Police authorities of Fairiield and Bridgeport, COLn., are trying to
1359 death of Dr. Elizabeth L. Radon: of Bridgeport, whose body was tound on a lonely road at Mid.
The buxom physician, who was 29 years of age. is said to have been with
at her death. Whether she was murdered, whether she died of natural causes or whether she committed
suicide, the mystery still remains unsolved. The photograph shows a man pointing to the spot where the
victims body was found, while the insert shows Dr. Elizabeth L. Radorn. ,
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all through the Fall.0'.\'ci1 worked, ute passed. ~ The unconscious ONeil
against time. knowing that unless he - was still attentively examining the
1211 completed the bridge before the; model. Two minutes and the man
fixing “break up.’ he would forfeit crouched for a. spring. Then like an
his entire enterprise to the Copper unleashed panther. he threw himself
12125:. At the beginning of the winter. :upon the unsuspecting man and map-
he's bridge began to take shape but its; pied for his throat.
inking 3‘35: endless hardships and:- A ten-inc battle ensued. Gordon‘s in.
23121221 .3115??? to the builders. The onlyisane temper lending him almost
comfort which O‘Neil had, d“ring:super-l1timan strength. The encounter
firs-e gruelling months. was from the ‘ was not a fight of a man against man
firesence of Eliza. who had insisted on; but a struggle be ‘een two animals.
wmlng ‘0 the b'mg‘e camp 1° ‘9‘?!) stri3ing for the mastery. As Gordon
house for Dan in the little 5“°“'§r~eeled against the table gasping for
halal-zed. but. She made a home in ,brpam ONeil staggered against «me
use wilderne§ for the exhausted men... mantel" the shock of his ea“ jarred
3-36 eh? Applflon but became a have“ _the model and with a crash it fell to
of rest after the. bridge with its bitter Ithe floor.
sends and anneh. Recovering his balance O’Nefihim-
Eliza. more in lo3e with 0' Val than 1 ed to face Gordon. He was astounded
em”. “‘1‘ persisted in her belief that to see the man 9 eyes lose their ieroci-
he loved \‘atalie. and she stroxe to be: . ous glare, become vacant and full of
> knew that the middle span was resting
‘ 9, ed by Dan and the Doctor. As they
. .reached the middle span a slide from
‘ {the glacier fell with a terrific crash
solve the mystery that shroud!
an automobile party on the night»
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on one frail section of piling still
standing against the pressure of the
ice
‘Vithout further words O‘Neil turn-
ed and ran out on the bridge follow-
and the back wash from the masses of
ice threatened the piling still more
O'Veill looked up the river and saw
the menacing ice jam below.
“Dan.7t he said, "you take the. rivet-
er! ,Doc. 3011 take the forge. We'll
finish the job ourselves!"
\Vith the energ3 of despéifite men
they started the, work themselves.
Dan. in the bos' un’s chair, swinging
above inc raging flood. Doctor Gray
heating the rixets at the forge, and
film-my 0' Neil holding tliegn in place
as Dan drove them home 01113 a few
more were needed. \Vould the piling
hold 111 at long. or would Murray
O'Neillose all to the Conner,_'l‘rust? ,
In the hut,- Eliza and Natalie had
had a. long talk. They had not heard
Dan call O'Neil nor had they seen the
hurried exit of the two men. The
first intimation of danger came to
Eliza through the ponder-nus crash of
the falling glacier.
gasped. “Murray and Dan are out
there!" She ran for the bridge as she
had never run before. At the bridge
approach were the silent men: watch-
ing the raging river and the three lone
figures offering such a heroic chal—
lenge to the mighty elements. Harri-
fled Eliza stood stunned Then. look-
krsal to the absent girl despite her: t 13:09me to his 1mm Gordon
growl attachment to 0' \eil. At lastl 23.1 s.
