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AUTHOR. . OF-"WHISPEIUNG
SMITH," "THEF.10UNTAIN
DIVIDE,' "STRATEGY OF
GREAT RAILROADS," ,ETC.
of mountain qailroao ore
COPYRIGHT, 1915. IY FRANK H. SPEARMAN.'
THK, BEE: OMAHA. MONDAV, FKB.U'AUV
KVKSTH IST 1.I.MKT.
Little Helen Holmes, dsushlcr of u
erel Holmes, rstlr.ml man, is war.'
from Imminent dsnrvr on a a-"!!!" rsl,
road by 'jroree fieri. 1. a newvwiy. 'J aw,.
te young womanhood, Helen vrs .tirm.
w a fireman, her faiher a'd I l ;rle-,d.
Arooe Rhlnela:i(.r, 'Ir.snrler, and R ii m
eagrue, piwiwKr. fr m a I hi -el'-e d "I
lleton. Pafebreekera cmplo-d
gtue at Mil Oeneral Holmes' snne "lui,
of the cut-orf Una f r l..e Tliw i-r. f t
tally wound the general aitd es-Mt.e. Mrr
father's eetste hsilv Involved ry hi
death Helen gftea to work on the Tide
water. Heagrue usee "pike m a t file to
a rewder train hsul-d hy Rtorm's engine.
Helen tares frorr frrm a horrlh'e )"ath.
Helen recovers the surrev plana from
ftaa grue. and though they are taken rrum
her, finds an aeelcentnlly made proof 01
the surrey blueprint. Mtornt, employed
er F.hmelander, wins a flttht It 1 -ante
a men for prssaeelon of a consign
went of railroad tlea. rt'lle and lis run
federate sfebreakr steal ithlnelander
payroll money. Helen put aura aim. with
a policeman a aid, ret tore two nf tliem
and reeovers the nwnfjr,
Reeolvad to get completely away from
the constant Interruption In hla woik
AiDM Rhlnslander replaced his burned
ramp with outfit ears and moved at cm
to the and of Ma construction work, now
well advanced on lh dsert.
The now equipment eaa aa complete aa
money and energy could suggest, And no
sooner ware the car aet out on a apur
at Batrd near the end of the new line
than linemen war busy making- tele
rfiphlo eonnectlnna for them with the
THawatar ayatem. The moment tha wlr-Ina-
waa dona Pterin naeld the flral
masaaia ever tha new line ought to to
Melon, who had nny been transferred
from Rlcnat to ljti Vea, a division ala
tlon below Batrd. Tthinelander waa well
pleaead. with tha aufgratlnn and fltorm
wrot out telegTom. The nfieralor
aounded Helen'! call, and after a 1110
nient announced ahe aa on the wire tak
ln Xtorm't meaaage, . It read:
Rhlnelander aaya conlracta on No. 111.
Wring them up Sunday. Ittorin will meet
train tiara and drive you over to camp.
Beagrua, during this time, had already
made eounter rilapoaltlona to meet
Jlhlnelander'a errangementa and had ea
tabilahad aaeondary headquarter! at
1a Veria, where he controlled an Icing
eonoeealon, '
Pplka had been laggard In following
Hea.sT-a up the Una aa directed, and the
latter rent aa many unpleaaant tneaaaiica
aa ha could to Oceanalde, where Fpiae'
wag In retreat. But a Seagrue'a con
ttnulnc tummoni grew more and more
peremptory Spike waa obliged to take
notice and get under way for the draert
b'maelf.
leering OceVnalde tha night after a
rarouae. ha woke net morning aa the
train waa pulling into a deaert town
atranga to hla eyea. Somewhat muddled,
anyway, and being unable to recognise
Ma eurroundlnga, he aaked a fellow pan
enger he name of the place; hut he
forgot It tha moment ha heard It, How.
ever, nn acannlng cloaely the appearance
of tha block of crude building- facing
tha atetlon, ha reached the conclusion ft
r' !- e'rugglea Helen waa eoon over
powered. Xlh a quirk word to Bill above, Ia
ei'rimhled Into the car. He pfaced
Helm, now unconn'loua. In a alttlna; p
"itlnn nnd ran to the hind end to look
gauged again and waa helplea. But u
aplte her being wrapped In the rug, Hplke
got from what he aaw, the whole atory
they had Helen. A audden rage etlrred
him, and throwing caution to the wlnda,
he dashed acroee the open lot toward the
alley.
