White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
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IRON TRAIL
by
REX BEACH
ceeyrisht. 1913. b. Hasses q
Brother


OF ns Tom Slater quits Gordon for
o,Si.,l TREY. go to Cortez In time to save
Dan Appleton in a crooked card game.
o,Nsn and Natalie journey to Hope to-
.o,har she tells him OF her mother and
Gordon. When they arrive at Hope Cor
Son meets them
Appleton. an engineer, had worked for
Gordon. lie casts his fortunes with
ONeil. o'Neil leads his men to n wild
country. convinced he can build a ali.
road up the Salmon river.
o,Neil meets his crew In Seattle. when
a newspaper woman gets on the phone
She proves 10 be Dan Appleton's sister.
o'Nel tells her hts plans. but not for
publication
Eliza Appleton Is sent to Omar to ex-
pose the men who are trying 10 match
control of an empire. She meets her
brother ard Natalie. Dan n worried over
a possible newspaper attack by Eliza ON
okei
There's = scene whep Curtis Gordon
asks cforhR to be bostesss to Misn Golden.
Gloria says Miss Golden Isn't a NJ person
70 meet Natabe. Gordon says she has
money and he noeds ter In his schcmes.
In b~r exsvemity MIA oerars listens
Do Nafaatsis pioa " so 70 the Irish prince
oNeh nnAs places Tor then In hts nsv
botsl. 0oraoal Thoroughly earazsd. plans
10 erippss OWES.
paa tells hla sasssr he's desperately y
,ov. With Natalie and asks her - Wis
0Nsh. N he ccossders him q rival Dan
~oes nut wRh a car of dynamite md hs<ds
4 n theeatened ~ Gorden'r nsa.
ONES tsAos TIA gtrfs on q trip 20 Jack-
sa glacier. He decides TO make q peril
Gus voyaee In q skin down the salmon
river. EIfx. eespite his plesdinss 30
companies HIM.
Dan Appieton accepts O'Nefrs offer sf
MOO 10 she man who'll cut a cable In
TIE work bone by Gordon. After cutting
the cable Appleton In set upon by . crowd
Of Cordoba but h rescued by ONsafs
msn-
When psn tess Natalie that with the
Zoo he means to buy her an Engagement
ring abe says she's sorry: that he has
made a great mistake. Eliza consoles
Dan
Starting for New York. o'Nsil tells Eliza
b. h.. the key to a kingdom. Gordon
tells Natalie he IN ready to marry her
mother. In New York the Heidelmanns
refuse to back O'Neil
When things LOOK darkest for O'NeH In
New York he gets the backing of Poult-
ney Ills. an English capitalist. Dan and
Eliza. with their savings. pay of the la
borers at Omar and prevent n walkout
Gordon plans new attack.
Gordon's press bureau mciIes a moD
against the Heidelmanns. ONeil fires
Appleton when he learns that Appleton
told Natalie English capitalist was back
ing him
o'Neil repenta when DIR. Gray tells him
Of Dams and ELIAS sacrifices while he
was In New York and reinstates them
Appleton and Gordon ngage In a des-
perate personal Appleton car
ries of Natalie.
against the heavy mahogany reading
table Ia the center OF the room. His
retreat ended there, another blow and
his knees buckled. his arms sagged.
Then Dan summoned all his strength
and swung. Gordon groaned. lnrehed
forward aud sprawled upon the warm
red velvet carpet. face down. with his
limbs twisted under him.
His vanqulsher stood over him for
an instant. her turned upon Natalie
q face that was now keen and cruel
and predatory.
Comet Wen be married today" he
said. And, crossing swiftly. he took
her two hands In his. His voice was
harsh and imperative. Hes down and
out, SO don't be frightened. Now, hur-
ryi I've had enough of this nonsense"
TIN not frightened" shes said
dase1ly. "But-I"- Her eyes roved
pnst him rs II In guest Of something.
Here! Thlsll do for n wrap" Dan
whipped bis fur overcoat from n chair
and flung 1t about her. My hat. tool'
He crushed It over her dark hair and.
slipping bis arm about her shoulders.
urged her toward the hall.
"Motherl She'll never
We'll call on her together. I'll do
the talking for both of u.s." He jerked
the front door open with n force that
threatened to wrench 1t from its hinges
and thrust his companion out into the
bracing cold. Then. as Gordon's Japa-
nese butler came running from the rear
OF the house, he turned.
Hey, your he cried sharply. The
boss has gone on a little visit. Don't
stumble over him. And tell Mrs. Cor
don that Mr.. and Mrs. Appleton will
call on her In a few days-Mr. and Mrs
Dan Appleton of Omarr
1t was but a few steps TO the pier.
Dan felt that he was treading on air,
Tor the fierce. unreasoning Joy of pos
session was surging through his veins.
Ills old indecision and doubt were gone,
and the men he met recoiled before his
hostile glance. staring after him in be-
wilderment.
But as he lifted Natalie down into
the launch he felt her shaking violent
~, and Of a sudden his selfish exulta-
uon gave way to a tender solicitude.