The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-03
cABoosE NUMBER FOUR.

fell, and entered the depot for the pur-
pose of getting bite before going up.
He was young man OF six and twenty,
thorough railroader, and a iavorite with
his superiors. 1t was rumored that he
would soon leave the road TO take unto
himself wife, aud one who was high
over him had said when he heard the re-
port:
"rhats the way it has been going with
US. When man can't be spared, he
gets mar ried, and bids us farewell for u
humdrum lite. Wish we could break uD
Hallau's foolish match; we caL't spare
the b0y"
But Larry kept his own counsels con-
cernlng his future actions, and smiled
when the words of the bachelor road
master reachea his ears.
s'Ips going to rain, " said the restaura-
teur TO Larry, as he cracked the shells
of two hard boiled eggs on the counter.
"Big drops are coming down now," re-
Piled the caboose conductor. "We viii
have a lonely run of it. Mansfield Is not
going up Tonight, guess"
Mansfield Was commercial drummer
to PenDerLon.
"Haven't seen him about yet. Don't
think he's in the place"
Larry ale moment in silence and
then spoke again.
ANY newsp"
"Nothing in particular, only that
| Dirck Waterman mas been put into Jail
mere. They liked SO strongly about
iynching hlm over in Xenia, that the au-
| Lhurities, tearing Tor his Lille, were
obliged to remove him. They lodged
! uim IN Jail here one day last week, and
he Is as docile as kitten. l guess he'll
get long term, but, as for hanging
mats ouL OF The question; a bad man
seldom gets his just dues, nowadays.
No reflection on Judge Meeker, Larry"
| 'sOf course not, Charles" replied
Larry. Justice seems to seep. But
she will awake before long; then look
out. But our jail is not Oyerstrong,
| undeEs Laud."
| "rnaps so, but it will hold Dirck
| Waterman. He Is afraid to trust him
sell AZ large in country where his face
and CRIME are SO well known, ana
assure you, Larry, that he is content to
remain III Jall.'
| Larry italian finished his late lunch,
and took the G. gar thai the restauraLeur
| handed over the couuter, with his COM
pllmenJs.
TueD, with an interchange of good
| nights, The men separated.
stood the Train destined for Pember-
ton, town of Importance thlrty-slx
miles up the road. Tne "make up" COM
prised six freight cars, not heavily
| loaded, and was the lightesC train that
| Larry had ever been called TO run.
| We've got feather train to night, ~
the engineer said TO MIN, with a smlle
"We could run into Pemberton before
the passenger ran out, but l suppose
" ell have to SWITCH as usual at Peter.
sons"
"Certainly," returned Larry. "We
have waited on that Old swiLcn in the
rain beiol to-nignt. MebDe it VIII clear
OIL"
Not in twenty minutes" grumbled
Perden, the engineer, and moment
later The great iron wheels began to re-
voIve.
Larry sat down in the caboose and
reshened the fire; then he folded his
arms and leaned back against tue siae
of The car.
The speed of the train was gradually
increasing, aud he could see the lights
in many windows, when the dool
opened, and man, dripping wet, anu
with a ferocious LOOK, walked i'll.
The young IRE gaL conductor started
and a paIlor crepV over his lace when he
looked into the bloou-shot eyes of the
man WAC migAt prove one OF the wick
edest passengers u conductor ever car.
ried. The wet garments worn by the
man heightened MS i'll appearance, and
his cleaniy snayen face cou d not con
ceal The shadow OF a once black beard
Larry thought he might recognize his
passenger II the beard mad remained
and he began to conjecture whom he
might be.
bad night" the man said, throwing
him self upon Ii cushion opposite Larry
| That voice startled The conductor, and
betrayed bis VISITOR.
The tormer now knew that he sat face
to face with Dlrck Waterman, the man
whose dIapolical crime hau shocked the
State. WaLeI man, a short tune prior IT,
MS arrest, had been dlschared from the
service OF d well-known line of railway.
EXaspeIated Win his deserved treat
ment, he deliberately obstructed tht
track one mad October night, and hurled
tram down u steep emuankment inLs
u rocky gorge. Many persons were
killed outright by the catastrophe
OF one man SatIated.
lie was apprenended by the sherit
and sent 10 jail, there 10 await bis trial
The people OF Aenia determined TO take
the law into their own hands. They at
lacked the jail, but the sheriff aud hlt
deputies bafiled them by conveying tht
prisoneriby Il secret post TO Plqua, l
town in an adjoining county.
The voice of Larry Hallan's unex
pected passenger told him that he Wa,
Drck Waterman, who had with0u
doubt lately escaped from the county
jail.
ut is, indeed, bad night" Larry an
swered. Nv Where are you goingW
"ro PemDerton. You run very
slowly"
1--WE are in no hurry; we switch a
: PetersoHs for the down passenger"
"Couldn't you get TO Pembert0n be
fore she moved outW
"Don't know; never tried it,"
"Well, we'll try 1t Tonight" sait
Waterman, gu ckly, and the next In
slant Larry VAS in his grasp.
The Joung conductor struggled man
, fully, but without avail. The murder
er's strength was too great tor him, ant
, he soon found himself helpless OH TN
floor OF the caboose, and bound will
ropes which he had purchased for US,
in the car but the day before.
"I'm going to take YOU through lik,
, ilightning." SAID Dlrck Waterman, look
. ling down upon his victim with triumph
.Pys goL friends in Pemberton, you see
land they,u be uncommon glad to lOol