The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-04-07

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without loss of time. searched him.
You've stolen our survey" exclaimed
Helen wrathfully. Where is it,"
Spike shrugged his shoulders. Il
don't know what you're talking about"
he muttered. What do you fellows
want with me, anyway" he demanded,
looking from one to the other of the
two men, impudently.
They dragged him to the freight On
CINE and with Storm directing, both
engines started back to the passenger
train. The freight engine sounded .
greeting to the crew OF the stranded
flyer, and Storm and Helen clattere6
past to their own deserted train. With
Storm speeding up at his throttle
Helen o saw the semaphore OF
Signal station and with the two pris.
oners, Storm and his fireman returned
with Helen to the house.
Police officers were already ir
charge and the safe-blowers were
turned over to them. Helen. agitated
n anxious, was met at the door OF
the library by Amos Rhinelander. His
face was grave. With a keen. ques
tioning look her fathers friend aid
his hand tenderly on her arm as she
attempted to enter the room. Stop,
Helen," he said in a constrained tone
Don't go in there just now"
Storm stood near. She would have
pushed past Rhinelander. but again
he opposed her entrance. And where
is father?" she exclaimed as ii a sua.
den realization had come upon her.
My child" Rhinelander took her
within his arm. I've are under the or.
ders o. the police. Nothing in the IL
brary must be disturbed"
An awful suspicion gripped her
heart. Father" she exclaimed in.
tensely. He was hurt. Where 10
| he?"
Rhinelander. avoiding her glance d.
rected into the half-darkened room,
motioned significantly to Storm. The
engineer understood; but 1t was too
late. Slipping with the strength and
speed Of a fawn from between the two
men. Helen darted into the library.
Those of the fated household heard in
the night an agonizing cry; 1t rang
far. She had found her father all too
soon and had thrown herself beside
his dead body, where it had been
placed on the couch beside the fire
place.
Thus persisted by the hand OF Z
wretched criminal mere fleck OF
the of u civilization-this man
who had himself. and alone, discov.
cred the first railroad pass over the
Continental Divide.
S%eagrue's ears echoed long with Q
memory of that cry. Standing beside
his captured ~confederates he asked
himself whether the price had not. at.
ter all, been too high.
But Spike, insensible to all but his
criminal instincts, drew close beside
him and asked him, unobserved. for .
pencil. But for the fear that his own
neck might be jeoparded by an OK.
posture. Seagrue would have had done
with HE two murderous tools then and
there. but he had put himself in their
power and dare not refuse. Spike,
despite his handcu1ed wrists, managed
TO scribble q note on Seagrue's cu0.
telling him where the survey had been
hidden. The officers eoming out OF
the library. marched their prisoners
away.
Alone In his room, the half-sfckaosd
conspirator read Spikes message. he
paused and for = long moment pom.
dered hts situation. 1t wal not hard
for him to shake from his conscienss
his own responsibility for the tra0bs
outcome Of his villainy and CapellGa.
It was, he argued. not what he had
contemplated Or desired. II was c.,
pelle's fault. Accidents win happen
sometimes fatal ones. The game
might still b his.