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SYNOPSIS.
l.lllli Helen Holrntu, daughter of Gen
eral Uolmee. railroad man, la reacued
from Imminent fltniT on a ecenla rail
mad, by Oeorge Worm, a newaboy.
br n to young womanhood Helen make
a a. macular double rescue of Storm,
now a freight fireman, and of her fathar
nd hla friends, Amoa Khlnelander. finan
ce r, and Robert 8eagrue, promoter, from
a threatened collision between a passen
ger trln and a runaway freight. Kafe
ureakcre employed by Heagrue and Ca
pelle. hla lawyer. Interrupted by Helen
while stealing Ueneral llolmea' survey
plana of the rut-off line for the Tide
water, fatallv wound 5rnrral Holme and
escape, r'torm and Helen chase the mur
eieie en a light engine and capture
thrm. t'pllce haa hidden the plana and
msnagea to Inform tieagrue where they
are cached.
MIAPTER Iff.
The death of Helen a father disclosed at
r.n e the aerioua weaknesa of hla mone
tary affairs. He had developed hla val
ualle railroad propertlea without capital
of hla own adequate to finance them. He
waa the nominal head of great tranapor
tatlon projecta; he had been. In truth,
the brain and energy of theae, but the
actual control belonacd to eastern bank
era who had aiipplled him the funda to
put them through. And with General
Holmes' death hla daughter waa brought
far to face ultli thla fact.
In the library of her home the attor
neys for the estate were already gsth.
ered to fllacuss Ita affalra. Amoa Rhine
lander, her father's faithful friend In
deed, the aole friend among the general's
many aaaorlatea that now manifested the
slightest Intereat In the fate of hia un
fortunate daughter waa preaent that
morning. Wlih him. however, aa If to
offset the benefit of hla preaence, waa
hla already criminally compromised
nephew, Peagrue.
Helen, who had been aummoned to the
library, walked down from her room to
Join the little company. Mr. Tthinelander
Introduced her and he met the array of
faeea, moatly atrange to her, bravely
nodding In friendly faalilon to one after
the olher aa ahe greeted them.
To Reagrtie, who. In apprehension, hnd
absented himself alnoe the ulRht of the
tragedy, ahe never had looked ao pleasing
aa ahe now did.
Much waa In Peagrue a mind and aome.
Ihlng of It all reflected Itaelf on hla face.
A score of tlmea hla unprincipled reck
leasneaa had led him cloae to criminal
lengtha; now. It had carried him from a
simple auggestlon of theft, unscrupu
lously asaented to. to robbery and to
murder the murder of General Holmea
himself by Capelle'a hired tools.
Where he stood, unobaerved by the
others, he took out of a wallet drawn
from hla pocket a cuff cut from a ahlrt
and reread a acrawl written on It by
Pplke, hit convict accomplice, advlalng
him that the stolen aurvey waa hidden
under the aouth end of Little Ban Pablo
bridge.
With gome trivial excuae for abaentlng
himaelf. Sea g rue left tha house, got In
hla runabout car and atarted tlown the
highway paralleling tha railroad. Me
made a long drive and when the rain
waa not failing aa he hurried on a heavy
mist shrouded the hllla. Reaching a sta
tion near hla destination, he asked
bridge U and was directed to a footpath
leading to the banka of the river. With
out difficulty he found, tinder the aouth
abutment, the spot designed, and search
ing near the wooden block that marked
Its deposit, drew from Ita hiding placo
the aurvey.
Helen.- in the Interval, conferring with
her attnrneya. and with Amoa Rhine
lander at hand to soften the blow aa
brat he could, waa learning bit ty bit
the compleVneaa of her father's financial
ruin through hla audden death. In mat
ter of fact, all that remained of his free
aasets waa the recently alloted stock
now an Item of merely nominal value
in the new rut-off line. Ixnig after the
attorney had gone, Rhlnelander re
mained. Ita not that the stock Is worthless,
Helen," he said they were again to
gether In the library. "If the new line
la ever what your father hoped It would
be, the Investment may yet prove of the
greatest value."
.Her foster uncle took her hand. Hhe
looked up at hla gratefully. "It's not my
self, alone. I am thinking oP. Uncle
Amoa," ahe responded. "I am young; 1
have perfect health amS much mor
s;rength .than moat glrla. I can make
my own way In the world"
"Though that will never be necessary."
