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! 1 ' THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1016. fad l AUTHOR. OF "WHISPERING SMITH," "THE" MOUNTAIN DIVIDE," "STRATEGY OF GREATRAILROADS," ETC, OF MOUNTAIN RAILROA0 UPC (KL(I&(j3(n) I La. V.-TI kha AU riu S k I) s EIGHTH I?f STALLSTFITT. Synopsis. Little Helen Holme. daughter ef Gen- rnl Ho.niM, railroad man, ia rescued from imminent dinner on a seenlc ra.ll !'od by George Storm, a newsboy, rtrown now a finnan, hr father, and hia friend to young womanhood, Helen saves Storm, Amos Kninclenriei. flnanoier, and Robert .-'rnarue, rrnmoter, from a threatened collision. Ffebreokera employed by Bea isMin tei General Holmes' survey Plana i of tlio cat. of? lino for the Tidewater. I'atnilr wound the penernl and escape.. Her father- estate badly Involved by Ma leth. Helen goes to work on the THe nter. Heien reoovrrs the survey , p ans rom teagrue. and though they are taken from her. finds an accidentally made it roof of the survev blueDrlnt. Storm l I - '.mplored by Rhlnelander. KjMke and hli J i 1 unfede.rato safebreaaers etoal Rhlne- iinnupr m pay roil money, lioieti purcuen i of them andrecovera the money. Bplke, I befriended by Helen. In hla turn aavea I her and tha right-of-way contract when cagru Kianap ner. (Continued from Last afwiiclay.t THK BACK rOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ; What to do with Bplke after he had turnnd over hi flmt leaf In the bjok.of xratitudo proved a difficulty for Helen. Knt II teemed to her the first thine, to be attempted was to ft at Mm well away from Seagrue's Influence. Seagrue, with tha ample backing at hla disposal, had rstabllahed an elaborate construction amp well out on the deeert. where he -o ipied with hln railroad building; enter prise aa much of fraudulent deceit and force aa he dare display toward Rhine lander and the men in the Copper Ranre Tidewater construction work. The prise for which both road were playing; In the tremendous effort of each to get ahead of the other waa a aubatantial one and eagruo was never called to account at ,lils headcniartera for hia strategy tn tha construction trench ea. i On the momlntr that !Mn took Bplk down atreet to a Lu Vefraa clothing store, Jiad him fitted out with new clothea and Vnavlded hlw with aome pocket money. gruo waa on hla way over to hia camp, accompanied by the two strong-arms, nown by no more respectable namea n Bill and Lug. He aaw Helen on ths Ktreet with Spike and watched the two for a moment. . Dispatching BUI then to the fwrafrc for m8 motor oar and bidding Lug, on hla life, not to lose alght or Spike, Seagrue. hbnrelf, hastened to the office of the local abertff, whoa Interest, as a precautionary measure, ba bad enlisted on hia aide th. moment ba reached the ittenert. Explaining to this official, already made complacent by generous offeringo, that he bad on hla hands a contract laborer who waa trying t Jump bla Job, he tngaged hla promise of vigorous co operation to bring Split to time. In fact, the sheriff offered to arrest him at ones. No." objected Bua-gitm. aa If ba should hesitate to put a new friend to so mucii trouble. "DonH arrest Spike. I think I can handle htm: but I should Uke yon to be on hand to make aure. If ha con sents to stay bera and finish hla work you may let him alone understand?" The sheriff nodded companlonably, and Sea true led the way with him to the ma chine, which Bill had brought up, and setting In with tha sheriff Bill drove toward the station. 'Helen bad returned with Spike to tha office, sh had paid i for a railroad ticket which waa to carry jhim to the city, where, she believed. freet mnt Ihuru'i mntamlnatina: in- Ail fluene Spiks would have a chance to back on his feet. And having said sood-by to Splk on the platform and 'dged his thanks as much as aha could. hurried into the office to prepare to meet tha Jncomlng train. jji i opine, in a coinioruum nwass mt xrano, M I was looking down at tha ticket In hla W I . . , 1 . I L 1 1 I nary friend Helen had been and how i considerately ah had treated him, when ! a quiet vole at his elbow spoko Just .two words Into his ear; "Hello. Spike!" i Spike, who lived, as It were, at all ; times over a powder magazine of the un expected, atarted a little and turned to , look into the composed gray eyea of Soa urue. He stood a moment bound by ' their spell. Something In them seemed to chill and wither all the good reso lutions he had taken to break away for good and all from his lawleaa associates and get back to the "square- as he hal said he wanted to do. ' Seagrue' face was lighted only by a pleasant sralls. "Where you going, Spike?" he asked In friendly fashion. ' It seemed to Spike as If through some irresistible force bis feet were nailed to J the spot where they rested. Ha looked about blm with Indecision, and as his eyes wandered h aaw Seas rue beckon ing to the sheriff to com over from the machine. The mcr sight of a sheriff raised in Xa '.' memory an extremely disagree- iTt able picture. ; Seagrue, meantime, put hla hand In his i pocket. From It be drew a worn- little ; pamphlet, and after caieful deliberation. held it in his hand before Splke'a waver. , Ing eyes. In tha black-faced type on the i uover a name and description were j printed, but what Spike aaw staring him 1 wer the figures snd the word: "1300.00 REWARD!" But to Spike that on line of type meant Infinitely mora than ft could mean to any other man. i. Seagrue watched closely the changing expressions cn the bunted criminal's face; he waa even quiet and pleasant In his demeanor as he muttered: "Tou shouldn't :ry to leave me. Spike. At least, not until i say you may go." Something of hatred and aversion for the man whom he had served so long ind in ao vU a fashion, flamed up In Spike's heart. "Seagrue,- ba almost biased. "I can sand you to the chair; man do yoa know that?" Sru lost noa of his composure. He returned Spike's angry look undisturbed: ; returned Spl ! "Do you kfi 1 , you do? he . I i they lift m I : for the next f 4 d rJy to or now what win happen when h asked In even tones. "After me out of K. they'll lift you in next shock, Splk. When you're commit suicide, m ready to go ' Pj th etn that as straps ahead of you or aXar you th sheriff may prefer. But until that moment comes. Spike" a i threatening intonation mad Itself felt with, the studied utterance "until that moment. Spike, you will tak your orders from me understand?" Hoik looked gloomily down at the Hi a. BieJMei ssJiHBja.i. 1 1 1 Rhlnelander and the Pcpuflc Arrive. S Made Wut Helen's Knee at the Cab Window. RhlncUnder Buys Rlfftt-of-Way Over CMuridy'H lnd. 4 I'ullc-i Away -With the Stolen IxK-oinolive. ticket he held In his hand. He realized he was utterly helpless. "All light." he said gruffly. Sragrue shook hands with the sheriff an he follbwed Spike across the platform. "I don't think Till have any trouble with him," lie said In on undertone. "The.nk you Just the some, sheriff." "If you do have," returned the officer to him In an aside, "Just rend for me, wl". you?" Seagrtic, laughing hla thanks, got into the car beside Spike and nodding to BUI dirertrd him to drive over to the camp. With tbe rival construction crews, mat ters were reaching a somewhat critical stage In their race. Both the Colorado & Const nnd the Copper Range & Tide water companies had reached the limits of the city of I.aa Vegas, whore, owlnp to the topography of the covintry as well as to the difficulties in getting through the town, possible rights-of-way were ex ceedlnRly scarce. A section almost Im mediately In front now of both construc tion ganga- was occupied by a weather beaten pioneer who bore the name of Cas sldy, and his comfortable cottage ob structed both surveys. The advent of two railroads building neck and neck across the desert through the little town had naturally stirred every Inhabitant of It to a high pitch of excitement. Small wonder that Cas aidy's head had become In some degree confuaed aa to values, and by. tha time Rhlnelander got around to see the bronsed pioneer .with a check for J2.000 the price first put upon' the property by Its veteran owner valuations had risen and Casaldy declared that he would aell for 110,000 and not a cent less. Rhlnelander, considerably taken aback, Impatiently asented to th , exorbitant sum named, and going Inside the cottage, wrote out hla check for It. In exchange