The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-30

an order TO freight train away down al
Medicine Bow
Keep away from the table. he said
savagely, AN if kctch you at any tricks
Ill choke the life out o you.
"Oh. how eagerly my eyes drank In
every word the instrument clicked out
| heard telegram TO tho sheriff OF
Green River, twenty miles west, asking
him TO arm n posse Of men at once and
get on board special train, which
would be ready for him. Then another
10 the young superintendent, who was al
Green River, telling how my slowly
written words had been heard by the dis
patcher, and asking him 10 supervise the
preparation TO fly 10 my relief Then a
third dispatch to the master mechanic.
instruciing him TO Ere up his fastest pas
-onger engine and couple on TO car
rage and await the superintendent or.
ders. My heart beat 50 violently that it
almost took my breath away 1t scented
an age ere heard the Green River opera
tor call the dispatcher and say:
1.-THE superintendent. with sheriff and
twenty armed men, are aboard and train
ready for orders
THE order came flying. 1t told TN.
engineer he had clear track and 10 rWi
at his very highest speed to within q
half mile of my station, and with hi
party t. alight Then came the wei
come report from the Green River Office
Special east departed l:lj.
ooh, how my poor heart boat AMI
how my every nerve tingled with ex.
element. l:lj-I mentally figured thai
the train on such desperate errana
should make nearly mile a minute ant
reach the stopping point at 1886.
"The robber chief gave his men thcif
Instructions | was to be sent alone t.
signal the train, and when it halted tn
band would make "A rush and board the
train.
Bill. YOU jump on the engine as sooi.
as she stops and hold the engineer and
fireman under your gun. Jack, you pile
into the mail ear, an make the CLERK
give up has registered letters, an Nanb
an Aleck II work the express car, while
Tom an Shorty hold the conductor and
brakeman back Do your work quiCL
an bold ain don't be Altered 30 bum
powder if necessary. There's a big haul
on thc train, an we've got to have it,
1.lOl There came fearful crash Of
GLASS and the black muzzies of "A perfect
cloud of rifles were thrust through III,
windows and pointed directly at the rob
bers Then a voice cried out:
Men. throw up your hands. an
thc sheriff, and ia the name of the law
demand your surrender Make but g.
move, and iii order my men to iircr
Yer little cat" Missed the leader
glaliug NO me savagely, as tho blno
suddenly held aloft their hands. Then
the sheriff and three men entered ano
disarmed and handcuifcd the robbers.
and saw the superintendent looking a
me and heard him say, What a debt }
owe YOU. my brave girl and then fed
fainting into his arms.
"Whcn regainod consciousness wa
lying i'm my room at Green River. with
sevcrl ladies around me, and WAS tOl0
that seven days had elapsed since the
capture of the robbers. ] was suffering
from brain fever brought on by the ter
rblc strain ! had passed through, and
bad been unconscious for TINT long
period
Il finally recovered and was called
into court to testify against the desperate
gang. / shall never forget their fierce
chances toward me as told how | en-
trapped them, or how, in spite of TIA,
Judge and court officers TO suppress It,
thc crowd chccrcd nae as left the stand
The men were sent Tor long terms t. az
eastern prison, and have never heard
of them since
And did tho company reward YOU io
saving the train: l asked.
"Wci. only slightly. Corporation
have no souls, You know. But rcvcng
cd myself on the superintendent, in a
manner.
In what way;7
II married him." sho replied, with q
charming smile. Hartford Times.