Interjected Rhltirlandrr firmly.
Ile'.en went on aa If unconcerned by
his suggestion. "It's the breaking of
e-. crythlng up, here and In town; the
seranta why, aome of them have been
whh rather alnco I waa a wee baby.
They have carried me In their arma. And
. they don't know any othor home than
ours. Pome of tltom are getting old I
tion't even know tlvat tliey could find new
l-iaoes "
He stopied her again. "My child, I.
myself, will aee that none of your father's
household suffer through Its breaking uo
--no one, Helen you, my dear, least of
all."
She lifted her eyes to his: "Oh, If you
wcuht help them I'ncle Amoa. It a what
father himaelf would most have wished.
For mvself! ) always knew 1 could
take care of m self."
The older man smiled at her confldnce.
but he shook hit head slowly in dissent.
"How little. Helen, you know of the
world!"
"But I shall know a lot, umle." ahe
protested, smiling through the aadneaa
tn her frank blue eyea, "before I am very
much older."
geagrue, during the little talk, had re
turned and sat examining reports at the
other end of the library. He could over
hear Rhlnelander' s reassuring worda to
Helen. "The Copper Range and Tide
water will rontinue operationa Just a
fast aa money can be raised," hla uncle
was earing. "W ran begin the work of
building the cut-off where It leaves the
main Mne. Meantime, we will send out
new surveying parties on reconnolaance
to try to relocate the pass through the
Superstition range."
He patted her hand, roes and left her.
9grue at a dMance studied the outline
ot the slender figure and the striking
silhouette of Helen's head and neck aa
a! a rtood looking out on the rain-beaten
l-nd-ape. H'r iiuraa he had sc-n 1
tlt-scvnalng the stalls in the morning
ntuL' hark. Tlxi was yet aa easy way
fur her out of htr difficulties; he himaelf
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I Sllpiwd the Dough Into HeattrWa Hand. ' L I I vLe ' J1
held the key to It. Crushing within him
self all sense of propriety, all sting of
recollection of hla monstrous perfidy to
ward the unsuspecting girl, Seagrue.
walked over to where alie remained ob
vloue of Ms presence and ventured a few
carefully chosen worda of sympathy.
"I am In a position, Helen," he went
on, perhapa a better position than any
among your father'a friends, to take up
hla wcrk where he left It off. Hla mur
derers are In Jail I will undertake to
aee to ' their punlahment. Ilia new line
can he tnude a valuable property. I am
willing and able to provide tho means
to put it through. Dut I am alone, aa
you know. I care for no one olher than
you I've told you that. !et me take your
troubles. He my wife."
She turned on hhn In amasement. It
was a moment before she spoke, hut the
expression of her eyea prnmlaed little
for what he hoped. "I know' less than
ever, Carl, what to make of you you
apeak so fairly sometimes yet " Khe
repressed what she was about to add.
Why disclose to him the real truth, that
she distrusted him? "I have told you,"
ahe went on, looking down but speaking
quickly and firmly, "that I can't listen
to you on that subject. Could you pos
sible expect me to do so st a moment
like thla my father" her voice fal
tered "scarcely burled!"
She put her handkerchief to her fare
and walked away, Swallowing his humili
ation with a resolve to conquer her ob
stinacy yet, he followed her with hia
origase up the stairs. Then he sauntered
over to the tahle at which she had been
conferring with his uncle. There lay tho
bundle of stock certificates. He felt so
completely master of the situation that
he involuntarily made a gesture aa If to
tear the hatch In two.
Rhlnelander, coming into the library
at that moment from his room, saw the
movement. Ho took the eccurltlea Im
patiently from Beagrun'a hand. "You
treat theso as If they were waste paper.
They aro not. On tho contrary, If I
have my way that cut-off Is going to
be built," he declared emphatically. "You
may live long enough to see thla stock
worth more than even General Holmes
expected."
Leaving him, Rhlnelander went up
stairs to find Heen. "Put these certifi
es tea away my dear," he said with seri
ousness. "Although they don't stand for
much now" he paused "some, day I
may call on you for them."
