Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-30

extension had been inspired by some
mysterious reason which he could not
fathom. What he did understand
though, was that Dawson's work for
two years was likely to go for nothing.
lie liked the Dawsons and was fond
of Helen. lie determined 10 make an
effort at influencing Holmes to adopt
fair methods In dealing with the hold
crs of the railway contract.
Don't butt into something you don't
understand" was Holmes answer to
Stephens demand for information on
the status of the Dawsonlcontructs.
But, father" Stephen insisted,
"thesc people are my friends. Helen is
n girl In million. She's got nerve.
l never knew Drawer girl. can't
stand 1t to see her suffer from any net
of ours"
"What the HI have you got to do
with III" demanded Holmes. In burst
of rage. ''IIave to consult you about
my business affairs2"
stephen looked the irate millionaire
I'm the eye. lie was not the son of
this stern old battler for nothing. What
Holmes saw In young Stephens face
stirred strange feelings within him.
Father" he said, 'Tve got the best
gold claim on the. Upper Shady. It's
worth thirty thousand dollars at this
minute, and never had drill in IT,
I'm going to sell that claim and pay
Dawson's contract price. He's earned
the money"
and scanned visage distorted with I'M
utterable wrath.
your he gasped; you go over to
my enemles-betray me into their
hands"
That's enough" shouted stephen,
rising from his chair and buttoning
his overcoat; II know something about
the way this affair has been handled.
l don't know why 1t has been handled
that way, but what l do know Is that
the outfit you've got on the job Is the
crookedest outfit in the United States,
and that Behrens is due to hang.
Good-by."
Helen lost no time after her CONVEX
sation with Dawson In trying to reach
Stephen Holmes. Finding that he had
started for the Upper Shady gold dig
gings on Emission of importance"
the young woman took the first train
out over the Upper Valley division, de-
termined to find her half-brother,
wherever he might be.
Seated In a Pullman as the train
wound along the course of the tortuous
Onawa, Helen thought out her course
of action. Pondering what she would
say to Stephen as she gazed out of the
window, the young girls attention was
suddenly attracted to man who stood
beside the tracks on cliff overhang-
ing the river, rifle poised for shot
figure, fascinated, the rifle was raised
II shot cracked out, and the mans
prominent chin was thrust forward In
an attitude of tense scrutiny.
Helen followed his gaze with eager
eyes. He was staring across the river
w was AiiAl az ~
n canoe? And who-who handled n
paddle in that curious underhand
stroke-the Columbia canoe stroke?
Helen's clear young brain worked
like lightning. The train was slowing
up for IMPOSING Junction when the
thought flashed through uelen's mind
that caused her to jump as though one
of the shots from that forest-hidden
rifle had struck. She knew that paddle
stroke. The man in the canoe was Ste
phen. With womans intuition. the
| girl knew In ten seconds what had hap
pened. Stephen was on his way &c
the goldfield, taking advantage of the
| Onawa's rapid current to beat the
| train in. The man in the brush, fol
some mysterious reason, was shooting
at him. Then the grinding Of the
brakes told her that the train was com
| ing to stand.
A minute later Helen was standing
alone on the spur of n mountain. A
hundred yards away the international
road wound its way TO the Torture Gal
bridge. At that same moment Heller
heard another shot. simultaneously
she saw the figure in the canoe reduced
TO helplessness by the splintering o.
the paddle In his hand. Describing
eccentric antics, the canoe spun aim
lcssly toward the falls, a quarter Of {
mile away.
With Helen, TO think was to act
Rushing, stumbling, climbing, sh
made her way TO the center OF the tai
bridge. There hung 200 feet of Ma
nlla line, carefully coiled, property 0
the forest reserve corps, There ais
were three men In wagon on thei
way to their homes in Nipesing valley
"Quick !" ordered Helen; get tn
line down to the water-keep an ey
on the canoe and get 1t right in hi
hand as he goes under the bridge"
The men were mountalneers--read
for emergencies. They followed Hel
ems instructions and Stephen, his las
chance in sight, signaled that he wa
prepared TO make the try. At terrlh
speed the frail craft rushed towar,
the falls, but without its freight. Wit
u lunge that would have meant dealt
had he missed his hold, Stephe
Holmes jumped for the rope and wa