The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-01
Roy ran into the outside ONCE. H,

gave the message 70 Webb and Helen
and orders were promptly issuca IL So:
out the wrecking crew.
A drastic investigation next day
failed to fix responsibility for the
wreck. Willie Webb and Helen were
conducting the inquiry, in which the
towerman showed his acid-burned
hand, Webb went in to speak to Roy.
Roy showed him Il morning paper.
Eastern limited wrecked. Defective
semaphore wires on Kay Z w. rail-
road and criminal neglect Of . Kay 4
w. towerman preeipitates n Of the
worst disasters in y railroad his
tory.
SLOWLY but surely we are losing
ground" declared Roy as Webb fin
lshed reading. "When l mention our
road, people laugh"
But Desmond, reporting TO Rosedale,
was complimented on his success And
the investigation was almost ended,
when Helen, taking the signatures Of
the men TO their testimony, noticed
the scar on the towerman's hand. She
questioned him and he told her how it
came there; but she knew the wire
alone could not have left that kind Of
Il scar.
Roy and Webb went into the general
office just rs Burke entered the room.
He handed Helen a note.
Kindly allow bearer to get my personal
effects. DESMOND.
Helen asked Burke to wait a moment
and as he sat down, she noticed the
acid scar on his hand. When Roy ha0
finished with the trainmen and diG
missed them. Burke was allowed TO 60
in for Desmond's effects. When he
left the room, Helen told Roy of the
two scars and resolving to follow
Burke, she dropped from the superin-
tendent's window to the ground and
got into a taxi. There she waited while
Burke, getting into his w machine
without seeing her, headed toward
Helen's taxi. Helen, starting, kept just
ahead Of him.
Marshal and Masters, after seeking
q drug pcddler, had returned to their
headquarters. When Burke got within
walking distance of the raiders rooms
he left his car and lodging up a stair
way, Joined them. Helen. however, did
not lose him.
Once inside, Burke showed his con-
federates the wreck clipping. While
they were making merry, Helen stole
up to their door. But within the room
an indicator on the wall began to VI
brate. Burke saw 1t and signaling to
his confederates to continue talking,
SO a listener would not take alarm, he
armed himself with a blackjack.
Helen's weight as she stood on 4 mat
outside the door had completed a hid
den electric circuit which operated the
indicator. Burke opened the door sud-
denly to strike down anyone there. Not
a soul was In sight: he looked up and
down the hall. The listener was gone.
But Marshall, craftiest of the raid
crs, was not deceived: 'IIl get who
ever 1t Is" he muttered. and taking a
gun walked through two connecting
rooms and stepped suddenly into the
hall, his gun poised to shoot.
He had calculated too well. Helen,
following nm instinct of alarm-which
she could not have explained, as she
stood outside the door of the Raiders
listening to their mutterings-had
slipped down the. hall and stood neal
a door In hiding. But Marshall had
come into the hall behind her and
with murder in his heart, drew the gun
on her and was about to pull the trig-
ger when Helen saw his reflection in
the porcelain doorknob at her hand.
He fired. She dropped to the floor, and
thinking her wounded, Marshall low
cred his gun to make his escape. But
Helen had dropped too quickly for his
bullet, and, springing to her feet, she
caught up q rug. Before Marshall
could fire again. she had beaten him
vigorously over the head with her i'm
provised weapon, and 1t served her
well.
Blinded by the dust that filled his
eyes, and taken completely of his
guard. Marshall shook himself free.
But before he could cover her and fire
again. Helen. dashing down the stairs,
got out Of the building.
Within the room the gang. waiting In
suspense, heard Marshall's shot and
ran out to see what had happened. They
found Marshall p~rofanely gaspfng for
breath and his plight was 50 ridiculous
that Masters burst into q roar of laugh
ter. Marshall was in no mood to be
laughed It. Hot words passed between
the two thieves. and without hesitation,
Marshall. q powerful man. knocked the
old confidence man down.
AS he did 50, and In his wrath was
about to do more, the shrill sound Of
q police whistle rang through the cor
ridor from the street below. The other
gangsters realized that this was no
time to carry on any personal warfare
among themselves. Satisfied that 1t
Helen signaling for an officer, they
ran again into their room and, jump
Ing through IN upstairs window, start
~ ocrnsr tho adinsnfnn roofs In thc