Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-08-17
SYNOPSIS

y oAAh oIA ulllC OIL llS
way to Alaska. is a passenger on the Me-
oraska. Inc ship runs aground. O'Neil
helps Captain Johnny Brennan to quell a
panic among the passengers.
AS the ship settles O'Neil is accosted
by q beautiful girl, and he plunges over
board with her, They are picked up by
captain Brennan. She proves to be Ma
talle Gerard. whose mother is the friend
of Curtis Gordon. O'Neips INSCRIPTIONS
business rival.
ONel and Natalie journey to Hope to-
gether. She tells him OF her mother and
Gordon. When they arrive at Hope Cor
don meets them.
ONeil is impressed with the magnetism
OF ms rival, but is sure his plans are I'M
sound. Tom Slater quits Gordon for
O'Neil. They go to Cortez in time to save
Dan Appleton in a crooked card game.
Appleton, an engineer, had worked for
Gordon. He casts his fortunes with
ONeil. O'Neil leads his men to a wild
country. convinced he can build a rail-
road up the Salmon river.
O'NeiI meets his crew in Seattle, when
a newspaper woman gets on the phone.
She proves to be Dan Appleton's sister.
O'Neil tells her his plans. but not for
publication.
Eliza Appleton is sent to Omar to ex-
pose the men who are trying to snatch
control Of an empire. She meets her
brother and Natalie. Dan is worried over
q possible newspaper attack by Eliza on
O'Neil.
There's a scene when Curtis Gordon
asks Gloria to be hostess to Miss Golden.
Gloria says Miss Golden isn't a fit person
to meet Natalie. Gordon says she has
money and he needs her in his schemes.
In her extremity Mrs. Gerard listens
TO Natalie'S plea to go to the Irish prince.
O'Neii finds places for them in his new
hotel. Gordon. thoroughly enraged. plans
20 cripple O'Neil.
Dan tells his sister he's desperately in
iove with Natalie and asks her to win
ONeil, as he considers him a rival. Dan
goes out with a car Of dynamite and holds
Il canyon threatened by Gordon's men.
ONeil takes the girls on a trip to Jack
son glacier. He decides to make a. peril
~ous'voyage in a skiff down the Salmon
river. Eliza, despite his pleadings, ac-
companies him..
Dan Appleton accepts O'Neils offer of
$1,000 to the man who'll cut a cable in
the work done by Gordon. After cutting
the cable Appleton Is set upon by a. crowd
of Gordon's, but is rescued by O'Neil's
men.
When Dan tells Natalie that with the
$1,000 he means to buy her an engagement
ring she says she's sorry; that he has
made a great mistake. Eliza consoles
Dan.
Starting for New York, O'Neil tells Eliza
he has the key to Il kingdom. Gordon
tells Natalie he is ready to marry her
mother. In New York the Heidelmanns
refuse to back O'Neil.
When things look darkest for O'Neil in
New York he gets the backing Of Poult-
ney Hills, a n English capitalist. Dan and
Eliza, with their savings, pay off the la
borers at Omar and prevent a walkout.
Gordon plans new attack.
Gordon's press bureau incites a mob
against the Heidelmanns. ,Q,Neil fires
Appleton when he learns that Appleton
told Natalie English capitalist was back
ing him.
ONeil repents when DR.. Gray tells him
OF Dams and Eliza's sacrifices while he
was in New York and reinstates them.
Appleton and Gordon engage in a des-
perate personal encounter. Appleton car
rieS off Natalie.
Appleton marr!es Natalie. O'Neil re-
ceives them graciously. There's Il big
celebration in Omar. O'Neil grows suspi-
cious of the mysterious murmurings
oiAoiiS Liz me- III CalllD.
Gordon plans to get the men to desert
ONeil by telling them of a gold strike.
The a is exposed and the workmen re-
new their allegiance to O'Neil.
Gordon, penniless, beaten at every turn
and exposed by Eliza Appleton's publicity
campaign, loses his mind. O'Neil is much
concerned as vast ice foes begin TO move
toward the incomplete bridge.
O'Neil gathers forces for final onslaught
on ice barriers. The last rivet is driven
and workrnen prepare for the final test.
Chapter XII Continued
On that day victory had beer in
sight. The driving of the last bolt had
been but a question Of hours, a race
with the sliding ice. But with the
hosting apparatus out of use work
halted. Swiftly, desperately, without
loss Of a moments time, repairs began.
No regrets were voiced, no effort was
made to place the blame. for that
. would have caused delay. and every
minute counted. Eleven hours later
the broken beams were replaced and
erection had recommended.
But now for those above there was
danger to life and limb. During the
pause the ice had gained. and no effort
could relieve the false work of it's
strain. All knew that if it gave way
the workmen would be caught in a
chaos of collapsing wood and steel.
From the morning of May IA until
midnight Of the 10th the i~r0nworkers
chung to their tasks. They dropped
their tools and ran to their meals; they
gulped their food and fled back to
their posts. The weaker ones gave out
and staggered away. cursed and taunt-
ed by their companions. They We're
rough fellows and in their deep throat
ed profanity was Il prayer.
At midnight Of the 10th the last riv-
ct was driven. but the ice had gained
to such an extent that the lower chord