The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-06-25


! A hundred yards through the gloom
caught sight of Bill's head and neck,
the latter appendage, naturally of good
length, now stretched to its utmost from
the Meteor's box, aud his smoke be-
grimed face all aglow with an anxious
wonderment and concern.
"What's up, Jack % lie cried through
! the gathering darkness.
"Come down from there ~ shouted
back Don't you remember bow you
used TO worry the lite out OF old cog
g!es with your mimicking ?''
''Jack Roberts, you're a"
$50 inside Tl see you in one mo-
nIent."
'.Hello, over there! !'' shouted con
ductor Ransom, from the platform OF
the rear car.
! The same" answered 1, walking
along the track.
"What does all this mean, RobertsT''
he anxious, j asked
Just then car window was raised
directly over our hea'ls.
"Paymaster's car will be along in
FIVE Minutes, and Pm to hold you on
the switch till they pass" Then drop
ping my voice to a whisper mot a
! word, come in"
/ Jack" began the irrepressible Bill
meanwhile cycling me as he would a
raging maniac.
"It's all right hoys,"1 interrupted :;
TO lime to waste. Lord Davis, of the
| First National, was murdered and rob
bed not ten minutes before your train
! left I-ucerEe. His murderer is probably
aboard ths. express Anyway | want
| to see. Orders have been sefit along
the line ratified on, ''thst officers
may nah him in Frankfort, but why
not honor this station by making it the
scene OF capture It would read big
murder will ont-justice aided by
three very modest agents-reward :"
! That would sound nicely, and the read
might do tie right thing, toe--fanhful
aud efficient, you know :" and l
| thought OF the captain and AEadge, as l
looke,? earnest y into the face of Bill
aud Ransom.
"But yoa have 40 name, description,
s'Never mind," replied I, unda.n:e !.
''But we have an advantage over
| Fra"ktort-fellow~may jump the train
there make it up at Lucerue, Ran
rom ~ .......
"No; attached sleeper ard one
coach. But only three aboard sleeper,
aud l know them all bu: the coach is
full, and
Never mind that-splendid ~ I
excitedly interrupted s'par's ont sweet
| ly-ohly one CAIN to work heres
nay pan" F"
''Ja,k your the darling ofmY hearth
had explained my plan, and Bill
liked it-so did Ransom.
I boarded tie coach from one side,
and Conductor Ransom from The other.
Bill had already entered, and was ''cor-
nered" and in darkness.
As l swung my lantern, dare say
my hand trembied bit. But no one
noticed. As for my voice, that must
Lave worked all right, since Bill after
ward assured me. t'It would have
driven terror and remorse iuto the
heart Of a tenpenny rail 20
Swinging the lantern high, that II
might cast its rays upon as many
as possible, l cried out III LOUD
voice, making the words ring out as
quick and startling as modest agent
could /:
"Can any one tell whether President
Lord Davis, of the First National
Bank OF Lucerne is aboard 20
There was no reply only the ssitn-
patient, wheezy, snorslng OF the Meteor,
eager to be OH its way came back in
echo.
In voluntarily my eye rested on the
man who sat by the opeD window
rerhaps-I have always thought So
he started when that name, suddenly
IN the gloom of ught, sounded GU his
ears | watched him.
l walked slowly down tie aisle. "
"Do you know President Lord Ta-
vie ?'' suddenly asked, turn;l g square
ly on him. ~. 4e aae a.
He WINGED beneath my piercing gaze
but, then, it might have been only
the zuddenness OF my manner that
startled hlm Then he got better con-.
troll Of himself, and g:aring suspiciOnsIy
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