Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

guards made ready to fight. They
had already put out the car lights
when lantern crashed through
window Of the observation car A
note was fastened to it and one of
the men handed this to Melrose:
on the lights and leave the car within
thirty seconds or we shoot the charge.
The conductor peeSed out of the
window. Consultation followed, but
resistance was plainly useless. The
lights were flashed on and the party,
hands up, climbed one after another
down from the car. Leaving them
under the guns Of the gang, Arnold
sprang aboard, hurriedly searched the
staterooms and came back carrying,
as he believed, the priced diamonds.
In reality, he had only the spurious
cotonet and necklaces that Burke
had put in their place. Backing away
from the angry and Inundated train
men and their frightened guests, the
gang scattered in the darkness.
Arnold was first to get back to the
quarters. His followers joined him
and all started pell-mell upstairs
Arnold leading, and all in high
spirits. The ex-rsilroad man flung
Probably no party was ever more
dumfounded than the raiders when,
open the door and staggered into
the den, the others close at his heels.
as they were congratulating them
selves, a detail of police sprang from
various hiding places and covered
them with their guns. Helen, with
the officers, carried away by her ex-
element as her eyes fell on Mas
tiers, the personator of her father,
sprang at him, reckless of danger. In
the very thick of the melee the girl
struggled with the scoundrel. To kill
her, Masters tried to get his revolv-
er into play. Before he could use
it, Helen smashed his head against
the wall. The gun fell from his hand
but just as the plucky girl thought
she had him subdued, he writhed
from her clutches and dashed away
Helen grabbed the revolver from the
, floor to give chase. Masters made
for the stairs, Helen after him,
In the room, a desperate fight went
on. Arnold dropped the Melrose box
cut window, and fighting his way
through the mix-up. got to the stairs
Masters, too feet for Helen, dashed
from the house into the darkness, but
not until the girl had fired shot after
him. Arnold, leaping down the stairs
and lodging the gun-hre behind, ran
round the house to pick up the box
Helen fired, and dropping the box
Arnold jumped away. Returning, he
tried again to pick it UP, but a sec.
end shot broke the dust close BY. and
Arnold took to his heels. The police
with two OF, the gang captured, cam,
down, and Helen picked up the dis
puted box herself.
The special, unable to 60 ahead, hae
backed up until the track could be re
paired. As it slowly approached tn,
raiders headquarters, Helen, lightins
piece of paper, ran forward TIL,
engineer, seeing her signal, stopped
lr the observation car, everyone ex
pected another holdup, but the con
ductor peering through the darkness
saw Helen, and the car party put III
their guns. As the train stopped, Mel
rose stepped down. Helen handed hin
the Jewels and Melrose thanked her
But his wife examined them and wills
rered to her husband, She had discov
cred the substitution. Melrose locke,
at them again and turned to Helen:
These arc excellent limitations,
! Twas all he said
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