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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
Gin Sriet nus Yc9inrs, Soma.

9c&ars. Sotpn.-Sieber Sntcl!
Sd mil Sir nal ciucn Sricf Idrcis
ben uuo Sir ctipo5 BON unicrer Staot
9cWars cr5dt!en. 9eWiarS bat mebr
als 5000 @inipobncr. Gs bat sipei
airdtcn. cine heutife urb cine eng
liihc. Rir hnben aud, cine fatbos
hide S6ulc bier. Sh bin II Sabre
alt mo bin im ied)itcn @rao III Der
Shuie. @ir bnbeu 5lpci nelc Srieitcr
bier. liner bpdip. Scrr Yinrrer iii
Hep. Yape unb iein @cbiilisprieitcr lit
Hep. equities. Nit 0ruB bin iG
Seinc Nitte. - u ncp / c u c
8elleu.
Sein Srici bat mir picl Sreube &C.
madlt. 8iait Sn ms nit,t uGd,lteS
Wal mebr pon 2caRarS cr6dblcn.-
Scr Sufcl.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
A Letter From Catherine, Hans.

Catherine, kans.-Dear Uncle: - l
am writing YOU this letter. as l have
not seen any published IN the paper
from our part Of the country.
| am twelve years of age and at
tend Il country school, which Is not
quite Il half mile from home. l am
in the sixth grade and study very hard.
| am also taking music lessons and de-
vote a great deal OF my tine TO prac-
ticing but still there Is always plenty
of time 10 spend out of doors in play
ing games and the like, which every
country hoy likes TO do.
My letter is rather short, but will
write IA longer 4 Y time. Hoping
to see this in print, l am,-Lawrence
j. Meis.
| trust you will not forget that you
promised To write a nice long letter
next time. This will be soon, will il
not?-Der Onkel.
"s-?-
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

Ser Yiuttcr Ycbrc cripciic gbxl
60 lpire Sein Scpcn Sir @brcn Ucben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
Grbielt ibren Yreis.

Sttpptllc {, Spto. Stcper
Sntell SD nil Dir alldb mittbeilen,
baB ih Scinen 9rief nebit $1.00 Fir
Den eritcn Srei5 befommen babe. Gs
bat mid iehr scireut. haB ih bas critic
oral 10 eliidlih pnr unb bnnfc Sir
piclnals fir Den Yreis. Sd bate
ihon cher ifreiben iolleu, aber ih
bofie. Oh tpirit mid, fiir bieics Mal
entihuloi9en. Sd) mill probieren bon
lcBt an pfters bon mir borcn 81 lulIen.
8ir nobnen etipos iiber cine Weilc
bon Der Stride cntiernt, abcr 9ail5
nabe bel Der Sd)ule. Sh babe 5lpei
Shiucitern mb slpei Srilncr. Sic
alteite iii ~ Sabre unb bie iiiu9ite
crit 5pci Sabre ait. Bier bon ms
9cben in Ole SGule. Nein Satcr iii
lestes Sabr int September plnelid) am
Ser5ihlag 9%eitorben. Sd boffe. hab
gu unb Die Nefier unb Tidlten iiir
i'm beten iperoet.
I'd, ipiQ nm fir bieies Mal mein
Shrciben ihlicbeu nit pieleu 8riiBcn
BON ms Nnen an Sid. licbcr Snfel,
uub alc Neiicn unb Nitten. Ger
trub M~efart.
@erpib. Iiebe Nidtc. mir perosn
Seinen Iater in unieren 8ebeten nitt
persciien. Sh hoiie. baB Oh aud
Scin Serlpreden bdlten nno offers
ihreiben pirit.-Se Sufel.
Shidt bas ,9dmmleiu" nnb Gin
6itrpnenblatt.
W uIbal a, NHSaf. - Sicber
Ontel! SD babe bas Rdr5s 8amm 3us
iammenSelest unb 1hide Is INN Dem
Sfpciterlein. Samit hao arme Sbier
abcr Hiht Sunaerleiben muB aui Der
Neile.. 10 lego ih ein eitrpncn s@latt
bel. pas id BON unierem Gitroncus
8aume 9epiliidt babe. @ein tleiner
8riber bat ndmlid) Dor brei Sahreu
eineu 9itroncnferu in cinen Slumeus
tppi 9clcgt unb ccricIbc III 6u ciucm
itoneu Sitrpncnbaum auigcpatien.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
1anft fir ibrcn YreiS.

