Graham guardian., 1922-08-22
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER i.--Looking over Big Mus
ksg q seemingly impassable swamp IN
the path Of the MissatibI railroad Joe
Bostock. builder of the line, and wilton
Cerruthers, chief OF engineers, are con-
sidering the di. .cultes. rifle shot IN
stantly kills Bostock and breaks Car
ruthers' arm. Handicapped as he Is, Car
ruthers determines 10 carry the BODY 70
q station OF the Hudson's Bay company.
whore one Mcdonald 10 the factor.
CHAPTER II.-McDonald's daughter.
Molly; sees carruthers struggling IA the
muskeg and drugs him from the swamp.
with his burden. Unaccounthbly, her
father objects 70 her saving Carruthers'
CHAPTER III.--weakened by his wound
and exertionB. Carruthers Is disturbed by
the appearance OF Tom Bowyer, Bostocks
yer insults Molly, and CarrutherE strikes
him After Bower leaves. Carruthers
declares his love for Molly. She prom
Ines 10 be hiB wife
CHAPTER sIv.--carruther has to reach
the town OF Clayton to attend q meeting
at which Bostock's enemies plan TO wrest
control OF the Missatibi from him. Molly
determines to 20 with him.
CHAPTER v.--Attacked by his dogs.
Carruthers life 10 saved BY Molly who is
forced to kill the animals. They set out
on IOOt Lor StaytOUs ENhNAhA6 ~ Wsth
Carruthers in an almost dying condition
He is In time to foil Bostock's enemies
and keep control Of the line for Mrh
Bostock
CHAPTER vL-Carruthers learns that
Bostock has hypothecated five hundred
shares Of the Missatibi. jeopardizlng his
control Of the line.
CHAPTER vYi.--Iee Chambers, expert
engineer, hitherto associated with Bow
yer. asks carruthers for work sayinf ne
takes him on. Kitty Bostock. Joe's
widow. deeply In love with Carruthers.
though he does not realize II, comes to
force her to avow her love. Carruthers
tells her OF Molly and gently repulses her
II was his habit to talk. although the
deaf-mute could not hear his voice.
Jules had an instructive faculty of un-
derstanding. He looked at Wilton and
nodded back.
He next drew four uprights-the
long, heavy trunks OF considerable
girth that were driven into the ground
to support the trestllng. Then he made
a smudgy line across each. Then he
drew hatchet He looked up at WIZ
ton in pathetic eagerness. and nodded
again.
"You mean II at some one tampered
with the trestling?" shouted Wilton.
Jules, who hid watched his lips
nodded eagerly. But, ss he always nod
ded when he was spoken to, little
meaning could be attached to that.
Nxrk WI
he did mean. If the uprights had been
tampered with before they were set In
TO the ground, by ax-cuts or otherwise,
the weight of the ballast would un'
doubtedly have broken them. The
break would not have been Immediate
ly apparent. but the trestling would In
such case be practically imposed upon
the surface of the swamp, without sup
port. The ballast would have spread
over the muskeg, causing the entire
structure to subside.
"Who did itf' asked Wilton, speak
ing slowly and carefully.
Jules, who was still watching him.
suddenly turned and, with lightning
movements, drew caricature Of Lee
Chambers on the woodwork Of the
wall.
Wilton looked AT Il and drew In his
breath. Then he nodded. JHles nod.
ded in return, smiled. and left the
room. Wilton reflected deeply.
II Chambers was spy Of Bowyer's
why had he shown him the bedrock al
anf On the other hand, assuming tina,
Wilton must eventually discover i
himself. Bowyer might have sent
Chambers to make virtue OF a neces
sity and to secure a position at the
camp. where he could be of service to
him.
In any case, Wilton could afford tc
take no further chances with him. II
would serve no purpose to accuse him
OF having tampered with the trestling
He would give him post somewhere
where he could do no harm, and thu.
get rid OF him.
Fighting down the burning rage IL
his heart, he went down the road to
ward the shack which the engineer oc
cupied. This was reconstructed
shed. There was only one room In II
but Chambers had asked to have thii
rather than share the quarters of thu
other engineers.
The men were back In the bunk
houses, but the door of the shed wa,
padlocked. Thinking that Chamber,
might be In the camp, he made hi'
way toward the other quarters Bu
presently he heard some one callin,
him and, turning. saw Andersen run
ming after him.
"were you looking for Mr.. Cham
cbers, sir2" asked the foreman.
Eyes. Where is he2"
"Why, he went back 20 Clayton thi
noon, Mr.. Carruthersl He said he wa
going in for you"
Wilton's suspicious suddenly flames
up. ''The keyi" he shouted, pullinl
at the paddock.
Il guess he took II with him." sai'
Andersen.
"Have the staples pulled out a
. onceI"