The freight train bearing Storm waa
Hearing Leia Vegas, but nowhere had h
been able to discover a trace of Helen.
Seagnie and Ma men were carrying her
upataJra. They left the -driver aa a
ruard at the lower door, and Spike, run
ning hard, had neared the building. When
the engine stopped. Storm, with a lootf
of worry, got hurriedly down. The flret
man hla eyea chanced to fall on waa
Spike. The eight of him to Storm waa
like red to bull. Gaining Spike's vicinity
atealthlly. Storm made at h'm. "What
are you fellowe up to now?'' he cried
angrily, throttling Spike with the word
againat the building.
"Where'e Helen Holme, you blamed
crook 7"
"Vpetalra, I tell you. Llaten! 8he up
atairs. Instead of choking roe, get buey
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tood at bay. "Come another foot and IT
smash thla if it kill every one of us,'
ahe cried, recklesa of conaequenoe.
Lug and Bill halted In terrorthey know
If ehe carried out her threat It mean
death to them all. Seagrue'a waa the
hardier nature: "Throw It If you dare."
he cried, tauntingly. He knew ahe woui
not commit suicide. "ToBether, boys."
he shouted: "rush her."
"Seagrue." cried a voice from the win
dow behind Helen, "get hack!" Storm had
gained a hip of the roof commanding the
room and thrusting hla Irand throujh thj
window covered the men Inside with a
revolver.
The window proved dlflloult to ncgoiate.
Storm tried to drop Inside from It, Heln
turned to help him. Jn doing so, ahe left
the three an lnetant uncovered. Thev
sprang through the door and dawn th
si si re. Iug and Bill made for the car.
"No," shouted Sengrue, "hide."
Helen and Storm bent over Ppike. He
lay daied. When he waa able to help him
self a little and with their aid could rise
to hla feet, they supported him down
stairs. " t
Their enemies were nowhere to be seen.
Hut in the roadway stood Seagrue'a ma
chine. No member of the party had
.acruple about confiscation It. Spike and
I Storm, together, soon had tha engine
, turning and they tut Helen In on tha aeat
j here ahe had ao lately lain helpless, and
; drove back with her to Rhfnelander'a
jcamp, where they found him anxlouly
I awaiting new of his endangered protege.
I He greeted the sight of Helen with, re
joicing, but hla features darkened when
1 hla eyes fell on the redoubtable Spike,
i Helen and Storm, enjoying; the mystery
of the situation, allowed the amasement
on Rhlnelander's face to grow, as ha
looKea from them to Spike, and from
Spike to Helen and Storm for an ex
planation. "Ves," cried Helen, laughing- " at her
I 1 "IH Brain the One That Lays a nar.fl on Me!" 0 1og Wated to the Driver to Come on.
J ' 8 Kpike Picked Up the Handkerchief. '
would be a good place to supply at least
one qf hla needs, and forthwith, hastened
from the coach to the nearest corner
groggary. Once inside the place, his at
tentlon waa held for a moment by a
rambling discussion , carried on by o
group of early morning loafers, Spike,
never happy outside a wrangle, struck
unhesitatingly Into the talk, which waa
concerning how loud Caruso could slnii,
and disputed practically every statement
advanced by anybody. After prolonged
loss of sleep In the city and with nerves
noon too amiable at beat, now shattered
by drink, ha was in an exceptionally
surly state, and before he knew It had
a flat fight on his hands. The brawl waa
short. The three or four whom he had
angered aet on him together and, maklnit
a lob of It, threw him bodily out on th
sidewalk. One of tha party proved Samar
itan enough to follow htm out and hand
htm his cap and a letter he had stuck
tnakla It before leaving Oceanalde to
read at hla leisure, After putting th
nobs away he had forgotten all about It,
and opening It now, found another sav
age summons from Seagrue bidding htm
coma to lie Sloan alley, I.aa Vegas, at
on oe.
