Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-28

and her small cousin. Unseen, they wit
ness peculiar train holdup, In which
special car Is carried OF.
CHAPTER Iv.-To curb the monopoly
controlled by Hatch and Henckel. the Red
Tewer corporation. Norcross forms the
Citizens Storage and Warehouse COM
Dany. He begins to manifest deep In
terest In Sheila Macrae. Dodds learns
from her husband. Norcross does not
know this.
CHAPTER v. = Hatch. aware that
Dodds has knowledge Of his and Henck-
napng. offers him inducements to leave
Norcross Dodds refuses. Leaving the
Office. he 10 knocked senseless. Recov-
cross has disappeared and Ia 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 Krsan. the
ns On ss Thes
follow q clue given them Through
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER VIII.-The rescue party finds
which he had been lured. Norcross re-
sumes control Of the Pioneer Short Line.
refusing to give place to man whom
Dunton has sent to take charge.
-.
CHAPTER 1x.-Dodds follows an ennis
sary of the Red Tower people. spying on
hears plot to put Norcross out Of
business and at the risk Of his life frus-
trates it.
CHAPTER Kat the home Of sheila
Macrae Dodds Is witness Of strange
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
Sheia's uncle drives the intruder away
Later Dodds recognizes him as Howard
ton Of the Pioneer Short Line. series
OF wrecks on the line. impossible to ex-
plain. cause alarm to the management.
CHAPTER x11.-Durgin. night dis
trains to meet on single track. Dis
aster is narrowly averted. Durgin COM
mits suicide, leaving evidence that he
was brtbed to bring about collision.
L
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 a mountain side. Nor
cross hears for the first time that Sheila
CHAPTER xIv.-Hateh and other own
ers Of the Red Tower corporation call on
! and inform him they have proof
made use of bribery. Hatch gives Nor
cross proof that the actual bribing was
done by Howard ,collingwood. Hatch
as the price of silence. Norcross learns
from Sheila that Colltngwood is her hus-
band. and feels the ground has been cut
from under his feet.
CHAPTER xV.-Hatch secures control
of Citizens Storage and Warehouse COM
pany, and engineers strike. to embar-
Collingwood how Hatch has used him for
his own ends, to down him (Norcross),
and Collingwood threatens to kill Hatch.
1t was getting under the boss skin
at last. II can't believe that you
really want to resign" he broke out,
sort Of hopelessly. TITS simply pre-
posterous!"
"Pull it down out Of the future and
put 1t in the present, and you've got
It," said Mr.. Van Britt. II have re-
signed. wrote 1t out on a piece Of
paper and dropped it into your mail
box as came through the outer office.
It's signed, sealed. and delivered. You'll
give me testimonial, or something Of
that sort, TO Whom It May Concern
won't you? I've been obedient and
faithful and honest and efficient, and
all that. haven't I?"'
''1'd like to know where you got your
liquor, Upton. That is the most char
liable construction can put upon all
this. Why, man alive! you're quitting
me in the thick of the toughest fight
the grafters have put up"
"Yes. know but mans got only
one life to live, and I've always had
a sneaking sympathy for the high pri-
vate in the front rank who didn't want
to- stand up and get himself shot full
of holes. I'm running, and If you
should ask me why. I'd tell you what
the retreating soldier told Stonewall
Jackson he said he was running only
because he couldn't fly" Once more
the boss grew silently thoughtful. Out
of the digging mental inquiry he
brought this:
"Has this sudden notion Of yours
anything to do with Sheila Macrae,
Upton"
"Pledge you my word again. I met
Sheila on the street today and prom
Used her that wouldn't SO much
as tip my hat to her while Collingwood
Is on this side Of the Missouri river"
But If you quit, you'll 60 east your
self. won't you?"
"Maybe, after while. For the time
being, I'd like to loaf on you for q
week or 80 and watch the wheels 20
around without my having 70 prod