Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-07-01

pair that had now beyond O
certainty logged me up to this
moment, caught sight OF his taller
companion. just revealed by the
dim light, And then all conscious
ness left NE and I knew no more
4 WhaEst came to my senses ]
!. was Conscious Of o rafting and
rumbling underneath my state
room, and q tramping overhead.
When the effects OF the chloro
form had been sufficiently over
come for me to realize my titut-
ton. I caught the secret pocket OF
my vest.
Ny money was gone. l can
| give you no idea OF the sickeninq
feeling that seized upon me when
I realized I had been robbed. 1t
was not the mere loss of money,
but I felt as ifa plague had visited
me.
1 didn't stop long to indulge in
such feelings, I assure you. ]
hastily threw on my clothing and
descended to the gangway. The
crowd were just sweeping and
pressing off to the cars. They
were mixed up in inextricable
confusion, SO that l could distin.
guish scarcely one Of my fellow
travellers. I was still straining
nv eyes from the lower stair. way
wheu / heard a loud, harsh voice
exclaim:
Keep off there, and don't
drown MANI
That voice l had heard before
I bered it was kissing
whisper, and here it was strong
and rasping. They were the
same.
l leaped to the floor, and I'M
noticed by any one in particular,
dressed through the crowd toward
the voice
l had elbowed a path toward
the gangway when the same voice.
with low oath, demanded room
to move.
Who are your exclaimed an
irri lated passenger "Your elbows
are sharper than meat axl"
"I'll sharpen them still more,
hang you." returned the voice
"Be civil, Mat" 1 heard ?. man
mutter at his side.
l saw my opportunity, and
promptly took advantage Of it. Il
preceived that this boisterous
speaker was rather unpopular in
the impatient crowd, SO / called
out in a feigned voice:
"Come! come! you fellow with
the sharp elbows! Keep your
heels off my toes and stop push
ing those two lsdiesr'
Now there was no ladies' near
him, but my white lie, you will
see, was, under the circumstan
ces, perfectly excusable. 1t
spread more gunpowder in the
crowd.
"Stop flushing those ladies, /
sayl' l repeated. and ! followed
up the words with . smart blow
in the middle Of the back He
turned his face, full of passion,
upon me. He was the man was
after the light complexioned viii
lain. II l would recover my
money I must secure bolh the
scamps on the spot. l knew that
the ruffian who opposed me
would stand no chance in the
crowd il / moved upon him at
once, AMI his companion would
be equally unpopular IL he at
tempted to aid him
I sprang suddenly toward as
he recognized me, and, dealing
him we'll directed blow, sent
the light oomplexioned man
tumbling against the big man just
behind.
''Seize him" cried, in loud
voice. "He has robbed mel And
this one, too. Lay hold of both
Of themp
With the last words l leaped
upon the tall companion, and
caught the hand that had drawn
a knife; and, before he could
use it, he was seized by three
stout fellows, who disarmed him
and held him helpless. I turned
my attention to the first one He
was struggling desperately, trying
to unsheath knife. the very one,
no doubt. that he held over my
breast in the state-ro I'm. He did
not get il half out before the
heavy fist Of big man was crash
ing against the side OF his head
He fell like log
/ described the money they had
taken from me, which consisted
OF five one thousand dollar notes
and it was handed to me, much
to my satisfaction. 1t was found
also that two other passengers had
been relieved Of their pocket
books while the thieves were
pressing through the crowd
These were also returned, so that
we we're all made whole.
The worthy pair were found to
be old jaiI-hirds, and the sentence
passed on them for this last offense
was a heavy one.
Whether or not they learned
the contants of my dispatch
through one Of the messenger
boys could not be asertained; foi
all the boys stoutly asserted their
innocence. So that part OF the