ha received Caaaldy's rather uncertain signature, on the customary legal form, granting to tha Cooper Range and Tide Water Railway company privileges over tha Cassldy'Und as a freehold owner. Seagrue, arriving from town, learned from hla foreman of the status of the In significant plot of ground, adverse Pos session of which might frustrate their' persistent plans for obstructing Rhlne lander. With his aurveyora, Seagrue hurried to the end of the work, and reached th ground Just In time to en counter Rhlnelander coming out of Caa aldy's house snd - the agreement duly signed and delivered Jn his hand. And behind Rhlnelander came George Storm, ready to bring th men up to take pos session of th Casaldy demesne. Seagrue and his followers halted them and Rhlnelander, feeling tha victory all his own, explained tha situation to Sea grue, while Storm, amiably, but firmly, ordered "eagrue'a men to get off the Cop per Range property. Seagrue. without saying anything to conti overt what ha had heard, walked straight into Casaldy' a houae. "I'm sorry to be a little late. Casaldy," he began, bluntly. "Tou know we want your prop erty. And we're prepared to pay you a reasonable price, for It not an extrava gant price." declared Seagrue. impres sively, "nothing of that kind, but" he added, buttonholing th old man with friendly emphasis, "Just what U right and fair. I don't know what you con alder your property worth." he oontln ued. talking so fast th old man could not get a word In edgewls. "but I have written out a check her for 115.000. And If you will give me your signature to this right of way contract th check, old boy. Is yours." "But" sputtered Casaldy. with dif ficulty, "I've sold this place this this minute. Mr. Seagrue. to thla man Rhlne lander here for 110,000." "Do you mean to say." demanded Sea grue. Impressively, "that you don't con sider your property worth $15,000." "Sure. I do." agreed Mike, hia eyes blinking with aatonishment. "Then," exclaimed Seagrue, solemnly, "this msn has fraudulently imposed on you." Csssldy, bewildered, looked to hla friendly adviser for a suggestion. "Pbwat the dlwle 'm I to do?" "Do!" thundered Seagrue. seeing now that he had hla victim coming. "Tear up your fraudulent contract here and now and algn an honeet one." To ao fair a proposal as this from ao considerable a gentleman, there seemed no objection, and the sturdy pioneer, with a show of indignation, not only tor up hia copy of Rhlnelander'a con tract, but stamped It under foot, aimed a more equitable one for th obliging Seagru and put another and untainted check for fl5000 into the same well worn pocketbook that gave countenance and shelter to Rhlnelander'a check. But he did not destroy Rhlnelander!. Seagru beckoned to his posse of man and, headed by Casaldy, they told Rhlnelander and his companions to get off th premises before they wer put off. Rhlnelander. familiar with tha bully ing tactics of his enemies, saw th sit uation he faeed. But h stood hia grou id btfore 6-agru and Caasidy, listening patiently to what the victimised old man -wpwwm-"-er,"7ypr ' ssjsjajajsj)aay,wwiwiifciM''i.tT 1 1 wmt,m.. .... v;.- ,- v "ear- w m t m -i r as u io say. put absolutely firm In his resolve to stand on hla rtghts. "My right of way la legal." he aatd to both men. "And I II bring the law here right now to enforce It." Hastening to the telegraph offlc In aide on of hla outfit cars, he tele graphed to Holen: Seagrue la ualng force to protest my right of way. Have attorney meet m at the depot at 11 o'clock. Arrange for a special to bring deputies up here. RHINEUANDER." The move was not lost on Seagrue. When he aaw Rhlnelander board th car containing the telegraph outfit, he summoned his own operator and dis patched him to a spot between Rhlne lander'a car and the main Una with In .itructiona to "tap In" and tak what ever messagea passed. ' Rhlnelander thus sat In his own car watching the operator tick off his meesag to Helen, and her reply come promptly. Attorney will meet you on arrival. Special will be ready, to leave any time after 11. HELEN. But Seagrue's operator Industriously copied both message and answer and turned them over to his employer. Storm, , In th