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10 A THIS OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 20, 1917. THE RAILROAD RAIDERS CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Copyright, It 17. v By FRANK H. SPEARMAN Adopted from tha Waitira PicturVriion Producd by Signal Film Corporation and Featuring HaUn Holm... Mistaken Identity. When Helen reached the itation With Webb her plan was very simple. She believed that if the raiders were at work she could trap them with even so small a thing ss the suitcase and this, before secreting herself with Webb inside the station, she left on a bench on the platform. Unhappy over the clothing they had already stolen, Marshall and Masters returning to the station spied Helen's suitcase and sat down beside it to see whether anyone would appear as claimant. "The taller of those men," whispered Helen to Webb, watching them, "looks like Buck Masters. But Mas ters wears a mustache." Helen had not long to wait. Mar- and the two thieves started away Helen and Webb ran after them, Helen going one way around the sta tion, Webb the other. The thieves, flaking for the yards, gave Webb the bery they caught a glimpse of Lady Melrose sitting near the fountain. The striking resemblance of the host ess and Helen completely deceived them. , "There's our bird," muttered Mas ters in an undertone. "Now; how we going to get her?" "The first thing," replied Marshall, "is to get rid of the garden lights. I'll hunt up the switch. It must be near the house. When I throw it, dash in and grab her." ' Slinking away, Marshall, locating the switch, lost no time in throwing it and ran quickly back to his com panion. Dashing into the garden, they dropped the blanket over Lady Melrose, caught her up and, despite her struggles and screams, made off . . ...... ..w. W ....... . H.. UQ.U ...... -, ... shall presently picked up the suitcasefwith their frightened captive into the outer darkness. All was done so quickly that a servant hurrying to turn the lights on again was too late to prevent the crime. Guests who had been in the vicinity I ,; 1 ' HELEN TELLS WEBB HER SUSPICIONS. slip. But Helen held them In view and gained until, turning suddenly on her, they realized she- was their most dangerous enemy and resolved to make way then and there with her. Stunning her with a heavy blow the two men carried her to the end of a Car loon .to be set into a train; and strapping her head close-against the coupling joint, left her helpless. Webb, in the meantime, hunted ev erywhere for Helen. To his con sternation he at last caught sight of her just as a train was backing down for a coupling that would crush her. Signaling frantically, Webb ran to his plucky assistant. To free her from the death trap 'was the wotk of an in stant, and bv the utmost exertion Webb was able to; fling her to the ground between the rails just as the two couplers crashed together. The switching crew,! hearing his outcry, now ran up. but Helen, losing no time, hastened with Webb toward the office. On their way an agent handed her a newspaper with an account of Buck Masters' escape. "It's hard. Helen,"- said Webb. "But never mindl We'll get him again." It was following this incident that Desmond received a wire from head quarters: ' ' " ' OuuU tor Matron Ft tonight will travel Special Mountain Spring, to M.I roe. .Batata, Provide operatives to aeoom- n.nv. t this dispatch bore the general man-. .' i T a oil ,ma -nan fn9 this," said Desmond to Burke, hand ing him the message. "We ought to send i woman," sug gested Burke, "but we have no woman operatives." Desmond looked at Helen. "Detail Miss Holmes," he directed curtly and Helen went home to get ready. y Masters and Marshall reached their room aware that Helen had escaped: "Just the same," exclaimed Masters with an oath, "we've got to get rid of her." Burke knocked at their door as he spoke. They told him quickly what had happened. "She is going up with the Melrose party tonight," he remarked. "Why don't you get up there and carry her off?" , , The plan, discussed, was agreed to; but before starting, Masters and Mar 1 shall went to Chinatown to play fan ,tan. While gambling, scraps of con versation from an inner room at tracted their attention. 'That China man in Pedro." muttered one voice, "would give $1,000 for a wife." "I don't know any girl that would marry him," was the rejoiner. To Marshall the remark supplied an idea: "That our chance to get rid of Helen,", he whispered to his companion. "We can talk with those fellows. anyway, returned Masters. The two waited. When the party in the inner room emerged, Marshall tackled the leader. But few weirds passed before ' an understanding was reached and Marshall with Masters left the place in a machine. At thr station the guests for the Melrose party were boarding the train. Helen; Burke "and Roy Wilson v accompanied them. At Melrose estate the party was received by Lord and Lady Melrose and more than one of the guests spoke of the striking re semblance of Helen to Lady Melrose herself, breetings over, the guests spread about the grounds, which were en fete lor the occasion. Hidden out side. Masters and Marshall from be hind the thick hedge surrounding the garden, waited for a chance to act - . Masters carrying a blanket. The chance came or at least the con spirators thought it had come when peering cautiously through the shrub- of the fountain now looked for Lady Melrose, she was not to be seen. An alarm was sounded and, running to Lord Melrose, they -told him of his wife's disappearance. Frantic with anxiety, Melrose . ordered a hurried search. Nowhere could any trace of his missing wife be found; panic pver spread the fete. I he search was continued. No cor ner of the house or the grounds was overlooked.. Rumors flew about thick and fast and the woman guests themselves shivered with alarm and apprehension, Helen, when the lights went off, stood near Roy Wilson. While the confusion was at its height she glanced toward the mam drive just as a car, whirling from it, dashed out into the highway. Helen caught a glimpse of the number plate on the back of the machine. "Take