The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-23
A pousLEcuNch.

How . Lose mighwaymsn fried - M Bus-
sssss es His Ows Heat.
Prom the Detroit Free Press.
"Hands up!"
the fare. I was at q disadvantage, and
seeing tins R~entlenaan meant business, my
hands went mp instanteS
But this lone h~iglswayman was i'm u d.
lemma. He wanted my money and valu-
ables-how was he going tn get them?
With my arms above my head ! could not
extract them for him, and his own hands
could not be spared from ''coverinR'' me.
II was truly "a disagreeable position for
both of ms.
"Hand me yer cash!"
1 dropped my hands toward my inside
coat pocket. The pocket was stuffed with
me know ] had no pistol concealed there?
Looking him sq,areiy in the eye read
s.Pmt them hands up ~ Inc yelled.
! respectfully remarked that I could not
have my hands in two places at one and
~" S" y decidea nrr r., "s FOE fer s Ipp cis~a,c sI
position, my hands went up again.
HEY We got a gun bout yer Clothes"
] smiled indulgeutly, btIt made no reply.
.Say, you,' continued my captor, II
ain! to IT,: fooled with. Hev ye "a gun
.'If I say yes IL will not alter matters in
the least. III l say no You will think me
lying. am not fooline you. Lord knows.
He knew I had spoken the truth, and he
was visibiy affected. He kept his pistols
and his eyes upon me, hut i could see he
minutes he put one pistol i'm his belt tight
ened his grip OH the other, and advanced
"He's going to search me himself" I
Thought. hut when he had come within
three feet of me he stopped abruptly and
"No, I won't" he muttercd, ''it's too
risky. While was Roin' through him
he'd hsv two hands g my one; I'd be
pistol, then, looking into my face with
Esarning .Ees' he exclaimed. "well, III
II was very ludicrous, no doubt, but I
was in no condition to- appreciate the hu-
NOR of the situation.
'Can't We get the stuff out u yer pockets
without ;i.;g' yer
well I'm blamed il here amt n go.
Ye stS,o he explained, apoloxctically,
"this IN the first time I ever tried ter hold
~ Teller up alone, am l never thought q
~" %You are arc ~n q IL e" sh ysr c is.as Of ' Fellow.
they look" said l. al wish you would
this is "a very painful and disagreeabic POI
sition You have forced me into
That 50; You Jest keep them hands
iiection: :,
"Yes, SIR" replied promptly. .Allow
me three minutes tn back out of range of
those pistols"
He snickercd.
"That's nice. Git u Teller u~ndcrcontro
an then les him go with all his prop'ty.
Haven't you got fldcnce enough i'm
me to trust my hands i'm the neighborhood
~ should say not. Say kin we play seven
up?"
"Then III put up my gunsan' well hey
n social game fur thc stuff, eh i"
Certainly" said l. Frightening up
shave you some cards 2"
"Yes'r; but look here ole hose. while I'm
Rittin' the kyarSls yen be Rittin' n double
action bead ON me: I hev got a pile %
runs t'other way. Nav sir. While / was
goin' down fur the deck ye'd he coverin'
me, am that pley's worth high, low, jack,
an the hull layout. OH. We can't fool me! =
But. my dear sir. il is imperative that
Won make some move. Now, what are yo,
He again had recourse to his thoughts.
There's two ways u gittin' out u this
One is To let We go an t'othcr is to shoo'
got yer hands i'm such shape We kin pray
without gittin' the drop on me-"
III j. very good OF You to show =" much
I've. got u big heart IL l am u rough ana
onhamdy highMayman: III give ye tire:
Thanks. / Would like To- say some
thing for your benefit, and that is I've got
three or four friends with Winchester
JuSt Wi ~ nun oiu " you nAaDIe
to shoot the chances are they will heal
you and come this way. The result o
this action on their part might PROV: un
comfortable for You, and l would no
willingly see. you expose yourself to need
less DANGER"
Great snakes stranger! is that so:
think yer lynn"
Strengthened up with quiet dignity, ans
the road agent, noting my air of Injuries
innocence, began to think, and the Longer
he thought the more uncomfortable he he
came. Finally he remarked:
81 guess you've got me, parI. / were q
darned fool to tackle the job alone. Mex
time yc come this way, mem Mikell La!
fur We, an between the two of us We won
be disappointed. AK yer pardon for de
tanning We. Good-by."
He commenced hacking of with hi,
weapons still pointing i'm my direction
When he reached his horse he jumped oI
the animal and Rallopcd like the old Mel
was after him.
Fatal Accident ut wilkesbarrs.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct, 22-while
trnin of s.Onl cars was hPinD hOiStSNl M