& letttelf from Natalie. who had gone‘tgnderh gathered 11,31}??? broken
bark to Omar to sfe her mother wholipieces 0‘ t e model 1”“ z e greatest
‘ _ , __ 7 care. looking ups at O'Neil like a hurt
was 11;. arrived. O‘.\ei.l read it and; child \Vatcbiug him 33m: pining
silenth passed it to 21112. 6395 O'Ndl saw him yajnlv try to
ing at the men at the right and left
of her she exclaimed—“You contemp-
tible cowards'! Leaving those three
men out there all alone!” The men
hung their heads ashamed but the
"The bridge!" she‘.
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Telling the news of her mothers'
death. Natalie begged him to come
and help her. She said that her step.
raiser terrified her. as his fits of rage
wvere becoming more and more violent.
' Elzza " said 0' \‘eill ‘ the onlv thingf '
of,
or me to do is to go and bring he
rare w here si. e'll be safe.”
Eliza. afraid to trust her toice. nodo:
(14:11. To her. leaving: the bridge just
the. 11. when the spring "break up';’
' . come at £1113 moment. meant;
tail is was more to him than
.« 1:: else in the world. is she
as... wed O'Neil start on his journey.
303cc— ot‘ the glacier thundered a
*3 rning down the val?" 3“. Even 11m:
streams and r13 ers far up the 3:11-
were starting to thaw and the first
“1133. day would preci irate all their
. .t-ckxn ice and turbulent waters down
- upon therunfinished bridge.
\‘her: O'Neil arrived in Cortes; he
it afieserted town. Gordon's
'as dead and all the men had
r 3937 wher e ’0 find work. Natalie
‘ feariul Natalie—Gains to
she sols-bed nestling in his
9.72:5 like a tired child. "what am I
s to do? 1 hang no money. Mr.
Eon invested all mine inrhis rail-
and it's all gone. I'm afraid of
r. threatens me with all sorts
rigs in his rages!"
-T-‘e:! soothe—d her, and when she
use {a} mer told her: "There is a
2‘ nice boy named Dan Appleton
Don‘t
.g for you in my camp.
3-:6 ~p him waiting any longer."
During this conversation. through
rt»? cunains of the door. appeared 2
~“' ister face. It appeared lint: a mark
2223125,, all the torments of Eel“
* .don had changed fearfully. He
-.;~ = :9 longer the suave promoter. but
‘7 . "ear. ravaged by all the powers of
.2; Vata‘lie ran up the stairs. O’Neil
: ht sight of the haggard face
..hing him. As Soon as Gordon
conscious of the scrutiny. bisex-
ssion changed and he lnflted
l mend the broker.- locomotive and mut-
tering, "Theres smlllions in smoke' If
I had smoke enougn I can ‘d bu) Alas-
law of self- preseri ation was too strong
for them. Eliza broke away from ’
them and raced out on the bridge to
(Rain
' Hearing Satalie s step on the stairs.
O \‘eil hastily drew the curtains to
don. 3:; d drew her awe; ' from the
house of so many disasters
i 7 That same night brought the dread—
-ed spring wir. ds and 33-i1h it 'he break-
ing of the ice. All the streams smoke
‘and 9:13: their spoilt-11 Waters in join
the glaciers. feeling the warmth of the
sunshine on their 123' slopes added
their thundering voices to the din of
the ever-growing flood.
On the bridge, the ‘men worked
without pausing, for sleep—working
for time against thsgonmoming dan-
ger of the ice. Far into the night. un-
der the giant searcholights. they strove
to complete the unfinished span, which
was still half- supported upon its
wooden pi ling. If the ice should sweep
away tit-e supports there would be
danger of tne whole middle span col-
lensing with them.
Dan and the Doctor. in tile absence
of O'Neil. fought' the elements witb
their ears ever—listenin for the. groa;
of the treaking ice. which v. 6uld mean
the minatjon of the entire 0' Neil en-
terprise. and the forfeiture of the road
to the Copper Trust.
