Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-16

CHATTER u.-Norcross recognizes the
car stolen as John Chadwick's, financial
City. He and Dodd rescue Chadwick.
The latter offers Norcross the manager
ship Of the Pioneer Short Line, which Is
headed by Breckenridge Dunton, presi-
dent of the. line. Norcross, learning that
Sheila Macrae is stopping at Portal City,
accepts.
CHAPTER LII.-Dodds overhears con-
versation between Rufus Hatch and Gus
ave Henckel, Portal City fnanciers, In
which they admit completely In Chadwick
kidnapping. their object being to keep
directors to %reorganize the Pioneer Short
Line. which would jeopardize their inter-
ests.
controlled BY Hatch and Henckel, the Red
Citizens Storage and Warehouse COM
pany; He begins to manifest g deep in.
that sheila is married. but living apart
know this.
Do SaAf hls knowledge y; H Ct his aHaF aea aaa.
els participation in the Chadwick kid
naping, offers him inducements to leave
Norcross. Dodds refuses. Leaving the
ohASCp IO ID ahAOShSA 0OkSCACSo. IN
ering consciousness, he learns that Nor
cross has disappeared and is believed to
nave resigned and gone east.
CHAPTER vL-Dodds connects Nor
cross disappearance with Vaccinations
of Hatch n Henckel, and on recover
ing strength sets out to solve the mys-
terry.
CHAPTER VII. = With Krgan, the
roads, master mechanic TOdda ynfa a
lin on Norcross' disappearance. They
follow a clue given them Through q
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER VIII.-The rescue party finds
Inc releases Norcross from captivity to
which he had been lured. Norcross re-
sumes control of the Pioneer Short Line,
refusing n,fasdn to give place e g man man whom
CHAPTER Ix.-Dodds folio WIS an ennis
sary Of the Red Tower people spying on
Norcross. to a coal yard, where he over
hears a plot to put Norcross out OF
business. and at the risk of his life frus-
trates it.
CHAPTER x.-At the home OF sheila
actions Of a man he believes has de-
signs on the life Of his friend and boss.
He prepares to defend him.
CHAPTER xI.-The sudden return OF
Sheila's uncle drives the intruder away.
Later Dodds recognizes him as Howard
Collingwood. nephew of President Dun
ton Of the Pioneer Short Line. A series
of wrecks On the line, impossible to ex-
plain. cause alarm to the management.
CHAPTER xII.-Durgin. night dis
patcher. routes passenger and freight
trains to meet on a single track. Dis
aster is narrowly averted. Durgin COM
mits suicide, leaving evidence that he
was bribed to bring about collision.
x~III.-Evidence accumulates
that Norcross' enemies are plotting his
death, but against all advice he decides
a pilot engine, travelling ahead, discovers
displaced rail which would have thrown
the special down a mountain side. Nor
cross hears for the first time that sheila
Macrae is married. He refuses to believe
CHAPTER XIv.-Hatch and other own
Norcross and inform him they nave proof
that in the recent election the road has
made use of bribery. Hatch gives Nor
! done by Howard .Collingwood. Hatch
demands Norcross' immediate resignation
as the price of silence. Norcross learns
from sheila that collingwood is her hus-
from under his feet.
But you did send the wire?.
Yes
.And you also sent another to Upton
Van Britt?'
81 did"
The boss smiled. .sThat second mes
sage was an after-thought. You were
afraid I'd be stubborn and 60, any
way. That was some more Of your
marvellous INNER reasoning. Tell nae,
Sheila, did you know that there was
going to be a broken rail-joint set to
kill me on that trip?''
That got her in spite of her heaven
~ calm and ! could see her press her
pretty lips together hard.
@gWas that what they did??s she
asked, a bit trembly.
He nodded. Van Britt was on the
pilot engine ahead of my car, and he
found it. There was no harm done.
1t was bad enough, God knows, to
set a trap that would have killed ev-
erybody on my train but this other
thing that has been pulled off tonight
is even worse. Mr.. Dunton and his
] unprincipled followers have set a thing
on foot here which Is due to grind
us all to powder. Past that, they have
contriyed to handcuff me so that I
cant make a nov without pulling
down consequences of a personal ma
] ture upon President Dunton, himself
Now ms marvellous inner reason
Ing has gone quite Blind she said,
with q queer little smile. 'sYou'll have
TO explain
TITS simple enough said the boss
shortly. "If Mr.. Dunton had sent only
hired emlssaries out here to bribe the
members Of the legislature but he
didn't he Included member az bis
own family"
was looking airaialt vt Airx sIlaiiv