Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-06


one. They knew full well that Storm.
the minute the escaped guard reached
the mine. would be after them with men
as fast as horses could travel.
But Bill, the craftier Of the pair
thought that by working quick they still
might make Il. Between the siding and
the main line were two cables used by
the teamsters to switch cars with and
they gave him an Idea. Pointing to the
cables on the ground. he outlined his
suggestion to Lug: There's one way
TO work It. Lug, and just one"
Lug. like another Watson. stared at
his companion until he should hear more
we must drop this car into the train"
explained Bill. Throw the ore out on the
right-of-way as we run along and pick it
up afterwards with the machine. See?
Together they crossed over to where
tho train stood, pulled pin in the middle
of the swing and attached the longer of
the cables securely between the two sec
lions OF the train thus cut in two. The
second cable was attached to the hind
end car Of the first cut, and fastened to
the partly loaded box car on the side
track. The plotters then rested.
The conductor. deciding there was no
use waiting longer for the box car. was
making ready to go without It. The head
end brakeman signaled the cab and the
train pulled out. AS the slack was taken
- the box car answered first to the strain
? on the shorter cable and with a Jerk
started down the siding. Approaching
the switch, as its momentum Increased, II
sprung the connecting rods and swung
In on the main line contact. as Bill had
intended, between the two sections of the
| train
When the engineer shut off to coast
down the grade. the three sections came
together and the train, except for the
absence OF air in the hind end OF the
train line pipe. was complete.
The escaped guard, running every step
OF the way to sound the alarm, had by
this time arrived exhausted at the mine.
At the foot OF the aerial railway he found
Storm with Helen Watching the ore come
down. Grasping the situation from the
disconnected words the man was able to
utter. Storm dashed into the chemists Of
flee close at hand and seized a Winchester
rifle. Helen sprang to a team and empty
wagon waiting for load, and climbing
moment Storm, rifle in hand, ran out OF
the office to Join her. She dashed the
horses forward and headed with a very
different load from what they had ex,
pected, for Valley
Bill and his confederate in the box car
elated by their huge success. looked out
OF the side door for observers and seelns
none. began to dump the sacks Of preclou,
quartz one after another out on the right
of way.
But II was a day Of surprises for every.
asked The agent at valley-who hae
asked to be sent out to the desert on &C.
count OF his "Reminiscences PEACEFUL,
lighting his pipe, after the one great event
| of the day-the departure of the Ioca
freight-when he heard somewhere out Of
doors an unwonted rumble It grew ant
| stu II grew and the next moment a team
heller SHELTER on the run, dashed dowr
the road from the Superstition mine to
| ward the depot In a moment he wa,
dumfounded TO recognize i'm the man be
hind the threatening rifle as he drew
close, his old acquaintance I'm the Ocean
side yards, George storm. the ex-engine
man.
Could George Storm have turned
bandit? Was he running amuek? Would
he take the life Of and old and unof
Tending friend without proVocation
These and similar queries raced through
his head when storm. addressing hin
with shout by an old-time familiar
nickname. asked where the boxcar o.
ore was that had stood on the siding.
The agent now saw everything double
but look as he would be could see n,
ear. Not until now had he given tn,
presence Of the boxcar a thought. II,
knew the train had not taken IL be
cause Il was not ready. He knew tn,
conductor had started without it-bu
where was IL? The car Of ore had dis
appeared completely.
Storm was talking fast and the sit
uation was made clearer to the startled
agent when he learned the wagon guardl
had been held up. To Helen. VIII,
thought in tremendous eclipses an,
reached the end OF situations befor,
others had charted their beginnings
there was only one possible solution 4
the mystery and TO solve IL they mus
chase the freight train. She so declare.
and storm approved.
That day mere chance, which so oftsl
contributed to the discontinue OF storm
and Helen, came TO their aid. Tn
freight train stopped at Arden for water
This embarrassed Dug and Bill, who per
spring al every pore, were cachinl
sacksful OF quartz as fast as they couh
along the track. What was OF NOR
moment. the engineers stop for waite
enabled Helen and storm with tibet
.eam TO gain on the train.
Helen rose In the seat. Drive Gloss
George" she cried. Il can make In
train from here and give the alarm"
Before he could make a successful ef
Tort TO stop her she jumped from IN