The din of the riveters was incessant
riveted. when suddently, without
gan to move. Driven by the resi’stless
force behind it. the ice ground and
“broke up against the stationary fields
befOl'r it. The piling still held and the
met: stare-dc: 12.51:, posts. Suddenly
the ice jam gene way and the stream
of broken ice poured through carry—
it. The men had barely time to
scramble to safety, before the scaflord-
in; on which they had been working
was swept away beneath them.
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3‘: be pressed his hospitality upon
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There were many changes in tfie
‘ “ions living rooms. Thé me
e mistress was very evident in
- BGTdFT' that prevailed. One thing
‘ particularly, 11510811. .111. the
f3=rfullv executed mode! a! o. loco,-
‘ This was of great mm to
and rising from at seat he
of honor.’ on the mantel. was a '
bridge, and the pleadings and corn“-
minds of Da'u and the Doctor were of
no avail. They refused to risk their
lives again on the dalugeroua bridge.
After wasting his breath on them: the
Doctor shouted to Dan: "Dan. our
only hope lies with the Chief. , For
Godsaakegoandaeeifhe'sback.”
‘ Dan covére'd the distance bemeegi
the bridge and the but inward tune.
Buriing in. he found D'Nen, who ball
just arrived from Omar with Natalie.
Chief!" gasped Dan. “the men have
and: and the Inst plate isn't riveted
yet. Ifior God's sake. come!”
‘*” 5W? to examine it more closely
"9 tamed hlsbacktoaordonwho
gi'brsatlon the man's eyes followed
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Q‘HenwOKenpamebesldethe mastheplmmemfldlew
_ 2 ”'"l fur-a ltto'neetheinmb‘. imam: W’flofin‘iw‘lfi-gfie?‘
doorandwugonewithDanb-elrlnd
-par‘e her the sight of the insane Gor— .
the turbulent rivers ,far below. and:
and. only a few plates remained to be . ,
warning. the ice above the bridge be—.
ing two sections of the piling before.
- ’In one mad rush they were 03 the
Wuamomdlreschedtbe but
join the man sl'S‘e lo3€d in the hour of
1 his greater-t need “-
5 Doctor Era). bl ouing’ up the forge.
discovered her :11 ‘ris ,«lluow. “You
lrush the rivets." she gasped breath-
;lessly. “I'll work the forgei" Find-
?ing that she would not listen to his
Eremons .ncc the Doctor joined the
The ice below the
:hridge sinned to quiver: the strain
was proving to great {or it. The bro-
(en massesof ice {com the glacier were
floating nearer and nearer.
A: last Dan shouted: “No more rlv-
ets. I‘voc! lk'e‘re throng???" Just as he
spoke. one of'the masses struck the
alrrady unsteady piling a glancing
blow and the piling was swept away.
A momen of cruvl uncertainty.
.0331}. Dan. the Doctor and Eliza.
'hardly daring to breatherwaiting .for
some tremor of the. huge structure ,
which would tell them 'that they _
would all be. swept away in the wake
of the piling.
Not a sign! The Lima stood as
firm as the *rock to which its an-
proachesvwere anchored. The danger ,
was over. The, Copper Trust had lost {I
their bet. Murray O'Neil had won! 1
With a joyous shout. Dan scrambled
out of his precarious seat and slapped
O'Neil on the back. “You did iLl'
chief! I knew you couldn't lose!"
“Young man,” said O'Neil, “you’d’
better go up to.the house. Natallets
'aiting for you" Dan did not wait
to be told twice. l
Eliza. whom O’Neil had not yet
sen heard these words and realized,
at last that she was free to love Mur—
r213 (1' Veil; all the heartaches she had
mirrored. because she had imagined
him to be in love with Natalie. wen-2
gone. and the world seemed {all of
happiness.
\t that momEnt, Q'Neil turned and
saw her an}! stan‘aing a}; the forgel '
Seducing up. he came over to her and
took her in his arms. 7 ~
“21%," he said.- “I have won my
railroad butleeedyontoheipme,
through life 311st as you. have 2112le
me with the bri 7
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