S-ufel.
1anft fir ihrcn Yreis.
g t. Sonotus. Splpn. - Sieber
9ufcll S6 houfe Sir fir ben id)prcn
Yrcis, BEN Su mir gcid)idt ba't. Sd
bate ME gcbadt, 10 ctipas Shoncs 5u
beton1men.
Gas @etter ina Iebr itiirhliId
bieie Gage. Die We9e iino iebr
oredia. Sas @is mo Der Sdlnee
idmeljen ihnea. alisgenommen in Den
Norbe unb Sirbergen. Wir baben
3ipeiunbeinbolb Neilen 3ur Stride uno
Shulc. @ir batten 5tuci Sonncrs
petter lesteu Sam5tog.
Sd babe audi oas Silbcrrdtbiel in
ser 3einlna ausgeidlnittcn uno cS 5us
lammeuseiest. Sd babe aber Gin
.Sintcrbcin" oes .SdmmeS" perlorcu.
@enu .9robp unb iein Sdlpeiterlcin"
es iinbeu, 10 moscn lie cine cute
Suppe oapou MAIDEN. Ser5lihc
@riiBe bon ms Nuen. Seine Nidtc,
II SriB.
Sdl iperoe .guohp uub icinem
Shpeitcrleiu" Seinc Sotidait be-
itelen. Sh CLAUDE abcr. oaS lie perz
bunaeru lpilrbeu, ipcnu lie nitts
anbercs al chen bctomeu. MeinIt
On niht audi 10 - Sntel.
Shreibt SUM 5wciten M,aic.
Scbbum,. Soipn.-9ie6cr Sntcl!
ga nieles mein ~3lpeitcr Sricf lii, 10
nil id hoifen, beniclben im rSprcta
ioal" leien an tonuen. Sd sebe icbcn
Sag in Die Sehllc, iucldlc %picrunocins
balb Wtcilcn cuticrut iii. Sd, bin in
Dem iiebenten @rub. Wcnu cs @ottes
WiIe lit. boifc ih meine critic bl. aonls
nmuipn bicieu CONNER 81 c~mpfanscu.
St 9c6e aud gerne in Die Shulc. @ir
iiub lcd)s 0eihipiiter. Sicicr %intcr
mar icbr falt mo itilrnliid unb mir
MQc miinId)cn bns Srilbinbr bcrbci.
Sh CLAUDE mcin Sricf miro ldlou Sienls
lid lang. Sh lpiQ ihlieBen. ionit
-eentcn Die Nidtch unb Nefieu baB
ih ali Sen ElaB BADEN iuill. @it
@ruB an @uh IQc. pcrblcibc id,. -
8 ciurid ) Sc III II.
Nuh iir Sid Gilt c5: GUT. paB Su
Gid nitt bait cntnultbi9cu lnlcu.
Sdrcibe balo micocr lrno ilIrdltc uid)t.
Sciu Brief iuiirbe 81 lang pcrSen.-
Ser INTEL,
2Siro mihitcs Nal mebr ihrciben.
8oepcrS,i Su.-Sicbcr Snfell
"a 10 piclc aiuber Sir cinen 0ricf
ihrcibcu, 10 ipill i'd cS aud nal pro-
biercu, Sd bin ncun Sabre alt unb
gcbc in Die ct. Nntoniuss Shule. acz
lcitet BON hcu Srun5isfancrs Sdipcz
itern. Sies iii meiu criter Sriei uuo
il boiic, baB or uift III Den Sapicrs
torb luaubcrn ipiro. Nddlites Neal
i6rcibe ih mcbr. - @li8abetb
Srout.
Sh boiic. bab On Scin %eriprctcn
balttn unb ndd,ltes Nal mcbr
ihrciben nirit.-Ser Snfcl.
~
Sit bic iinsite Der Samilic.
Mltpn. Soipa. - 9ieber Sntcl!
8eil 10 piele Ainber lid, bcmiibcn, UNI
eiu tleiues Srieiheu fir Den -Sprehs
iaoI" 81 idreibeu, 10 mill ih eS aud,
einmol prpbicrcn. @ir babeu Seiue
3eituua ldlon Is Sabre lang. Sd
purbe 10 Sabre alt am s.. SeScmber.
,Sdh hapc Nrei SHlpcitcrn nnN Nrei
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
Sit Der S,ueitalteite.

