The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-04
the Moving Picture Play the
Signal Film Corporation.

| of the board were with him-this he
felt assured OF. But somewhere intiu-
ences must be at work against him.
He suspected Capellc, still board
member, and continual intriguer.
Capelle was master worker in un-
| derground effects and besides being
| Seagrue's own attorney. was himself
| heavily interested in opposing enter
| prises of the Coast line To throttle
Rhinelander in the construction effort
begun by Helen's own father before
his death, was to advance his own in.
tercsts as well as those of his client.
| RhiEelander's decision as to what
must be done to meet this opposition
was prompt.
He consulted timetable, called his
foreman. asked for man to carry his
handbags to the station and began
| changing his clothes for trip.
Not far away. and at about the same
| time, Seagrue was reading his own
mall. 1t contained this note:
Unsuccessful report concerning
to withdraw support on the first.
This will stop operation on Rhineland.
cr's cutoff. as we know he cannot
| produce survey. CAPELLE."
In Seagrue's hut a party OF newspa-
per men from Oceanside were waiting
to be taken on an inspection trip over
the construction.
I'm ready for you, boys" said Sea
| grue, in high spirits. to the journalists.
| We'll look over the work near here
| first" he announced, ripping open a
box OF cigars.
Hold 1t. Mr.. Seagrue, cried n cam
era man. focusing on the manager.
I'VE want you, first. right there where
you are, at your desk. Hold it,"
The picture was taken. a copy prom
ised to Seagrue within an hour and the
party started out. Had he left his hut
two minutes earlier he might have
| seen Amos Rhinclander followed by
Seagrue's own Spike with Rhineland.
cr's bags. entering the waiting room
door of Signal station.
Helen. looking up from her table.
perceived Rhinelanders anxiety re-
ilected in his manner.
Bad news. Helen" he said, plung-
| ing at once into the unpleasant sub.
| jcct. Il am on my way to Oceansidc."
he added, when she had read Bowers
note. The directors meet tonight.
| Someone is trying to undermine us.
! But whether | succeed in changing
| their views or not. I'm going to fight
| If have to fight all night
Helen was too upset to speak for
minute. For her. so much depended
on the success OF her own road in
| reaching the mountains with a cutoff
first. Rhinelandcr. worried though
he was. tried to cheer her up. Spike
| outside, listening, gathered that Rhine.
| lander was on his way to the city.
He hung around the platform till the
local passenger pulled in. watched
Rhnelander board 1t, and. mnglIng
with Seagruo's men, walked unob.
| served over to the lattcr's camp. He
found his boss with the Journalists.
What is tt" demanded Scagruc.
sccntIng news in Spikes appearance.
'Rhinclander has just gone to
| OCcanside"
Scagrue smiled. Did he get let.
ter this morning.
He did"
Their Coufab was broken in on By
| one OF the newspaper men who had
| print OF the photo he had taken ct
Scagrue ut his desk. Scagrue Inspect
cd this with the greatest plcasur>
/ Fine he exclaimed Good pi'.
tur.,"
A whimsical idea seized him. He
wrote a word or two across the hack
OF the print and recalled Spike. "Talr
this over to Helen Holmes. Give II
to her with my compliments" 81
saying he turned to the photographer.
Spikes reception at the station was
always chilly one. This time Helen
| took his message and dismsscd him
before she opened the envelope WNcu
she saw what Scarrue had sent she
was angry, Her first impulse was TO
tear the hateful print In two. In
stead. she contomptuously impnlcd II
on n steel Glc near at hand. A mo.
mcnt later, removing the print TO flo
I ~ hl'HNAh't thf l''h'u Ut INV Ilt1Nlh
| again. Her attention was attracted
TO n paper lying on S'agrucs desk
II had been caught by the camera
Ions The longer she looked the NOR,
carefully her eyes fixed on this oh
! Jcct revealed In the photograph Yer,
curious now, i,clon opened drawer.
took from II reading glass and
studied tho contents OF Scagruci
desk Her hrart almost stopped beat.
ing AS she realized ,hat her suspicious
must be correct. with the aid OF tho
| ordinary gass she could plainly see
the survey that had been stolen from
her fathers library.
Helen looked toward Scagruc'a
camp. II VAS there even now. and Il
she could recover the precious nnd IL
was not too late TO save her own In
tcrcsts as well as thos. OF her owr
good friend Amos Rhincland.r.
How could rhc recover Il? With