The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-15
A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE,

The six shooter covered" Warner The
following was the conversation that en-
sued
"What t.mo docs tho night express
pass
shes due in oJout half an hoHr but
aho IS over aa hour late
"An hon. late. cl.
"fes. besides she DOESN'T STOP mere.
You'll haze % 80 10 b!o1mVlho u you
want 20 take tac express.
"Dut II so. iclcwaprcd 10 Dio9Dfiile
Tor her 10 stop here she'd stop No@idl Z
She"
"No. she 'roriln Q.
"Lasn fhs ever ,'oppea Ae'-'
"Once or tic
What raIe heF
ORDERS FROM ZIG ram cisia'cA,4.
Where do, DE iiFct
Center City
"Nch thc". NE messages iron enc
City to nloo1y,le last pass Trough
ibis Office. mustn't ta'y.
90, corrso
"AA right Then You co;Id send o
message ifom hcrc that the Dlcom:l.le
folks wouldn't know bat whct ii come
from Center City. couldn't you!'
Il could. bat wouldn't"
"Oh. wouldn't youy Not i'll asked
you? Well young man, III be plain Win
you. If yoI don't send just what / tell
you to, TT send o couple Of bullo;s through
you Wow torn "a? tho track jlst round
The bend go the train II stop anyhow. aad
there viii BE an eternal smash Vow wo
don't want 90 bother anybody We just
want n certain package that's H. the cH-
ere.s car t.c know its On the train
We expect 60 lave 20 kill the eSplessmaa
for thcro will likely be an eEin man TO
guard that package. It's valuable 1t Is.
IL you doa { stop that train you w'il per
haps Kill Fifty people and get shot your
self If yea do. the folks in TIC sleeping
car will never know anything s. out Of iAe
way, and $50 viii have the casa without
any bother Saver
Il understand. Let re think Lo
rcnt
wei, harry up. There's no time 10
lose"
is the truck torn up now CT ar you
going t. DO IL II dou't stop tAo train
The tracks torn vp row.
"All right I'll stop the expires
Nov, look hc7e, young follow. ! want
you TO understand this. If you try any
shot Yourself Nobody can come hero.
for my friends arc round this shenty ana
wont let anvbJiy near here.
"Nobcdy cones here any how, at night.
Or in the daytime either, for that mat
ter"
"hll RIGHT wr-.t yon 10 understand
iust tho ii. You're in. We all have fast
horses. md cvcn i; vou broncbt regi
lncnt on that train they couldn't catch Us.
md Won would have q fow bullets in you
before got on ny horse"
Il understand"
"All RIGHT orain. Thca 90 ahead"
Tho operator put lis hand on the key,
but sat there thinking and did not
orcsa f.
Nov 500 bcro vo., hurry nm here
don't want eov monkey busincts.
Tho opcraf9r t,rr,i so ebarplv round
on him fb,t the cher instiaciiyely raised
his revolver A litile.
"Wili YOU oblicc me by keeping your
cussed mouth shGt? III start when get
ready. and don't Won forget it. I'm run.
wing this machine. and don't yoa forget
that. If voa don't ike it shoot and be
hanged % yoa. and then DO Your own tel
crrariing."
That's the vav 70 talk" cried the des-
persdo With adn.iretion That's bust
ness Darucl il ever heard y man talk
Ike tina. With q gun pulled on him You
20 right ahead, a.d ii you DO this thing
SQUARE wall chac', M on The ewor It's
rather ,ircsoiao staining here. so III lust
talse tbs chair inside / won't inter
yera."
"An right" said the operator. make
yourself At lowr."
Then lie turned 70 the table and bean
teleeraphnr.
"kiii-a.liek. l,lic-a.lick. kic.a.liclz
klic.a.lcx" went the Instrument raDi.llv
whats tba,y' soil tho dcspo.ado far.
ycttinr his vow Of non interior nee ~ n
moment before. 1t seens TO be all tho
samo thing"
1T is. a.a calling the o1ice at Gloom
xille.
"Klic-a.lish. hlic.alick-chuck."
There, I've got en-. Now. don't in.
terrupt nc. iii tel YOU what |, said
when In through"
The outlaw leaned forward with r-z.
xled expression. and doubtless wished be
fuew as much about tolerranhing o. he
did about shooting.
al, Stc,.o,s 4lcroer o.l.ol H. ie.