White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29
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IRON TRAIL
By
REX BEACH
cooyrieht. 1918. by Harper q
Brother
SYNOPSIS


Murray o'Neil. railroad builder. on his
vsv TO Alaska, is a passenger on the Ne
sraska. The ship runs aground. o'Neil
helps Captain Johnny to queli a
PANIC among the passengers.
A the ship settles o'Eeii IL accosted
nv a beautiful girl. and he plunges over
hard with her. They are picked I'D by
CAPTAIN Brennan. She proves to be Ma
tale Gerard, whose mother Is tho friend
n Curtis Gordon. o'Neii's INSCRIPTIONS
business rival
o,Neil is impressed withNthe magnetism
- his rival, but Is sure his plans are I'M
sonnd Tom Slater quits Gordon for
ON.II. They. go to cortez In time TO ave
n.n Appleton IN a crooked card game.
o.N.ll and Natalie journey to Hope to-
cther. She tells him of her mother and
Gordon. When they arrive at Hope Cor
Son meets them
Appieton. an engineer, had worked for
Gordon. He casts his fortunes with
O,Nef. o'Neli leads his men TO q wild
country. convinced he can build a rail-
road up the Salmon river.
ONeil meets his crew In Seattle, when
q newspaper woman gets on the phope.
She proves 10 be Dan Appleton's sister.
o'Neil tells her his plans. but not for
publication.
Eliza Appleton is sent to Omar to ex-
pose the men who are trying 10 snatch
control OF IN empire. She meets her
brother and Natalie. Dan Is worried over
q possible newspaper attack by Eliza on
oNelI
There's a scene when Curtis Gordon
asks Gloria 10 be hostess to Miss Golden
Gloria says Miss Golde isn't "A at person
10 meet Natalie. Gordon SAYS she has
~napaV ard Ia mazda hnr In hIa aahansaa
In her extremity Mrs. Gerard listens
TO Natalie's plea to go TO the Irish prince.
o'Eeil finds places for them I'm his new
hotel. Gordon. thoroughly enraged. plans
to cripple o'Neil.
Dan tells his sister he's desperately In
love with Natalie and asks her TO win
O,Heii, az he considers him a rival. Oar
goes out with a a OF dynamite and holds
q canyon threatened by Gordon's men
oNeil takes the girls on d trip 10 Jack
son glacier. lie decides to make a peril
Gus voyage In a skin down the Salmon
river. Eliza, despite his p~leadings ac-
companies him.
Dan Appleton accepts o'Neii's offer Of
1900 10 the man who'll cut a cable In
the work lone by Gordon. After cutting
the cable Appleton IN set upon by a crowd
Of Gorion's. but is rescued by O'Neil's
men.
When Dan tells Natalie that with the
noW he means To buy her an engagement
ring she says she's sorry: that he has
made a great mistake. Eliza consoles
Dan
Starting for New York. o'Netl tells Eliza
b has the key to a kingdom. Gordon
tells Natalie he Is ready to marry her
mother. In New York tho Heidelmarns
refuse TO back O'Neil.
When things look darkest for O'Neil In
New YORK he gets the backing OF Poult-
ney Hills. an English capitalist. Dan and
Eliza. with their savings, pay or tho la
eorers at Omar and prevent a walkout.
Gordon plans new attack.
Gordonss press bureau Inones a mon
against the IIeidelmanns. ONeil nres
Appleton when he learns that Appleton
told Natalie English capitalist was back
ing him.
O'Neil repents when DIR. Gray tells him
of Dams and ELIAS sacrifices while he
was In New York and reinstates them
Appleton and Gordon ngage in A des-
perate personal encounter. Appleton car
ries OF Natalie.
Appleton marries Natalie. o'Neil re-
celves them graciousIy. There's a big
celebration in Omar. OMEN grows suspi-
csous OF the mysterious murmurings
among the men I'm camp
Gordon plans TO get the men 10 desert
o'Neil by telling them Of n gold strike.
The fake IL exposed and the workmen re
new their allegiance to ONeiL
Gordon. pennllcss. beaten Mt every turn
and exposed by Eliza Appleton's publicity
campaign. loses his mind osNeil Ia much
concerned az vast ice foes begin 10 move
toward the Incomplete bridge.
o'Neii gathers forces for nnal onslaught
on lee barriers. The last riVet is driven
and workmen prepare for the final test.
The entire camp is aroused by the cry
that the structure is in danger. Eliza at
great personal risk hurries out TO where
ONeil is alone on the bridge.
oNeil dramatically proposes TO Eliza
as the torrent rushes by beneath them
lie is accepted. The bridge IS saved
Murray O'Heil's fortune and fame are es-
tablished.