Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10

Northern" he demanded after parley
The adjuster said he would an,
Chapman in an unpleasant frame o
mind left to see Desmond. He reaehe,
headquarters at the moment Burk,
and Desmond were laughing over thu
explosion. In a stormy scene will
Chapman the latter exclaimed: q
am stockholder in your road, anc
yet forced to use the Northern"
Desmond smiled: "I'll buy YOU
stock"
an SELL" cried Chapman. Then I
suspicion crossed his mind. HI
looked at Desmond keenly mo, no
yet. When | do SELL" he declared a.
he left, you two will be looking fol
jobs"
Desmond turned to Burke. "Bo,
car JS. M. 47l6, Chapman's loading
Sscrosscs on the Northern today. Put
your gang wise. If we bump Chap.
man again he may give us his stock. y
Helen covered Roy. again con-
scious, with blankets from a beach
boat and finding within the boat a
sailors rig she changed her wet
clothes and left for help. At the tele-
phone exchange she got police head
quarters and told them Of Roy.
Webb, convinced that Helen and
Roy were both dead, had locked his
tug and gone to the police himself.
He was with the desk sergeant when
Helen called. Hearing her name, he
took the telephone and learned to his
amazement she had escaped: Take
Roy to the hospital" she directed.
III meet you there"
Webb, with the police, started for
the docks. AT the exchange Helen
was about to leave her booth when
Buck Masters came in. She paused.
He wanted repair man to restore
the line broken by Roy. Helen, over
hearing the order, resolved in some
way to go along. Masters left and
Helen stepped from the booth; the
cashier demanded so cents for her toll
charge. ~.
Helen realized she hadn't cent OF
money, but she turned her embarrass-
ment to good account: Give the bill
to the repair man." she said coolly.
IN go with him and pay"
very good, Eddie" smiled the
cashier, and the repair man, with his
volunteer assistant carrying part of
the equipment, started for the shack.
The Raiders were playing cards.
They looked up when the two tele-
phone men entered, but Helen in her
queer RICHER hat pulled over her
eyes-was not recognized. She even
Tipped silver half dollar from the
table unobserved and paid her toll
charge with it. The repair man sent
her outside to push wire 10 him.
There she picked UP a transmitter,
attached it, and found she could listen
to any call. His work done, the re-
pair man called central to test the
line. Long distance was calling-he
handed the telephone to Masters and
left.
Burke was now calling on the wire.
Helen heard him speak to Masters:
Raid box car S. NJ. 47l6 crossing the |
Nottnern Terry today"
At the moment Masters hung up
the repair man returned: THAT kid |
OF yours has lost a receiver from my
kit" he complained.
The gang was dumfounded. Wasn't |
he your helper?"
Helper nothing; he came along to
pay toll ticket and handed me the |
~ cents Just minute ago"
Therep shouted raider. THAT
was my so cents you fellows claimed
l didn't put into the pot"
A loud laugh followed-and also
some anxiety. The men ran outside
and located the receiver, only to real
ize they had been trapped.
Somebody's blown the gaff" de-
clared Marshall. Get the gang-n,eet
me at the ferry. "I'll stay with the
box car" There was a hurried scat
tering.
The police found Roy, but Helen
felt she could not leave the trail Of
the raiders. Fastening to the station
agent, she ascertained where the box
car stood and found it. She was
about to climb aboard when Marshall
swung up between two cars hardly |
ten feet away. Helen was looking
toward the docks and there she saw
Webb with the detail Of police. She
called 10 them and they came over.