Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-14
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| gave a sudden grom-,hrust my
hand under my Ices which stuck out
straight bolure nae, and called out To
my companion that ! had got the
cramp 81 badly | could not move.
Catch my foot and bend il up. like a
good fcllow!' said. THE pain is aw-
full
lie hastencd To my all ut once. and
rs he stopped | seized him by the
throat, thrust my finger. into his neck.
cloth, and pressed him down with
both my knees against the door. Then
the blood burst from his nose, and lac
struggled madly to throw me off.
In the tusSle our positions shifted
somewhat; and, with "A frantic effort,
he threw out one arm. seized my little
revolver, and fired wildly. The bul.
let wounded my shoulder. and when
| felt the sharp sting Of the shot |
pressed my fingers more i~icrccly Than
before upon his windpipe. and pushed
him ouc more down against thpdoor.
! could uut attempt 10 disarm him; |
knew not where ON ms person the
other revolver might be concealed,
and felt that if he fired again | was
probably "A dead man!
Some awful moments passed. Nv
strength WIS beginning Ia fail. and
my grasp was becoming fainter. Then
came a second deadly crack. | was
wounded in the hand; and immcdi-
ately my neryeless, shattered fingers
relaxed their hold. and | was at the
ruifian's mercy. AS | let him 90 ]
reeled back ina half sitting posture on
the seat; while he, with a blood stain
cd and most CHASTITY face, glared at me
with the expression Of "a liend. | knew
that if he recovered strength enough
TO fire again he would kill me: and,
weak and wounded MS | was. | resolved
10 make M more desperate bid for life.
We were out of the tunnel now, and
the speed had slackened "A little. Ii, |
thought, | could but let down the
glass, open the door. and by stepping
past or over Buckland &c, out on the
footboard and make my way along il
To another carriage. | might yet be
saved.
was dizzy aud sick with pain; but
nerved with the determination Of de-
spair and the mad longing | felt To out
wit the cunning of the thief. | man.
aged to get hold OF the strap Of the
window and let it down. Again the
sudden rush Of cold night air revived
me; but, ALAS could see that il also
revived my companion. for, rs ] put
out my arm and turned the handle Of
the door, lac was trying hard to steady
his arm and tire at me again. | might.
perhaps, have knocked the pistol from
his hand; but | might have failed TO
do 50, and | knew that it would have
been foolhardy in the extreme for me
TO put myself at close quarters with
him in order TO step out on the foot
board. Besides, the door was stiff, and
resisted the feeble push | gaveit. Sc
| left itand determined to try the win.
dow at the other side of the carriage if
| could drag myself over, although l
felt sure that the dooron that side was
locked.
But even had il stood wide open ]
could not reach it. The exertion l
had already made had exhausted me,
and Ionce more fell down OH the seat
and within easier reach of the dying
wretch-for dying he surely was
who meant that | should die with
him. Twice l saw the shining weap-
on within a foot of my head, but he
had not the strength To fire, and | had
not the strength TO twist it from his
hand. The third time he raised it, and
/ felt that this time he would not fail.
With a superhuman effort | pulled
myself together, and jerked up his
arm as he at last pulled the trigger
The bullet hit tie ceiling of the ear
riage, and at the same moment my
would he murderer fell back with a
heavy thud against the door. IL flew
open. and | had one glimpse Of his
malignant. terrified face as he fell out
head foremost on the track.
When the train reached Liverpool |
was found half fainting upon the floor
of the carriage, and the body Of Buck
land-or Foreman, rs his name turned
out 10 be-was found dead on the line
with the bags Of gold upon his per-
son; SO the credit of the branch house
was saved. Foreman vas a detective
also; but he meant, if the robbery was
successful. 10 abscond To America.
He and auckland were close friends,
and the latter, it appeared, wanted 10
get of the Job and spend the night in
another fashion. and, not having the
slightest suspicion Of his comrade, he
sent him To- travel with me to help 10
guard the 100000.
But, through some mysterious chan
mel, a warming was conveyed TO Buck.
land of Foreman's intended treachery,
and too late he had seen how culpable
lie had been 10 trust him in such q
serious matter. He reached Euston in
time To see the train Steaming out of
the station, and, feeling convinced
hat my life would probably be sacri.
feed, he tclcgraphed TO the authorities
at Liverpool To have Foreman arrested
on the arrival of the ~ o'clock ex.
press if | was not safe and the money
intact.
But nothing could undo the damn
ing fact that lac had passed on hisduty
TO another man without permission,
and auckland was dismissed; but, at
the earnest request of myself and wife
for as oou US | recovered from my
wounds | became not only partner in