meantime, was making the most of his opportunity, and with his men on Caasidy'a place was prepar ing to push possession aa far aa possible. "Run the ateel eablea around tha houaa, George, and we will wing It In later." After giving this order Rhlnelander had hastened to th station to meet the local train when It cam in. So swift, bow ever, had been Seagrue's dispositions that Ms redoubtable scouts. Bill and Lug, were already at the station with instruc tions from Seagru to delay tha special until nightfall; by which time ho reck oned he could make his possession se cure on the Casaldy place. These worthies had already reached th special and boarded It On the plat form Rhlnelander met Helen and th attorney ah had summoned, and with him, Rhlnelander hastened uptown to got armed deputies Bill and Lug now trail Ing behind to keep track of every move. At Caasidy'a, Storm was urging his men to speed on with their track-laying. Seagrue'a gang was almost abreast of them snd setting a psce, too. that it waa difficult to cop with Seagrue. himself, directing the operations. The house, so long the peaceful abode of old man Cas aldy. now became th very storm center of an extraordinary disturbance. Sea grue racked his brain for an idea that would hamper th advance of Storm and his energetic crew. And when the In splration atruck him he put It Instantly Into effect. "They'r beatlnjj us." he said to il foreman; "that'a flat. But I can stop him. Bring up th wrecker." The word was passed and the ponder, eras wrecking car. its hug crane thrust threateningly forward. was pushed alongside Cassldy's house and sur rounded by a swarming gang- of men. Seagrue s order to throw out th whips was Instantly executed and almost within a minute. It aeemed. after the huge machine had been brought Into play tha houae waa enveloped In a net work of ateel. Ther was a sharp word of command: a rattle-of pistons; tha old house quivered for an instant In the grip of th mysterious monster then It roa Ilka a mad aeroplane from Its foun dations; hurts and ewung a moment doubtfully In th air, pitched headlong toward tha other end of the lot and settled with a heavy bang down to earth exactly In tha path of Storm and his perspiring men. Rhlnelander, tha moment he secured the deputies, hastened back to th sta tion and boarded tha sped train. A larg engine coupled to on coach, stood In waiting, and as they pulled out. Helen wished him good luck. Unfortunately, Seagrue'a two worthies. Bill and Lug. unobserved by anybody hid on th head end ef the coach, and as soon aa the town was left behind, th two climbed over the tender snd held up th fire man and engineer. Th ng1n crew, taken thus unawares, could offer no re sistance whatever and the two were forced over the tender to th head end of th coach. Cutting off th enrlne aa soon as they had accomplished this, Seegrae's men pulled away with th stolon looomottv and left th coach Just whor ft ab ruptly stopped when th air wont on, with th Intention of putting as many miles as possible between th coachload of deputies and Rhlnelander cbanees for defending th right of way. Th conductor of th marooned coach did not lose a moment In getting Into a't'on. An emergency telephone waa snatched from ita bracket, connected up ; fr: I I M ' l :.i .. a . t il J I -- -- i t with the main line wires and the con ductor oalled up Helen In the office at La Vegas. .ID a few worda he told her what had happened, and while Rhlne lander and the deputlea listened around him, he asked what ah could do to help them out of their predicament. Helen underatood the necessity for prompt action. But how, ah aaked her self aa ah looked anxloualy from th of flc window up and down th yarda, to help them quickly? Her eye lighted on the little roundhouse away down at th lower end of the yard. Resting within the friendly shade of its north wall she espied tha craty old yarda switch engine, known Irreverently among th switchmen as "Soda Water Sat." Soda Water Sal took her disreput able nickname from th fsct of Its mla fortun In being crusted whit a good part of th time with alkali. Th excited girl dashed at the top of her speed down tha platform and across tha yard to rouse th crew and