The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-25

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 But" sputtered Cassidy, with diff ficulty, i've sold this place this min ute, Mir Seagrue, to this man Rhine. lander here for ten thousand dollars. ?
 Do you mean to say" demanded Seagrue. impressively, that you don't consider your property worth fifteen thousand dol1ars?e
 Sure, ] do," agreed Mike, his eyes blinking with astonishment.
 Then" exclaimed Seagrue, solemn ly, this man Las fraudulently imposed on you"
 Cassidy, bewildered, looked to his friendly adviser for a suggestion. "Phwat the divvle m to do?"
 Dol" thundered Seagrue, seeing now that he had his victim coming. Tear up your fraudulent contract here and now and sign an honest one"
 The sturdy pioneer, with a show of indignation, tore up his copy of Rhine lander's contract, signed a more equi table one for the obliging Seagrue and put another and untainted check fol fifteen thousand dollars into his pocket.
 Seagrue beckdhed to his posse of men and, headed by Cassidy. they told Rhinelander and his companions to get off the premises before they were put off.
 Rhinelander, familiar with the Bui lying tactics of his enemies, saw the situation he faced. But he stood his ground before Seagrue and Cassidy listening patiently to what the victim. ized old man had to say, but absolute ly firm in his resolve to stand on his rights.
 My right of way is legal" he said to both men. And I'll bring the law here right now to enforce it."
 Fastening to the telegraph office in side one of his outfit cars, he tele- graphed to Helen:
 Seagrue is using force to protest my right Of way. Have attorney meet me at the depot at ii o'clock. Arrange fer a special to bring deputies up here.
 RHiNELANDER.
 The move was not lost on Seagrue. When he saw Rhinelander board the car containing the telegraph outfit. he summoned his own operator and dis. patched him to a spot between Rhine. lander's car and the main line with instructions to tap in" and take what ever messages passed. Rhinelande1 thus sat in his own car watching the operator tick off his message to Helen and her reply came promptly:
 Attorney will meet you on arrival Special will be ready to leave any time after eleven. HELEN.
 But Seagrue's operator industrious ly copied both message and answer and turned them in to his employer.
 Storm, in the meantime, was mak- ing the most of his opportunity, and with his men on Cassidy's place vas preparing to push possession as far as possible.
 Run the steel cables around the house, George, and we will swing it in later"
 After giving this order, Rhinelander had hastened to the station to meet the local train when it came in. So swift, however, had been Seagrue's dispositions that his redoubtable scouts, Bill and Lug, were already at the station with instructions from Seagrue to delay the special until nightfall; by which time he reckoned he could make his possession secure on the Cassidy place.
 These worthies had already reached the special and boarded it. On the platform, Rhinelander met Helen and the attorney she had summoned, and with him, Rhinelander hastened up. town to get armed deputies-Bill and Lug now trailing behind to keep track of every move.
 At Cassidy's, Storm was urging his men to speed on with their track lay. ing. Seagrues gang was almost too, that it was difficult to cope with -Seagrue, himself, directing the oper. ations. The house, so long the peace. full abode of old man Cassidy, now he. came the very storm center of an extraordinary disturbance. Seagrue racked his brain for an idea that would hamper the advance of Storm and his energetic crew. And when the inspiration struck him, he put it in stantly into effect.
 They're beating us,' he said to his foreman; that's fat But I can stor them. Bring up the wrecker.''
 The word was passed and the pon derous wrecking car, its huge crane thrust threateningly forward. was pushed alongside Cassidy's house and surrounded by a swarming gang oi men. Seagrue's order to throw out the whips was instantly executed and almost within minute, it seemed, af , CT the huge machine had been brough into play the house was enveloped in |; network of steel There was a sharI word of command; rattle of pistons: the old house quivered for an instant in the grip of the mysterious monster then it rose like a mad aero7lane from it's foundations: hung and swurg