The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
eleventh EPISODE
4 Desperate Deed.

4 Desperate Deed.
Leaving Helen In the sinking box
car. Marshall and Masters headed for
their shack, while Webb, thinking her
safe, started for the hospital.
AS Heien's water-logged prison drift
ed, a heavy tug steamed up the bay.
The wheelsman, watching q game of
seven-up behind him. smashed into the
middle Of the almost submerged cur.
The crew heard Helen's cry and one
jumped into the bay to rescue her.
When he got her aboard the tug she
asked to be landed near the ferry.
At the Raiders shack, a gawky po-
licetnan had secreted himself in wait
ing and as Don rs Marshall and Mas
tiers returned, he arrested them. They
knocked him down and ran out. Helen,
on the tug, saw them board an out
bound freight train and told the cap.
tain she must catch them.
He put on full speed. Reaching the
drawbridge. Helen jumped from the
pilot house to It. The freight train was
coming. She climbed high into the
steel work and as the train passed
dropped on It. and hurrying forward
told the train crew Of the crooks
aboard. The two Raiders saw what
was up, but the train was going too
fast for q jump. Running ahead they
cut the train in two and as the hind
end slowed down. leaped from it.
Webb now got Roy from the hospital
and the two took q passenger train for
headquarters.
The freight engineer, while the crew
re-couplcd his trim. consulted his
watch: .sThe passenger train," In
alarm he said to Helen, us due right
now" 4
"Rush 4 flagman back to slow the
passenger" she exclaimed to the con-
<iuct0r. "Tll so to the switch and
throw It into the passing track"
BY the merest scratch, q wreck was
thus nyerted. and Helen finding Webb
and Roy on the train, Joined them.
Reaching Mountain Springs they
found a wild exodus under way to Cop
per City-a broken-down camp twen-
II miles from the railroad. A dis
gruntied prospector, 1t was reported,
had broken camp and begun to round
NJ his burros. Lifting q piece Of rock
win which to smite one stubborn an
imal. he was surprised. MS he held 1t
poised. by Its weight. The next in
slant he realized he had picked up rich
copper ore and began excitedly to
search for the ledge. This he found,
staked, and hurried back to town to
Gle upon It.. A street crowd pitching
queits, saw and followed him. When
they examined the specimens, every
ma u Copper City began to pack for
Peacock Hill-the spot where the burro
bad innocently located q rich ledge Of
cqopef.
Hogan. manager Of the Peacock Cop.
Per company. sat In his ONCE when the
news came: sClose down the tunnel"
he shouted to hls foreman. slave al
our men Mo o. Peacock Hill." While
the men were starting, Hogan made
further plans: Desmond" said he to
the foreman, sis X. & w. manager at
Mountain Springs. For . block OF
stock he'll run y branch up here to
handle the ore
Desnond at headquarters. was read
lng Z wire from the Pedro agent an
nouncing he lo6s az box car s. n. 4718
from th4. ferry. He laughed and
zhesed the wire to Burke: If this
doesnit force Chapman to sell, I'm q
Chapman, IN fact, was furious when
be. heard tho news. He hurried to Des-
mond and stormed. Desmond seemed
1ndllIerent: @Do You want to sell your
st6ck1s - asked.
Absolutely"
The deal was closed then and there
and Chapman had hardly left the once
when Helen, Roy and Webb arrived.
Roy and Helen took Webb to Desmond
and facing Burke, Roy denounced him
and demanded his discharge. Desmond
hesitated but Roy was II deadly ear
nest: I'm president Of this road. Il
you don't discharge him, l will."
Burke, braxenly facing his .accusers,
made some sneering remark about Hell
EN-. Roy jumped at him. The two
Elinched Webb would have interfered
hut Desmond said no. and Roy. after
Burke soundly, giared ut
Dssm0nd: ~ think." said he. read
HID cufka. sBurks wants TO re-
;asn. A. ! $780," - added slsnin-