get them to carry her to Rhlnelander. But though Soda Water Sal stood aa peaceful as an old Dobbin munching her noonday repast, tha switching crew was nowhere to be found. Beyond a doubt. Helen felt, (hey wer all down town, eating their dinners, and to find them quickly was out of th question. Sh called out a few times, hardly hoping for a response, and none met her aars. Ther waa steam up, and without loss of tun Helen climbed Into th cab, and, opening th throttle, gave Sal steam. A venerable mare, struck, in ths midst of her lunch, with a whip, could not have been more startled than th old engine at Helen's summons. Soda Water Sal started and trembled. Helen touched her heels again. Th old ma chine let out an asthmatlo wheese, sput tered, coughed and with an uneven jerk started forward. Certainly no such sight ss she made was ever before seen on the main line of th Copper Rang at Tldewster. If Soda Water Sal had been dancing a two step on the rails, she could not have Blunged and cavorted more wildly than she did as Helen, pushing her to a pee undreamed of In her long and peace ful yard career, achieved a miracle of apeed with ber. Up th Una, Rhlnelander. th deputies, th train crew and th engineer and fire man of th stolen engino surrounding the marooned coach, searched the horizon vainly for a sign of assistance. The con ductor, th moment after he had raised Holen on I he wire and told of their plight out between stations on the main line, had not been able to get another word from tha Las Vegas office. In bis Im patience and excitement, Rhlnelander had taken over th telephone and used Ms beat endeavors to make himself heard by Helen. Tha suspicion cams to him that Seagrue, with some unsuspected deviltry, had auccecded In cutting off even wire communication from th helplesa rescue party. But as ha dropped the receiver In despair, a shout arose among the dep uties, and looking down the far perspect ive of the long tangent ' that separated them from La Vegas, Rhlnelander'a men saw a faint Una of smoke on th horlson. It grew rapidly more distinct and spread blacker and heavier. An engine waa bearing down upon them. The rail road men wer nonplused. None of them could recognlM In the distance the shambling gait of the qteer flyer, and Soda Water Sal was well upon them be fore they resltxed It waa shs. None the less hearty, however, waa her welcome, and when th expectant throng rr.ade out Helen's face at the cab window a chorus of sbouts went up to greet hor. With her hair In th wlr.d and her yes burning with excitement, th white faced girl brought tha astonished old machine to a stop close to the coach. Rhlnelander and th conductor ran, to greet her. Few words wer needed In explanation, few wer lost Coupling th coach ahead of th switch engine and hustling th deputies aboard, the con ductor, from th rear platform, gave Helen her signal. Helen opened the throt tle again and away went Soda Water SaL pushing the loaded coach up tha line a need. To Soda Water Sal a coach waa a mere toy a plaything; InJeed, she felt as If is. wer only now coming into her own when aha had something In her hands to push. And without showing the slightest speaianc of (train. Soda Water Sal ate up the miles abead'of her like city blocks and rot within sU'ht of Seagrue'a aTasW.iiiririisiiiii i i-ii ii v,&tmiMMmmmmi&m0mmmimmmmar two ttalwart tools, who were trying to run away with th engin of the apodal. Indeed, th pair In th atolen cab felt quite secure in their quick getaway until Bill, acting as driver, looking back saw a train behind and an ornlnoua cloud of amok pouring from th stack of Soda Water Sol th conductor waa firing for Htlen and he understood his job. In spit of everything, th two out laws could do, Helen closed up th gap that sepa rated tha coach from them, and on th front end of the latter th fleeing rascals could make out the armed deputlea. Had there been any doubt In their mlnda as to the temper of th men pursuing them, little puffs of whit amok rising from th coach front, and tha whin of rifle bullets about their ears would hv convinced Lug and Bill of th danger threatening them. Safety first was a household word with th two. Nothing of th disposition