrue's camp. Seagrue was
asleep, and Spike woke him and NUT
tered they had the money. Seagrue,
somewhat upset by the size OF the
company OF thieves with which he
was now tied up, kept his own coun-
sci. He listened to all that Spike had
to say, and at once advised sending
the three safe.blowers back to the
city. This, however, it was decided,
after brief conference. would not
do. as Spike needed somebody to help
him foment a disturbance next day
In the end. q compromise was effect
ed. by which The Bat was sent to
town while Sykes and Dan were kept
over night to aid in stirring up Rhine
lander's men
The following day had already been
announced in Rhinelander's camp as
pay day. When Helen and Lyons ar.
rived at the office in the morning for
duty they found Rhinelander waiting
to take the money. Lyons, very will
ing to be rid OF his responsibility,
opened the safe and unsuspectingly
turned over to Rhinelander the pack
age he had placed in 1t the afternoon
before.
When the construction boss reached
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watched from the farther end OF the
camp by Spike. who disEraccd, chnfcd.
half In hiding, awaiting some oppor.
tunlty for mischief TO turn up-sumc.
thing that would release from honest
ldlencss,
i, was 10 be an irony OF fate that
now made OF the homeless dog an In.
Btrumcnt to serve the purpose OF the
restless criminal Tho puppy, alone,
In the tent refreshed by his nap. In.
vigorntod by his breakfast. and i'm
PEELED. Rhinctandcr would have said,
by the devil looked about for some.
thing to interest him. Setting the t.lo.
gram IN his sharp teeth, the dc start.
cd to tear II TO picccH At that juno
turc an inauisitiyo squirrel. pausIng
before the open door. pccrcd sharply
into the hut
To the dog this looked Ike n formal
challenge. He was so overcome by
tho impudcncc OF II that he sprang
from the table. forgetting TO put tho
telegram back where II belonged
Away he dashed. telegram In teeth
after the squirrel
There was but n single spectator OF
this dash-the broodin. Spike. As the
dog tore past Spike the telegram
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10 dodge the issue and he assured
such OF the men as would listen that
II they would give him a little time he
would replace the pay roll on his per.
sonal credit; and that no one should
lose cent through the accident The
difficulty was to get the men to listen.
The strike idea spread through the
camp like an infection. and reason
was for the moment completely for.
gotten. Spike, perceiving the mischief
well under way and anxious to get the
two city criminals out Of the way be-
fore the detectives from headquarters
should arrive and round up tie camp
for suspects. directed Spike and Dan
to beat it, back to town on the To-
cal passenger.
At this time sudden and unexpect-
ed complication arouse. With Spike,
the party returned to the shack for a
final drink, and when they left it,
Sykes and Dan started for the station.
But lighted match carelessly thrown
to the ground inside the hut, falling
among rubbish. had ignited it, and al
most before the pair reached the sta.
tion the hut was on fire
Entering the waiting room with his
companion. Sykes bought tickets from
Helen for the city. When with Dan he
walked out on the platform, the LEGAL
train had pulled in and the crew were
looking at the FIRE in Rhinelander's
camp.
Sykes and Dan boarded the train at
the moment 1t pulled slowly out. In
the office, while Helen was putting
away the bill with which Sykes had
paid for the tickets. her attention was
arrested BY blot of ink on the edge
of it. With woman's intuition, she
realized almost at once that the ink
stained bill was one Of those stolen
from the express package the night
before. Running out on the platform,
she told Lyons Of the discovery.
Helen, frantic as she saw the train
pulling away with the burglars, looked
around for help. Nothing seemed to
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AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH," 1.-THE MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE" "STRATECY OF
GREAT RAILROADS." ETC.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes daughter of Cen
eral Holmes railroad man. is rescued from
George Storm, newsboy. Grown to
young womanhood Helen saves Storm.
now fireman. her father, and his friends
Amos Rhinelandcr. fnancier. and Robert
Seagrue. promoter. from threatened col
hsion. Safebreakers employed by Sea-
grue steal General Holmes survey plans
tally wound the general and escape Her
fathers estate badly involved by his
death. Helen goes to work on the Tide
water. Seagrue uses Spike to set fire to a
powder train hauled by Storms engine
Helen saves Storm from a horrible death.
Helen RECEIVERS the survey plans from
beaKrue. and though they are taken from
her. finds an accidentally made proof OF
the survey blue print. Storm. employed
by Rhinclander. wins n fight with Sea-
Erue's men for possession OF consign-
ment Of railroad ties
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SIXTH INSTAlLMENT
HElEN'S WILD RIDE