Yierce. Nebr. - 9iebcr Sniell
ih 10 picle Sricie im .Sprehs
iaal" iebe. 10 mil ih ald) einmal an
Sih, Iieber Sutel. idrcibcu. Sh bin
~ Sabre alt uno bin im lefiren @rao
unb gebe i'll Die ct, Soicpb'ss Shule.
pelhe bon SrbensiGrucitern 9eleitet
ipiro. Sie @emeinoe bat leetes Sabr
elm fhones neiicS Y%iarrbaus 9ebaut.
8ir babem auh cine idsn aus9e>
itattete Stride. llnicre @cmeinoc
leitet Der bpdip. Serr Sbcobor Ieiter.
8ir luobucu pier Iciieu eutiernt BON
Stride uno Shule. lluiere Snmilie
bciIebt aus ifini @eihpiitcrn, 5lpci
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
scine shueiter seruann eineit Ireis.

Sttopillc. Sbio. Sieber
SnfeIl Scst mill ih audi einmal
5fiseu. mas id, tbun fam. St babe
ms .9amm", ipelhcs Die @~roBmuttcr
in ibrcm groBen @ud,e nid1t finoen
fpnntc. Suiammengcflebt nlb boIfe,
ih babe CO reGt 6uianrmcngeIest. Sa
mcine Sdipeiter 10 9lildlid y q ntlo
einen YreiS betommen bat, bdd)tc id).
i'd lppltc es audi NAL prpbieren. Sd
bin ncun Sabre alt. Sd lpcroc I'M
9cfdbr Srpei Wonate bon leet Die bl.
Sirmllng cnlpiangeu unb gcbe ieet III
Den Sirmunss >llntcrrift. &ir bas
ben icocu Nittluod). Sreitug, CAMS
tag uno Spnntag llnterridIt. Wtit
pielen NrilBen an Sid. liebcr SnfcI,
lrno ale Tiftcu uno Ncfien, -
@Ipin Mctart.
Sir Sid gilt ooslelbc luic fir
&atbariua Iid)oif. God trpltc Sid
g lucroeu nod mord)c 8clegcnbeiteu
fomnlcn. nm eincu Yreis 81 gcipinnen.
> SnfcL.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
Celebrates Her Birthday on the 22nd.

Bellingham, Minn.-Dear Uncle:-
am fourteen years old and am going TO
be fifteen the 22nd of March. i attend
the country school and am in the sixth,
the highest grade they have in District
School No. 9S. | don't like u school
very well. but | guess | will like it
better next year. We live six miles
from church in Nassau and we go to
church once in every two weeks and
we also live six miles from Rosen
Church. where our priest lives. He has
To attend to two parishes. Nassau and
RoSen every Sunday except in winter.
We have Mass every two weeks be-
cause, when the weather is bad, he
can't come so early in the morning. but
in summer we have Mass every Sul-
day, one Sunday at half past eight
and the next Sunday at half past
eleven and so on. My brother Frank
and | went to first Holy Communion
the LIST of August. 1915. and were con
firmed' in October, 1915. l think this
summer we will go to church every
Sunday if it is early or late Mass.
Last summer we only went when it was
at half past eleven. because the horses
had to work every day and they had To
rest Sundays. After the LIST of May,
papa is going to purchase an automo-
bile, then we can go TO church every
Sunday and sometimes to Big Stone
Church too. It~is Is miles from US.
AS my letter is getting long, must close
and leave something for the next let
ter. With best regards from your
niece,-Mary Nitz.
Nv hea rty wishes for your birthday
Be sure and don't forget hat next let
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
Would Like to Go to Montana.

