Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-12-18

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orthe strangers. and the young messen'
ger saw a revolver covering his head
W don't want to be so ungentmanl>
as to slay :ou here. The road CAM
spare you, indeed ii cant y
(ilcason's hand shrunk away irem the
rocket it had touched, and he looked at
the men for moment in silence.
What do you went?' he asked.
Via, most men earnestly desire
Money
Il have none
But the safes have
Then open them if}cu can said the
messenger with Il smile.
With Your assistance we will an
swcred enc Of the masked men, who
until that moment had net spoken.
MIR. Gleason, we didn't come here to
parle,, and, as we mean business, we
viii procccdto it at once. You have
the KEYS. and will oJlge us by prsduc-
ing Them.
The jomg messenger looked twice in
the eyes of the men and once into the
muzzle Of the revolver, before he dis
pla ed the keys.
Here they are he said, eXtendn1
them.
no. 10, Gleason. was the response
and the twinkle Of the dark eyes tod
our messenger lhat the face bereatl
The n ak was smiling. It's a combi
nation lock. you see. aud VIC happrn ia
hr ignorant ofthe cabalistic word Your
sesame. Open the doors for US iIy'u
p case
n!ca.on saw that pleading would
avail linn nau.ht. There Was stern ''r'
i,rmiuamon iu the rohhcr's tone, death
~ llc pth. Of the black cycs. lie
ad often read o. such bur-larics; ho"
c.,l.,,rs we're made to open tic saits ol
..c.roon banks aud throw thousands az
,., lc,t 81 the roabers. Hch'd never
dreamed tbat such an event would zap
pm 10 cxp-os. ear No. 50. much lc''
Ial ho would be comp He'd to ASST IA
io5biug tie pa!souizins putliO.
Bulh "a. was 1T Tie mercy Of the VI
ran.. and hi, lie was in startling jeop
ma,. lie cam forward ".ia pa,e face.
and stood byio., tie safc~.
BE lively about it. said one Of the
men. 'Youkuo@ the locks like book.
and We know low 10 treat a man vino
ODE our orders with alacriiy. We
.ive GA lwo minutes Grace in which to
wolk. Hat the end Of that time the
.oors g. not swing op,n, the p. c. and
~. l.. viii lose her best messenger.
Thc impcril,d man did not reply OuI
bu 10 work Oh tAe locks. The cemhi-
nation wa, quite intricate, BAT Gleaso"
was familiar th,rew.th. aud in less than
a minutes time he opened the first
door.
Now the packages SAID one Of the
mcr.
TAe messenger put forth his hand.
unlocked an inner dor. and started
back a-aaat.
Tie msney pocket Of the safe was
empty!
WHAT'S UP. Gicason:' exclaimed a
mask. looking at Gleason with aslonish-
ment.
Gleason pointed to the empty receipt
Gle. almost TOO amazed to peak. and
Tie robbers exchanged strange sl"nceS.
Open the other safe" commanded
one.
The messenger o5cycd. It, too, was
moueyless.
George Gl,asen. We want no trii-
n.. You know where The money is
How should know ? cried the mes
sen.cr mystic d more than Ilie robbers.
Did know lhal yor we're com"s' and
,ecre,c ile matter: II 50, who bcigay
ed you: Here are my books. lock at
Them fox your,ell. lewear to you tina!
,h.re was scycut, thaus .ni dollar-
worth Of express matter in the saf's
when We left Ce,h"cton. | haven
!cft the car ro. one moment, though !
save dozcd. uu. Ike the cat. A fo't-
sicp. viii llrsu-e ne. You ask ne "ner'
,ne m .ury is. ihro" lhe question back
at ,ou. Upon pain OF deatn | coalC
not tell YOU
lie ceased. AID The iorcm"st roobei
aid:
This beat. me. believe you. Geo
lGl.a,on. Somebody has robbed th'
.ai,s before We struck. They did Il
rulc lou Slept. VIII yoa sla,ken lr'
speed OF the tra'n:'
The mc>- niger izeA The bcli-rop"
and The speed Of lie train began T.