The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-27

do it and it must be done in haste.
Running through the freighthouse she
esped coil of rope. 1t suggested
something-though at the instant she
could not have told what. But she
caught it up on the instructive i'm
pulse and ran out on the track. The
cars, flaming in the distance, were
coming down the long grade. A tele-
graph pole standing Just above the
station put a wild idea into her head.
II she could pass the rope above the
burning car, it might help the en-.
gineer to escape from the top. Try
ing her skill as a plainswoman, she
ran q moose and cast the rope. lariat-
like. at the top of the pole.
In her nervous haste she failed,
again and again, to drop it over the
cross-bar No rope was ever so stifr.
clumsy and intractable, and the cars
were fast rolling nearer. But re-
straining her fears she kept trying,
and at last, in spite of everything, she
landed the big moose over the pole and
bar, Across the track grew hedge
of tall blue-gum trees. To the near
est OF these Helen ran. and as fast
as she could, climbed the tree, the
loose end of the rope hung over her
| neck and shoulder. Gaining a branch
high enough. and using all her
strength, she drew the rope taut. With
few half bitches she made it fast
around the tree and tried it with her
weight.
| The flaming cars. in spite of all that
Storm had been able to do, contin-
ued to gather speed down the Signal
grade. The engineer found himself
in tcklish dilemma For Jump
his chances now were no better than
II he stuck to the car, and ne saw
nothing for 1t but to stick. Only. he
hoped nightly for something to turn
his way. He was fast approaching
the station. From the gum-tree hedge
he saw what seemed branch waving
violently. Then he perceived 1t was
more than that. It was someone try.
ing to signal him-a woman-and she
was climbing hand over hand out on
n cable stretched across the track.
than he saw of what she meant to
do. Overcome by flame and smoke
Just before the cars neared the hedge.
he sank down on the deck. But Helen
would not give up. Clinging as best
she could to the cable she waited for
him to pass under her. Enough OF
consciousness remained to Storm In
| h. I,sa l. Il
realize as he came close that II was
Helen on the cable trying TO save
his life. As he swept under her he
raised himself She clu,ched bindly
NJ nm ana holding on in desperation
managed to drag him from the top OF
the burning car
The agent, returning from the camp
with Rhinclnnder saw the blazing run.
away; and, amazed. saw Helen hang.
ing from her cable and striving with
failing strength to hold her heavy
| burden
He ran toward her, snatchiny tar.
paulih IRON pllG OF cement bags as
he passed them on the platform. and
| with Rhinclandcr reached the hedge
VI time to break Storms heavy fall
into 1t when llcun lot him 10. A mo.
ment later she, herself. dropped ex.
hauSted into the canvas.
Below tho station deaicninr ex.
plosion shook tho solid earth. It
sartled the two construction camps.
A rev and sudden flame shot 40 feet
up into the air and dense clouds OF
black smoke blllowcd above where
the powder cars had stood. soayrue
glanced MS Spike as they stood to.
gcthor. Over toward the station two
mon were carrying Storm into tho
waiting room, and Seagrue. coming
over. Joined them. Inside. he saw
bending over the unconscious en-.
ginccr, stretched on the floor. allen.
der girl dressed In black. She turned
anSIously. In n moment. TO ask II a
surgeon had been called. As she did
no. seagruc. dumioundcd. looked into
the face Of Hslen Holmes.
'To BE CoNrlNUED)