Spite tried to pull together his disor
dered wits. lie felt in his pockets for
hi mopey and his ticket. Every pocket
waa empty. Ha then werked-fcack M' , , ,...,, h
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tha station to go to Vegas anyway. TI10
train, after changing engtnra, waa ready
ta pull out A naaaenger brakeman, espy
ing Spike as he ambled up, aaked hla
destination.
"I'm going west." declared Spike con
fusedly, "Tint, around," suggested tha brake
man unaywathettcally.
font get fresh," growled Bplke.
"Where's your ticket?" demanded the
trainman roughly.
'lnt It," returned Spike, laconically.
The conductor, accompanied by a spe
clhl agent, came along. Hearing the talk
ha askoC the trouble. The special agent.
ILateuing one , moment and sluing up
Spike's appArr.c, pulled hint for wail
ry the collar and declared If he ever
aught him on the right-of-way again
he would. stl k him on rock pile for
thirty days r?plke waa Incontinently
hustled off the platform and the com
pany detective got aboard aatisfied. A
moment later the train drew out. But
Kplka, watching his' chance and making
a run, had boarded the end of a car anl
hidden under the vestibule trap, which
waa down. Awaiting further opporlu
nity, he watilad until the conductor
paaaed through the corridor into the nei
coach. Then, opening tbe door, Splae
climbed Inalde and seated himself wim
out explanation or apology very comfoit-
ably In the oliservatlun coach. Ilia l '
ing move did not, howetcr, escape the
conductor's vigilance, and coming back
preaently to demand a ticket, the train
Kuardlan waa disagreeably surprised ta
fled that be again had the Impudent
tramp on his hands. Ha ouce more
summoned the epecial agent and
wrangle fnaued.t Spike declared the
t-rakeman roust have rubbed him during
the nurbt of las in kct asitf what money
had. This aaaertion naturally failed
of a aymriathrnc reieptit.n. end aa five
train glowed on the desert fur Helen'e
station, f pike as firmly escorted ty
three men Ihrough tha door of Ihe coach.
lun, when tha train stopped, waa at
the express car signing for tha regis-
J tered package containing Ithlnelander s
right-of-way contracts. She took also
tha Christmas mall addressed to tha
camp.
Returning to the office, ahe aaw the
disturbance at the steps of the fibearva-
tlon car, where Spike, vehemently pro
testing, waa agnift about to be hustled
off the right-of-way. Helen reached the
group at the very crisis, for Spike's sur
liness, enhanced hy his condition, had
made htm an ugly customer to handle.
The special agent. In point of fact, waa
about to knock him down and drag him
out when Helen Intervened to ssk mercy
for the wretched tramp.
"Where does he want to goT" ssked
Helen quickly of the conductor.
When ha answered, "Up the road," and
the circtimatancca were explained to her,
she made a pliia: "Iet him stay on," she
urged. "I will pay his fare to Ualrd."
She Instated on giving the conductor
Spike's fare. Left momentarily out of the
controversy. Spike atared . at .the turn
affairs had taken. Things were getting
too complicated when Helen Holmes pould
come to hla reaFue. He thought he was
dreaming .until the special avent jerked
him away from Helen and. told Spike in
vlgorot'a Kngllah some of the things he
thought of him and hti kind. Kpike could
In conscience do no other than grin.. But
he realised who had interposed to save
him from a beating and he continued to
feel mixed sensations of surprise ' and.
confusion in perceiving that hla resouer
should be Helen Holmes.
