The Arvada enterprise., 1916-07-06

Spike could make moved the desk SER
geant in any degree. He had directed
the officers to take the two to sepa-
rate cells when commotion was
heard in the hallway and Rhineland-
e. dashed into the room. In the
twinkling of an eye the aspect OF
| everything changed. In Rhineander.
the conscientious Waterman recog-
niZed the president OF his own safe
deposit company, and when the great
transportation magnate rushed up to
Helen to extend his sympathy and
nodded, as an old acquaintance, to
Spike, the humble watch dog OF the
sale deposit vault gasped. He wait
ed Just minute, and in an suspicious
lull in the conversation between
Rhiuclander and Helen, Spike stand
ing at attention. the Waterman pushed
into the group to ask whether he had
made mistake.
No mistake at ALL" said Rhineland-
err heartily and reassuringly. and to
| the Waterman S great relief. You did
exactly right. You didn't know these
|
there. But they were there not only
to get my securities out of box, but
to get me out of a box" The watch
man stared. "So''-Rhinelander turned
to the sergeant in explanation
there's really nobody to blame, SER
geant, except that your men and you
have u box OF cigars coming from
| Snmphn1r and II oh wall hn M
as anybody else
| The sergeant scratched his head.
This is the qucerest mix-up | ever
struck" he muttered, perplexed.
At Rhinelander's suggestion he sent
for the chief. The moment the latter
appeared everything was made right.
Within his own room the chief had n
| knottcd problem. He had been try.
! ing in every way to extract some dam
aging admission from Ward and
Adams, but unable to do So had re
luctantly dismissed the pair. satisfied
that il justice had her due the two
would be behind the bars.
Just outside the police station
Helen and Rhinelander-Spike lis
tening-were comforting as to what
should be done III the awkward emer.
Sency facing them. How could they
now save their property from Seagrue 5
eager clutches? They moved away
together slowly, Just as Ward and
Adams. having got the real handbag
from the sergeant. walked out OF the
station. The two men encountered the
hating and perpleyed trio. Rhine
iander's rowing eye fell en- the bag as
| Ward passed him. He cried out and
| pointed. Ward and Adams turned
ncryously. stop thief" yelled Rhine
lander, making for them.
Seagrues men recognized their vic.
tim, Away they dashed, Helen and
the two men after them ut top speed.
Across a city street block away the
hind end Of a long freight train was
rapidly pulling. Ward and Adams
headed for IL.
Farther down the line, at Santa
Fc crossing. Tldewatcr passenger
train had slowed. and for this HcIen.
Rhuelandcr and Spike made. But
the excitement and speed We're telling
on Rhinelandcr. who was not in the
class and training OF his companions.
He weakened. Spike stopped to help
him along. In that brief interval
Helen made the side OF coach as
the Tidewatcr passenger train picked
up speed. Her companions could not
ovcrtake her. but Rhinelandcr hastily
chartered a passing automobile, and
away he went with Spike after the
two trains. 1t was a triangular race.
but the passenger train. on a parallel
track, gained rapidly on the freight.
Helen had already climbed to the
coach roof, aud. with both trains run,
ming. she watched the gap lcsscning
between the passenger and the
freight that bore the two thieves on
the adjoining track. As she found her
own train rapidly ovorhauling the 9th.
or. she made up her mind wha, To
do. The moment her coach pulled
abreast OF the last box car In the long
drag sho jumped from the top OF tho
coach TO the top Of the freight car,
landed safely. rcgaincd her feet. and
] Tor
the men she was after.
Within the box car whore thcy had
taken refuge, Ward and Adams were
trying to open Rhlnolanders bag
rhcy had succeeded IN negotiating tho
lock when, to their CONSERVATION.
Helen. through the open sldcdoor.
swung down and in on them from
the roof The thieves jumped TO
their ioc, But before Adams was I'm
Helen had knocked him over again.
and as Ward Jumped at her. she man.
aged to shoot on, her foo, at tho hand.
bag. ny n fortunate chance she kieKod
1t cicanly out of the car. Freeing nor.
self from Wards clutches with an en-.
ergotic blow. she sprang to the door
herself and Jumped after the bag from