Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10

along to where Helen, in fancie,
safety, lay. She was startled sud
denly by the grip of a heavy hant
and the next moment she was fight
ing frantically to avoid being throw
by her brutal assailant from her boart
and underneath the wheels.
With the train speeding down tn,
hill, the plucky girl fought Marshall.
overwhelming strength But he wa.
more than a match for two lik,
Helen. She defended herself with tn,
strength of desperation, but in vain
Inch by inch she was forced from hei
trail support. The next instant the
car lurched, and with scream Heller
fell between the wheels.
Her wit did not desert her, and witt
an almost convulsive effort she man
aged to throw herself lengthwise with
the rails and instantly fattened her.
self on the ballast. The hind truck
OF the car swept over her, and truck
after truck, following, Numbered close
above her head. She was choked by
dust and the terrific pounding of the
flying wheels against the rail joints
deafened and sickened her, but she
could only lie perfectly still and pray
that no loose rod nigh be her de-
struction. 1t seemed as il the end of
the train would never come-as il
there must be a hundred cars in it.
But at last, with a roar, the trucks Of
the caboose whirled past and the sun
light flashed down on the frightened
girl.
Half-blinded, she scrambled to her
feet and ran after the train. The
Northern track at this point parallels
the shore line of the bay and Webb
with the police detail, having found
the birds flown from the shack, had
boarded the launch and started for
the ferry. 1t was while they were
crossing the bay that Helen saw them
and called from where she stood.
Webb headed for shore and Helen
was taken aboard. There was hardly
time to discuss what had happened.
II they were to intercept the Raiders
they must reach the train before it
was ferried away and they pushed on.
Unfortunately, in spite of all they
could do, the ferry boat got out into
the stream before they could come Up
and even as they approached, they
perceived the Raiders bringing their
own tug alongside the car ferry. With
hardly an attempt at concealment, the
gang began at once to unload mer-
chandise from box car S. NJ. 47l6.
But Webbs force was now within |
striking distance. Urging his launch,
he ran it alongside the car ferry and
Helen, followed by Webb and the po-
lice, boarded the transfer and attacked
the Raiders. A pitched battle ensued
"a battle with desperate men--and
the fight, with Helen in the thick of it,
waged back and forth. Helen was ev-
erywhere helping and encouraging,
lodging in and out of the mix-up
whenever chance was afforded to over
come the thieves. 1t was while she
was making one OF these sallies that
Masters, seeing her, resolved to
make an end of her for good.
Pursuing her together they caught
Helen, and unseen in the confusion,
picked her UP, threw her bodily into
the open box car, slammed the door
shut, and grabbing a crowbar, pinched ,
a wheel until they started the car for ;
the end Of the boat. Il
Too late, Webb saw the move. I
Gathering Roadway the box car rolled
swiftly to the length of the car ferry, /;
and with mighty shot into the bay II
Helen, half stunned from her fight.
still inside it. And the car began to I
fill with water. II
lEnd of Tenth Enisndel Ii