Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-08

Jake never took a drink in his life"
declared the conductor. Something,
however, was evidently wrong and to
get out on time, Roy resolved to take
Jake's place himself. "Wire for re-
lief to meet the train at Fielding" was
all he said as he climbed into the en-
gine.
The Raiders had meant to get the
drugged engineer started in the cab
so Marshall could run the train. See
ing Roy, Marshall was at loss for a
moment. Then he picked up the fire.
mans goggles, put them on. and de-
termined to bluff the situation
through.
AT the Raiders headquarters light
was flashed on the table. One of the
men noticed it. II was their telegraph
system, tapped in on the Kay's wires.
One. of them read aloud and Helen
heard: mo. 20 is on time. We'd bet
ter get down to the trestle."
When they left, Helen tried to
break out She failed. But 4 sweater
hung on the wall. From this she un-
raveled . cord and, climbing up the
door, threw the cord through the
transom, trying to reach the tele-
graph key. She finally took a weight,
tied this to the string and succeeded
in catching the key. By pulling care
fully she could spell out words. The
dispatcher heard her calling and took
her message.
Crooked fireman on No. 90 The Raiders
will send Nos. 10 and 20 together at Pico
trestle. Stop 10.
The dispatcher, stunned, called
Pico; it was too late to reach No. lo.
Helen again tried to break out. In
the pocket of coat on the wall she
found matches, started a fire and,
wrapping the coat over her head,
crouched on the farther side OF the
closet till the door should weaken
enough for her to break through.
Watching her chance, she ran out
through the flames, and up the track
she saw the two trains approaching.
On passing track stood a box car,
Running to this, she released the
brake and it started down hill parallel
to No. 20, and, climbing to the top,
waited for the train to overtake her.
Nearing the trestle, Marshall
stripped off his goggles and Roy
recognized him. Helen came op-
posite the cab just as the two men
grappled. Marshall struck Roy down
as Helen, with leap, landed in the
cab.
But Marshall picked Roy up, threw
him bodily through the gangway and
as the engine was crossing the creek
Roy plunged headlong into the water.
The ruffian turned back. Helen,
catching up an iron bar, struck him
heavily across the head. AS he
dropped she shut off the throttle and
threw on the emergency air, Then.
swinging to the side of the cab, she
ieaped over the trestle into the creek.
RoyS almost dead, felt all encireling
arm and Helen started to swim with
him for shore.
In spite of everything, the two
trains came together. So much had
their speed been checked that no lives
were lost, but the engines were badly
smashed and the crews, rushing out,
saw the Raiders at the edge OF the
water. They started after them, fir-
ing as they ran on. The Raiders took
to their heels, returning the gunhre
over their shoulders while they re-
treated. Helen, reaching shore and
dropping to the ground, held Roy out
of range. Two of the Raiders,
wounded, were caught, but the 9TH
ers got away The railroad men hur-
ried toward Roy and Helen. She had
prevented a fatal wreck and saved
Roy's life. but most of all she re-
joieed in the capture of the murder
Gus Marshall.
END of the Fourteenth Episode)