Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-06-17
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D0ddS. are marOoned al Sanu creek sln-
ing with a young lady, Shella Macrae,
and her small cousin. Unseen. they wit
ness a peculiar train holdup, in which
SPECIAL car is carried off.
CHAPTER u.-Norcross recognizes the
car stolen ~ John Chadwick's. financial
magnate, whom he was to meet at Portal
City. He and Dodds Rescue Chadwick
1he latter Offers Norcross the manager
IN the hands OF eastern spelu.gtoIs,
headed by Breckenridge Dun-o,,. resi-
dent Of the line. Norcrt 50, leeru!ns thai
eneiia Aacrae 10 sso'ping at t-o' -..' lily
CHAPTER IlI.-Dodds ove-heare con-
versation between Rufus Hazel and I,Ls
eave Henckel, Portal City haanoets. II
which they admit compic.,y .n ~l.-u =, IL.
kidnapping, their object being to ket.
Chadwick from attending d ms stlns o.
directors to reorganize the Pioneer Shor
Line. which would jeopardize their in,er
ests.
CHAPTER Iv.-To curb the MONOPOLY
controlled by Hatch and Hencnei. ne sc
Tewer corporation. Norcross .o!ni-
Ciuzens Storage and nareno.ee com
pany He begins 10 manifest q csei !.
terest In She.la Macrae. Dosds earn
that Sheiia is married, but hvl... el.>..
from her husband. Norcross .oes
know this.
CHAPTER Y. - Hatch, aware that
Dodds has knowledge of his ana Hence
els participation In the Chadwick kid
paplng. offers hum Inducements 70 leave
ONCE. he is knocked senseless. Recov.
ortng consciousness. he learns that Nor.
cross has disappeared and IL believed to
have resigned and gone east
CHAPTER vI-Dodds connects Nor
cross disappearance with Vaccinations
Of Hatch and Henckel, and on recover
terry.
CHAPTER VII. = With Kirgan, the
road1 master mechanic. Dodds gets Q
Inc on Norcross. disappearance. They
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER vIII.-The rescue party flnds
ana releases Norcross from captivity to
which he had been iursd. Norcross ~
Eefusing to give place to man whom
Ounton has sent to take charge.
CHAPTER N.-Dodds follows an ennis
g.ry Of the Red Tower people, spying on
Nofcross. to = coal yard, where he over
su.inses, and Il ths 'risk Of bis iifs frus-
CHAPTER Kat the home Of sheila
Aecras Dodds b witness Of strange
actions Of man he believes has de-
04BIAD Va Inc A1k0 OF Ms xII00Q and hODD
CHAPTER xL-The sudden return of
6hetla's uncle drives the intruder away.
nspSsM q Dan
ton of the Pioneer Short Line. A series
Of wrecks on the line. impossible to ex-
plain, cause alarm to the management.
CHAPTER xII.-Dursin. night dis
Ratcher. routes passenger and freight
sster Il narrowly svsrtsd. Dursin COM
was bribsd 70 bring about collision. .
CHAPTER XIII. Evidence accumulates
deaSh, but against Al advice he decides
- Z. trip On special train over the line.
- pllot engane. travelling ahead. discovers
the special down. . mountain side. Nor
-C1Uoo hears Tor the 0rUt time that Eheila
4Acgae b married. He refuses to believe
- - --s.--2s. 1850 x4a
CHAPTER xIv.-Hatch and other own
- Of the RED Tower corporation call on
Mat n the recent election the road has
eross proof hat Is. actual briSins vas
demands Norcrose. Immediate resignation
from ehsila that Collihgwood 10 her hus-
bend, ana ssels The ground has been cut
from under his feet.
Mr.. Van Britt shook his head. Il
don't know. II you had money enough
to buy the voting control in p. s. L.
you might get somewhere: but as it
a, you're like q cat In Hades without
claws"
"Tell me-" said Mr.. Norcross, after
. little pause: you're native New
Yorker: do you know this man Col
lingwo0dr'
@Only by hearsay. He is what our
English friends call blooming
bounder'-fast yachts. fast motor-cars.
the fast set generally. It's pretty
bad case Of money-spoil. fancy. They
say he wasn't always total loss."
did you ever hear that he was
marriedY"
'AOh, yes; he married q Kentucky
gil some years ago: 4 don't remem-
Der her name. They say sue stood
him for about six months and then
dropped out. I suppose he needs kill
ing for that"
At this the boss went step farther.
saying: "He does. indeed. Upton.
happen to know the young woman"
That was when Mr.. Van Britt fred
his own little bomb-shell. $50 do l."
he answered quietly.
"But you said you had forgotten her
name!"
$50 I have-her married name. And
what's more, I mean to keep on for
getting It,"
There was no mistake about the boss
frOwn this time.
THAT won't do, Upton" he said,
kind Of warningly.
ut VIII do well enough for the
present. I'd marry her tomorrow, Ora
ham, II she were free, and there were
no other obstacles. Unhappily, there
are two-besides the small legal diff
ficulty; she doesn't care for my money
having a little of her own; and
she happens to be In love with the
other fellow"
guess the boss was remembering
what Mrs. Sheila had told him in that