Peaarue, laughing a little to himself
had turned, when hia uncle walked away,
to light a cigarette. Aa he did thla a
servant approached him bearing a shabby-looking,
finger-marked note. It bore
no address. "The messenger said It was
fur you, Mr. Seagrue," said the man.
Hcagrue opened the envelope and read:
"Somebody will have to help me out
of here or I'll sqeal. No more at preaent
from 8P1KB."
U waa a blunt shock. But Beagrue
knew from what Capelle. hla lawyer, had
told him, that thla man meant always
what he aaid. He pondered his dilemma
for a time, decided what must be done,
asked a sen-ant for his hat and coat and
hastening out headed his car for Cedar
Grove, where Fplke and Hyde lay Incar
cerated. Arranging by telephone as soon
aa he reached the little town for a meet
ing with Capelle. feagrue Inquired his
way to the prison.
"I'm connected with the office of thla
man'a attorney," he explained briefly to
the sheriff, showing Mm at the same time
a fictltous card. "I may have to see hlir.
more than once." He waa glen perils
aion to see the two prisoners, against
whom charges of burglary end murder
had been lodged.
The Jailer had brought Fpike his noon
day meal a dish of stew, a loaf of soggy
bread and a tin of coffee and Pplke was
settling himaelf on his Iron cot when
Heagrue. with the Jailer, entered hla cell.
This was near the beginning of the aame
corridor In which Hyde waa confined.
Oreetinga paesed between Seagrue and
8pike aa they met and the two exchanged
a few bluffing remarks, calculated to mis
lead the listening official. Rut Spike's
roving eyes riveted themselves gradually
on the bunch of Jangling keys csrrled tly
the Jailer In his hand. When the Jailer
looked hla way, the bullet head of Bpike
was down and hia eyea were fixed on the
loaf of heavy bread from which he was
tearing great chunks to eat. A thought
had come Into his head and If It could be
successfully acted on. It offered a faint
hope of escape. Watching hia opportun
Ity, he managed after some effort to
make Seagrue understand what he
wanted, t. e., that be should occupy for
a while the Jailer's attention.
In the meantime, while Eplke's lower
Jaw was grind ng cn a chunk of the crust
he was tearing nut the renter of the loaf
of bread with his hand and kneading the
! dough thus filched within his palm. 8.'
prtie made a good confederate, and with
j out much trouble engsged the Jailer's in
IV 1 v4v u t ' t. i? 1 1 1- - r s. ;viwti-:fa .
I l i V.j I 8 lrn,ng Blt bX nlt the Completeness of
V Jf J-3 I Her Father's Financial Ruin.
2 As He Swept TTnder
terest. It wsa then that Bpike, leaning
hack, managed, undetected, to pass the
dough around the key that opened the
lock of his own cell; In an Instant he
had the coveted Impression.
A hell warned the Jailer that the
visitor's time waa up. In parting, tho
confederates shock hands. As they did
an, Spike slipped the dough, unobserved,
Into Heagrue'a palm and succeeded In con
veying to him by signs an Intimation of
what he had given him.
Capelle, who had arrived on Beagrue'a
peremptory summons, at the appointed
place, some distance from the Jail,
awaited Heagrue there with a grin:
"Bomo expedition you've embarked on!"
Seagrue was In no mood for Joking.
"Ono you shoved mo Into," he retorted
isurlly. He curtly told hla confederate
what had occurred. Then he drew from
hla overcont pocket Spike's handful . of
dough, showed it to Capello and explained
what It was. "Have a key made tonight
from thla Impression; meet me here to
morrow with It."'
The following afternoon Peagrue was
sgaln at the Jail this time, ostensibly, to
vlalt Hyde, Paaalng Spike's cell, a dust
coat hanging somewhat ostentatiously
from his arm. Seagrue paused to greet
lilm. in doing this he took occasion to
lay hla fingers on one of the bars of the
cell door; aa he said good morning the
new key dropped from his hand Inside the
barred door. Spike's foot at once covered
It. Moving on. Seagrue let fall from his
arm one of the two dust coats which he
was In reality carrying. Kplke, dropping
like a cat on his knee, whipped the fallen
garment swiftly In between the bars.
Slipping Into the dust coat he found
In one of the pockets a cap and a pair
of goggles thoughtfully stowed. - And
watching Ms chance for the corridor to
he empty, he cautloualy unlocked hla cell
door, peered out and swung the door
noiselessly open. Hardly a moment after
the Jailer and Seagrue had left Hyde's
cell. Spike walked boldly tip the corridor
his avenue of escape was open.