WinOna, Minn.-Dear Uncle:-Ws
have lots of sno yet, it seems to stay
here. although it is a nice day today.
l go to school every day. 1t is quite
wet to go to school now. One Of our
friends Is going to he buried Saturday.
We have church twice a month. One
of my brothers just left for Montana
to work on a farm, another one is go
ing next week with a carload OF horses
and machinery and one is out there a
long time already. | have three broth
ers and one sister out there. 1t is a
good farming country. j wish l could
see the country too.
L had an examination today In
school. My father has the grip. L
will close, for this time.-FlOrence
Philips. X. X. No. y.
| also think that Montana is al ex-
ceptionally good country for farming
and | wish much success to your broth
ers. Call again.-Der Onllel.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
W.6fte germ mai eiucu Greis
gciuinncu.

@cit &oint. Ncbr. - Sicbcr
Snfcll ,Sebt mill id> audi nal pro-
bicren. nm cincn tlcineu Srtef 6u
ihrciben. SD babe idon 10 piele
idone 9ricie in Der 3cituns geIeIen.
Sh bin eli Sabre at nno ache III ptc
ct. Spniiotius SdJulc. Sd bin III
Der %iiinitcn &laiic. @ir iuphncn Iili,T
Meilen lpeit bon Der Sdulc entfcrnt.
@ir iubren 5ur Sdule. Sd babe orei
Shpeitcrn llnb BRET Sriiber. Weine
dltcitc Shpeiter lit % Sabre nlt.
liner hodlip. Scrr Sfdrrcr bcibt Scins
rid Shroi. St babe pas flelne
.9amm" geiunoen, peld)es bas feline
,Shtpeiterlcin" nidt iipbcn fonnte
uuo bofie aud, einmal einen Greis 81
befommen. |iele @rilBe an Stt. bon
Seincr Tidte, - St q t b a
Aihoff.
Sicies Wial NOR fcin Trcis aus
eeiebt iiir Die 9nlung bes giloere
rdtbicls. SeocS Tal, ipenn SretIe
pcrtbcilt mcrbcu, ipirb bies crtru an>
setiinbist.-S Sutcl.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

Cutie, Ncbr.-Sicbcr Sntel! "a
ih nod nicmals cineu Brief Dor Butte.
Nebr.. I'M -Sprednanl" geIeben babe,
10 Mil ih eS mai pcriud]en. Sh i'm
IA Sabre alt uno 9ebe III Die So.
Yetcr uno Ydul'ssS dulc, ipelhc pon
bcu Sran5istaners Shipeitern 9~eIcitet
pirh. Iir babeu Iiini Shpeitern
unb cs sebeu ilber 100 &inber in Die
Sdule. Ser bodlip. &crr Scrmnun
StabI ut nnier Ifarrer. 8ir habeu
iebt ihpnes Wcttcr. ieoof iuar cs
bier ndbreuo benl 8intcr iebr falt.
8ir nobnen aui elmer S6rm nnberts
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

Nun periprih mir alId. Dab Dies
nitt ber leste Srief aus Butte, Hebr..
lit, Den ih erhalte.-Se r Snfel.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

Sdl iperoe .guonp lIub icinem
Sttpeitcrleiu" Seinc Sotidait be-
iteueu. Sd CLAUDE abcr. oab lie per-
buneeru pilroeub lpenu lie uitts
anoercs su cIleu bctdmeu. Meinit
On niht audi 10 -? Ser Sutel.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

Sd bin frob. rag I'll Sid burd,
ben eriteu NtiBeriolg nidlt clitnutbi8en
iieBeit. Streibe INNER (linb oftll
iplde intereliante 8rieie lpie oieier,
Damn pcroen bicielben scipiB nid)t in
BEN Yapierforb gebcn. - 9 r
SnfeI.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

SD baufe Sir rcft biclmals fir
9einc freunblite ginlaoung, ieboh
lit Seras Gin iuenig 81 ipeit bon Sus
buaue\ entfernt. %ereiB aud, Nnid)t,
nnh Der Seier im .Sprehiaal" barz
iibcr All beridten.-S SnfeI.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

anaben lino orei Mabfen. Sd bin
Der 5lpeitdltelte. @iele @riiBe an ale
Niften uno Ncffcn.-a Irns
berger.
Sd, bin froh. pab Su audi NAL
geitriebeu hair. @iQit Su nid)t
Seineu @eihfpiitern ineeu, lie %Iolten
audi NAL itreiben.-Sc Sntel.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22

Ny hearty wishes for your birthday.
Be sure and don't forget that next let.
ter.-Der Onkel.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-22
2Siro nGhitcs Nal mcbr itrciben.

