Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02

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CHATTER u.-Norcross recognizes the
car stolen as Joh Chadwick's, financial
magnate. whom he was to meet at Portal
City. He and Dodds rescue Chadwick.
The latter offers NorcrosS the manager
ship Of the Pioneer Short Line, which is
In the. hands of eastern SPECTATORS,
headed by Breckenridge DInton, presi-
Sheila Macrae is stopping at Portal City,
accepts.
CHAPTER uI.-Dodds overhears con-
yersation between Rufus Hatch and Gus
which they admit completely in Chadwick
kidnapping, their object being to keep
Chadwick from attending a meeting Of
directors to ~reorganize the Pioneer Short
Line, which would jeopardize their inter-
ests.
CHAPTER 1v:-To curb the monopoly
controlled BY Hatch and Henckel. the Red
Citizens Storage and Warehouse COM
pany. He begins to manifest a deep In
terest in Sheila Macrae: Dodds learns
from her husband. Norcross does not
know this.
CHAPTER ". = Hatch, aware that
els participation in the Chadwick kid
MAPPING, offers him Inducements to leave
Norcross. Dodds refuses. Leaving the
Office, he Is knocked senseless:, Recov-
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 he mys-
terry
cHAPTEK vi With NEgan. the
line on Norcross' Disappearance. They
follow q clue given them ehroukh .
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER VIII.-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 giye place to man whom
Dunton has sent to take charge.
CHAPTER Lx.-Dodds fol ows an ennis
sary of the Red Tower .peoL.e, spying on
Norcross. to a coal yard, Were he over
bsaTs 8 a pl9t il e ths put risk lN Of his life eu fru g.
trates 1t.
Macrae Dodds is witness Of strange
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
ColltngWood, nephew OF President Dun
Of wrecks on the line, impossible to ex-
plain, cause alarm to the management.
CHAPTER xIL-Durgin, night dis.
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.
Under Mr.. Van Britt's directions the
engineer and fireman of the pilot en-
CINE brought tools and the break was
repaired.
While they were doing it the boss
stood aside with Mr.. Van Britt, and
I heard What was said. Mr.. Van Britt
began it by saying. .We don't need
any detectives this time. You are on
your way to Strathcona to put a crimp
in the smelter squeeze-the last of
the Red Tower monopolies-so Dawes
told me. He was probably foolish
enough to tell others. and the word
! was passed to scrag you before you
could get to it. This trap was set to
catch your special"
aEyidently,a parked the boss; and
then: HHoW did you happen to be
here on that engine. Upton?"
I've been ahead Of you all the way
up from Portal CITY, was the calm
reply. II thought it might be safer
if you had a pilot to show you the
way. / guess | must have had a
lunch
The boss turned o n him like a fash.
You had something more than a
bunch: what was tia wire?8
Mr.. Van Britt gritted his teeth a
little, but he told the truth.
Yes; a friend Of u I tipped me
off-not about the. broken track, Of
course. but just in a general way
The break was repaired and the
! men were taking the tools back to
the engine. As we turned to follow
them, Mr.. Norcross said: Just one
more question, Upton. Did your wire
come from the capital?s
But att this Mr.. Van Britt seemed
to forget that he was talking to his
general manager.
eIt's none of your id business
where 1T came from he snapped back;
\ and that ended 1t.
Notwithstanding the slow U and
the near-disaster on Slide mountain,
we had our meeting with the Strath-
ona mine owners the following moin-
Ing and that much OF the special train
trip served It's purpose, anyway. The
boss met the miners q good hit more
than halfway. md gave them tlris
reilef~eaild the Hatelhowned smel'er
ifs knocks pt BIZ promising tllnt onr
!. trnilie department vsild make an Dre
tnrlfy 20 the independent smelter on
The other side of tie range low enough
~ protect the prodiiesras