Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-22
a MAN OF NERVE.

hat and was dresSeQ III the rOuSH COS
tune Of frontiersman, leaned over
the counter, his right elbow resting
on it, which enabled him to hold the
heavy shooter without a tremble.
The six-shooter covered" Warner.
The following was the conversation
that ensued:
What time does the night express
pass!''
She's due in about half an hour,
but she is over an hour late"
AN hour late, eh?'
Yes: besides she don't stop here.
You'll have to go to Bloolnville 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 herr
Orders from the train dispatcher y
Where does he liver
Centre City"
well, then, the messages from Cen
ire City to Bloomville must pass
through this Office, mustn't they'"
"Of course"
"All right. Then you could send a
message from here that the Bloom
vile folks wouldn't know but what it
came from Centre City, couldn't your
II could, but / wouldn't"
"Oh, wouldn't you? Not if | ask
your Well, young man, I'll be plain
with you. IL you don't send just what
| tell you to do, I'll send couple of
bullets through you. We've torn up
the track just around the bend, SO the
train'll stop anyhow, and 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 to have to kill the
e1pressman, 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. II you do, the
folks in the sleeping-car will never
know anything out of the way, and
we will have the cash without any
bother. Savvey!
Il understand. Let me think mo
ment.'
We'll, hurry up. There's no time
to lose"
is the track torn up now, or are
you going to do it if l don't stop the
train?''
THE tracks torn up now"
"All right. I'll stop the express"
Now, look here, young fellow. |
want you to unnerstand this: If you
try any fooling you won't catch us
you'll get shot yourself. Nobody can
come here, for my friends are round
this shanty and won't let anybody
near here
Nobody comes here, anyhow, at
night, or in the daytime, either, for
that matter"
"AIl right | want you TO under
stand 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 few
bullets in you before | got on my
horse"
Il understand"
"All right again. Then go ahead"
The operator put his hand on the
key, but sat 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
ly raised his revolver little
will you oblige me by keeping
your cussed mouth shut? I'll start
when | get ready and don't you for
get it. I'm running this machine and
if you don't like it shoot and behang-
ed to you, and then do your own tele-
graphing"
That's the way TO talk cried the
with admiration. That's
business. Darned if | ever heard a
man talk like that with gun pulled
on him. You go right ahead and if
you do this thing square we'll whack
up OH the swag. It's rather tiresome
standing here, so III just take this
chair inside. / won't interfere"
''All right" said the operator,
make yourself at home"
Then he turned to the table and be-
gan telegrapbing.
'Klick-a-lick, kiick-a-lick, klick-a-
lick. klick-a-lick. went the iDstru-
ment rapidly.
What's that!' said the desperado.
his VOW of non-interference
Of moment before. 1T seems to be
all the same thing"
1T is. l am calling the Office at
"Kliek-a-lick, ck-a-lick-chuck"
There. I've got 'em. Now don't in
terrupt me. I'll tell you what is said
xyba on, I'm throuDh-r -