Altpu. Soipo. - 9ieber Sntell
8eil 10 piele Ainoer lid, bcmiibcn. UNI
Elm tleines 9rieiden fir ben ~Sprehs
iaol" 81 idreibeu, 10 mill ih eS aud,
einmol prpbicrcn. @ir babcu Seine
3eituua idlou Is Sabre lang. Sd
puroe 10 Sabre alt am s. Se5cmber.
Sh babe brei Sdlueltcrn unb brei
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-01
l AUTHOR OF WHISPERING SMITH" 1.-THE MOUNTAIN DIVIDE" STRATEGY OF l GREAT RAILROADS" ETC.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter of Gen @ral Holmes, railroad man, is rescued from imminent danger on a scenic rail- road by George Storm, newsboy. Grown to young womanhood, Helen saves Storm, now fireman, her father, and his friends. Amos Rhinelander, financier and Robert Seagrue, promoter. from a threatened collision. Safebreakers employed by Sea grue steal General Holmes survey plans of the cut off line for the Tidewater. fa- tally wound the general and escape. Her fathers estate badly involved by his death, Helen goes to work on the Tide water. Helen recovers the survey plans from Seagrue, and though they are taken from her, finds an accidentally made proof Of the survey blueprint. Storm is em- ployed by Rhnelander. Spike, befriended by Helen, in his turn saves her and the right-of-way contracts when Seagrue kid naps her. Helen and Storm win for Rhine lander race against Seagrue for right of-way. Helen, Storm and Rhinelander rescue Spike from Seagrues men. Spike steals records to protect Rhinelander, and Storm and Helen save Spike from death
 In the burning courthouse. Vein in
 Superstition mine pinches out. Seagrue salts 1t and sells it to Rhinelander. The mine IS relocated Rhinelander gives Hell en and George each one-third of the Superstition mine stock. Seagrue's scheme 10 prevent payment for the mine is
 spoiled. Helen. restored to home and so- cal position, saves her departing guests from threatened collision by wild ride.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-01

leverman. too late for him to avert the disaster, if one were impending from his aetion-the chute was coming | down. But at the instant the monster nav was opened and tons of heavy quartz shot into the gondola, Helen. outside the car, turned the dumping key and Storm dropped through the opened car bottom under the trestle. The ore at the same moment was pour ing in at the top.
 When the young engineer returned to consciousness, Helen was raining tears and kisses on his upturned face. He lay under the trestle, freed from the cords that had so nearly caused his death, mine men and the guests of the day crowding around. He stag gered to his feet and greeted his de- liverer.
 They had Spike, too." he said, speaking rapidly to Helen. "We must find him before he is smothered."
 There was no need for her to an- swer. Spike spoke for himself And what I want to do," he said with heat, when he had told Storm the story. lis to get that Special back to the bridge and get after the guy that roped me-"
 The neighborhood was secured for sign of their assailants. They found where the taxicab had stood in which Seagrue's pair had come up. But the two had long ago made their escape and were running back to town to re- port to their employer
 Fastening up the stairs, looking guiltily over their shoulders as if fear full of immediate apprehension for their crime, Ward and Adams burst into Seagrues room.
 Seagrue was in waiting. We got Storm" Ward began
 "Good!" cried Seagrue.
 Spike got awayi"
 Seagrue struck his fist into his open hand "I wanted that fellow worse than the other" he muttered between his teeth. For another moment he stood deep in thought Then he turned savagely on Ward. If Spike escaped he will be at Helen's home. We will get him there" Ward nodded as cool ly as if further crime were a mere detail. 'sI'm going up there tonight" continued Seagrue, "and 1 must change for the evening now. Adams has two guns. Stop! There they are, on the table"
 Seagrue, little later, came in dressed. His tools had made their preparations and were dismissed with the injunction to eat their dinners be- fore the murder was committed.
 When the special, on it's return, reached Signal, those aboard were so
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-01

