The Arizona sentinel., 1888-09-29
A SUDDEN SHOCK.
The Telegrapher's Cunning and
 Successful Scheme.

John Warner sat by his telegraphic table, trifle pale perhaps, but seem- ingly cool and in no way disturbed by the extraordinary situation. The stranger, who wore wide-brimmed hat and was dressed in the rough cos tune of frontiersman, leaned over the counter, his right elbow resting on it, which enabled him to hold the heavy siX-shOoter without tremble. The six-shooter covered" Warner. The following was the conversation that ensued:
 .'What time does the night express passP"
 ''She's due in about half an hour, but she is over an hour late"
 'tAn hour late, eh?"
 ''Yes, besides she doesn't stop here. You'll have to go to Bloomville if you want to take the express"
 ''But if you telegraphed to Bloom vile for her to stop here she'd stop, wouldn't she?"
 ''No, she wouldn't"
 Hasn't she ever stopped here?" ''Once or twice"
 "What made her?"
 ''Orders from the train dispatcher.
 Where does he live?"
 "Center City"
 ''Well then, the messages from Gen. ter City to Bloomville must pass through this office, mustn't they?"
 <+Of course.'
 'tAll right. Then you could send a message from here that the Bloomville folks wouldn't know but what it came from Center City, couldn't you?'
 ''I could, but I wouldn't"
 ''Oh, wouldn't you? Not if I asked youP Well, young man, I'll be plain with you. If you don't send just what tell you to, I'll send couple of bull lets through you. We've torn up the track just round the bend, so the train'll stop anyhow, and there will be an eternal smash. Now we don't want to bother any body. We just want a certain package that's in the express car. We know it's on this train. We ex- pect to have to kill the expressnan, 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 will perhaps kill fifty people and get shot yourself. If you do, the folks in the sleeping-car will never know any things out of the way, and we will have the cash without any bother Savey?"
 q understand. Let me think a moment"
 ''Well, hurry up. There's no time to lose"
 ''Is the track torn up now or are you going to do it if don't stop the train?"
 ''The tracks torn up now."
 '.All right. I'll stop the express"
 "Now, look here, young fellow. I want 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 any body near here"
 Nobody comes here, any how, at night Or in the daytime, either, for that matter"
 '.All right. l want you to under stand just the fix you're in. We all have fast horses, and even if you brought regiment on that train they couldn't catch us and you would have a few bullets in you before got on my horse"
 Understand" "All right again. Then go ahead" The operator put his hand on the key, but sit 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 instinct lively raised his revolver little.
 Twill you oblige me by keeping your cussed mouth shut? I'll start when I get ready, and don't you forget it. I'm running this machine and don't