The conductor signalled the cab. Tha
special agent climbed aboard and the
train pulled out. When Helen turned to
go back into the ststlon Spike, who had
declined to board the train, stood' near
the .door.. He Intercepted and tried to
speak to Helen, liut Helen waa almost as
much afraid of his gratitude aa aba waa
of his enmity, and trlod to make light of
her action and paaa on.
But Spike was serious and not to be
shaken off. For the flret time, as far aa
ho could recall. In his life someone per-
him had offered.
the lob tor Rhlnelender If those oon
traota reach him; whereas. If I get hold
of .them, we can tangle him up worse than
ever."
Bplke spoke up with a new and sud
den energy! "Tou can't get those con
tracts. Tha girl la taking them to Bhlne
lander tomorrow."
"How do you know that?'
"I aaw tha package in her hands not
ten minutes ago."
Seagure knit hla brow for a moment.
I guesa there's one way to get them,"
ha said, looking hard at Spike and front
him to tha two lesser ilghts. "We'll have
to get Helen."
"Then I can tell you, blated Spike,
"you don't get them." Seagrue looked at
his tool in amasement. The convict's
faoa darkened. 'The mart that harms
that girl" h raised his vote ominously
"reckon with me." He registered an
oath with his threat "I'll tear hla head
from his Shoulders!"
'Tou fool," stammered Seagrue. "No
body means to hurt i'er. . We'll carry
her off and take the contracts from her.'
When the thing blows over we'll let her
go."
Leave ma out of the Job," growled
Spike bluntly. '
Seagrue sprang to his feet he waa a
powerful ' man and grappled with the
convict.. Tha two struggled. Not a word
was spoken. Only the gTuntlng and
gasping of a Ufe-and-death grapple, the
slipping, gripping and scuffling of two
enraged men, with Ixif and Bill looking
on, broke tha gilenca of tha room. Spike
gradually bora hla enemy backward and
downward. Lug and Bill jumped in -to
help Seagrue. Spike, ahaklnj hlmeelf
free from tha three, whirled into a cor
ner and caught up a chair. Lug
jumped for . a gun. Splka, with tha
strength of a giant, amaehed tha heavy
across - tha table, shivering it . to
with none but a kindly motive, to do him
a good turn. "If I ever get a chance, tnlsa.
1 11 My you back. Stop a minute, won t
you? just a minute." Helen reluctantly
patwea. -tou don't think I mean It."
for the machine. It had overhauled tha
train and was speeding beside it along
the highway. Lug waved to the driver
to come on. -ileturnlng to tha oar ho
motioned to Bill to help him carry Helen
out The two men picked her vrp and
took her to tha platform. How to trans
fer her to tha motor car waa a problem
that might have given pause to more
clever men. lug Intended at first to
throw the helpless girl from the platform
Into the machine, but thla ha discovered
would never do the distance waa too
great. Bill, an old aallor, came to the
rescue with another arrangement. In
a Jiffy he had laahed Helen into a kind
of cradle in tha middle of tha long rope, j
and throwing? one end to the driver
shouted to him to make it fast Th
latter, when he caught the line, hitched
It to the side of his car, and with the
motor and the train still at high speed,
Lug, on the rope, went hand-over-hand
down to the motor car. Loosening the
hitch, he then drew In the rope, while
Bill, on 'the platform, "carefully paid out,
and Helen waa . transferred,, uninjured,
from the train to the machine.
Once within the motor car Helen was
unceremoniously dropped to the bottom
and left there, while the machine was
turned around and her captors whisked
back for Las Vegas with her.
Storm by this time had left the con
struction camp and was waiting at Baled
for the train bearing Helen. The train
orew In and stopped. To Storm's sur
prise and disappointment not a solitary
passenger got off. He accoated tha con
ductor: "Helen Holmes was coming up
today. Where ia she?"
Tha conductor looked down tha plat
form. "She certainly, was on tha train."
ha declared, pussled. "I saw her just
before we got to lArden."
