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

,g-isa 80 Ii tomn ia Wyoming
", uy, a writor in the balii.
News / learned thai lady living
"A been the heroine Of a thrill
8 5,,n,iire nilh train robbers, and
al sad love for the brave Undue
"a easl oa her 10 Tell me the
when / sent 10 her house !
81 selsomsi by handsome lady Of
d response 10 ny earnest no
q 10, .hl, ono chapter OF her life
relsisd The following irie tale
a is75. shea bit girl Of rs, left
d hszs ia Omaha and came ont here
lhs lonesome position Of night
Il Tor A, small station On tho Pa
II rsiluay IN this territory II was
u sary. ar,Olals spot. 10 Ihc midst Of
ssfS
I'll 08ly buildings a the station,
il from The depot, WrrU a section
81 ss. occupied by \ Irstca foreman
81 isu CAlnesp lAborrras . water
AID cJal ,Ard TIE day Oprr-
Ii ls4 asraL mrrr t-oy. slept NJ
h .g,lo7 aUusr about 80 YSris dis
n . tAAt during The long dgrAry
s 9as alone in lhc dyItrs.
# trYgrrss train. bIuai cAss. WAs
y al ..l3 Is ibr morning. but Il never
h 5ed u0.vss. siEaAirti. and ~ this
\ las oBiy ,ruia daring tho latter
n .ge Q! .he a.ght yoa can imagine
l4sgiy situation upon the desert
II bad my buoss and guitar as
II aalOas ard passed much ~ tho
n Hailag, and Wbrn tho dolrlnl
II lHg, q The g0lErs wcru bornc Ia
IL slye 'rum distant slNd hills ! would
n 40 ~ guitar and rBdrAvor a.
y ss ibE'r cries Wt,h music and song.
b sipeglnira dHHE " thr diytaion.
B 1yani, l.ght.spirilrl young gentle.
y cana over tho rad Al frequent
rTals and cueuncd me up with
zises q bciIeF position ahua a
hay should occur. lir 0itrn found
II % tbs very brink ~ despair. al.
b % tho p1iaI 81 rcsigning my
Y ,.0a And rctsFainE 70 ms humhlu
n and he mother " h0 depended
~ 'Alagy Tor the nncrssartcs ul
y but biz promises. hts grntal con
v ailo1 and a0pis 81 encourage.
drove auAy The giOun. aud
" 70 lDgs Tor his visits with i
q the kecors, pleasure. I h..
% regard him Wiih aiSirriy AZ.
~ b. SAs ~ kind and tendcr aud
eaiogs Tor tAy wcliarr and rnmlnri.
pe night shortly alter midnight.
al al ms table reading lair nov,
thought I heard shutting foot.
% the dcpu, platform. 6ut a. II
VI ool repeated ] concluded II ga
2 Vol mpe daring than his COW.
= Ieliovs, and ! resumed nv book
ieW moments later ! heard los
Slng ~ the door. which I AWAY,
locked. and strange feeling
over me. During my scvcra
= stay Al tho station had nevet
visitor. and tho sudden knock
~ yei 70 siartlingly clear In tho
ae's % The night. caused my form
leinole and ms check to blanch.
Il arst thought was Of Indians
'heH J reasoned that Il might b.
\ ,'fa'np desiring shelter. While
.aaTe IN a1rigbt tho knock wa
aied louder than before. aud. mus
! y wv, Ml ny courage, | approaohe,
o soor and asked
Who's there"
A suih voice replied.
uaVelaF who desires 10 take IN,
Wound train,
vas my plain aud unmis,akahl,
Y admit him. aud with trpmhlins
es ! drew The bolt.
lsAntly thu door was pushed VIC
!! open and sprang back 70 IN,
and sank into my chair in terror
n sven hurly men. wearing clotl
4 ss ~ ana armed to the teeth. enterc,
o,uoe' One Of them. evidently th,
y. walked up TO me. and pointin,
4 ~ a. revolver at my head, said in i
hrm voice;
~ oa', We don't want 10 hurt you. bu
B, Ya make suspicious move. o.
4 /" VI give any alarm, so that an,
i, . neh ~ the section house xii
IN! Nv ~ Spite the looks o. tina
y laGe with a bullet BE qnis
1 tnsiole and behave yourself an,
f1al lampP0 your w
NAY would you dop" I gasped.
Vae 2 your business. We dom
II 49, near any unnecessary bach
Aa,ja.V r no impertinent questions
Il me red lampsn
H. V ,a Of horror swept over m,
Il n a N ruth burst upon me that
, - sne hands OF band OF despor
n Sss "a. whose evident inteu
4 40, ~ 70 signal the train and rol
at my station.
Iur s, sonld ! doP II was yet tnre,
ma uaul The train was due, but
l so @L elnde my captors 10 arous,
eam y men and | knew by tn,
IA. N" l, = the leaders, eye through IN,
ast n,,, ms mask that II | made IN,
~. Vu.cry he would moi hesitate 4,
out MS threat and murder me