The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-08
A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE.

John Warner sat: by his .telegraphiC
table. IA trifle pale, perhaps. but seem
ingly cool and in no ways disturbed
| by the extraordinary situation. The
stranger, who wore a -brimmed
hat and was dressed in the rough cos
tune of frontiersman, leaned ovel
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:
ll"What time does the night express
passa" '
"She's due in, about half an hour.
but she is over an hour late.'
IAN liour late, ehP"
"Yes; besides she doesn't stop here.
You'll have to 90, to Bloomyille for her
if YOU want to take. the express. u"
if you telegraphed to Bloom
Vile for her to stop, wouldn't shee'
mo, she wouldn't. ;" .-..s :,
Hasn't she ever stopped heree"
"Once or twice
What made herr" ,s.ss. 81.
"Orders from the .train-dispatcher."'
"Where does he liyepn
Center City,.
" swell; then, the messages from
Center City to BloomyiIle must pass
through this office, mustn't theyP"
"0f course.
"All right. Then you could send q
message from here that the Bloomville
folks wouldn't know but what it came
from Center City, couldn't your"
: Il could, but wouldn't"
: s'Oh, wouldn't ynn? Not if asked
youpr Well. young man; I'll be plain
with you. If you don't send just whal
tell you to, I'll send couple of bull
let's through you. We've torn mp the
track just around the bend. so the
train will stop anyhow, and then
there will be an eternal smash. Now
we don't want to bother anybody. We
Just want certain package that's in
the express car. We know it's on this
train We expect tOahaFe., to- kill the
expressmian. for. there will likely he
an extra man to guard that package,
It's valuable, il, is, :, If you don't stop
that train you will perhaps Kill tlffy
people and get. shatiyoarseH. II you
do, the folks in the sleepiug-car viii
never know anything's out of the way,
bother. sayeyp" -
NJ understand. Aet-me think q mo-
ment.', .. ..,,::.,. - ...e "a
..Wen hurry up There's no time tc
lose"
'.Is the track: torn up now, or ars
you going to de'it; if don't stop tbs
train?"
1.-The tracks torn up now"
'.All right. I'll stop the express"
"Now, look here, young fellow.
want you to understand this: H-yor
try any fooling you won't catch us anc
you'll get shot yourself. Nobody car
come here, formy friends ARE around
this shanty and won't let anybody
near here. ...,
Nobody comes. here. anyhow. a
night. Or in the; daytime. either. fol
that matter"
"All right. /, {, want you to under
stand the fix you're in. We have al
fast horses, and even if yon brought |
regiment on that train they coaldp'
catch US, and you would have few
bullets in. you before ! got on m.
horse"
Il understand"
..All right again. Then go ahead.
The operator put his hand on the key
but sat there thinking and did no
press it.
Now, see here; you hurry up there
/ don't want any. monkey business.
The operator turned so sharpl,
around on him that the other instinc
lively raised his revolver q little.
.Will you oblige me by keePin!
your cussed mouth shut? I'll star
when get ready, and don't you forge
it. Tn running this machine AM
don't you forget that. If fyou don't lik
it shoot and be hanged to you, an
then do your own telegraphing."
THAT'S the way to talk" cried tn
desperate, with admiration. THAT
business. Darned if ever l heard
man talk like that with a gun pulle
on him. You go right ahead and if yo
do this thing square we'll whack up o
the swag. It's rather tiresome stand
ing here, so I'll just take this chair in
side. l won't interfere"
'.Allright." said the operator; "mak
yourself at home"
Then he turned to the table and b'
gan telegraphing.
..KlicE-a-fick, klick-a-lick, kick;
lick, klick-a-lick, went the lnstrumer
rapidly. :
..What's thatP" said the desperate
forgetting his vow of non-interferents
of "a moment before. 1T seems to /
all the same thing"
sit is. l am calling the police
BloOmville."
..Klick-a-lick, klick-a-lick-chuck.
''There, I've got 'em. Now, don
interrupt me. I'll tell you what is So
when I'm through"
!. The outlaw leaned forward with
puzzled expression, and doubtless
wished he knew as much about tel
graphing us he did about shooting.
els Stevens thereP" asked the il
strument at BloOmville. Tell hi
Warner wants him."
There was pause, and then the i
strument at the lonely way station a