White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-27
episode So. o.
Ito be shown at Rex Theatre Friday

tnrottIe over 10 the lhSi notcn. Inc
pondering engine made the bridge
creak beneath 1t as II tore along at
full speed. In the center IL seemed
for a monen as though the whole
structure. with the engine. must
hurtle down TO the river below, but
by a miracle. the bridge held the
weight. and the engine emerged safe
ly from the smoke at the other end
of the bridge.
Thank God. we're SAFE Gwyn
said. relieved. 1T was one chance
in
Look. Look, Stop" Nan shouted.
The chasm bridge. See7 They've
blocked the track"
Gwyn peered ahead through the
dark of approaching night. Directly
In the center of the track he could
see a great, dark form looom up at
the end of the chasm bridge nearest
him. Won Bleok and his men had
piled lumber and stones over the
track. II was impossible for him TO
pass. and. il he attempted to break
through the blockade. they would be
thrown into the gulley 70 certain
death. There was no alternative
Gwyn shut OF The throttle and threw
ON the brakes with n Jam. The
wheels seraped and the engine slow
ed and finally stopped. It "a with
in hut a few feet Of the obstruction,
Ths old cable ferry. which was close
enough 70 be within plain view. was
he first thing to attract Gwyn's at
tention.
We've got to risk that cable,
Gwyn cried to Nan. III We don't get
TO town everything is off. Are you
willing to try"
Nan nodded. and Gwyn grabbed
the basket. II was rotten. and tore
apart at his first pull. Gwyn threw
all his weight on the hope. II Ii was
like the basket. there was no hope.
But IL held, Nan grasped it, also,
near Gwyn's hands, and, as they
swung out into space. Won Blocks
men could be heard coming up the
road toward the engine.
They stopped for a moment to
watch the two gliding along the cable
then han up to the engine. Won
Bleek was NJ their head. As he APP
preached the steaming train, the
hatch Of the water tank In the back
of It slowly opened. and the wet. be-
draggled figure of "one-Lung" EN-
erged. He handed Won Bleck some
papers which he held in his hand.
Here are the deeds he said. Il
got them for YOU. but now you'll have
10 beat that guy TO town and file en-
Won Bleck put the papers in his
pocket, BY this time his men had
cleared the track of the distractions,
and they all boarded the engine and
began 70 run across the trestle.
You'd better be careful. One
Lung" cautioned. The water in the
tank has run out and we're liable 10
explode The driver. however. did
not heed his warning. and drove
ahead at fuIl speed.
At the other end of the bridge Nan
and Gwyn had landed safely from
their perilous ride across the ehasm
They were in 4 auandary as 10 how
10 proceed TO town. when C~ausley's
automobile. standing where Nan had
seen IL on her trip TO the mine. met
their eyes They jumped into il. and
a thrilling race between the engine
and the auto began.
For several miles the race eontin-
ued. until they arrived at a spot
where the road was unusually close
to the track \ bullet from the en-
gine had punciured n of Owns
tires and thrown the a of balance,
but Gwyn. by shooting into the other
had overcome this difficulty. The en-
CINE WAS drawing dangerously close
10 the auto. Nan looked hack and
screamed a warning. but Gwyn could
90 no more He had ALREADY been
running the ear at its highest speed.
suddenly. Is Gwyn was Struggling
10 urge he motor even faster. Nan
shrieked There was = terrific eN-
plosion thai shook the ground. and
the engine vas enveloped in smoke
As .one-Iung' had cautioned. the
steam in the empty water tank had
caused the boiler 70 olow ont. and
il seemed. as Nan and Gwyn looked
hack as II everyone aboard the en-
cine nus; be killed
GNyR stopped the ear with a jerk
sad whirled in his sea 10 look osek.
The fore of the explosion had lit
orally torn the engine 10 bits. a great
hole had been blown IN ne gronnd.