Storm, the trainman following:, walked
hastily through tha coaches. Helen waa
iltnlr
puniers, ana. raising a pmce 01 n as . not t0 be found- A fr,iht train gtilna-
club, sprang for the doon I II brain VoCltI wa, ,tan(Jlng on tn p.
nana
on me,
he
the one that lays a
cried. "Stand back!"
Bill and Lug would have rushed him.
Seagrue, with craftiness stronger than
anger, held them back.
Helen, next morning. In her office, waa
getting ready to take the train. She had
the Chrlatmaa mall for the-camp and
the reglatered packags for lOiinelander,
muttered Spike. "I do. Thank you for
your klndneee." Ha shamefacedly held which she put In her blou
v. r... nmy nana, -win you ahake?" ! Heagrue overnight had outlined
his
Ing tiack. Htorm ran to the caboose and
explained hla anxiety to the train crew.
who were prompt to make ready to aid
nim. They pulled out with Storm In the
cab to scan the right of way.
In Seanrue's machine Lug and Bill
opened Helena satchel. They found a
big package of letters, and believed they
had in them the wlshed-for contracts.
And having atowed - the mall in their
them how to work, told thera that after
they -had secured Helen he would pick
them up with hla automobila at Mile
Post 119. With thla understanding, lie
drove away In his car. The two men
went to the train.
Had they been more alert as they
walked down the street, they might have
seen Spike lounging on a convenient cor
ner; but Pplke, whose eyesight waa re-
Helen shrank back, but aa he stepned ! ...i,.m- hi. 1.. m.n and Hireninu I pockets, thought their work waa done
re.iKK-iruiiy toward her ahe hated to hurt
hla feelings. She gave him her hand for
an Inatant and hurried, laughing, Into the
office. '
Turning slowly away, the convict
walked down the platform. Bounding the
corner of the elation, he ran into the
station baggageman. "What town la thla.
mister?" he demanded.
Vegae." anawered the railroad man
uncle, "I Vnowlt looks : ran ..
To sea us three In friendly compai ,
toesn't It T Hut we're friends aren't
iplkeT"
Knlko looked nt her. "You're my frier..!,
sura," he muttered.
Ithlnelander, Incredulous, pointed nt
plke, "Have you brought him here to
iang him?" he exclaimed.
N'o." erled Helen, whose eyea spark' 1
with the fun ef the puaale. "We dldi.'t
Jilng him here to liana. Wc hrnuf it
him here to eat the heat Sunday llnr r
you ever served In a eeesst ruction calrm "
"You're to oarve the reasl fur (t "1
yourself," Interposed Storm.
"You've both gone erfiay." eerier il
Mnelander weakening.
"v"" perelated Helen, "lne'iri t
Spike's being to blame for my d!sppar-
ance, I'm afraid I should never h-ve v-l '
to see you again, Uncle Amos, If !:
hadn't been my friend In need today "
And ahe and Storm, each constnn ly
breaking In on the other, told the da' 'a
story.
"By neorge!" cried Bhlnelander, hull-
Ing hla hand unrnidRedlna-ly out to
Spike, "I believe there's something decent
in your worthlesa carcass after .ill.
Spike. You are entitled to a good din
ner. And you shall eat it with me. ym
blamed rascal. Ho clean yourself up and
report at my car within an hour," re
said roughly. "By the wsy, Telen," ha
turned suddenly on his foster nle-:
"Those right-of-way contracts?"
"Here, Uncle Anton," she exclaimed.
She drew firm her blouse the registered
package. "But the Christmas mall i.r
the ramp was stolen by those bmts:
It's lost."
"Not quite," Interposed Storm, pull! ir
bunches of letters from each of hi
pockets. "I pioked "em up before we Irrt
the room."'
(To Ba Continued Nert Monday.)
Little Bobbie's Pa
As an Explorer, He Astounds a Scientist
Br Wll,l,HH p. KIRK.
Helen, in the rush of cold air, had be
gun to revive. As a precaution to pre
vent her from giving any alarm though
machines were sufficiently scarce on the
desert Lug took Helena handkerchief
from her satchel, tied It roughly over her
mouth, laid her on the seat cautioned
her harshly and covered her with a
steamer rug.
