The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-31

With a Revolver She Puts q Highwayman e.
Flight.
Lewiston Journal.

Lewiston Journal.
Kate NJ Pincin, of East Monmouth, has lately
been visiting her sister in Auburn, and is wom-
an perhaps forty years DID, of fine physique, and,
as recent events have proved, abundantly able
TO take care Of herself. Mrs Pincin tells the
story of recent attack upon her by highway
robber while on her way from Augusta. At the
time of the last payment of pensions IN june
Mrs Pincin started from Monmouth and
drove to Gardner, where she left her team, took
freight train to Augusta, and bright and early
IN the day for so long jaunt called at the PEN
sion office in Augusta for the money which was
due her, about $50 care you not afraid that
somebody will rob your asked the folks at home
that morning before she started out 1.-THE road
tc Gardner" they had said, lis long and dreary
and full of dark places. and you are alone and q
woman, and it is dangerous But she had de.
MED the danger, and declined to inconvenience
any one else by the trip. Won't you take a re-
volverF they then begged ner, and she again de-
cined.
Her father. however went into the house, took
down the revolver, loaded it, and carrying it out
to her, put 1t In snug place under the wagon
seat, and told her to use it if the occasion de-
manded. Mrs Pincin yielded to his desire that
she take the revolver. although she hardly
thought OF 1T again until she stood by the desk
in the pension Office counting her money At
this time she did think OF It, for as she lifted her
head, her eyes met those of a man who had been
greedily watching her as she counted it She
put the money in her pocket and watched the
man, as he turned on his heel and walked to an
other part of the Office. She didn't see him again
in Augusta or on the train to Gardiner In Gard
liner she found her team at the stable where she
had left it, and soon left for home.
Mrs. Pincin droveia.ong blithely enough until
she had passed Spearss Corner, when she heard
a team coming behind her as if driven at full
speed. She started her own horse little, but
the coming team was faster than her own. She
looked around. and at the first glance was
startled, for she thought she recognized the
lounger whom she had seen at the Office at Au-
gusta. She kept calmly on, driving the horse ia
the middle of the road, the team every minute
coming nearer. The place was secluded and
we'll calculated for robbery, If anyone had that
intention. The man in the team drove up so
that his horses head Tapped the Wheel and then
turning to one side of the road. drove quickly
by. When a rod ahead he pulled up, jumped
out and grabbed her horse by the bride, stop.
ping her team at once.
''What do you want9r said the lady. II want
that money was his reply. Fork it over!"
Conversation was brief, for the lady was one
Of action. AS the highwayman turned to look at
his own horse and again to look at her. he sud-
denly noticed that he was looking into the muz
Zle of q cooked revolver There was no trem.
bling in the hand that held it, either. 1t was
calm and steady as a clock, and the brute at the
horses head saw that bullet from 1t would end
his days if the hand pulled the trigger There
was a look of resolution, too, in her face for. as
she expressed 1t, she was not frightened, only
''just mad all the way through" 1t was her
trick. for she had the trump card and the man
was wise enough to sec it, for with an oath he
ler his hand drop from the bride and slouched
into his own team.
Now, sir said she, 'you turn toward Gar
diner"
With the revolver still on him, and covering
him at every movement, the resolute woman
watched the man from the minute he dropped
her bride rein until he had turned the wagon,
and was hundred yards back on the road on
his way toward Gardiner. Then she picked up
the reius, tucked the revolver under the seat,
and drove home to East Monmouth.