that number, Roy," she cried quickly, "52479. Let's follow it." Roy scratched the ngures down on his cuff and, running with Helen to the nearest motorcar, he called to Lord Melrose, who joined them. The three climbed hurriedly into the car, but the guests, eager tel. help, crowding around, delayed their start. "Keep them away clear the road," cried Helen to the servants. "You are holding us," she exclaimed to those nearest. "Keep back!!" The car started. The pursuers whirled down the driveway and out on the highway at, top speed, but too much time had been lost. The abduc tors already have a good lead and in spite of all Helen's driver could do, were soon los to view. "Drive to the nearest police station," she directed, when the chase became hopeless, and reaching it, an alarm was flashed thence to all stations, to stop a touring car bearing license tag 52479. Masters and Marshall had safely made the rendezvous in Chinatown and were delivering their captive. Both men were highly excited: "Get her out of here quick," exclaimed Masters to the Chinaman. "They're hot after us." ' Their unfortunate captive was be ginning to recover consciousness. Without scruple they drugged her al most into a cataleptic state and hunt ing up a trunk, laid her within it and started for the station to put her aboard a tram for Pedro, Helen had telephoned Webb and he hastened to the police station with a change of clothing for her. All waited, hoping to get word of the abductors through their license number. Marshall and Masters got to the railroad station and were billing the trunk to Pedro when a passing po liceman noticed the number on their car. Only recently warned to keep a lookout for that particular number, he walked toward the freight house and encountered the two criminals. "Is that your car standing there at the platform?" he demanded of Mas ters. "No," responded Buck promptly; he scented a trap. "Thought it might be yours," re turned the officer indifferently. "A man there just now was trying to drive off with it." What? Where?" demanded Mar shall off his guard. "That's my car. He's a thief." "Right you are," responded the of ficer, unruffled, "and so are you, I reckon. Anyway, you two fellows can drive to the station with-me. You're under arrest; ., Chagrined at being outwitted, the crestfallen thieves started with the policeman for the machine. But it was now two resourceful men against one and the officer was dealing with crooks who scrupled at nothing. As he stepped into the car his two prisoners dealt him a shower of terrific blows over the head, and he sank to the ground. Marshall turned over the en gine and the pair sped away, leaving the policeman senseless. The two knew, however, that they were still in great peril of capture and secreting the car at the first oppor. ttinity they slunk through the yards back to the station, which they reached in time to board the train" for Pedro. Once there they meant to deliver the trunk and collect their money. (End of Seventh Episode.) To Enlist Men for Signal And Quartermaster Corps Lieutenant Wilbur, recruiting officer at army headquarters, Fifteenth and Dodge streets, states he has been au thorized to enlist men for branches of the; service known as quartermaster enlisted reserve corps and signal en listed reserve corps. In the quartermaster division to be organized here will be one pack train company, one auto truck company and two wagon companies, as well as clerks, farriers, tentmakers, cooks, as sistant butchers, skilled laborers and wheelwrights, the, latter not belong ing to organizations or detachments. Electrical workers, telegraph and telephone men are particularly de sired. Application blanks may be ob tained from the recruiting officer. Announcement is made that trades men are enlisted in various grades ranging from first class private to sergeant, according to degree of spe cial qualifications. CAPTURE HAD DOG AFTERAUTO CHASE Rabid Animal After Biting At Several is Hunted to Death On Busy Down Town Streets, An auto hunt for a mad dog was the startling occupation of Patrolman "Bob" Heller Saturday morning. ' After eluding all attemps to snare him in a wire lassoo, the dog was caught when he fell finder the auto wheels. Fully one hundred persons, includ ing women and children, took part in the chase. N The hunt started at Sixteenth and Dodge streets, when a man told Pa trolman Heller that a mad dog had attempted to bite him. The officer saw the dog. a sixty-pounder, snap ping at children, down near Fifteenth street. A friend happened along in an auto and the hunt was on. The animal. foaming at the mouth, turned down Fifteenth. Because of the crowd the policeman was afraid to shoot. From street to roadway the dog and his pursuers went. Heller leaned far over and tried several times to catch the animal in a looped wire.' The dog had such a bad case of ra bies that his hind legs were partly paralyzed. He made a last stand against his hunters near Capitol ave nue. He tried to spring over the hood of the machine. But his par alyzed legs failed to support his spring and he fell against the hood. The front wheel ran over him. The dog was not dead when brought to the police station. Patrolman Cary Ford finished him with a bullet. The dog's head will probably be sent to Pasteur institute for examina tion. ' Fontenelle Employes ' Buy Red Cross Badges Though- a foreign-born, Chris Mar tinson, Maitre D'hotel at the Fonte nelle. is a staunch American, and so is every one of his fifty waiters, cap tains and bus boys, somcot whom were also born overseas. Chris lined up all of his men Fri day and marched them in a body to the Red Cross membership booth in the lobby of the hotel. "What's this, a parade?" "Yes. we're all going to enlist in the Red Cross. We don't have to be asked to join," Chris answered. And when it comes time to go to war we'll be on the iob then, too." Every one of the 350 employes of the hotel is now a member of the Ked Cross. r WHEN THE APPETITE IS POOR DIGESTION ( IMPAIRED. LIV.ER OR BOWELS 1 INACTIVE TRY HOSTETTER S Stomach Bitters. r m r A . 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