of martyrs had place In their make-up, and, aban doning the engine. Lug, with a word to Bill to ease th pace, descended th steps of th tender and tumbled down a soft bank of th right-of-way; his com panion followed; a few minutes later Soda Water Sal, rounding ths curve bw hlnd, shot paat them with her reeling coach. Overtaking th abandoned engine on a grade, a few mllee ahead, the coach waa again coupled to It by th Rhlne lander party, and when the queer-look-Ing combination reached th first passing track, ths engine of th special, almost dead, was vigorously kicked by Soda Water Sal, together with ths car, out Into tha clear. And Helen, with th mor venturous of her legal lights clinging to th foot board and running boards of Boda Water Sat and others swarming In Its tender and crowding th cab, again rushed th posa on to tha seen of th trouble. At the camp Rhlnelander'a forcea wer In trouble. Feagrue's strategy had 'com pletely blocked them everybody was stumped by Seagrue's audacity. And while the leaders wer trying to pull themselves together. Seagrue's men wer rapidly extending their possession of the disputed ground. Storm, realising that at any cost th altuatlon must aomehow be recouped, ran over to where Wood was watching th enemy, and whispered to him. Whatever the proposal, the old man waa startled when George Stonn mad It. Wood looked toward the camp dub iously. "I don't know," he said, finally. "That's pretty radical medicine. But Rhlnelander Isn't her and I supPoas we've got to do something. It's a cinch they've got us beat out of three months' tlm In another hour, for if they one get hold of thla section, we've got to drag them into court. If you think th old man will atand for It, George, alam away. You know aa well aa I do. But I can t take th responsibility." "I wilt," cried Storm emphatically. Ha turned to th foreman of their switch ing crew, who atood near, and pointed to th engine puffing at aom little die tance. "Couple onto that outfit car, Carty, as quick aa the Lord will let you, and get ready for a run." Carty 'hurried down the track. Storm, giving orders right and left, asked Wood to aend a crew of men to throw every thing moveable in the outfit car out on the aand. Seagrue, watching from a distance the sudden activity among Rhlnelander'a forces, watched the new development with mueh curiosity and some little anx iety. He aaw the swit h engine apeed down th lino, couple to the outfit ctr and bark away with It for a dash, in th cab all was excitement. Under Storm' ordere preparatlona were being made for a record dash, and aa th en gin atopped with the .outfit car in front of It down below th second switch, huge rolumes of smoke pouring from the stack Into the biasing sunshine convinced Seagru that something was up. Rhine. lander's laborers and track layers under Storm's directions parted and stood ex pectant at each side of th run of track on which Cassldy's house had been so unceremoniously dropped. Seagrue aaw, eno late, what Storm- radical move in th front meant. Storm, acent of battle In his nostrils, stood on the footboard aa the sturdy switch engine started. On It rame, ac celebrating fast from one. two, ten, twenty miles sn hour up to thirty. With the safety valve popping and smoke stream ing In a cloud from the stack, the en gine with Rhlnelander' movable hotel In front of it, bore down on Cassldy's house. Casstdy himself, sunning on ft pile of Keagruo'e ties, with hla pip In hla mouth and his two checks In Ills pocket, little suspected what waa com ing. Put Rhlnelander'a men saw and understood it all. A mighty yell rose from the delighted gang aa the engine and car aped on. Storm, bareheaded, his black hair streaming the sun cling ing with on hand for safety aa he swung from the end of the foot-board and stretched his left arm far out as u semaphore signaled the cab. The engineer checked heavily. A stream of fire ground from the driving wheels; the engine Jumped In- th grip of the brake and the outfit car, released, headed like a catapult straight at Caa aldy's hones. Men Jumped back as It hurtled past. The next Instant, crash ing and smashing ahead, it tot com pletely through Cassldy's house. A great cloud