Traveling at a breakneck pace over
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battered features. , maraaoiy goou. ana wno waa aciuauy ui me broad expanse of sand, the car waa
Seagrue l.a. brought to the desert with 1. ' T I T entering ls Vegas, when, crossing- one
him from his camp two rogue, whou ' " 1 ' " ,7, ' ,ne vi""", ,,r't8 'lu'ut lining
name, had gradually been reduce by j l'lr ''"'' hl j speed, the driver almoat knocked a man
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and
looked anarilv after th par that bad mm
; a party came out on the observation 1 - - '
did not recognise; they shot by too fast.
But a handkerchief had chanced to fall
from the car at his feet. Spike never
neglected Invcattrating anything that
tell In his way. He picked the handker
chief up and walked on. still at Interval
111 ins 1 . , j 1 . , . i, . 1 1 .4 . 1. :
ith Mm when he asked whether; . .. ... , , u- , . j turned with
bad anellh.ir an.l h.rH L...L.. ..,!,.. ''rr'""
nd "Lug." The pair were in his
looms
Spike had come on the paaaenger train. '
11 II was looking from the window at
the moment and anawered. "That looks
like Hplke down the street now."
ill a few momenta more Spike had
found hla way to the rendesvoua. twa-
grue.' impatient as always, demanded, to
know as soon aa he entered tha room
mhat had kept him. Splka told hla atory.
or at least such part of it aa he deemed
It wise to tell, and turning the tables
on Seagrue. asked what waa up. Seagrue
told him of the right-of-way contracts
expected the following day by Rhine
lander.
"What of It?" demanded Spike.
W must get them," announced Sea
grue. bluntly.
"Who's we?" Inquired Spike impu
dently. "You!" returned Baagrue, with as much
insolence as ha could throw Into one word,
b pike's sullenneaa angered him and ha
continued to explain, but In no very
amiable tones: "it means the big and of
platform, and the two men slunk around
to the oilier side of the train,
j Aa eoon as they had got their liearlngs.
j Lug, taking a coll of rope that Bill I141I
I brought, threw It over the top of . the
car, where it' caught and hung on ons
of the gaa cocks. Terttng the ropo car
fully, the two became satisfied it woulj j looking back,
hold, and one follovln he other they! Seagrue waa in hla rooms, waiting lm.
climbed below to the top of the tram. I i-allently for the return of the car. When
When the train reached Arden Station t ' did at Inst skid wildly around the cor
they were relieved to seethe people at j traveling at a recklesa pace. Seagrue
the end of the car leave.; and when the I ran downatalr and hurried the men to
to get her out of Seagrue'a dutches
that's what I'm here for."
In tha fewest possible words be told
Storm of how Helen had shamed him
with klndneae and how ha had sworn to
her ha would make good. Storm experi
enced an acute revulsion of feeling. "Than
we're friends!" he exclaimed.
I didn't say that," returned Spike,
feeling his crumpled windpipe. "I'm Helen
Holmes' friend."
Storm eyed htm keenly. "If you mean
it, I'll forgive you for what's gone be
fore, Spike. If you don't. I'll choke you
next time for keeps."
"I mean it," snapped Spike. "Stow tha
gab." Ha pointed to tha door behind him.
"Beagrrua's kidnaped her. They carried
her up those stairs not two minutes ago."
Storm's eyes burned black. Seagrue at
that moment could have seen murder In
them. 'Storm compressed hla lips. "How
many are there, Spike?" was all he mut
tered. .
"Three." ,
Storm pointed. "Watch that door," he
directed. -"I'll go to the roof."
