The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-11

| ror confirmation of the dispatchcr's
message. AS she did this, her eyes
| fell on the clip on which had been filed
the duplicate OF Spikes message to
Seagrue. Across it she had thrown
her crochet work and her eye was now
met by the words Of the cipher mes
sage as Spike had meant the secret
message to be read by Seagrue:
"Changed ties RhineIandcr to Sea.
srue."
Startled, she called to Rhinelander
With Lyons, the latter read the mas
sage as she now pointed it out to4hem.
The two men saw the import at once
But outside the station Spike and Sea
grue were listening You see you're
caught" muttered Seagrue to Spike.
They'll wire for confirmation and
help. We're in for trouble"
mo trouble at ALL" declared Spike
coolly. "l'll save them the work OF
wiring
How"
by clipping their wire. Just keep
COOL Seagrue. I'll get you through"
Spike, without delay, climbed pole
and with pair of clippers made good
his threat
Helen, sitting at the instrument was
trying to call. She stopped The
wires are cut" she exclaimed.
Seagrue and Spike on the platform
passed the window. Storm. at this
juncture, ran in from the field of bat
tie. There's too many of them" he
said in disgust. Every time you
knock one dago down, two Greeks
come in to take his place. The way
to wind this thing up, Mr.. Rhineland-
er, quick and clean. is to capture Sea
grus and lock him up. We can do it.
Stick him in the freighthouse here
and pile couple of dozen bags of ce-
ment on him. No? say, yes!,, Some
things got to be done"
Can't you get message through
'osnehow?" asked Rhmelander OF
Helen in agitation.
Yes" she answered, unhesitatingly,
Il can. I'll get one through for you
So saying. she caught up an extra in
strument. ran out on the platform and
climbed the pole Spike had climbed. to
cut in With her pony. abaye the break
Storm called into conference the
handiest OF his men-men who cared
neither for the law nor the devil-and
giving brief and hurried instructions,
ran from the station at the moment
that Seagruc with his outfit were
rushing the outnumbered Tidewater
gang.
Pushing straight through his own
demoraliZed forces to the thick of the
scrimmage. knocking men right and
left when he had to and lodging in
between when he could, Storm, his
two TRUSTEES at his elbows, struck.
showed and jumped his way straight
to where Seagruc was urging his fight
ing men on. The latter, busy with the
main encounter, saw Storm too late.
The engineman catching him by the
collar whirled him uncercmoniously
around, pinioned him before a blow
could be struck and with his helpers
dragged him victoriously cG
Bed!am was let loose. Seagrue's
men. seeing the trick too late, ran
in with Il yell to rescue him. Back |
and forth the fight swaycd. while |
Helen. above At the depot. attached
her instrument and sent to the dis
patchcr her hurry.up message
"Seagrue has the ties. Send Help.
H."
But whoever had the ties Storm
had Seagrue. and his men were now
easily standing of the onslauchts OF
Seagrue's men on the platform. The
latter. needing help. sent for re-en- |
forcemenis. and moment later the |
entire gang. leaving the unloading OF |
the tie cars ran down the track to
join in the light. The train was left |
deserted. Storm, seeing this. turned |
his prisoner over to his men and |
chose a moment when he could break |
away to run to the engine. Gaining |
the cab. he Immediately started to |
back the train up to Rhnclanders |
camp, where the main body ut their |
men still were. As tho train drew |
past the station, Helen. having fin |
ishcd, sprang rccklessly from the pole |
to the top OF box car and running |
forward met Storm, who had started |
back. and showed him message from |
the dispatcher:
'Wiii send sheriff to Signal"
While the men were still lighting |
in front of the station. Spik. :aau.
aged TO tear himself loose from the |
fray in time to see tho freight train |
backing up the hin He knew what |
this meant and realized the move |
must he stopped. Running tn his |
horse he mounted and 8purrcd after
the receding train. lSut his intcrven. |
tion had turned the lighting in favor |
OF Seagrues IloH. and they were fast |
beating Rhinelandcr's gang on. By a |
sudden rush or the froirhthousc they |
even rccapturcd and released Soarruc |
himself
Tn" latter, covering the situation |
at glance, saw, as Spike had seen. |
the real danger Storm now In posses. |
sion OF tn. ties was running away |