The Ordway new era., 1916-05-19
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1 Keep away uU0 NY.
ed. You're wretch. III never givo
II to you. TIL die nrst Don't you
dare come down here. I'll drag you
over the cliff II have TO so over my
self"
Nothing daunted, he came on.
There was but one chance LEFT TO ger
| away and. unhesitating. she TOOK IL
Turning. Just as he thought he had
her in his power, she spranS from
where she stood on the edge OF the
| precipice far out over the ocean De-
low. He stood spellbound. She struck
with a great splash. He saw her come
IN strike out and sink again, as II
| helpIess. But he knew her unquench-
able determination. her resource ana
her daring. and was shrewd enough
TO watch the surface OF the bay close
ly. Sure enough, in a little while ne
| could see her, after swimming a DIS
tance under water, regain the surface
and with long, powerful strokes swim
| away.
At no great distance from where
| she had plunged into the bay speed
| launch lay at anchor. Helen recos-
nized the boat; it had, in truth, once
been her own, and she had named 1t
The Spiderwater 1t belonged now to
the owners of her fathers estate. but
she believed she might borrow it once
more Seagrue, impotent with rage
| and following her down the shore
saw her reach the launch and climb
resolutely up over the gunwale into
the cockpit.
Shaking herself like a duck. and
without losing a minute, Helen spread
the wet blue print out on the deck,
broke the motor lock on the ignition
switch, and turned the engine over.
She knew the motor well; it was
powerful Loew Victor, and after her
second effort it hummed like a dyna-
mo. While it was warming up she
cut the mooring line. Seagrue easily
suspected she meant to get to Rhine
lander at Oceanside. He looked at
his watch. If he could catch the Linn
tied he could still reach the city ahead
of her. Exasperated, and out OF
breath, he ,hastened back to camp.
routed out his chauffeur and took his
l TdCLuk car lOI Luc oluliOA. liaiaAy -
minute was left to him, and his hope
of reaching a point where he could
flag the through train vanished when
he heard its whistle and saw the
gieam OF it's headlight coming down
the Signal grade.
But he would not give up. Urging
his man to speed, he gained the high
way paralleling the railroad track,
and as the Limited shot by, Seagrue,
with all the power that could se got
out Of his motor, actually held for q
time abreast of it. He yelled and
shouted as one sleeper after another
drew slowly past-both the train and
the motor car were running very fast
but he could attract no attention.
Helpless with rage. he saw the last
car pulling gradually past. and furi
GUS at being baked. he stood up on
the seat and as the car drew past him,
he jumped over the rail and landed on
the observation platform.
| Helen was pushing the launch to
| ward Oceanside. The ocean below the
bay laps almost the edge Of the rail
road track, but her heart sank as she
looked back and saw the night train
tearing up the track and rapidly over
hauling her. Instinct told her that
Seagrue would somehow board that
| train in an effort to get to the city
first. As the engine drew nearer, she
| picked up pair of glasses and level
ing them on the cab, discovered
George Storm on the right side. Shs
waved signal flag at him. but his
eyes were glued on the track ahead
Then, as II by an inspiration, shs
seized the cord of the air whistle al
her hand and In the Morse code sig
nailed for help. Storm turned hii
head and looked back questioningl!
along his train; then up at his owl
whistle. The whistling continued, ans
launch, now dropping behind the train
Helen caught up her signal nag again
In flash he recognized her, and call
ing his fireman over they listened I,
her appeal. 81.
Give me paper, pencil" shoute
Storm. as he shut OF the throttle an
listened to the long and short toot
that re-echoed In terky successio
from the surface of the sea against tn
towering cliffs and through the flyin
cab. On leaf. torn from a pad, Stor1
scratched out the signals:
"Have survey. Seagrue on you
train. Delay 30 can reach Oceansid
first. HELEN"
, The engine whistle shrieked his q
swer to her eager ears.
Il Something wrong with engine a
, ready"
The fireman. learning the truth frol
. Storm. tried to persuade him, wha
/ ever happened. not to delay the trail
: It would cost Storm, he urged. his jol
whats the lob to met" demande