Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-09-04
THE MAN WITH THE RED EYE.

! OF railroaded it as long as have now
was employed as a messenger on a
kestern railway. don't know as it is
kecessary for me to say what line il
kas. but | will call it the B. Z. Il G. r.
h., TO save myself the trouble of pro-
bouncing the whole name.
had not been on the run more
han a month previous to the date
n the occurrence of which | am
Ding to tell you. 1 had been
aiming on branch route for more
mana year, and [ might have staid
here a good deal longer, if l had not
cen chosen to take Paxton's place
then he went off. You see two OF
lree attempts had been made to rob
ne express car, and at last at the end
lons run, Paxton was found dead
the car with bullet hole in his
cad. But the safe was closed tight
pd secure, though an attempt had
cen made to blow it open, which
Proved Intellectual. But the strangest
lart OF it all was that the key was mis-
ling from Paxton's pocket, and it was
pot found till good six weeks after
Ward. Then it was discovered at the
lde of the track, with a card tied on
:, on which it was written that robbers
we're in the car, and he expected they
Eould murder him if he refused to
Eve up the key. He was true to the
aSI Wen, you may suppose THAT l
ell the least bit squeamish about &C.
feptlng such an uninviting berth; but
ne superintendent gave me orders, and
meant to do my duty, however dis
greeable it might be. Then the pay
as larger than any | had ever received
felore; and | was acquainted with a
fo9a girl who was ready to help me in
aolt a house whenever l should be
ne to own one, and that was quite an
RIect to me, | can assure you.
wei, everything passed off smoothly
Fnough Tor several weeks, and had be-
'ie accustomed to the route, and
@ae a dozen or SO of very pleasant
luaintances. and l was growing to be
.Jay well contented with my life.
Almost begun to think the robbers,
4VeVer they might be, had given up
thoughts of ever making anything
..ol my car. and had sought another
fed of operations.
G d DAY was informed by the agent
- that sometime within a week
!. S2 odo have to take charge of about
.voV In specie in its transit over
Ioau' The officers of the express
oIpany had been advised of this in
a.eu important shipment in order
5 mey might exercise redoubled
S.S9ce IN view Of the great risk in
Tieq IN the transportation of such a
1qaoIe consignment.
=. tne :, evening after my conversation
s e. 'ne agent, he called me into the
(ra ave- = ana told me the specie was to 90
4 me, we road the next day but one.
/ e produced an envelope and handed
.-T me- saying as he did so:
mere, Bill, are your orders, direct
|rD ue superintendent, with his
,-at siSPhature attached. Read them
e'"i!y and obey them to the letter
fsa. lItIe mismove might cause a
,ir position" anu oS' you
> i'aII DO my duty to the very let
b. an, @lll sure you mean to DO So" said
2.s Tfsfh'' but you cannot be too
81, 5.I9 a Some of the members of the
s5tn;,ng ered profession are smart as
IN, ing, The plans they can't devise
srtiIo H III thinking of. and they are as
imsolsl expedlents as the evil one
onr ,T oi, | thought I'd just put YOU on
T6ssrroa ,,. In a friendly way, and"
rba iG was a slight sound at the door
7ery y uepot hadn't been deserted bv
aai1o o L except us two, and the switch
and d. MI hadn't been up at the end of the
atsnn mere We could hear its incessant
ea-J s = l don't believe we could hava
9.:eai ne ie sound at all. But we both
the az a. az once, and as / looked ont
'''lce INTO the large room bevond