The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-17
4 THRILLING STORY.


4 THRILLING STORY.
A few wears ago, as / was riding on an out
Of the-way railroad IN one OF Ile oIu secoluI I
class cars Of some more prosperous road, 1
was very much annoyed by the lncessahI rat
tIinu of the car windows. lis SAID thaI mis-
ery loves company, and at last shouted my
feelings on the subject to the passenger be-
side me-a middle-aSed buSlness-looklHS hl''l
who shouted back
yes, it is pretty noisy, but it don't mean
ANYTHING and amt dangerous
:.What - / shouted, thinking he had not
- saw it IS perfectly meaningless, and
! don't mean any mischief" he shouted smil-
77tWbat the mischief do you mean?'
'i's,S,sC s.YCu rrobsblv never heard window talk
nationally, not to say inteligently % 1t
"Eot that can remember, said !, little
ironically. Did you ?'
Il have" said he, ''and a> soon as we sJol
will not onlV make window talk, but pos
sibIy get an answer from some other WIN
hecap 20 think that I had let the man coo
me long enough, and became W., very YIN mu'h III
terested in the scenery along the ROAD.
,sCentrcyille Twenty minutes ior diu
ner - shouted the brakeman, opening tn
door after screwing up the Old faShlohe
brake. .,, 4..l
eI ne. on the shoulder, and said, Now Jus
LEI me sit .iv that window, and Will Sho'
/ ,cu somrthire amusing, and afterward te
: yau q stoly-fUr thereby hangs the tale
changed seats with hiin, and he, tahin
Z hold oF the window, began to rattle 1t at
/ lively rate. DausiUg every few SECONDS 20 l'
ten. Pretty soon ! was 5Urprised 70 near
window al tle other end of the car behind
i rattle in the same manner.
Ha# g. - = h
. tiou about the back OF some special peIst
' / sitting behind without either OF US lookli
''iyI;.i iiW@iI D. said !. describe to me the a
nearauce Of the back of the head OF, say u
> outside passenger in the third seat penn
~. lie ratified the window and then listeneS
the answering window. Then ne Sald -,
sr ''There is no person sitting Just ehere. !
le again" ,,----;..,,.
- I made il the fifth seat.
= s.Sborf. black hair, parted behind, one 81
lie grew, high shirt collar and coat collar tuIn u
IN Railroad ticket in the back ot ms hal
said my companion, as he listened at !
Sfappinr back l found that the descript
was correct, one side OF the man 5 har oel
turned white probably from disease
,How did YOU do L >" l asked, as ! tc
I y my seat again m, ..ro+er-+so,,
ed the single word Fire" " over ana over
II caurht the trained ear of an operator IN
c+bcr Pnd Of the car-about one fourth OF
5s men and women understand teeGTaphy III
a-days-aud he telegraphed what wanted
know. So you see that q window may "a
INC intelligiGly.' -.
bv ~ eS," said |, 'and no" "Dou' ''l0
which hangs thereby"
At lie was about To begin when the tram s1
pa ed. and the uniutelllSible rafting OF
rr windows stopped him, so he deferred II
we arrived at the junction where We WtT
wait n few hours for another tram. l
we three (the other operator had Joihea
seated ourselves comfortably, and the ST
ger began. .-,-.,, ,,,.,,.
lion Ten wears ago I was telegraph oper
NJ q email 1oN-r in New jersey, but my he
80 failing. | gave up my situation, and IA
p an AGENCY. Travelled westward until re
cd san Francisco. While there l took a
'iS~ C.v to visit mining region, 50 seleclhg
cry able goods to sell to miners, went "Hu
.zo isfied my curiosity, made little money
was returning in the stage co%cH' "IeH
: oF- incident ] aln about to relate occufIeu'
+ least began to occur. :.
anu passenpt.rs an old gentleman OF slNty
II OF two roughly dressed men, apparently M
reos These two men sat at opposite enuS OF
coach, not appearing TO Know eHCn ca. =
tno while the old gentleman and mySeI S'.I
little torrther noticed that the oId genth'
~, had tin or iron box between his legs
via he seemed to BE anxious to keep out OF
g After short cOnNGtSaliOH "lNtA "a
~ ali subjects | allowed myself to dritt j
duze. and while in that condition ny
stan trained as il was to the intelligent sou
Look fine telegraph instrument, caught t2il
tic. which resolved itself into the toIo
words: L.,
"BilI. the Young one is going to sleel
fst. | will tend to MIN while you pitch the o.
out over the precipice when make III
d the nal and secure the box.
s.I was now as wide awake IS II mac
l,--s, TOR a q
ish'e hut / pretended To be still doing Whlle
show tened iutentlY. Then heard the VI
. sps rattle and it read a.,
= anu ~AlI RIGHT Bob We will be to tn
vita Jump in twenty minutes and then 8i'
word and out he goes.
.tTakinr curious look from betweC
evelids l saw that one OF she F.liUlhS !"
+, Isn't egraphing by vibrating knlie G.aIe tSi oe
,inp,a his teeth, while the other used the W
for that purpose, neither OF Ihehi app
money to notice the other.
' back 81 knew the precIpice To Walch tileN
! oo red a terrible place where miner ha'
Jumped of in p 1T OF despair 2l MS -Da'
rest in from which it was known as the Big
I How To communicate to the old geutie
was at loss to determine: bat nnalIy
out n newspaper and uuderscored thc
in a lengthy editorial which, II read ca
men. tiyelv. would read; BE cautious, Sif.
- two Williams here intend 80 murder ana
b-E. in ten minutes. " eL @ I7' ,,iiI Oh ~. n
II other. Kill il necessary
L Il then handed the paper to tue Ola
man. saving Have you read tnls SIT
AR. an excellent editorial
'.He took the paper, put on his glass
A@IhloF @ commenced TO read. soon the unde
Pstn words drew his attention and he he
e capt study them. linen i saw bilu gLO" 4
he lew feel for his box with his foot. Hand
led led Tor back the paper he said significantly
~. srr, 'Do YOU believe that sir?'
Inarily Il know it 10 be true, sir" ] said.
Horrible said he, slipping his ha
ddrsss, his breast pocket a stern look cOmi
'eHsia his face as he added Il believe
,rsnays feel like shooting some one"
IN that 81 saw had man o. courage to b
so l cared very little for the yillainol
hy tne his remark brought TO one OF the /
..oht,, / face | saw we were near the Big ia
m be q were going down a steep grade at
sedlnEs rate wnen one of the villains telegral
a com Now 30
y eeEiF- 'The next minute was On hin, \