The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

the Eastern in!
"All the same to me- declared
Hogan.
"Kcep the news out Of the papers,"
cautioned Desmond.
"They've got it already" grinned
Hogan as he left.
Shortly thereafter, Burke and DeS-
mOnd walked downstairs together.
Marshall and Masters. having reached
Mountain Springs on another train,
saw the two leaving the building and
hailed them. Desmond scOwled. He
disliked being seen with the now no.
tOriOus Raiders: Get those fellows
in q room and keep them out Of sight,"
he muttered to Burke. "And you meet
ut Rosedale's house tonight"
"Who's Rosedale:" demanded Burke.
"vice president of tho Eastern" re-
piled Demold grully.
Roy, after his exciting brush with
Burke, had gone home with Helen and
Webb for dinner. In the evening pa
per they found an odd item.
4OLu JCUhllS UulIO, AWO DAlos 40
responsible for the greatest copper dis
covery Of recent years. Peacock Hill Is
twenty miles from the X. & w. and twen-
ty-eight miles from the Eastern. Nego-
tiations have been made for the con-
struction of a branch line. The Hill ap-
pears to be a solid body of ore and the
latest reports indicate that it Is assaying
better than 10 per cent.
The strange story Of the stubborn
burro and the d%isgruntled p%rospector
caused q laugh as Helen read the re-
mainder of the news item to her CON-
panions. Then Roy re-read the men,
ton of the projected branch line.
Webb and he were trying to figure out
just what that angle Of the news might
mean when Helen recalled having seen
Hogan ut headquarters: "Don't you
remembers" she said turning to Roy.
I'll bet that's the man that went in
to see Desmond this afternoon just as
we were leaving"
"IIe was from Copper City" said
Webb. II know that because I've seen
him there"
"So have L" declared Roy. "Tll just
telephone Desmond and find out when
we + going to begin construction"
He called Desmond up at the Office,
only to find that he had gone by ap-
poi.ltment to Rosedale's home.
"Rosedale.' echoed Roy hanging up
the receiver as he turned again to
Helen. "Why," he asked slowly,
should Desmond have IN appointment
with the vice president of our enemy.
the Eastern?"
Suppose we walk down toward
Nosedale's," suggested Helen. I'VE
may pick up some information"
AS soon as they finished dinner, the
three started for Rosedale's residence,
and after some discussion resolved on
accommodating the house to learn II
possible what was going on. In q very
few moments. Webb discovered that
Desmond, Burke and Rosedale were
In close conference together within.
.That." declared Roy, "means crooked
work." He looked Mt his companions.
"What shall we dol"
"Wntch them." laughed Helen. 'and
see what they do"
Vigilance was not relaxed for q mo-
ment while the cOnspirators inside
were planning their scheme. The
watchers saw Rosedale debating to q
secretary what proved to be an agree
ment between the Eastern railroad and
the Peacock Copper company for the
construction Of a branch to the Hill.
When the paper had been n of on
the typewriter in duplicate. ROsedale
and Desmond read 1t yer and Rose
dale signed the original copy, and give
it to Desmond. Desmond In turn handed
the contract to Burke with instructions
to deliver it In the morning to Hogan.
The duplicate copy, Rosedale likewise
signed and this he threw into his desk.
The plot being % we'll under way,
the conspiratOrs parted. Hardly had
they done 80 when Helen and
Roy made theiN way into the room,
found and read the signed agreement
and knew that their suspicious had
been correct. Desmond had fraudu-
lently and treacherously sold out the
road that was supplying his bread and
butter. And Rosedale In conniving
with him had shown himself hardly
better than Desmond himself. Roy
and Helen now returned with Webb to
his home.
But Helen believed she could still
circumvent the betrayal Of Roy's in
terests. She reread the agreement
carefully: "We'l fight 6re with nre,"
she declared at length. And when
Hogan gets this contract It will be
with Roy Wilson and our road instead
az with Rosedale and the Eastern"
fEND OF ELEVENTH EPISODE.)
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