The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-07

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outside the Car, turned the dumping
key and Storm dropped through the
opened car bottom under the trestle.
The ore at the same moment was pour.
ing in at the top.
y. When the young engineer returned
4 to consciousness, Helen was raining
tears and kisses on his upturned face.
s He lay under the trestle, freed from
the cords that had SO nearly caused
his death, mine men and the guests
of the day crowding around. He stag
gered to his feet and greeted his de.
2liverer.
"rhey had spikc,s too, he said,
speaking rapidly to Helen. ''We must
find him before he is slnothered,"
2%ssThere: wsas5 no need for her toa a1fi-
swer. Spike spoke for himself. And
what want to do" he said with heat,
when he had told Storm the story.
rs to get Special back to FFstfs
bridge and get after the gay that;
r0ped me-" IL
The neighborhood was secured for a
sign Of their assailants. They found
where the taxicab had stood in which
seagrue's pair bad eun.c up. But the
two had long ago made their escape
and were running back to town to re-
port to their employer. ~
: Fastening up the stairs, looking
guiltily over their shoulders as if fear
full OF immediate apprehension for
their crime, Ward and Adams burst
into Seagruc's room.
scagrue was intswaiting. 1--WE got
Storm" Ward began. -.
Good" cried SeagrueN .
Spike got away" ~
Seagrue struck his fist into his open
hand. II wanteda that fellow worse
than the other" he muttercd between
his teeth. For Sahother n,oment he.
stood deep in thought Then he turned
savagely on Ward. ,"If Spike escaped.
he will be at Helen's homo. We will
get him there" Ward nodded ais cool
ly as il a further crime, were a mere
detail. "l'm going. Up there tonight"
continued Seagrue, "and must change
for the evening now. Adams has two
guns. Stop! There they are, on Tho
table,"
Seagrue. little later, came in
dressed. His tools had made their
preparations and were dismissed with
the Injunction to eat their dinners be-
fore the murder was committed. 2%
:, When the special, on its return,
reached Signal, those aboard were 80
happy over the fortunate outcome of
the day that the evening festivities
at. Helen's home were looked forward
to with pleasurable excitement. 1t
was an open secret among her friends
that this occasion was to ,signalize8 the
public announcement Of her engage
ment to George Storm. ft'{fft r.
:, The evening aesemblage was bril-
liant. Not alone with the guests OF
the day hut second special had come
from the, city bringing another car of
friends and procession OF motor cars.
brought to the door guests from. the
,neighhoring estates.
. In the'hotse HELM fadiant In eve
ming attire. was descending Che stairs. =
Storm waited at, tina foot to meet her
and after receiving her guests she left
the scene for few moments with her
dover. The last among tho laggartls
Eeemed to have, arrived .WhetiSa l6aks'
Limousine, turning in from the high
way, wa; driven rapidly through the
grounds and ssastopped Tin 'front.' of
Helens door The car contained three
men seagFue, Ward and ASlanas:s v 'sss's1
!. wait in the garden" was Seagrue's
command to his companions. Il will
go in, looh the field over and report in /
a few minutes" " 5FR.& ~.
When Seagrue. crossed FIIclen's'
threshold that night, a strange feeling
came ever him. An Oceansidc lady, an
old acquaintance, was the first. to OK
tend greetings. She noticed the strained
expression Of his face and the ravages
made onsit by his dissipation,
She was, indeed, shocked. Il haven't!
seen you for an age" she declared.
"And you're not locking a bit well,
either, can tell you. What's the mat
l6I sue uGulAluSQ. "a
seemedsto pass ovefshim as SHE spoke.
"Are YOU ill?" she asked with, wide
open, eyes. >sSs' ~ 'F'aS' '> g'
Then a reckless look crossed his
face He called up ono more 'tiie Old
smile "Not a thing. he insisted
Nothing whatever. It's little cold
outside tonight. + Perhaps,'N he added
with restless laugh, his eyes wander
ing over the gay faces all about, some
ono:s walking over my grave" 4 4
oh" exclaimed his friend. Are
you superstitious?' .,.. ,..r
NO" returned Seagrue, almost
ficrce'y, only tired Of the world and
everything in it. Where is IIelen?"
She's in tho library said his COM
panion. You're awful late. Let's go !
and find her. -.
, She would have led him into the
library. He stopped on the threshold
and refused to enter. He saw. as in
a. vision, what others-now that the
room was filled with laughing men and
women-did not see. He saw mid
night within it and his own ACCOM-