The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-03-29

Accompanied by the agent. Helen
following. Rhinelander entered the sta
tion. Heiss went to her desk to wire
for confirmation OF the dispatcher's
message. As she did this, her eyes
fell on the clip on which had been nied
the duplicate of Spikes message to
seasrue. Across 1t she had thrown
her crochet work and her eye was now
met by the words Of the cipher mes
sage % Spike had meant the secret
message to be read by Seagrue:
Changed ties RhIneiandsr to Sea.
srus.' F rstf
Startled. she called to Rhinelander.
With Lyons, the latter read the mas
sage ~ she now pointed 1t out to them.
The two men saw the import at once.
But outside'ths station Spike and Sea.
grue were listeninS. you see you're
caught" muttered 6sagroe to Spike.
They'll wire for confirmation and
help. We're, I'm for trouble"
mo trouble 1t ell" declared Spike
coolly. I'm save them the work Of
wiring
Howl"
by clipping their wire. Just keep
cool. Seagrue. Ill get you through"
Spike. without delay. climbed pole
and with pair OF clippers made good
his 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
juRcturs,sran 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 HE place: Tne way
to wind this thing up. Mr. Hnineland-
er. quick and clean, 10 to capture Sea
grue and lock him up. We can 90 It.
Stick him In the fretshthouse mere
and plea couple OF dozen Dass OF &C.
ment on, him. No? l,say, yes!! some
things got to be done.
Cant you get message through
somehow? asked Rhtnelander OF
Helen In agitation.
Yes she answered. unhesttatinsly.
Il can. Ill get ono through for you.
SO saying. she caught up an extra In.
strunent, ran cut on the platform and
climbed the pole Spike mao climbed. 10
cut IN Win ner pony ABOVE the Dreak.
Storm called into conference the
handiest OF his men-men who cared
nathan f0r tho 10V nnr the 6ovil-and
giving brief and hurried instructions,
ran from the station. at the moment
that SeaGENe with his STUNT were
rushing tire outnsmbered >Tfdeweter-
gang.
Pushing straight through his own
demorslized forces to'ahe thick Of the
scrimmage. knocking. men right and
left when he had to land lodging In
between when he could. Storm. his
two TRUSTEES at his elbows, struck,
showed and jumped bis way straight
to where Seagrue was urging his night
ing men on. The latter, busy with the
main encounter. saw Storm too late:
The engineman catching him BY the
collar whirled him onccrsmontou0y
around, pintoned him before . blow
could be struck and with his helpers
dragged him VIGOROUSLY or. $50
Bedlam> was let loose. Seagrues
men, seeing the trick too late,S ran;
In with . yell to rescue him. Back
and forth the fight swayed. while
Helen, above at the depot, attached
her instrument and sent to the dis
patcher her hurry-up message.
"Sea0sue has the ties. N$ene Help.
H."
But whoever had the ties, Storm
had Seagrue, and his men were now
easily standing of the onslaushts OF
seagrues men on the platform. The
latter needing help. sent for re'en-
forcements, and moment later the
entire gang. leaving the unloading OF
the tie cars ran down the track to
Join In the fight The train was~teft
deserted. Storm. seeing this. turned
his prisoner over to his men and
chose moment when ne could oreak
away to run TO the engine. Gaining
the eau ne immealsteiy started 70
Dack the tram up ~ nniAe'anSeF :
camp where the mann oouy VI tNe'r
men sun were. AS the ualh ase"
past the ststloh. He!eh. having "n'
,e''e' spl1's iechless'y rum the 49,