In the room to which they had carried
her. on the second floor, Helen, partly
recovered, resolutely faced Seagrue and
her captors. Lug handed Seagrue. the
stolen letters. He examined them Impa
tiently and tossed one after another con
temptuously aside. - "ia this ' all ' you've
got?" ha demanded in disgust. The core-
traots were not there. ,
Seagroa glared at Helen. Alive to her
serious danger, her - quick . perceptions
took in every feature of her surround
ings and almost the first thing her
glance fell on was a stack of iron cylin
ders In a corner, of the room .labeled
"High Explosives." From outside the
room aha heard, ' without knowing what
they signified, sounds of fierce alterca
tion. Spike, at -the door below, with a
gentle knock, had attracted .the atten
tion of the machine driver,- stationed as
watchman. The scout opened cautiously
to see who knocked. But cautious
though ' he waa, he waa no " match Jn
trickery for the adept Spike,' whose arm
shot like a flash through the opening as
he threw himself against the door. In
a fraction of a second before the chauf
feur actually knew what had happened
Splka tad tha astonished sentry by the
neck, jerked him outside, flung htm Into
tha gutter and dashed up the stairs.
Seagrue. unmoved by the fighting out-!
side, turned threateningly on Helen.
"You've got those contracts. I . want
them. Will you hand them over without
forcer' Helen stood mute. "Shall I
take them from you?" Neither warnings
nor threats moved her to a single word.
"Won't talk, eh?" enapped Seagrue.
"No matter I'll do the talking. Stand
her out here. boye. and I'll search her."
He started forward. She backed away
with a cry. "Don't come near me." she
exclaimed. "You ahan't search me! I'll
kill you first."
A knock st the door interrupted Sea
grua's threatening advance; his confed
erates looked alarmed. That'a only the
watchman, boys." cried ' Seagrue. "Pay
no attention. Catch ner and hold her."
The worda were not out of hla mouth
when the one door of the room was
flung violently open behind them. "Handa
off. there!" shouted a heavy voice. The
three men whirled on the Intruder. Sea
grue, in his amasement, found himself
confronted by Spike. The convict raised
a threatening hand. "lon't touch that
girl." he said hoarsely. 'The man that
does" he mutter a fearful Imprecation
"will anawer to me with his life."
Lug and Bill shrank back. They knew
Cnlke'a blood-stained handa too .Awell te
Ma'a unkel was up to the house last I
nlta, he is a grate explorer 4c ha has jest
eaim back from Pattygony.
Well, old sport, sed Pa, Jest aa If he
had known Ma'a unkel all his life, how
did you leave everything; down in old
Pattygony?
Z beg pardon, sad Ma'a unkel, hla nalm
la Profeasur Black.
I sad how did you teeve all tha ray
dogs in Pattygony.
There are vary few apaeahlea of dogs
in Pattygony, sed xrofessor Black. 1
am not interested in canines. I aaw sum
interesting vulplnes, however. One
speeshles la particularly feroahus.
That's jest what I like, sed Pa. Give
me a feroshus vulpine for a pet any
time. I like to talm them. spose you
ahot a lot of partridges In Pattygony.
. I dldent see any, sed the profesaur. I
was down thara looking for the grata
auk, wlch I do not beleeve Is yet extinct
no matter what the scientists say.
I doant beleve it eether, I sed. I shot
ona yesterday with my new gun, a
chicken auk. '
Tha Professor began ta laff & sed My
deer littel man. that Is a hawk, h-a-w-k.
The Auk is different.
Certingly. sed Pa. The II is silent, aa
.n Clnctnnaty. I shud have been along
with you on that trip, Trof. Thar are
few atrange, wild places on this planet
ware my footsteps have not been.
So you, too, have been in . the far
places, eed the Profesaur.
Oh yes, sed Pa. . eefoar I settled down
made a fortune in the printing blsneas
I was seldom in one place long at a
time. It was funny how I kep leeptng
from state to state, from continent to
continent.
Is that so, sed the profesaur. . That is
Indeed tntereating.
Yea indeed, sed Pa. 1'he sheriff offen
spoke about me te my roaming- nature.
. Did you happen, wile in Patty gony, to
see any of the odd littel lisards called tha
Splkeface? '
Did I? sed Pa. Why, I had one, for a
pet. It used to walk me every morning.
