The Ordway new era., 1916-05-26

Accompanied by the agent Helen
following, Rhinelander entered the sta-
tion. Helen went TO her desk 70 wire
for I confirmation OF the dispatchor's
message. Az she did this. her eyes
fell on the clip on which had boen nied
tho duplicate Of Spikes message 70
Seasrue. Across It she had thrown
her crochet work and her eye was now
met by the words Of tho cipher mes
sage a. Spike had meant the secret
message to be read by Seagrue:
"chanoed ties Rhlneiander to sea
orue."
Startled, she called to Rhinelander
with Lyons, the latter read the mas
sage as she now pointed 1t out to them.
The two men saw the import at once.
But outside the station Spike and Sea-
grue were listening. you see you're
caught" muttered Seagrue to Spike.
They'll wire for confirmation and
help. we're in for trouble"
mo trouble at ALL" declared Spike
coolly. I'll save them the work OF
wiring
Howl"
by clipping their wire. Just keep
cool. Seagrue. I'll get you through.
Spike, without delay. climbed pole
and with a pair OF clippers made good
his threat.
Helen. sitting at the instrument, was
trying to call. She stopped. The
wires are cut" she exclaimed.
Seagrue and Spike on the platform
passed the window. Storm. at this
juncture, ran in from the field OF bat
tie. There's too many Of them.' he
said in disgust. Every time you
knock one dago down, two Greeks
come in to take his place. The way
to wind this thing up. Mr.. Rhineland-
er. quick and clean, is to capture Sea-
grus and lock him up. We can do 1t.
Stick him in the freighthouse here
and pile a couple OF dozen bags OF ce-
ment on him. No? ! say. yes!!! Some
things got to be done"
Can't you get a message through
somehow" asked Rhinelander OF
Helen in agitation.
YES" she answered. unhesitatingly,
Il can. I'll get one through for you
So saying, she caught up an extra in
strument, ran out on the platform and
climbed the pole Spike had climbed, to
cut in with her pony above the break.
Storm called into conference the
handiest of his men-men who cared
neither for the law nor the devil-and
giving brief and hurried instructions.
ran from the station at the moment
h;c n,,fR
rushing the outnumbered Tidewater
gang.
Pushing straight through his own
forces to the thick of the
scrimmage. knocking men right and
left when he had to and dodging in
between when he could. Storm. his
two TRUSTEES at his elbows, struck,
showed and jumped his way straight
to where Seagrue was urging his fight
ing men on. The latter. busy with the
main encounter, saw Storm too late.
The engineman catching him by the
collar whirled him unceremoniously
around, pinioned him before blow
could be struck and with his helpers
dragged him victoriously OF.
Bedlam was let loose. Seagrue's
men. seeing the trick too late. ran
in with a yell to rescue him. Back
and forth the fight swayed, while
Helen. above at the depot. attached
her instrument and sent to the dis.
patcher her hurry-up message.
"seaorue has the ties. Send Help
H."
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had Seagrue. and his men were now
easily standing on the onslaughts OF
Seagrue's men on the platform. The
latter. needing help. sent for re-en
forcements, and a moment later the
entire gang. leaving the unloading ol
the tie cars ran down the track tc
join in the fight. The train was left
deserted Storm. seeing this. turned
his prisoner over to his men and
chose a moment when he could breal
away to run tc the engine. Gaining
\ the cab. he Immediately started t
back the train up to Rhinelander'I
| camp. where the main body OF theil
men still were. AS tho train drew
past the station. Helen, having fin
| ished. sprang recklessly from the pol,
to the top Of a box car and runninl
forward met Storm. who had startet
back. and showed him a message from
the dispatcher:
"WiiI send sheriff to Signal"
While the men were still fightinI
in front of the station, Spike man
aged to tear himself loose from tn
fray In time to see the freight trail
backing up the hill. He knew wha
this meant and realized the NOV,
must be stopped. Running to hi
horse he mounted and spurred afte
the receding train. But his interyer
ton had turned the fighting In favo
OF Seagrue's men, and they were fas
, beating Rhinelander's gang of. By