every place of concealment, came on Their hurry, however, was too great and the very place where they should have looked, they passed. Even be. fore they were well out of the way, Spike had released his feet and gain ing the track was running at full speed back to where Helen was wait fne beside the Special with her friends.
 These latter saw a bareheaded man dashing down the track, waving his arms.
 They've got Storm" exclaimed Spike. They carried him off first, to throw him into an ore car. They meant to throw us both in. If they've thrown George into one of those cars, the minute it's loaded, he'll be killed"
 Helen blanched. To threaten Storms life was to touch her heart. "We must get aboard" she cried to those about her, and run the train up to the mine without losing minute Hurry" she cried, everybody"
 Rhinelander hastened tte excited guests into the cars, signaled the con. ductor and the Special, swiftly gather ing speed, started to catch the freight train at the mine
 In the gondola into which he had been flung, Storm. pounded and shaken over the rough rail Joints, gradually recovered consciousness.
 He knew he was in no danger until he should reach the mine, not even then, if he were only able to cry out. But struggle as he would, he could not release his hands and feet nor the gag that half choked him. Every movement of the train was so familiar to him that it added to the horror of his situation.
 lie was hoping it might stop before It should reach the deadly chute, for it was this that constituted his peril
 Revolving rapidly in his mind the features of his situation, he felt the car rolling slowly and monotonously on until it seemed as if the train must have traversed twice the length of the sWitch-the track of which he was fa- m1liar with-and the farther he was pulled, the worse his predicament looked.
 The car rolled slower and slower. He knew well what the engineer was doing: pulling ahead to spot the last gondola under the chute. Storm saw, as the condemned man sees the blade ol the guillotine poised above him, the chute itself come into sight. The next moment his own gondola drew under it and stopped.
 Helen, on the Special, had taken her place in the cab where she could urge the engineer to every burst of speed
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-01

happy over the fortunate outcome of the day that the evening festivities at Helen's home were looked forward to with pleasurable excitement. It was an open secret among her friends that this occasion was to signalize the public announcement of her engage ment to George Storm.
 The evening assemblage was bril- liant. Not alone with the guests of the day but second special had come from the city bringing another car of friends and procession of motor cars brought to the door guests from the neighboring estates.
 In the house, Helen, radiant in eve ming attire, was descending the stairs Storm waited at the foot to meet her and after receiving her guests she left the scene for few moments with her lover. The last among the laggards seemed to have arrived when a big limousine, turning in from the high way, was driven rapidly through the grounds and stopped in front of Helen's door. The car contained three men-Seagrue, Ward and Adams.
 Wait in the garden" was Seagrue's command to his companions. T will go in, lcok the field over and report in a few minutes"
 When Seagrue crossed Helens threshold that night, strange feeling came over him. An Oceanside lady, an old acquaintance, was the first to ex- tend greetings. She noticed the strained expression of his face and the ravages made on it by his recent dissipation. She was, indeed, shocked. 'T haven't seen you for an age" she declared. And you're not looking a bit we'll, either, can tell you. Whats the mat. ter?" she demanded. A shudder seemed to pass over him as she spoke. Are you ill?" she asked with wide open eyes.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-01

his machine was capable of. One minute,' she reminded him pathetical- ly and more than once, may mean a life very dear to me. Do the very best you can, won't you?" she pleaded.
 Tense and collected under the strain, Helen, staring through the open cab window, had only eyes for the ore cars, which in another moment she saw stood in on the switch with the last gondola spotted for loading under the chute.
 What car had Storm been thrown into? The question racked her nerves and clutched at her heart.
 With Storm still struggling on the car floor, the foreman of the ore plant, taking a fresh chew of tobacco, sig naled: Ore on." A man below threw the lever and the jagged quartz rock tumbled with roar into the chute.
 Storm, working to free himself, had heard the foreman's order heard the deadly rush of the falling rock. It was only as the great chute-the one which he, himself, had helped to install and which worked with such fatal etficien- cy-slowly descended that he gave up hope.
 A cry outside, woman's voice, hard ly reused hiE from his stupor. But the next moment he felt great shock. It seemed as if he were launched precipi- tately into space; the world was fall ing around him. Overhead, mighty roar crashed on his hearing-con- sciousness left him.
 What had happened was that Helen, leaping from the gangway of the en. zine almost before the Special, its wheels ground by the brakes. fully stopped, had run swiftly up the switch track beside the gondola in which Storm lay. She had no means of knowing whether this car contained her lover. It was too late to signal the