In Helen's home two days practically
completed the rapid tragedy of her
hansed circumstances. Her maid, whom
ahe told ahe could no longer keep, had
gone In tears and the country seat aa
well aa the town house had been given
ever with furnishings to rreditora. Vans
stood backed up In the front driveway
and the library itself, scene of her cruel.
est misfortunes, waa being dismantled by
moving men on the morning that Rhlne
lander met her there for the last time
to discuss her future.
'You are stubborn Helen." he in.i.i.j
taking her hand tenderly. "I like tnde
pendence anybody doei. It la gritty; It '
Is American and It's all right In its place.
nut under aueh clrcuntatanoea aa these
you should come with me. aa I want you
to. to my home. Tou will be a welcome
daughter to my wife and to me. Tou
know we are unhappily childless. Your
father would have wished this; my wife
has asked It of you as I do now. .Why
persist in refusing uaT"
Helen did not answer at once, though
her gratefulness shone from her eyes.
"I'm not merely obstinate. Uncle Amoa,"
ahe responded at length "nor ungrateful.
I have Uiought everything over. oh. ao
long 'and carefully. But I can't help
feeling that I must, for a while, anyway,
remain independent. I Intend to earn my
own living."
Rhlnelander telt he could say no more.
They diacuaaed olher thing for a time
and ahe then confided to him her plana
for making a start. Nothing In air of
the rapid events of the fortnight had
seemed to him more tragical than thla
resolve that his old friend a daughtrrj
Her He Raised Himself.
had so resolutely taken. He looked al
most weary and troubled as he took from
his pocketbook a card and on It wrote
the message Helen had asked him to
write:
"Arthur Gaylord, Kupt. C. R. & T. R.
R. Dear Gay: The bearer, Miss Helen
Holmes, wants work. Anything you can
do will be appreciated. R."
Though her resolution had been well
taken, it seemed to require all of Helen's
courage to make the actual start on the
path ahe had chosen. She reached the
superintendent's office at Beaman next
day, after wandering all over the yards
to find It. almost frightened out of her
undertaking.
Gaylord, the superintendent, met her
with a consideration that dispelled her
fears. In a few worda he spoke feelingly
of her father, and after asking what she
would like to try . gave her a note to
the agent at Signal station, assigning
her for- clerical worke due to . the cut
off construction, already under way
there,
George Storm, the freight engineer, had
not seen Helen since the funeral, of her
father which he had layed off to attend
nor had he heard of her. He was east
bound at Beaman one morning, .compar
ing orders with his conductor, when he
saw Helen In her severely plain black
about to board the local passenger train
which was to take her to Signal to be
gin work.
The englneman hastened to her. She
met hla utter astonishment when she had
told him of what she was doing and
why without embarrassment or confu
sion, only laughing a little at her con
cern. But when, questioning her further.
Storm learned of the cut-off operations.
now begun not alono by the Tidewater
people, but aa well by their rivals, the
Colorado and Coast line his suspicions
were aroused and he disclosed them to
Helen without reserve. "That Colorado
It Coast crowd are running our people a
hot race on the cut-off construction. They
know something about that original sur
vey they must or they wtould never
start In so fast."
Helen smiled incredulously. "I think
that could hardly be, Mr. Storm. You
know the men building now against our
line were then father's own associates,
and my friends."
Storm waa stubborn in his attitude.
"They are supposed to be your friends, '
he said skeptically.
"At all eventa they have all offered me
every assist unco since tether's death,"
declared Helen.
The Coast Colorado lino backers
showed all ot their aggreselvenesa in their
new undertaking. Headquarters for their
cut-off work were act up not a stones
throw from fignat atation, where Helen I
hed gone to work. Nor was energy the
only manifestation of their spirit. The
keen rivalry of the endeavor to reach
the Supersitlon range with a line f ist
extended even to the construction crews,
and aa the work progressed the foremen
would hesitate at nothing to delay or em
barrass their opponents in the race.
