The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-01
Thirteenth EPISODE

Thirteenth EPISODE
The Road Wreckers.
Roy Wilson lost no time In making
new dispositions Mt the Office. he him
self took Desmond's place: he pro-
NOTED Helen, gave Webb the claim de-
partment ana installed q new stcnog-
rapher.
Desmond and Burke, angry and re-
vengeful. went directly over to the Of
fees of the Eastern. Rosedale showed
Desmond a telegram from the Eastern
head Of the Raiders conspiracy:
No Kay stock on the market. Harsher
methods necessary to kill public conf
dence. Must recall Desmond unless shows
better results. LORING.
If you don't get busy" remarked
Rosedale as Desmond studied the mes
sage, you'll lose your head"
Desmond looked at Burke: "DOn't
worry; we'll give them something to
think about now"
Repairing to the Raiders quarters
with Burke, Desmond found Marshall
and Masters busy Mt the small printing
press he was told they were manipu-
lating tickets for a ball game. But
Desmond had other affairs In mind. He
asked Burke for a bottle Of acid. Burke,
in handling this awkwardly, spilled a
little Of the acid on his hand. Before
he could flnd a towel his hand was
tDadly burned and a white scar re-
manned. Desmond taking the acid now
explained his idea to the Raiders and In
nm auto, with Desmond at the wheel,
the party drove to q small station
Workman-on the Kay. There, watch
Ing their opportunity, they poured acid
~ the semaph0re wires and hurried
away.
The semaphore was set at danger.
Passengers waiting. for the train no.
ticed the danger signal, but shortly aft
eFward O. the acid ate through the
wire the semaphore dropped to clear.
The train ran through Workman. The
agent tried to nag It but was too late.
He hurried In and wired Roy:
Number Ten . past Workman with
semaphore at Danger.
MORRILL,, Agent.
At Blackton station the raiders again
poured acid on the semaphore wires
and got away unobserved. Number 10
ran through this station. The agent
rushed outside and looking at the sema-
phore found that while he had set 1t
at danger, It now indicated clear.
Fastening into the station he exam
ined his levers. One Of the wires was
broken. He wired Roy:
Number Ten ran past Blackton account
eomaphore wires broken.
BY this time Z passenger at Work
man noticed the semaphore was set at
clear. Morrill, examining the levers
found I broken wire and at once noti-
lied Roy.
Greatly disturbed, Roy talked TO
webb and ~ soon a. No. 10 pulled In,
he summoned tho train and engine
crews. But their stories were all
straight and Roy could only dismiss
tham.
Meantime graver reports were COM
lag. ~ Hobart Guessing two railroad
ttaEkotnt6rsect. Almost ct right angles.
MT fAr from tie tower. On the morn
ine o. he roldees' work, the Cannon
hall freight train ran b. it, semaphore.
It should hare stopped. The Eastern
limited was unlucliiy due At the same
time It Ito crossing. While the ar
toolShed towefman saw the passenger
train run b. it, stop signal, the Cam
nonball freight also passed the sema-
pAore at which II should have stopped.
Amazed and helpless, both t0wermen.
now saw the two trains heading ut
right angles Tor each other. The en-
elne1n6n ~ tho limited nav the freight
caeiae shoot over crossing frogs ahead
and struggled 20 avert . catastrophe.
He threw his engine into evers but
could not hold bis heavy train. He
chocked heavily with the emergency
ART was useless. The great passen-
ger engine smashed head-on into the
middle Of the freight train. A crash
like d roar Of artillery shook the solid
earth. The tOwernan, dropping to tho
ground. started for the CHASTITY wreck.
AZ he ran, he tripped and fell on the
bECkea semaphore wire One end Of
Tho wire whipped him across the hand:
1t lett : white scar such ~ that on the
han6 ok Burke.
~: appalling results a. their crime
dtstuibed even ~ ra1derGs watching At
= -n3nfannn ThAv hurran6 awNw an tho