Helen spied him the minute she
stepped inside Rhinelander's hut to de-
liver the telegram-a small, nury bun
die Of black and white, lying curled up
tightly on Rhinelander's cot, as II this
was the haven of warmth and refuge
30 long sought. where" demanded
Helen OF Rhinelander, and emphasiz.
Ing each word In amazement. did you
get that dear. little dog?"
That dear. little dog" explained
Rhinelander. with corresponding EN-.
phasis. "is the last addition to my al.
ready overburdened pay roll"
whats his name? Who" demand
Cd Helen In delight. put him on?"
"He Just got hold with his teeth and
hung on. He blew into camp the other
day. the uredest. orncriest. hungriest-
looking cur you ever saw. Some mo-
toring party lost him. probably"
Rhinelander reread his telegram:
RhineIander,
Signal:
Monthly pay roll on No. 4. n.
Say. this is news: best I've had this
week. The pay roll is overdue three
days and these Greeks and Mexics are
. suspicious bunch. What's your
hurry" he asked AZ Helen made ready
to go.
Il must rum" said Helen. I'm alone
this morning.
Don't be In q rush: I'm going over
that way myself" returned Rhincland-
or. picking up his hat. THE pup will
keep house few minutes
Leaving the hut door open. Rhine
lander. accompanied by Helen. started
for the station. Two good comrades.
as well as devoted friends. Helen and
he laughed and joked along their way.
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Oil and Gas.

The size Of the late competitions in
the Eastern fields show low averag,
In production. There Is no section
under development that looks capable
of furnishing any large amount Of new
production. outside of the Cabin
Creek district, In Kanawha county,
West Virginia. Doddridge county is
supplying as many or more than any
other county. On Nutters fork In
West Union district, the Carter OIL
company completed In the Big IN.
Jun sand its No. s on the F. D. & E. E.
Swiger farm and 1t Is producing rs
barrels day, natural. No. 4 on this
farm had an initial production OF 100
barrels. The rigs for Nos. 6 and 7
have been completed. In the same
district the Carter company has the
rig completed for test on the J. l..
Carothers farm. The Imperial OIL and
Gas company Is starting a test on the
Daniel Mason farm. The same COM
pany is drilling a second test on lease
No. 2 Of the F. M. Britton farm.
Operations In Peasants county are
fairly active and now and again good
producer is found In some Of the old
districts. On Sugar creek, Union dis
trict the Big Three OH company com.
pleted No. 4 on the r. A. Gorrell farm.
1t is a natural producer, good for 20
barrels day. In McKim district in
the same county, Walton & Barron
drilled their test on the George Reed
farm through the Cow Run sand and
found 1t barren.
One mile east of Walker Station, in
Walker district, Wood county, R. C.
Marshalrs No. on the ]. NJ. Sny.
der farm, has been drilled through the
second Cow Run sand and Is dry.
There is new work starting In Roane
county, On Spring creek, smithfeld
district, the Lee OFT Oil company has
the rig completed for No. on the ].
A. Harris farm. and the South Penn
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Oh company has started TO drill No.
4on the 9. q g. Short farm.
On Indian creek, ELI district, Ka.
lnawha county. the Ohio Fuel on com.
pany Is drilling No. s on the Elk Riv.
Coal icompany's tract. The South Penn
OIL company is drilling No. on the
r. J. Morris farm. located 2.0e0 feet
east Of No. 1 on the same farm. On
Bear fork, Duyal district, Lincoln
county. the Big Creek Development
company started to drill No. 9 on
the B. +. Curnes farm.
On Middle Island Creek, Ellsworth
district Tyler county. George Nc.
Cutcheon's test on the James A. Hen.
derson farm Is duster in the Keen.
or sand. On Indian creek Grant dis
trict, Monongalia county. the Randall
Gas company's second test on the Ben.
1amin Miller farm Is gasser in the
Gordon sand. On Dents run, Manning.
ton district. Marion county, F. W.
Bartletts No. /, on the 2. e. Batson
farm, is holding up at 1852 barrels a
day.
On Jacob run, Ten Mile district.
Harrison county, Ernest Randolph
drilled test on the c. W. Law farm
through the Gordon sand. 1t is q dus.
ter. In Grant district. Doddridge coun.
ty. the Manufacturers Heat and Light
company drilled its test on the E. &
G. D. Davis farm through the Gordon
sand and developed a good gasser. In
the same locality the Sun Gas com.
pany Is drilling test on the Boyle
heirs farm. In Greenbrier district,
the Hope Natural Gas company Is
drilling test on the L. B. Merryman
farm.
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--lVHX
Especial correspondencel

