The Ordway new era., 1916-07-21

Spike could make moved the desk ser
seant in any degree He had directed
| the officers 20 take the two 10 sepa-
! rate cells when comnouon was
:, heard in the hallway and Rhineland-
| e. dashed into the room. In the
twinkling OF an eye the aspect o!
everything changed. In Rhinelander.
the conscientious watchman recog'
nized the president OF his own safe
| deposit company. and when the great
| transportation magnate rushed up 10
Helen to extend his sympathy and
| nodded, as an old acquaintance, TO
Spike, the humble watch dog of the
safe deposit vault gasped. He wait
\ ed jus, a minute, and in an auspicious
! lull in the conversation between
| Rhinelander and Helen. Spike stand
| ing al attention, the watchman pushed
| into the group to ask whether he had
made a mistake.
No mistake at ALL" said Rhine!and
er heartily and reassuringly. and to
the watchmans great relief You did
exactly right. You didn't know these
people They had no business in
there. But they were there not only
to get my securities out of a box, but
10 get me out OF a box The watch
man stared So"-Rhinelander turned
to the sergeant in explanation
there's really nobody to blame. SER
geant. except that your men and you
have a box of cigars coming from
somebody and it might as well be me
as anybody else
The sergeant scratched his head.
This is the queerest mix-up | ever
struck" he muttered. perplexed.
At Rhinelander's suggestion he sent
for the chief The moment the latter
appeared everything was made right.
Within his own room the chief had a
knotted problem. He had been try
ing in every way to extract some dam
aging admission from Ward and
Adams. but unable to do so. had re-
luctantly dismissed the pair. satisfied
that If Justice had her due the two
would be behind the bars.
Just outside the police station,
Helen and Rhinelander-Spike lis
| tening-were comforting as to what
should be done in the awkward emer-
gency facing them. How could they
now save their property from Seagrues
eager clutches? They moved away
| together slowly. just as Ward and
Adams. having got the real handbag
from the sergeant. walked out OF the
station. The two men encountered the
halting and perplexed trio. Rhine
landers rowing eye fell en- the bag as
I +
pointed Ward and Adams turned
nervously. Stop thief" yelled Rhine
lander. making for them.
Seagrue's men recognized their vic
tim Away they dashed, Helen and
I the two men after them at top speed
Across city.street block away the
hind end of a long freight train was
rapidly pulling. Ward and Adams
| headed for il.
| Farther down the line. at a Santa
Fe crossing, Tidewater passenger
\ train had slowed, and for this Helen,
| RhineIander and Spike made. But
| the excitement and speed were telling
I IN Rhinelander, who was not in the
class and training of his companions
He weakened. Spike stopped to help
{ hiE along. In that brief interval
: Helen made the side OF coach as
TIE Tidewater passenger train picked
I ~ spssd- Her companions could not
ove-Izks her. but Rhinelander hastily
Chartered 3 passing automobile, and
z4zy be went with Spike after the
;zo trains. 1t was a triangular, race,
bit the passenger train. on a parallel
track. gained rapidly on the freight.
Helen had already climbed to the
each root, and. with both trains run.
rinE. she watched the gap lessening
between the passenger and the
freight that bore the two thieves on
the adjoining track. AS she found her
orn train rapidly overhauling the 9th
sr. she made up her mind what to
de- The moment her coach pulled
abreast CT the last box car in the lcne
drag she jumped from the top of the
coach to the top Of the freight car
landed safely. regained her feet, and
looked over the side Of the train fol
the men she was after.
Within the box car where they had
taken refuge, Ward and Adams were
trying to open Rhinelander's bag
They had succeeded In negotiating the
lock when. to their CONSERVATION
Helen. through the open sidedoor
swung down and in on them frou
the roof. The thieves 5umped te
their feet. But before Adams was up
Helen had Knocked him over again
and ~ Ward jumped at her. she man
aged to shoot out her foot At the hand
bag, ny . fortunate chance she kiekst
II caeaniy ON o. ths or. Freeing her
! self frOm Wasd's clutckea with an sn
teeoek5e AlqWS ;hhe eptan9 70 the dooI
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