The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-01-14
LANfBERTyIIIE n j. vsDNEsDAY. JAN tAKIsYy / 1880

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cd thirty minutes ago OF NJ llacernes II 10 rob-s
berry, and lets efsrewapd. = Murderer snppos.
es'ito have left on the expresses She has just
gone by. Pretty hoy that gets him.
- That's 40, said Ito myself. Three min
utes and she'll be here
| swung out the red light, the signal Of
danger though | hada't quite made up my
mind what to do.
heard the old captain calling from over
the way in his high, piping voice, John,
what's up but there wasn't time for con.
yersation the scream of the night express
was ringing through the valley. and the next
instant she turned the curve ana came thun@
dering down
Won't Bill be astonished couldn't
help muttering, as / heard his sudden signal
TO down brakes. There came sort of defiance
from the Lehigh Meteor--e harsh sereech---
and then i seemed grean, as If every aher
or her ron sassesss TscEea aud
panied. Bun the spirit chat raieri was strong
mind trinmphing ever matter! Excuse
these REMARKS. | know that mere telegraph
operator, with a meager salary. has no right
to such luxurfes.
/ A hundred yards Through the gloom
caught Sight OF Bil!shead aud neck. the lat.
ter appenduge. naturally Of good length, now
stretched 70 its utmost from The .Meteors box
and his smoke-begr face all aglow with
an anxious Wonderland and concern.
What's up, Jack q he cried, through the
gathering darkness.
Come down from there I shouted back.
Don't you reme.nbes how you used 10 worry
the life ont Of old goggles with your mimick-
ing.ss a Z 8 fsgN0s1 iEavFnsA
Jack Roberts, YOU'RE AZ
Go inside I'm ser you in one moment
Hello, over there ! shouted Conductor
Ransom from the platform of the rear car.
The seme ensweaedf walking alpng the
track. ~ ffks ~ -
What Via ,ipesIall -FAif @gpg' Roberts Robert ne
Just then car window was raised direct
ly over heads. ,g ~
payinaster's car viii be along III I'VE MN
utes, aud I'm to bold you on the switch till
they pass. Then dropping my voice to a
whisper, Nota word, come ill.,.
Jack, began the irrepressible Bill, mean
while cycling me as he would raging maniac ;
Its all rights BOYS, ] interrupted netime
to waste. Lord Davis Of tue First National,
was murdered and robbed not ten minutes he.
fore your train let lLacerne. His murderer
is probably aboard the express. Anyway /
want to see. Orders have been sent along
the line ! ratified on, 'ithat officers may nab
him in Frankfort, bat why not honor this sta
ton by making it the scepe Of capture It
would read big murder will out--justicc aid
ed by three very modest agents-reward r..
That would sound nicely, and the road plight
do the right thing, too--' faithful aud efac-
lent, you know and / thought of the cap
tain and Madge, as locked earnestly into
the face Of Bill and Ransom.
But we have no name, description, Or
Never mind, replied |, undaunted. But
we have an advantage over Fraukfort--f
pnay jump the train there make 1t mp at
Lucerne, Ransom ?
No /; attached sleeper and one COACH
But only three aboard sleeper, and know
them all but the coach is full and 1872
Never nina mat : splendid ! exctedly
inteffupeea pans Out sweeely.-oniy one
clam 70 WORK --a mere Z my ;Is pan
1acN' you 10 tue Earning OF my heart
nau eApia'ncu my pi"p' anu pm iikea IT,
50 ulo itehso'n.
1 boarded the coach from one side. aud
CONDUCTOR hanson from ene oehsr bl'i pad
already oh'ereo' ana was c9fnefed ana ~
darkness rl 9sli
AS swung pack ana toFIb my lantern
aafs say my mana Ffemoled q olt' tut no
one notioea' AS Tor my voice that must nave
WORKED all fiSnt' since olli aitsrwafd assured
me- " 1t would nave dFIyyep reQioise and ter
rof lnto tne heart OF teppenny naili
swinging 'he 'antefn nign, tiat y might
cast IT'S rays upon as many as possible, ! cried
ou1 10 q iouo voice. making tae words ring
OUT as quick ana ftafllpGas &aooqest agent
oouia ty5Ys ~ ~ 49, ~
Can anyone yen whether pEss'de9t Lord