The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-28

ner head. DiSarmins her. with a
laugh, Marshall and Masters, money
in hand, left her Ling Woo's risoner.
Webb. with his men. had gone back
to the trunk. 1t was Roy who, picking
up the cord that lay in the trunk bottom
and running it idly through his hands,
realized suddenly that the fiber bore Il
message. To decipher this was the
WORK OF a moment and he read Helen's
words aloud: "At Ling Woo's place"
" can get into Ling Woo's place
through the company warehouse he
said hnrriedly. But we must get
there quick
Inc machine was run ut top speed
back to the ferry. The party caught a
BOAT, Il once acrosS the bay they
ran through the railroad warehouse.
broke open Il door, smashed into Ling
Woo's, and after a sharp fight, over
powered him and his gang and rescued
Helen.
Marshall and Masters went straight
to a wharf saloon, where Burke was
TO telephone them for news.
At Mountain Springs, Desmond had
been advised of the selection of Roy
Wilson as president of the line. When
he showed Burke the wire the latter
shook his head. "Im afraid that boy
won't stand for any crookedness,' he
muttered.
Hell have to go east, anyway OBJ
served Desmond. $50 he won't bother
u.s."
Burke now told Desmond of Mar
shall and Masters latest exploit. But.
deeply interested in Helen herself.
Desmond was enraged at her abduc-
ton. Burke. taken completely nback,
listened in humiliation to his ontburst
Of wrath. 81 won't have women mixed
UP in this work." declared the angry
Fastener.
opposite of morality, chg' sneered
Burke.
mo. l fight men," snapped Desmond
tersely. Remember that, or you go to
the discard. Tn going to break up the
transfer business at the terminal he
added. most unexpectedly.
ruin the road?' asked Burke.
"FOr a WHILE" returned Desmond
bluntly.
The intrigue suited Burke. He adj
vised Marshall and Masters and the
two made ready to loot a merchandise
a on the freight ferry.
Returning with Helen from Pedro to
headquarters, Roy Wilson received the
news of his election. His friends
crowded about to congratulate. With
them were Desmond and Burke. "When
are you going East? asked Desmond
Of the new executive.
Roy glanced toward Helen: "Thc
minute We run the Railroad Raiders TO
carth-and get Helen's father out Of
the penitentiary."
Burke looked rep%roachfully at Des-
mOnd; their plans We're threatened, but
neither could say anything.
Down at Pedro the Raiders, all set,
awaited In their launch the arrival of
darkness to loot the car ferry. And
paws of their success reached Noun
tain Springs next morning when an ex-
cited Englishman, in spats and frock
suit pushed past the headquarters of
flee boy and catching at the first clerk
he encountered. h%arangued him ex-
citedly. The clerk could make nothing
of what he was saying, but others
gathering managed to get a coherent
statement. Somebody" declared the
E~nglishman, ''robbed my car, crossing
the ferry last night"
Burke, In the group, suspected this
must be the lootng carried out by Mar
shall's gang. He took the irate Eng
lishman in to Desmond.
'eThis Is Mr.. Chapman he began;
but could get no further. Chapman In
great excitement interrupted him, and
Burke, taking a comedy cue, as Chap
man tried to talk him down, talked
rapidly back at the wrathful shipper.
Desmond for a time could get nothing
OF what either was saying. But when
Burke quieted down, Chapman reiterat-
ed his charge that his car had been
robbed on the ferry.
Desmond sneered at the statement
and Chapman. more furious than ever.
CAHlOACN uSulA Will Ol0lls OOSl4OAu
finally set him roughly down in a chair
and turned to Burke, but the moment
he took his hands off Chapman the lat
ter bounding to his feet, took the war
path again. Thinking by this time the
scene had gone far enough, Desmond.
to placate the angry man, handed him
cigar. Chapman dashed 1t to the
floor. Desmond took him by the Shout
ders. "See here" he exclaimed sharp
". "Listen I"
II won't listen," yelled the indignant
man.
Again Desmond was forced to push
him into a chair. keep quiet long
to allow me to appoint a man
10 investigate your CHARGE" he shout
ed. This somewhat subdued Chap
mans choler. But Desmond. already
upset, and forgetting that Roy was now
his own superior, called In the latter
ind asked him to 60 with Chapman to
Pedro to investigate the case. Roy
$1,000 L