The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-07

Helen and SeagrrS. In the garden,
Ward and Adams, watching irtenty.
saw his silhouetteu figure on the Low-
cred curtain.
And Storms trifing act OF hospiul-
ity was to prove his salvation ana
Seagrue's undoine. Having seen that
the punch bowl Wits nearly empty he
excused himself Al q stepped into tho
next room to summon a maid to redu
it. The door OF this room-a break
fast room-opening on the garden.
stood, for the evening. ajar. Tho
maid. reaching UP on the sideboard for
a napkin, when Storm spoke to her,
let 1t fall from her hand as she turned.
Tho white square Of linen. partly N
folded, tluttered TO the ground.
Where she stood, the maid could
not be seen from Wards hiding place
in the garden. Only the figure Of
Storm beside her was visible and the
~highwayman mistook his figure for
Seagrue's. When the napkin futteTed
to the floor, Ward. mistaking It for the
handkerchief, watched intently 0A
two silhouetted figures In the esa
servatory.
seagrue. at Helen's side. ross 10
his feet. Two shots rang through the
night air. Seagrua stricken. clutchsu
his heart. With . chastity expression
he looked at Helen. And az she
screamed, he clutched at his heart
again and fell headlong to the floor.
Helen's frantic cries brought q
crowd to the conservatory doors
Storm, nearest AZ hand. held back the
others and entered the room first. He
turned, lifted Seagrue from the floor
and asked for a doctor. Helen, halt
hysterical, told wherr the shots had
come and Storm. followed b. her, ran
out into the garden.
The murderers had made good their
escape. Hurrying to There their ma
chino was hidden. they Jumped into II
and started at breakrsck speed Tot
Oceanside. It was Spikes keen ear
that detected the faint Lum of thei,
motor. They're making thei. getaway
in q car" he cried 1T we are to ses
them, we've got TO work quick"
Communicating the first car parked
in the driveway and accompanied b
Helen and Storm, Spike drove rapidly
down the highway after the fleeing
ta1icab. No lights we're visible on it
but some moonlight made 1t possible
to follow the murderers accurately.
Below the bridge at Signal, the high
way, turning sharply, crossed the rail
road. 1t is a bell crossing and the sig.
nails we're ringing for the Oceansids
express when Ward and Adams, look,
ing behind at the headlights Of Spikes
car, saw they we're hotly pursued.
They opened fire With their revolvsu
on the pursuing car, but Helen, Storm
and Spike, keeping under cover -
best they could, did not slacken speed.
The criminals thus pressed, saw there
was a chance to put the railroad
crossing between them and their pur.
suers. The express was close upon
them. but desperate men cannot b
choosers. Ward took a chance. Crowd.
ing his machine TO the limit, he tried
for the crossing ahead Of the train.
The engineer seeing a collision un.
a%voidable, checked his train heavily.
It vas too late. The engine was IL
most on the taxicab and the next In
slant the pilot, striking it ~squarely in
the middle. threw the heavy limousine
fifty feet in the air. When Helen,
Storm and Spike reached the spot, the
engineer was backing down to inves-
tigate the catastrophe.
Lanterns and searchlights were
brought into play where the moon left
the landscape in shadow. Adams
body was found in a borrow pit. Tho
shock had killed him. Ward, flung
against q tree, lay at the foot OF 4.
mutilated beyond recognition.
In Helen's conservatory, q doceDe
bent over Seagrue, but the wretchoa
victim Of his own criminal intent lav
quite dead.
The sun rose happily after tho
events at that tragic night. It fuoo
nowhere On two people more grate~'
full for their escape from assassina,
ton than Helen and Storm. Within
the following week tho guests OF that
night, had they been gifted with n.
sion, might have Q en Spike seated,
book in hand, In the garden, reading
m account Of . marriage cersDeo1.
In Il. surrounded BY her hisolo -
given away BY her foster une0A 49,
Helen had boouUo
az EnnQna Hforu