Spike, elded with a car by Seagrue,, af
ter he had broken Jail, had made good his
eaoape and waa now something of an
Incubus on Scagrue's hands. The construc
tion camp offered a temporary outlet for
activities, and though Spike and hard
work had never been on worse terms of
Intimacy, Seagrue sent hnn freshly
dreaaed up to the Colorado line camp. Aa
the feud between the two companies
grew, Seagrue conceived that a tool, and
especially one of plke'a stamp, might
prove of service to him in the camp ot
me enemy. v n a jud wun iiie i eiv-
water, and keep me ponied ou eeiy
nove. he said to spike, giving htm
money aa he did ao.
Rhlnelander, aa vice president of the
Tidewater, had been charged with the
cutt-of operationa and took ao lively
an Intereat in It that he personally
directed much of the work. Moreover, he
made It a point to keep his crewa well
aupplled with the ainewa of war In this
case, men and explosives for the rock
work.
Shortly after Spike's appearance at the
timekeeper's window, the boss driller
came In to ask about the new supply of
explosives. "We're running too low right
now," he complained to the foreman.
"It we don't get powder for tomorrow.
we've got to stop blasting, that's all
there is to that."
Pickens turned to the new man: "Hike
over to the depot, mutt, and ask the
agent when he'll have dynamite for me."
Spike shuffled across to the little sta
tion with his usual confidence. Helen,
at her desk, glanced up at him, without
really recognising him.
"Tell Pickens." said the overworked
agent, answering Spike's questions him
self, "there are two cars for him on No.
K5." To make sure of the answer he
wrote out the information on a blank
and handed it to the messenger.
Slouching back to deliver his message,
the safe blower was still puxzllng over
the identity of the girl. But he could
not pi Rio her, and he dismlsaed thought
of tho incident. He did, however, stop
a moment to ask quentlons about train
No. So from a passing switchman. Then
he delivered his note to the foreman.
Pickens read and handed the note to
Rhlnelander. When Rhlnelander handed
the note back, tho foreman crumpled It
up and threw It away. As he and
Rhlnelander went out together. Spike
picked up the paper and etuck It In his
pocket.
After hours thatnlght he was again
over at the Colorado camp, where the
work was going provoklngly slow, to re
port to his real Coss. Seagrue pricked up
his ears at the news of the explosives.
He presently looked hard at Spike. "If
we, or you, can delay their supplies a
little," he mused, "it might help here a
lot Just now. Spike." Spike needed only
a hint. He started on foot for a small
station five miles up the line, where he
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Tear this ott as a reminder to
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had learned No. S3 usually took water.
Reaching the water tank and prowling
along the local train after It had pulled
up under the spout. Spike still sought In
some way to work mischief on It. His
eye rested presently on aome wssle pro
truding from a Journal box. Watching
hla chanre, he struck
mstch to this
and moved carelessly on.
Storm was In the engine cab. He had
received his siu-nal from the conductor
and waa pulling his train away from the
i spout, when the conductor, swinging up
on the hind end of the caboose, caught
with his eye a color of something from
one of the wheels of a boxcar ahead.
Pulling the air valve, he brought the
train to an emergency atop and with his
brakeman ran forward. Storm, looking
bnck for an cxpliiimtlon. likewise saw
the growing blaze, and getting down
Joined the train crew. The flames had
begun to lick the body of the car.
The trainmen were throwing sand on
the Journal, but It v.as loo late for tem
porizing with esped entu such as that.
Storm told them he would bark under
the spout so they could flood the flames
and hastened back to his cab. As rapidly
aa possible he pushed the train up past
the water tank, where the conductor cut
off the hind end and signaled Storm
ahead. Rut a can of crude oil In the
burning car gave way a't that moment
under the strain of the Intense heat and
the fire, now well started, ignited the
car next ahead. The two were stopped
with a Jolt under the tank and the brake-
man and fireman, pulling the spout
down, turned on a heavy stream of
water. This unhappily nerved only to
spread the flames from the crude oil,
and the wind drove these toward the two
cars Just ahead, which the crew were
particulars anxious to save-they were
the cars that contained the explosives.
"Wo must cut off the head end." yelled
the conductor as Storm, after watching
tho reault, started again for the engine.
While the conductor ran forward, the
crews were chalking the wheels and
pinning down the brakes under the half
burning cars. The engineer, out off.
headed with his engine into a siding snd
leaving It there ran back to the fire. The
burning cars were already drifting. The
brakeman and flagman had escaped from
the top of them by catching at the
water spout as they passed under It.
