The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-01

Hculty, i We sold this place this min
ute, Mr.. Seagrue, to this man Rhine
lander here for ten thousand dollars"
DO you mean to say" demanded
Seagrue, impressively, that you don't
consider your property worth fifteen
thousand dollars?"
Sure. l do" agreed Mike. his eyes
blinking with establishment.
Then" exclaimed Seagrue, solemn
ly, this man has fraudulently imposed
on you"
Cassidy, bewildered, looked to his
friendly adviser for suggestion.
'Phwat the divvle IN | to do?"
Do" Numbered Seagrue, seeing
now that he had his victim coming.
Tear up your fraudulent contract
here and now and sign an honest one"
The sturdy pioneer, with a show of
indignation, tore up his copy of Rhine
landers contract, signed a more equi-
table one for the obliging Seagrue and
put another and ,untainted check for
fifteen thousand dollars into his
pocket
men and. headed by Cassidy. they
told khlnelander and his companions
to get off the premises before they
were put of.
Ilhinoander, familiar with the bull.
lying tactics of his enemies. saw the
situation he faced. But he stood his
ground before Seagrue and Cassidy,
listening patiently to what the victim
lied old man had to say, but absolute
ly firm in his resolve to stand on his
rights.
My right OF way is legal" he said
TO both men. "And I'll bring the law
here right now to enforce it."
Fastening to the telegraph office in.
side one OF his outfit cars, he tele-
graphed to Helen:
Seaorue 10 using force to protest my
right Of way. Have attorney meet me
at the depot at II o'clock. Arrange for
a special to bring deputies up here.
RHINELANDER.
The move was not lost on Seagrue
When he saw Rhinelander board the
car containing the telegraph outfit, he
summoned his own operator and dis
patched him to spot between Rhine
lander's car and the main line with
instructions to tap in" and take what.
ever messages passed. Rhinelander
thus sat in his own car watching the
operator tick off his message to Helen,
and her reply came promptly:
,...l
Special will be ready to leave any time
after eleven. HELEN.
But Seagrue's operator Industrious
~ copied both message and answer
and turned them in to his employer.
Storm, in the meantime, was max
ing the most OF his opportunity, and
with his men on Cassidy's place was
preparing to push possession as far as
possible.
Run the steel cableH around the
house, George. and we VIII swing it In
later"
After giving this order, Rhinelander
had fastened to the station to meet
the local train when it came in. So
swift. however, had been Seagrue's
dispositions that his rcdoubtabla
scouts, Bill and Lug. were already at
the station with instructions from
SeaGruc to delay the special until
nightfall; by which time he rcCkoned
he could make his possession secure
on the Cassidy place.
These worthless had already reached
Cd a.
platform, Rhinclandcr met Helen and
the attorney she had summoned, and
with him, Rhinclauder fastened up
town to get armed deputics-Bill and
Lug now trailing behind to keep track
OF every move.
At Cassidy's. Storm Vas urging his
men to speed on with their track lay.
ing. Seacruo's gang was almost
abreast OF them and setting pace.
too, that II was difficult to cope with
-Scagruo. himself. directing the opcr-
atious. The house, so long the peace
ml abode OF old man Cassidy. now be
came the very storm center OF an
extraordinary disturbance. Scagruc
raCk"h his brain for an idea that
would hamper the advance OF Storm
and HIS energetic crew. And when the
inspiration struck him. he put II in.
stantly into effect.
They're beating US" he said to his
foreman: that's fiat But can stop
them. Bring up the wrcckcr"
The word was passed and the pom
dorous wrccking car. its huge crane
thrust thrcatcnlugly forward, was
pushed alongside Cassidy's house and
surrounded by n swarming gang OF
men. ScaGruc's order TO throw out
the whips was instantly executed and
almost within minute, II seemed. aft.
or the huge mrChin, had been brought
into play the house was cnyolopcd In n
network OF steel. There was a sharp
word OF command; rattle OF pIstons.
tho old house pulvorcd for an instant
IN the grip OF the mysterious monster
then II rose like mad acroplanc
from It's foundations. hung and swung
n moment doub,fully In the air pitched
hoadlong toward the other end OF the
lot and settled with n heavy bang
down TO olrth exactly in tho nnth Of