of dust and timber rose as from an explosion and the next moment what had been a house lay torn Into a thou aand pieces along the right-of-way. Like a apent cannon halt the outfit ear drove on: men, amated, watching Its wild flight. It atruck the end of th rails, hung for a moment poised, trembled and toppled headlong from th embank ment Into a borrow pit. Storm sprang from th foot-board of th engine, and before th dust of th crash had settled, called hla men for ward. Rhlnelander'a gang responded with fresh hope and energy. Seagru aaw with wrath how completely ba had been outplayed. II called hla men together to rush th Copper Rang forces for poa eeaton of th Casaldy yard. They ran forward with pick and ahovela, and II Centrifugal Effect of the Earth's Rotation By GARRETT P. SEelVIM. ' Th weight of a body at the equator being compounded of the gravitational force pulling it toward the earth, minus the centrifugal force of rotation of the earth tending to throw It Into spao. why doea not aiud body weigh mor at or near the poles, where th eentrlfugal fore I nonexistent? J. C. A., Colton, Cal. ' It doe! A body waa carried from th north or south pole to th equator would lose about ono-twelftb of an ounce, avoirdupois. In every pound, A man whoa weight waa 1M pounds aa he stood on on of th polos would weigh only 1M pounds If h went to th equator. In both eases hs would have to weigh himself with a spring balance, because ordinary scales would fsll to reveal th loss, sine both th body weighed and th weight In th pan would b subject to th same diminution of gravity when balanced against each other. This la a very curious subjectand en which Involves th whol problem of th shape of th earth, and of th existent of condition which mak It possible and a comfortable abode for us. although I suspect that the great majority of civilised mankind get through their school and colleg days without ever dreaming of what they owe to the cen trifugal effects of the earth's rotation. Let ua see aom of the surprising re sults that this remarkable "force" pro duces. Th loss of weight at th equator Is du to two things, first directly to th centrifugal force, and second to ths do formation of th earth which that fore haa produced. The direct loss by cen trifugal fore is l-3S9th of th fore of the gravity at th equator. Th Indirect loaa comes about through ths fact that the glob of th earth It self has been flattened at th pole and bulged around th equator by th cen trifugal force, so that th surfac at either pole la about thirteen miles nearer tha center of gravity of the earth than Is th surface at tha equator. But th fore of gravitation decreases with In crease of dlatance from th center.' It results that th attraction of th earth upon a body on Its surfac Is 1 -590th part less at , tha equator than at the poles. Adding ths two fractions, 1-2S and 1-6M wa get 1-194, which, as already said, Is tha actual amount of ths loss of weight experienced at the equator aa compared with th weight at the poles. But ths loss of weight does not occur suddenly at the equator; there la more or lesa loaa at every point on th earth, Increasing as you go from the poles to tha equator. Between thoae two final points, however, there Is another and a very remarkable, effect of ths centri fugal force. That fore Is not directed away from th center of th globe, but perpendi cularly away from Ita axis of rotation. On the equator this la equivalent to di rection away from the cn(er, but in the latitude of New Tork, for Instance, the centrifugal force rauses tho plumb- line to incline nearly one-tenth of a de gree from the direction of the earth' center and toward the equator, tha re sult being that here there Is a tendency for everything to slide cquatorwards. If some magician could suddenly turn the earth Into a perfect sphere, with a surface aa amooth aa glass, we would find ourselves (unless w could get a solid anchorage) slipping off toward the aouth, while In the southern hemisphere everybody would slide northward until the entire population of the globe was heaped In a promiscuous belt of human beings, of all colors, habits and beliefs, whose crl'S snd gesticulations would probably be as