Storm, down the track, saw the situa
tion. He realized what might happen if
the powder, cars were allowed to run
away. With a flying leap, he caught the
side latter of the head car and running
up, began pinning down the brakes.
The conductor' yelled himself hoarse try
ing to warn him off. But Instead of stop
ping. Storm fought his way back through
the smoke to the second car. The train
men hastened Into the station to the
operator and gave the alarm. The oper
ator telephoned a message Instantly to
Signal, the next station.
The agent had gone over to the camp
and It was this message that caught
icien at oignai atone in the orfice. She
picked up the receiver as the telephone
bell rang, listened to. the excited opera
tor and wrote his hurried words down
on a pad:
"Runaway powder cars on fire. Kngl
neer Storm on them. Ditcvh at first
spur."
She dropped her pencil as she fin
ished, breathless with shock. Then pull
ing her wits together she cast for help.
She was quite alone. Whatever was to
be done, she must do it and it must be
done in haste. Running through the
freight house she espied a coll of rope.
It suggested something though at the
Instant she could not have told what
But she caught It up on the instlnetrve
impulse and ran out on the track. The
cars, flaming In the distance, were com
ing down the lang grade. A "telegraph
pole standing Just above the station put
a wild Idea Into her head. If she could
pass the rope above the btirnlng car. It
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might help the engineer to escape front
the top. Trying her skill as a plains,
woman, she ran a noose and cast tha
rope, lariat-like, at the top of the pole.
in her nervous haste she failed again
and again to drop it over the cross-bar.
No rope was ever so stiff, clumsy and
Intractable, and the cars were fat rolling
nearer. But restraining her fears she
kept trying snd at last. In spite of every
thing, she landed the big noose over the
pole and bar. Across the track grew a
hedge of tall blue-gum trees. To the
nearest of these Helen ran, and as fast,
as she could climbed the tree, the loose
end of the rope hung over her neck and
shoulder. Gaining a branch high enough
ana using an ncr
rope taut. With a few half hitches she
made it fast around the tree and tried
It with her weight.
The flaming cars, in spite of all that
Storm hud been able to do, continued to
gather speed down the Signal grade. The
engineer found himself In a ticklish
dilemma. For a Jump his chances now
were no better than if he stuck to the
car, and he saw nothing for it but to
stick. Only, he hoped mightily for some
thing to turn his way. He was fast ap
proaching the station. From the gum
tree hedge he saw what seemed a branch
waving violently. Then he perceived It
was more than that, It waa someone try
ing to signal him a woman and she was
climbing hand over hand out on a cable
stretched across the track. But he could
understand even less than he saw ot
what she meant to do. Overcome by
flame and smoke Just before the cars
neared the "hedge, he sank down on the
deck. But. Helen would not give up.
Clinging aa best she could to the cable,
she waited for him to pass under her.
Knoush of consciousness remained to
Storm in the fury of the fire to enable
him to realize as he came close that it
was Helen on the cable trying to save
his life. As he swept under her he raised
himself. She clutched blindly at him.
and holding on in desperation, manage
to drag him from the top of the burning
car.
The agent, returning from the camp
with Rhlnelander, saw the blazing run
away; and. amaxed, saw Helen hanging
from her cable and striving with failing
strensth to hold her heavy burden.
He ran toward her, snatching a tar
paulin from a pllo of cement baga as he
passed them on the platform, and with
Rhlnelander reached the hedge in time to
break Storm's heavy fall into it when
Helen let him go. A moment later she,
herself, dropped exhausted, into the can
vas. Below the station a deafening explosion
shook the solid earth. It startled the two
construction camps. A new and sudden
flame shot forty feet up into the air and
dense clouds of black smoke billowed
above where the powder cars had stood.
Seagrue glanced at Spike as they stood
together. Over toward the station two
men were carrying Storm Into the watt
ing room and Seagrue. coming over,
Joined them. Inside, he saw bending over
the unconscious engineer, stretched on
the floor, a slender girl dressed in black.
She turned anxiously, in a moment, to
ask If a surgeon had been -called. As
she did so, Seagrue, dumbfounded, looked
Into the face of Helen Holmes.
(To Be Continued.)
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