Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-17

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These repeated several times. hop
ing they nigh, reach the ear Of some
operator on the line ] then slowly
and distinctly wrote these words, stil
sobbing violently;
''Nh0 hears this Tor haayen's--
sake report Ia train dispatcher
n Laramie quick that - Am lin
tho hands Of seven robbers who
Will compel me 10 flag No -
Send-heip quick.
Then ! signed name and Office call.
] released the armature and the Ia.
siT1moHt clicked out;
Brace up little girl--I-hear--
you II"
III" vas the train dispaIrhers call.
With q fierce shout. lha leader sprang
forward aud rudeiy snAiched me away
from tho taBio. and asked:
Gal. what's ihRi?''
.Dnly distant oficc asking for or
durs Tor u freight train. responded
None o. ser lyin. SOU little lmp'N
hp roarrd, Yer up "a some trick"
No, replied. Il am not III
we're doing ihAs ms 6ngrrs would be
on the Instrument Don't you see
am not touching Il, and yet Il works?
II il only aa order 70 freight train
away down At Medicine Boa
Keep sway from that table, he
said. sagNgnly. an II ! krich sou al
any tricks l'il choke the life out Of
! you
oh, how eagerly my ears drAn X in
every word tho instrument licked out
! heard q telegram 10 The sheriff Of
Green River. twenty miles west. ask
I log him 20 arm posse 81 men ht once
aud get On board special train which
( would be- ready for him. Then another
( 10 the youug superintendent who was
At Green River. telling how my slowly
Wriltrn words bad been heard by the
. dispatcher aid ssking him 10 super
intrad the preparations 10 ay 70 my
relief.
Thra a third dispatch 70 the master
I nccbAaic. lustructing him - Ore up
( his fastest passenger engine aud couple
on ~ a carriage and await the super
( ln,rudent's orders. Nv heart beat 20
I vsnientty that Il almost took my
Z breath awsy. Il seemed an age ere !
T heard the Green River operator call
/ che dispatcher and Say. .
3 The superintendent. with sheriff
and twcu,y armed men arc aboard. and
K train ready for ORDER
Tho order came dying. told the
Z engineer he had clear track and tn
4 run AZ his very highest speed e. within
a half mile 81 ms station, and with
Y his party In aliRhL Then came the
welcome report from the Green River
officer
Special cas-, departed lab
oh, how ms poor heart heat ana
hnw ms very nerve unged with eN-
ritrmant: i,iS-t mentally figured
that the train on such desperate er-
rand should make nearly mile a
minute. aud reach the stopping point
nj 80.
Tho rnhber chief gave his mon their
ipa,rursions was 10 be- sent alone
ts signal the train. and when II halted
The band would make rush and ooaru
the train,
"Bill. you jump on the engine as
aoon a. she stops and hold the engin
Rud fireman under your gum. JacN'
YOU nile into the mail-car an make
thc clerk give ~ his Registered letters
an Yank aud Aleck'll work the eN.
nrraa-car while Tom an shorty hold
the conductor an brakeman back. DO
your work quick an bold, an don't oe
sfcarod 10 burn powder II necessary.
Thar's big haul ON that train an
we've got TO have v ,,,a
How eagerly watched the clock ana
how slowly, how very, very Slowly thS
hands seemed 90 movc-l;2l. ~, ana
= sS1 ,,e,,, licked OF 1880. Would they
Tho mon sat on the bench along the
,sost aldo of the room facing the t"o
shadows on the east tried 70 Inquire
hoy long Il would require for the men
m walk 10 the depot from the stopping.
mace. Perhaps even then they wSre
inrro,,nding the station and ] might
hear q knock at the door ~ my
s,anL Would there be a hghtr
Oh. horrible thought 10 2 lew mo mo
ments might see men shot down ve,
tn,.a nv face and I myself might @
Liiiaa / almost tainted with fright
The blood seemed TO freeze III my
ysina ana / grasped the chair or wouio
have fallen 10 the floor l;4V! -.
Thsrs came fearful crash OF gi"ss
IA .ba black muzzles OF perieo'
cloud Of rifles were thrust tnrougs ~, ~
windows and pointed directly az o snC
robbers Then voice criea o nv
"Nien. throw up your hands, ! am t do
sbeyifr and in the name OF the law ae
mand your surrender. MAKE ~ ar o|s
, ,na .nd I'll order my men 70 hre'
"V yer little catr' Kissed the l'S .,,G
plaring al me savagely as me 2 rh he s me
denly held aloft their hands ine" Wv