Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-14

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terest in Sheila Macrae. Dodds learns
that Sheila Ia married. but living apart
from her husband. Norcross does not
know this.
CHAPTER w.. Hatch. aware that
els participation In the Chadwick kid
naping. offers him inducements to leave
Norcross. Dodds refuses. Leaving the
ONCE, he Ia knocked senseless, Recoy-
ering consciousness. he learns that Nor
cross has disappeared and Is believed to
have resigned and gone east.
CHAPTER VI.-Dodds connects Nor
cross disappearance with Vaccinations
Of Hatch and Henckel, and on recover
Ing strength sets out to solve the mys-
terry.
CHAPTER VII. = With Kirgan. the
roads master mechanic. Dodds gets q
follow q clue given them Through q
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER vIIl.-The rescue party finds
and releases Norcross from captivity to
which he had been lured. Norcross re-
sumes control Of the Pioneer Short Line,
refusing to give place to man whom
Dunt0n has sent to take charge.
CHAPTER IX.-Dodds follows an ennis
Norcross. to coal yard. where he over
hears q plot to put NorcrOss out Of
business. and at the risk of his life frus-
trates it,
Msa1aa Baad xA Is the h9me Of ghs
actions Of 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-
CHAPTER xII.-Durgin. night dis
patcher. routes passenger and freight
trains to meet on single track. Dis
aster is narrowly averted., Durgin COM
mits suicide, leaving evidence that he
was bribed to bring about collision.
CHAPTER XII1-Evidence accumulates
that Norcross' enemies are plotting his
death. but against all advice he decides
on a trip on special train over the line.
A pilot engine, travelling ahead discovers
displaced rail which would have thrown
the special down mountain side. Nor
cross hears for the first time that Sheila
1t.
'That man." he muttered, sort of
gratingly: II had completely forgot
ten. He was here just little while
ago. l met him as was coming in.
Did he come to see your cousin-the
major?"
NO" she said, matching his low
tone; "he came to see me-"
"You?"
Eyes. Finding himself in a pitfall
which he has digged with his own
hands, he is like other men Of his kind ;
he would be very glad to. climb out
upon the shoulders of woman"
I guess the boss saw red for min
ute, but the question he asked had
to come.
"By what right did he come to you,
Sheila?"
by what he doubtless thinks is
the best right in the world. He is my
husband"
1t was out at last, and the boss
poor little house Of cards that I knew
he had been building all these months
had got it's Touchdown in just those
four quietly spoken words. AS we'll as
knew him, couldn't begin to guess
what he would do or say. But he was
such a splendid fighter that l might
have known.
Il heard, no longer ago than this
afternoon, that you were not-that
your husband was still living" he
said, speaking very gently. II didn't
believe it-not fully-though 1 saw
that there might easily be room TO,
the belief. 1t makes no difference
! Sheila. You are my friend. and yeu
are blameless. But before we 60 ans
farther I want you to believe tina,
wouldn't have been brutal enough
to give you that bit Of paper IL had
remotely suspected that Collingvood
was the man."
She didn't make any answer to that
and after while he said: "Havfne
told me so much. can't you tell me I
little moreT b