Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-03

the mine n spoiled teieni restored ~
home md soeini position caves her DE
pairing guests from Threatened coils
zion by . Wild ride,
DHIVING THE last SPIKE,
II was a week later that there wer'
social activities again IN Heien's home
Rhinalandor had come down from th'
mountains with Storm 10 ann9unee Y
Helen the completion or The Superstition
entoff-the cause Of 10 much enpity ans
bitterness between tho rival roods tbh'
had atriyen % achieve No eueeesdu
building
Jfelen vas mGBing ready when ihf>
arrived. 10 Join her Two friends, and oil
returned 10 the station 10 take tho spe
eial train that was 10 carry them Wit
party up the line 10 celebrate the dfiY'
ing Of the last spiko~a responsibility I'M
nhlneander hsd assigned, oVer al heI
protests, 10 Helen herself
The troin. RHyly decorated pulled ~
ssrly and the party-railroad men, con
siruetloblsis and personal friends Of me
builders getting out on the plntform 81
slgnal, gave II FOR a moment an mir o.
social gayety The stop was made only
long enough 10 exchange greetings ana
tho party, enlarged by tho Signal con
tinRenf. again boarded the train 10 con
tipue the Journey 10 the cutoff
The morning newspapers at Oceanside
hnd contained articles descriptive Of the
prospective celebration. and II was In one
on these that a headline fell under Sea-
grues eye ss ho sat IA his living room
reading his paper;
CUTOFF TO suPERSTITIoN MIiNb'
Helen Holmes 70 Drive Last Spike.
Al noon today Helen Holmes, daughter
Of the late General Holmess ASSURED by
Huperntendent A. Hhinelsnder ana Lon,
sffuction Engineer George ~ ca,,nl ,,
lion OF the Superstition cutoff,
Rearrue read with anger TO his ais
ordered mind, nov victimlzed by drink
II seemed as II the celebration we're IN
tended 10 BlRnalizc his own defeat
In n furious mood he struck the bell
N summon Adams. his servant When
tha latter appeared his master SAID
curtly. Bring Ward here OF once
and turned TO the decanter that had
latterlv become his most Intimate re-
sOifrce.
The moment Ward came N win
Adams, seagrue picked UP tho newspa-
p6r Look at that" he said. without
preliminary words. Ward read the head
lines hastily. You see what's going
on" exclaimed Seagrue, laboring appar-
emily under excitement. II want you 10
get busy"
He spoke the last words in tone that
left no doubt OF his meaning. Ana
Ward, old In ways OF intrigue ana
crime, looked at him 80 understandingly
that seagrue had hardly need to ada
what he did: This Is my last chance,
ne muttered, vlclously, TO get rid or
snike and George Storm Spike has
doubIe.oroased me al every turn OF the
road, I took that dog out Of prison
helped hin, escape when he ought TO have
swung George Storm has been an en-
.mv on mine ever since ] began my cut
ofr work. II Il hadn't been for him
could have won out IN spite Of the odds
AGAINST m Ward. want those two
men. Understand" he demanded, Vlo-
ently catching Wards shoulder At the
same time with his trembling hand ~
want them both Get them I'll make
you rich.
ward was quick 10 assent lie was
quick 10 act. and after comforting hur-
men out. In the street Ward and Adams
boarded a takicab gave their orders 20
The driver and were whirled rapidly out
On the desert
Al the cut=nff The roadmastcrs aud
officials of the operating department Of
the TideWster line were Ia waltng for
.he saeoial when 1t reached tho SCENE
salute arranged BY an ingenious Fall
toal faan with dynamite wac fired from
an adjoining hill
nut from second bill across tfpm
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