Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-17

straight through the opposing forces.
His men, tickled to death at the sight,
crowded in to assist.
Seagrue, glad enough to find himself
outside the center of the brawl. walked
away only to encounter Spike as the
latter, dashing in from the highway.
sprang from his horse and hurriedly
beckoned Seagrue to him.
The two conferred in quick under
tones together and Rhinelander, who
stood with Helen and Lyons, watching
them, saw them run to the tie cars. re-
move the billing cards and bring them
back. Seagrue, with the air of a man
aggrieved, showed the cards to Rhine
| lander.
What do you say to this?" he de-
manded, in the confirmation of his
claims. Call of your men. They're
starting riot here to keep me from
taking possession of my own prop
erty"
Rhinelander, as near angry as he
ever got, stamped his foot. Il tell you
those ties don't belong to you. It's
some trickery and thievery your gang
has put up on US. This way. Lyons!"
Accompanied by the agent, Helen
| following, Rhinelander entered the sta
| ton. Helen went to her desk to wire
for a confirmation of the dispatcher'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 RhineIander to Sea.
grue."
Startled, she called to Rhinelander
With Lyons, the latter read the mas
sage as she now pointed it out to them.
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"
No trouble at ALL declared Spike
coolly. "I1l save them the work of
wiring"
Howl
BY clipping their wire. Just keep
cool, Seagrue. I'll get you through. I"
A telegraph pole stood in front of
the freighthouse From it the wires
led into the station Spike, without
delay. climbed the pole and with a
pair of clippers made good hi 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 mis- place. The way
to wind this thing up, Mr.. Rhineland-
or. quick and clean. is to capture Sea
grue 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 a message through
somehow" asked Rhinelander 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 above 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 Seagrue with his outfit were
rushing the outnumbered Tidewater
gang.
Pushing straight through his own
demoralized forces to the thick of me
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 Seagrue 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 unceremoniously
around, pinioned him before a blow
could be struck and with his helpers
dragged him VIGOROUSLY off
Bedlam was let loose. Seagrue's
men, seeing the trick too late, ran
in with a yell to rescue him, Back
and forth the fight swayed. while
! Helen, above at the depot, attached
her instrument and sent to the dis
patcher her hurry-up message.
"seasrue has the ties. Send Help.
| H."
But whoever had the ties, Storm
had Seagrue, and his men were now
easily standing off the onslaughts OF
Seagrues men on the platform. The
latter, needing help. sent for re-en-
| forcements, and a moment later the
entire gang, leaving the unloading of
the tie cars ran down the track to
join in the fight. 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 Rhinelander's
camp, where the main body of their
men still were. AS the train drew
past the station. Helen. having fin
ished, surang recklessly from the pole
| to the ton Of q bog car and rnnnlng