confusing aa those of a cageful of frightened monkeys. And then think of the animals that would go skat ing with us! But centrifugal foros Itself has saved us from th possibility of such a dis concerting experience by causing the earth In tha formative atagea of Ita rxlatenc to assume a shape correspond ing to th resultant of the forcea acting upon It. Inatead of being a sphere It la an oblate spheriod, I. ., a body which 'a nearly spherical, but a little flattened abo j t the poles snl swelled around the looked to Storm aa If blood might be ahed In spite of everything, when th long, shrill whistle of Soda Water Sal waa heard down the line, and within a few momenta Helen brought th old enalne to a atop at the end of th steel. The deputlea. followed by Rhlnelander and hia attorney, poured out of the gang way. Storm met hla boas. Just what View Amos would tak of th summary measures he had adopted to clear their right-of-way th young man felt now a little uncertain about. Rhlnelander looked . ahead for the familiar landmark which he had Just acquired at the rather x travagant prloe of ten thousand dollars, and aaked where th Casaldy house was. "Ahl gahn f hell," Interposed Csssldy (who atood listening), pathetically. Storm pointed to the wreckage litter ing the right-of-way and told the story of what had been don by Seagru and how hla play had been defeated. Rhine lander's face lighted with nthuslsm and Helen's eyes danced with sheer Joy. Seagrue, disgruntled and beaten, bad seated himself on hi own right-of-way on th pile of ties vacated hi excitement by Casaldy. In another hour Rhlne lander men had mad their tltl to th disputed property good. Cassldy. bewildered by th extraordin ary turn things had taken, started to walk back to where Seagru was. but on reflection, he changed hi mind, and. lighting his pip, sat quietly down on a part of tha roof that had for many years given him a peaceful shelter, to view th vengeanoe so swiftly taken on Ms former abode. Ha had less than Seagru had to worry about. With both check In his pocket. It felt sur h must realise on at least on, and h aat on th scene long after th men bad quit work, thoughtfully amoklng hi pip and reflecting on tha queer things that may happen In a real railroad war. (To B Continued Next Monday.) equator, and this deformation. ' being caused by th centrifugal fore. Is nat urally Just enough to balanc it affect. It follows, of course, that th surfac of th ocean haa assumed a curvatlv corresponding to the spheroidal form de manded by th centrifugal fore. If th earth's rotation stopped tha ocean would flow back In tremendous waves upon th polar region and collect around th In two enormously deep seas, while th equatorial and tropical sones would be come a broad bait of high mountainous nnd plateau land, Interspersed with stu pendous .hollow where ocean had once hidden their secrets. On of th minor conaeqoeneei ef a stoppag of th earth's rotation which haa often been pointed out, but' which aeema always to be received with In credulity, la that the Mississippi river, which now flow thousand of mile directly towsrd tha equator, would turn' upon Its course and flow northward, be cause Its head Is nearer tha center of the earth by aeveral thousand feet than Is 1U mouth. -621 residents of Nebraika registered at Hotel Astor during the past year. SingI Room without bach ixx to 9)-oo Doubl $-oo to fa-am Single Rooms, with bajh, fi-DO tO S&OO Doubl S4.00 to S7.00 Parlor, Bedroom nd bath, Sioux tt 14-00 TIMES SQUARE At Broadway, 44th to 47th Streets th canter of New York social and btiiinssi artivttio. In cioss proxunity to ail railway Mrnunals. !UU!!!n!HUIlHm!!::!.!!::i!!.TJ3 idd vpizrskin stand tnis test? The bright lights of an erenmg gathering- show up mercilessly the defects of a poor complexion. But the regular use of Rsinol Soap make It ts easy to have natur ally beautiful ikin to cover tip a poor one with cosmetics. It lessens the tendency to pimples, redness and roughness, and in very short time the complexion usually b comci clear, (reth and velvety. Ia mr er stubborn ow, g.Uat Sa . should b aid br a hula kulael Oiqumbu All ru rt nil thtm. Fur tnt tm, ami to Depc VI V, Ksuael, Btluaw. Hi.