The Carlisle independent., 1916-12-21

the tie cars and the men hurriedly began the unloading.
 They were not to have an easy time of it. Seagrue, with his rioters, had already climbed the hill and was urg. ing them forward. Not a soul on the engine had a weapon, and as Sea. grue's men came on it looked as if the train would be taken then and there by force of numbers. Helen, however, was not without reserves.
 Give them the live steam, George, and & lot of it, quick" she cried. Don't let them capture us.'
 Storm needed no more than the hint. Turning on the valve he let loose a hot cloud that drove Seagrue and his gang gasping from the engine. | The foremost of the men caught in the white fog were glad to get away unhurt, and halting at a safe distance rallied for orders.
 Delaney, whose fighting blood was just getting warmed up, saw a further chance and called to his men to fol. | low him around the cut. The gang divided and Delaney's part of it, start. ing over the hill, met Rhinelander's men. For a time there was a hot mix-up. AS the enemy came on iu ever increasing numbers, Wood and his men were soon getting the worst 1 of it, but fresh shouts were heard down the hill and at the moment the | sheriff's posse-now arrived-running l in, took the side of Rhinelander's men and helped them beat Seagrue's gang | back.
 Outnumbered. driven from their vantage ground and disheartened at the unexpected diversion of the enc my, Seagrue's men sullenly gave way; even Bill Delaney's fercest efforts failed to rally them. It was only a | few minutes before the sheriffs men were making prisoners right and left, rounding up the stragglers and march | ing them down the cut. The hill had been won and lost. but the ties had been firmly held and were safely in | Rhinelander's possession. The moment the fight was decided. l Storm, with Helen, went back to the engine to get their personal prisoner. the redoubtable Spike. They took him back to where the sheriff was giving his orders for the disposition of those l under arrest. Helen explained to the sheriff very forcibly just what Spike had done.
 Well" demanded the official jocu- larly, "whatHl We do with him? String him up right here in a box car?"
 "No,' exclaimed Helen, indignantly You can do better than that" She pointed to Seagrue, now also under arrest. Put those two men at work unloading these ties for our camp. They are the ringleaders in the whole affair If they had their deserts, they would both be in the penitentiary Make them work, sheriff. That's the last thing that pair want to do" Rhine lander came up with his men as she finished
 You're right" declared the sheriff. good humored over the outcome. From the look of 'em, what those guys need is a dose of good, hard work" He turned to his deputies and pointed to the ties. Get those fel- lows up on the flat cars and see they both work every minute till the last tie is unloaded.'
 Suppose they refuse to work" suggested a deputy.
 'Refuse?" echoed the sheriff saw agely. If they do, find a pump that will work and give 'em the cold wa ter"
 But Seagrue and Spike did work. When Helen. Rhinelander and Storm left the scene the two, beading with sweat. were pitching ties in rscoe& time.
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