Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-23
eleventh EPISODE

Holmes determination to prevent the
building of the lumber rond extension
to Horden's station had in no wise
)een lessened by the defeat of his plans
FOR making trouble among the men
working on the grade, or the dastardly
attempt to run off Helen's relief gang
which had been secured at Capitol City
through the invaluable cooperation of
Little Bear.
The big timber magnate, whatever
may have been his failings, was never
willing to acknowledge defeat, and In
this latest reverse he found only a spur
to further plottlngs against the plans
Of the independents to get their lumber
out under favorable railroad condi-
lions.
Dollar" Holmes knew that his notes
aggregating several hundreds of thou.
sands of dollars were deposited In the
Dawson bank by Dawson and his nsso-
Gates. The franchise granted Holmes
for the building of the railway con
toined n distinct clause compelling him
To- put The road through TO Horden's
station and the only way to evade Its
provisions was by some such trickery
as now simmered In the mind of the
Did timber robber. 1t was plan to de-
post an account at the Dawson bank,
Induce n number of his employees TO
do the same, and then start run on
the institution.
Although the Dawsons felt sure that
the effort to block construction, which
had eliminated I'm the terrific fight at
Shady Creek with bearings gang of
rutiians, was Holmes work, they had
no actual proof ~ his responsibility.
On the other hand, since the failure
Of this plan, Holmes had apparently
embarked on policy of Cancellation.
He had sent special messenger to
compliment Helen on her heroism In
running, the work train into Dawson
after 1t had been held up by the "gun"
lend certain rolling stock to the Daw-
sons for the purpose, as he said, of
facilitating construction on the extern
sion.
Beware OF the Greek bearing gifts"
warned Helen, when she was told of
Holmes generosity, II know that
some new villainy Is Matching In the
mans brain. He never does anything
accept with definite object In view"
When Behr.ls entered Holmes Office
In response to summons the day after
the failure of the Shady Creek hold
up, he expected to be subjected to an
other TRADE Of abuse from his sharp
tongued employer, put to his astonish-
ment Holmes was suave and smiling.
81 think we can sew 'em up this
time IL we lay our plans WELL" he re-
marked, waving Behrens to seat, "ln
fact the men on Dawson's contracts are
all paid In checks on the local bank. II
we can make that concern stick up Its
shutters IL will tie up their capital and
knock out any chance of their finishing
The road"
"lIOw are we going to pull the
strings" asked Behrens, doubtfully,
that banker is pretty strong for the
Dawsons and especially for Helen.
He'd do about anything she asked him
to do"
"Well," snapped Holmes, what can
he do with run on the banki We
can have the whole town about his ears
In no time, because happen to know
that he has a lot of paper he can't
realize on In hurry. Some OF 1t is
mine. When they begin kicking his
door panels In, he'll take advantage of
the law and suspend payment. tn be
three months before anybody can get u
dollar out Of the place and that's lot
more time than we need"
Pay day was always day OF anxiety
30 the Dawsons. The new gang OF men