The Ordway new era., 1916-06-02
NOVELIZED FROM THE NOV
INC PICTURE PLAY OF THE
SAME NAME. PRODUCED BY
THE SIGNAL FILM CORPORA
TON, coPYHcAr. I9is. BY FsAhn H SPtAsrtAH

RhineIander,
Signal:
Monthly pay roll on No. 4.
Brief though the message was, it
contained enough news to arouse
Spike.
Casting only a glance in the direc-
tion of the fleeing dog, Spike, clutch
ing his find, hurried toward Seagrue S
camp and lost no time in cosrtly
showing him the message. without eN-
planning how it had fallen into his
hands
Seagrue, reading the telegram, saw
the moment he looked at Spike, what
was in the convicts mind.
Seagrue studied the message. 1t
wouldn't be bad idea to get hold of
the stuff a while, anyway" he unused.
It's behind time now, | understapd;
and hear the men over there are get
ting restless about not getting their
money. If you could hold it up on
Rhinelander a few days you might
work up strike"
How far do you want to go with
this thing" demanded Spike. casting
a vicious eye on his employer.
Il don't care how far you go" said
seagrps; rue; 'pr{ided you hold up that
Spike left the camp. No more
than moments reflection was need
ed to suggest an idea TO him. Return
ing to the station, he got long dis
tance telephone wire and called up
two of his friends at Oceanside-
Sykes, a convict acquaintance. and a
chum OF Sykes, who, in various en-
counters with the law, had lost all of
his name but Dan"
In iailbird jargou Spike explained
to Sykes, who answered the telephone,
the possibilities of haul at Signal.
Dan, standing near Sykes in the room
they occupied together. asked ques-
tions and prompted his companion,
who tried to get from Spike-reluc-
tant to talk much on the wire-a de-
scription of the lay Of the land. Spike
bluntly told them in the end to stow
it and take the job or leave it, as
they liked. However. the two Grim
inals got enough from him to decide
mat q tIAIi u man " ao iAAtiSattN' "AA
they called into their conference 4
crooked safe expert, known only by
his nickname of Bat, the Bat" To
him they confided their plot. Nothing
loath, Bat consented to Join in the en-
terprise, and following Spikes hints, |.
the trio made arrangements to leave |
for Signal on the train that should |
carry Rhinelander's pay roll.
When No. pulled into Signal next
hind end. They made up the Grim
inal gang that Spike had engaged to
rob Rhinelander, and, knowing the
loot was expected on the train that
carried them, two of the men kept
the front end of the train well in view
until they had watched Lyons and
Helen take the package of money from
the express messenger. and after re-
ceipting for it, walk with Rhinelander
into the station. Inside Of the office
Rhinelander examined the shipment of
currency.
Il have no safe at the camp, Lyons
explained Rhinelander. when the agent
asked him to receipt for the package.
Keep it here for ne in your safe un-
til tomorrow" He pushed the open
package of bills back through the
wicket OF the counter. but in doing
this he accidentally overturned bot
tie OF ink.
Helen screamed little, and jump
ing aside. caught up a Piece of cloth
from the letter press stand, wiped the
ink Of the bills as best she could and
turned them over 70 Lyons. who took
the big package within his charge
znd plzced IL carefully In the safe.
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ing up for tie naE.s, ss6seT, the IA:
ter had hardly ioeke1 sAe station fso,
before Spike. uase&sax his o1Enrtsri
ty. signalec his asssstssss 10 til
freighthouse vfsd0p, This. wfth0u
ceremony. they broke 0Ssn and enter
ing the telegraph oAee from u
freishtroom. took posssss&os Of Ii
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