The Ordway new era., 1916-05-05

without loss of time, searched him.
You've stolen our survey" exclaimed
Helen wrathfully. Where is it,"
Spike shrugged his shoulders. II
don't know what you're talking about"
he muttered. "What do you fellows
want with me, anyway" he demanded.
looking from one to the other of the
two men. impudently.
They dragged him to the freight en-
gine and with Storm directing, both
engines started back to the passenger
train. The freight engine sounded
greeting to the crew of the stranded
flyer, and Storm and Helen clattered
past to their own deserted train. With
Storm speeding up at his throttle
Helen soon saw the semaphore of
Signal station and with the two pris-
oners, Storm and his fireman returned
with Helen to the house.
Police officers were already in
charge and the safe-blowers were
turned over to them. Helen. agitated
and anxious. was met at the door of
the library by Amos Rhinelander. His
face was grave. With keen, ques-
tioning look her fathers friend laid
his hand tenderly on her arm as she
attempted to enter the room. stop,
Helen," he said in a constrained tone.
Don't go in there Just now
Storm stood near. She would have
pushed past Rhinelander, but again
he opposed her entrance. And where
is father?" she exclaimed as If a sud
don realization hol
my child" Rhinelander took her
within his arm. I'VE are under the or.
ders of the police. Nothing in the II.
brary must be disturbed"
An awful suspicion gripped her
heart. Father" she exclaimed in
tensely. He was hurt. Where is
he?"
Rhinelander. avoiding her glance di-
rected into the half-darkened room,
motioned significantly to Storm. The
engineer understood; but 1t was too
late. Slipping with the strength and
speed OF fawn from between the two
men. Helen darted into the library.
Those OF the fated household heard in
the night an agonizing cry: it rang
far. She had found her father all too
soon and had thrown herself beside
his dead body, where 1t had been
placed on the couch beside the fire.
place.
Thus perished by the hand of a
wretched criminal mere fleck Of
the scum Of our civilization-this man
who had himself. and alone, discov.
cred the first railroad pass over the
Continental Divide.
seagrue's ears echoed long with a
memory OF that cry. Standing beside
| mis- captured confederates he asked
himself whether the price had not. AT.
ter all. been too high.
But Spike. insensible to all but h,a
criminal instincts, drew close beside
MIN and asked him, unobseryed. for n
pencil. But for the fear that his own
neck might be jeoparded by an az.
posure. Seagrue would have had don.
WIN MS Two murderous tools then and
mere put he had put himself In their
power and dare not refuse. spike.
despite his handcuffed wrists. manaaed
70 scrmole q note on Searrue's cusI.
! teilins MIN where the survey had haer
hidden. The oficers coming out ~
tne library, marched their prisohe,s
away. s'oae
Alone IN his room. the half-sicksned
con.pifator read Spikes message, He
paused and for long moment nor,.
eefea MIS- situation. It yas not Ssr6
~ am % shake from his conaipfesee
"a. oNn rssponsibility sor tNe trnrss
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