Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE,

traOrUlnary SITUATION The stranger, who
wore-a wide brimmed hat and was dressed
in the rough costume Of frontiersnan,
leaned over the counter, his right elbow
resting On it, which enabled him to hold
the heavy six shooter withoG5 tremble.
The six shooter covered" Warner. The
following was the conversation that en-
sued:
What time does the night express
passT'
She's due in about half an hour, but
she is over an hour late"
IAN hour late, chr"
Yes, besides she doesn't stop here.
You'll have to go TO Bloomvile if you
want to take the express"
But if you telegraphed to BloomvilIe
for her to stop here she'd stop, wouldn't
sheY'
''No, she wouldn't"
Hasn't she ever stopped here?"
''Once OF twice"
what made her?'
''Orders from the train Dispatcher
''Whers does he liver
''Center City"
We'll then, the messages from Center
City to Bloomville must pass through
this Office. mustn't they?'
"Al right Then you could send a
message from here that the BloomviIle
folks wouldn't know but what it come
from Center City, couldn't your
Il could, but wouldn't
"Oh, wouldn't your Not if I asked
your Well, young man, I'll be plain with
you. If you don't send just what | tell
you TO, I'll send a couple of bullets through
you We've torn up the track just round
the bend, so the train,u stop anyhow, and
there viii be an eternal smash Now we
don't want to bother anybody. We Just
want certain package that's IN the ex-
press car We know it's on the train.
We expect TO have to kill the ezpressman,
for there will likely be an extra man to
guard that package. It's valuable, it is
If you don't stop that train you viii per-
haps kill fifty people and get shot your
self II you do. the folks in the sleeping
car viii never know anything's out Of the
way, and we viii have the cash without
any bother. Savey2"
Il understand Let me think a no.
ment."
Well, hurry up There's no time to
lose"
is the track torn up now or are you
going to do 1t if don't stop the train?"
! lie track S torn up now.
"All right. III stop the express
Now, look here, young fellow. Iwant
you to understand this. If you try any
fOOling you won't catch Us and you'll get
shot yourself. Nobody can come here,
for my friends are round this shanty and
won't let ybody near here"
Nobody comes here, any how, at night.
Or in the daytime. either, for that mat
ter"
'+All right. want you to understand
just the fix you're in We all have fast
horses. and even if you brought a regi-
ment on that train they couldn't catch Us,
and you would have q few bullets in you
before got on my horse"
Il understand"
'AlI right again Then go ahead"
The operator put his hand on the key,
but sat there thinking and did not
press it.
Now, see here; you hurry up there
don't want any monkey business"
The operator turned so sharply round
on him that the other instinctively raised
his revolver little.
VIII you oblige me by keeping your
cussed mouth shut? III start when get .
ready. and don't you forget it. I'm run
ming this machine, and don't you forget .
that II you don't like it shoot and be
hanged TO you, and then do your own tel
egraphiag-"
That's the way to talk, " cried the des-
peraGo with admiration That's bust
ness. Darned if ever / heard man talk
like that with gun pulled on him. You
go right ahead, and if you do this thing
square we'll whack up on the swag. It's
rather tiresone standing here, so III Just
--t ah.Tr 7
fere."
''Al right" said the operator, make
yourself al home.
Then be turned to the table and began
telegraphing.
''kIic-a- LEX. klic-a-lick, klic-a-lck,
klic-a-GcI1" went tho instrument rapidly.
What's that2" said the desperate, for
getting his vow OF non-interference Of a
moment before. 1T seems to be all tho
same thing"
1T is. l am calling the Office at Bloom
Vile"
.'Klic-a- lick, -a-lick-chuck.
There, I've got EN- Now, don't In
terupt me- I'll tell you what is said
when In through"
The outlaw leaned forward with a puz-
zled expression, and doubtless wished he
knew as much about telegraphing as he
did about shooting.
rs Stevens there!" asked the instru-
ment st Bloonville. TELL him Warner
wants him"
There was pause, and then the in
strunent at the lonely way station an
svered.
Warner rapidly ratified out the follow
Ing message:
This shanty is in the possession Of
william who has q pistol pointed at ne
while work | expect it is the Zams
county gang that is round the place
They are going 70 rob the express. In
supposed TO be telegraphing orders for il
to stop here. Now, can't you make up
special there and get the sheriff and
strong posse to come down and gather in !
the Ea-gg"
III do It There's g freight engine
here now: a2d III put the boys IN some
box cars"
Ne. don't do that. Make up train of
passengers Put Pullman on behind II
you have 1t and make i look as like ~
express train as you can Then send her
down on the time Of the express and hold
the No. there til they get back" |
Good idea. Now what are you going
TO 6o2 They'll shoot you" {
Can you make g connection with TIRE |
town arc hght and get thsru TO put their
scl current ont II connect i n so-e
way with the felloE here cad he'll never
know what struck him"
I'VE haven't tine for tbat We world 5
have TO so down 20 the dyna-,c otS.e an5 !
get then Il ru-- CT I'll tie ctr :
nd then make connections Il would Z
AXE too long and It would burn out every
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