Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-20
A SUDDEN SHOCK.
Tho Telegrapher's Cunning and
Successful Scheme.

table. triAe pale perhaps. but SEEM
fngly cool and in no way disturbed by
the extraordinary situation. The
stranger. who wore n wide brimmed
hat and was dressed in the rough cos
tune OF fronticrsman. leaned over
the counter. his right elbow resting
on II. which enabled him 10 hold the
heavy six-shooter without a trcmble.
The six-shoOter covered Warner.
The following was the conversation
that ensued:
What time does the night express
pass7'
shes due in about half an hour,
but she is over an hour late
An 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 il you photographed 10 Bloom
willie for her to stop here she'd stop.
wodhln't she?''
No. she wouldn't"
Hasn't she ever stopped here9"
''Once or twice"
''What made herr
''Orders from the train dispatcher :"
where does he live?f
Center City"
''Well thea. the messages from Cen
ter City to BloomviIle must pass
through this Office. mustn't they?"
''Of course.
.'Al 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 your
Il could, but | wouldn't
''Oh. wouldn't you2 Not il | asked
you? Well. young man. I'll be plain
with you. II you don't send just what
l tell you to. I'll send a 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
certain package that's in the express
car. We know its on this train. We ex
pect to have 10 kill the express nan. foi
there will likely be an extra man t,
guard that package. It's valuable, i
Is. II you don't stop that train YOU
will perhaps kill fifty people and ger
shot yourself. II you do, the folks il
the sleeping-car will never know any
things out of the way. and we vii
have the cash without any bother
Savey?"
Il understand. Let me think ;
moment
well, hurry up. There's no tim,
TO lose
is the track torn up now or are you
going to do it il | don't stop the traina p
1.-The tracks torn up now.
"All right. I'll stop the express"
''Now, look here. young fellow.
want you to understand this. II yo,
try any fooling you won't catch Us an,
you'll get shot yourself. Nobody ear
come here, for my friends are rounC
this shanty and won't let any bod,
near here"
Nobody comes here. any how. a
night. Or in the daytime. either. 70
that matter
All right want you to under
stand just the fix you're in. We al
have fast horses. and even If 20,
brought a regiment ON that train the,
couldn't catch Us and YOU would hav,
lew bullets in you before | got on M
horse"
Understand"
.'All right again. Then go ahead.
The operator put his hand on tn,
key. but sit there thinking and did no
press II.
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 a little.
viii you oblige me by keepin.
your cussed mouth shut? I'll star
when ! get ready, and don't you forge
it. I'm running this machine and don
you forget that II you don't like i
shoot and be hanged to you. and the,
do your own telegraphing.
That's the way to talk cried tn,
desperate, with admiration. That,
business. Darned IL ever | heard
man talk like that with gun pulIe,
on him You go right ahead and {
you do this thing square wen whacA
up On tue swag. Its rather tiresoa