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Aug. A.
A new comet|man and rival of Art
Smith In daredevil feats in the air
has been discovered in the west. He
is Joseph Boquel, who thrilled San
Francisco citizens recently in a night
flight in an Illuminated biplane far
above the tops Of downtown buildings.
His daring performance marks the
first time birdman has ever looped
the loop over the business portion Of
an American city at night, according to
local aviation experts.
A dozen times Boquel looped tho
loop. made the "dippy twist" and a ser.
les of spectacular dives in one OF the
most perfect flights ever seen on the
coast.
He was for half an hour lost in a
dense fog over the bay. Ills engine
was dead when he started for the
ground. forcing him to volplane into
q street in front Of the Exposition Au.
ditorlum. He lodged the tops OF build.
tngs and a maze Of wires and poles,
landing safely.
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GEORGETOWN.

Mrs, Sarah Ralphsnyder spent Sun
day with Mrs. Will Snider.
Clyde Barker spent Sunday with
Ted sntder.
Archie Snider while riding motor
cycle had the misfortune to get his
foot and ankle hurt.
Della Fisher was visiting Mrs. Sarah
Flowers one day last week.
Brooks Barker. OF Greenville, spent
Sunday with Miss Brown snider.
Clarence Arnett Is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. James Arnett.
The people Of the community are
busy picking blackberries and har
vesting. There is fine crop Of ber
ries here this season.
Bernice Arnett, OF Fairmont, is visit.
Ing Mr.. and Mrs. James Arnett.
Howard Mundell and Mr.. Youst are
putting up the harvest for Smith
Straight.
Mrs. Della Fisher was calling at W.
M. Ralphsnyders one day last week.
Mrs. Flowers still continues about
the same.
Mrs. Della Hough spent few days
with Miss Snider.
Mrs. Della Fisher was calling on
Mrs. Julia Straight recently.
Miss Mary Snider who has beeen
on the sick list is better.
N. +. Fisher Is working for P. W
Lowe at present.
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shot from being clever enough to
hoodwink anybody. In the meantime,
imports are increasing amazingly.
Last months figures are astounding
the largest In the country's history by
millions, and nearly three.fourths pay.
ing no customs duties whatsoever.
This loss Of revenue, as the RepublI.
cans arc pointing out, is being made
up by the levy Of direct taxes on the
people. Exports are pointed to with
pride by the Democrats in so far as
what they amount to intotal in money.
They do not refer OF the character
OF the goods exported. Last months
exports shows u per cent shipped for
use in one way and another in the war.
Virtually all expectations to Russia
last month were for use OF that coun.
try on the battelflelds.
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Court News

Deed
Charles L. Snodgrass and wife to
W. G. Snodgrass, real estate in Burt
addition to Warrington; consideration
81 and upward.
Marriage License
Carl o. Bailey, 20, and Ethel q,
Brown, 20, Fairmont. William s.
Brown and L. c. Bailey consented per.
sonally.
Suit
Garrett National Bank, Oakland,
Nd, VS.. W. NJ. Cain, ct. al; debt with
interest and damages.
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FIN ANCE, OIL AND Gas
New York

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Pressure
against automobile stocks, evidently
the outcome Of recent happenings In
that industry. was the overshadowing
feature Of yesterdays listless market,
Gross declines OF three to almost Eve
points were registered by stude,,ak
Ser, Maxwell and Willys.o Overland, 9TH
sympathetic heaviness In accessories
Mexicaus also denoted further liqui.
dalton on the reported decree Of the
de facto Government of that country
imposing added burdens on foreign
owned concessions.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
REPUBLICAN MASS CONVENTION.
To he Republican voters of Marion
County, West Virginia:


County, West Virginia:
Pursuant to resolution Of the Ma.
rion County Republican Executive
Committee adopted and made on the
22nd day OF July, 1916, mass con.
vention of the voters OF the Republican
Party is hereby called to meet on Sat-
urday, the 5th day Of August, 1916,
at two o'clock p. m. at the Court House
Of Marion County, West Virginia. in
the city Of Fairmont, Marion County,
West Virginia, fo- the following pur.
pose:
To select Twenty-Five (21) Delegates,
THAT being the number OF delegates
to which Marion County Is entitled,)
10 represent Marion County in state
convention Of the Republican Party to
be held in the city of Huntington, in
the county Of Cabell, and State Of West
Virginia, on Thursday. the 10th day
OF August, 1916, at one o'clock D. m,
for the purpose Of nominating two can.
didates for the Judge OF the Supreme
Court Of Appeals, adopting a party
platform, and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly
come before said convention.
MARION COUNTY REPUBLICAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
BY FRANK R. AMOS,
Chairman.
e. c. FRAME,
1883 Secretary.
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McRoberts. senior vice president of
the National City Bank, who arrang.
ed a loan of s5o,00o.0OO to the Rus,
sian government spent two months in
Russia and predicts a prosperous fu.
ture for the land Of the car. He ad.
vises Americans to prepare now for
a great Russian trade after the war,
and says American firms should estab.
lish branch factories in Russia to be
independent Of foreign shipping.
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TELEPHONE CONSOLIDATION

CHARLESTON, Aug. ga petition
was filed with the public service com,
mission by the four companies oper.
ating in West Virginia as the Bell
Telephone company to consolidate
and operate as the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone company Of West
Virginia. Permission was also ask
ed to change rates and service neces.
sary In the construction.
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4
they were spending the night. The
ground was literally covered with the
feathered birds the next morning.
John Davis Arbuckle, first lieuten
ant Of the Fourteenth Virginia cayal.
ry, has been entertaining at his home
In Ronceverte. W. Va, Capt. Alber,
Maxfeld. Of New York City, a North
ern soldier whom he captured during
the Civil war. At the battle of Apo
mattox Lieut.. Arbuckle, seeing q
Northern officer trying to get his men
together, galloped up to him, covering
him with his army pistol and demand
ing his surrender. The officer, who
was Capt. Maxfield, handed him his
sword and haversack. That was the
last battle OF the war and Lieut.. Ar,
buckle returned to his home here with
the captured sword. A few months
ago correspondence resulted in q
visit from Capt. Maxfeld and the re.
turn Of the sword to its original own.
or.
The shipment Of spring lambs from
Roane county to the Pittsburgh mar.
ket will take place next Monday says
the Roane County Record. Terrell
and Dorsey and perhaps others will
make the initial shipment. The lambs
In Roane county are exceptionally
fine this year and the prices range
from IN to 71s cents per pound which
Is remarkably good. The price for
cattle was never better In the history
OF this county and dealers are now
paying from to s cents per pound at
home. The outlook for the live stock
dealer in this section Of the state
was never better.
The $4,000 worth OF bonds issued
by the common council of Star CITY for
the purpose o. waving and laying sew.
err In parts Of the town were sold to
the Hanchett Bond company Of Chi.
cago.
Parkersburg Elks are making plans
f.: their annual corn roast which will
be held August at the Mulligt farm,
about three miles up the river on the
Ohio side.
For the first time in transportation
history solid train Of twenty-five
cars. containing nothing but bottle
caps, passed through Huntington this
week via Blue River Dispatch over the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
These twenty-five cars made I'D the
branch service special of the Grown
Cork and Seal Co.. Of Baltimore. and
It Is said that two other sections,
equally large, will follow shortly.
The Bob's Branch church, near Ce.
redo. was, dediceted Sunday. The ded.
icatory sermon was preached by Rev.
Jerry Harmon who took charge OF the
congregation recently. The church
was erected about twenty-seven years
ago; but the service Of dedicating was
put of from time to time, until Sun
day. There were between eight hun.
dred and one thousand people present.
some coming many miles to attend the