I can fele that spike yet, sed Pa. Nater
ally it got vary much attached to me 4
I waa going to bring it hoam with me,
but it got anthrax ft sum compllcashuns
set in A 4t breethed its last, the poor
littel thing. It cried wen I toald it Deth
waa cummlng.
Thay are vary ffeckshunate, sed the
Professur,
Qut the most Interesting littel anlralle
,.. : u
in Pattygony, aed Pa, 1 to my nrind, tha
barking- flea. Thay do jiot care tor the
natives, but have a sort ef wlafal aXfeek
shun. Pa sed, for a good look whlto
man. I had several of them at one tjrrm
found it vary hard te git rid ef them.
They wasent ao bad wen thay 1 kep
quiet, but wan thay was disturbed thay
made a noise ilka bloodhounds after Ellis.
I dldent come in contaok with them,
sad the Profeasur. It la funy that while
I was down'thare I dldent hear about
rare expedistrun.
It was a vary gumshoe affaire, sed
Pa. X dldent calr to have my ezack
whare-abouta known , at that time aaven
to my close fronds. I flggerd that I waa
on the verg of a discovery that wud
durafo'tnd Science Sc. I found It. I found
the Tongue-Tid wimmen of the lost trli'u
of the Amazons. Not one of them cud
say a word the divine creature. While
a ruest of that tribe, sed Pa I spend tne
only reely peaceful moments I have known
since I married thla niece of yuree.
After the Professur was gone Pa went
rite to bed A Ma dldent git a ehanat to
skold him.
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train was once more under way and
the station disappeared from view. e a
grue's roadster appeared on the desert.
The pair thought it a good time to pit
their acheme into execution.
I vug lowered himself down the aide of
the car. Inside Helen waa readlnt
quietly when Lug's hand, holding a
handkerchief saturated with chloroform,
a as thrust through the window and de-
get Helen quickly Inside. Spike at thla
juncture was crossing a vacant lot. He
looked again at the handkerchief In his
hand, and hia eyes turned once pier in
the direction of the machine. Me saw
that the party had stopped before a
building appearing to Spike's ees some
want to rouse his wrath But Seagrue
was not for an Instant to be swerved
r,m hi. ourDoee. "Get that whelp,'' he
shouted, pointing at Sple. 1 11 i 1
for the girl."
Albeit with the poor stomach. U i sndl
Bill attacked the powerful outlaw.
Helen, looking dUtracted'y for a weapo-i ,
of defenae. aaw the enploalve cyllndera.
. . . l .. ,, frm Krhlad ha I I
A blow Bjrui-a fjr - j
... . . ... . . . t , - 1 v. hinii inn 1 1 . .
still ramiuar. in ncm moment tne 1 stunned rpiKe. " ---- 1
men lifted what seemed a heavy burden three men turned to secure Helen Rioop
frora the machine. H-len had been Ing ewlftly. sh pi. Wed up a ey.ioder and J
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way to clear your sian wii
Rginol Soap
Bathe your face for several minutee If the akin ia in bad condition
with Kesinol Soap and warm water, through neglect or an unwise use of
working-the creamy lather into the coametica, apply a little Reainol Oint
skin gently with the finger-tip. Then ' ment and let it remain on ten min-
wash off with more Reainol Soap and utes before the final washing with
warm water, finishing with a dash of Resinol Soap.
clear Cold water tO close the pores. iWaol 8aa is not artincUlly colored. It. rich
DO this once Or twice day, and you browa bawg semely du. t. lb Ks.ir.oi bsla .
be astonished how quickly the (oua. b. .k eke
healing antiseptic Resinol medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, lessens
the tendency to pimple, and leaves
the complexion clear, fresh and
eivetv.
Retinal Uinnnt, ni Dtet. li-P, Rpnr.fl.
nsitiraara, fit a.
' Phyiuians kavt prescribed R . :
Ointment for over t-.ventv ivjn ... tie
treatment of skin an it s.;iij i et ti -.
