Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-03-14


played us any trick. young fellow,
you wlil pay torit with your life"
"He has not said n word" TO
married Smith.
''It is well for him" said the leader
'If that bullion arrives all right you
will be released uniniured. If it fails
to come, or II there is sign oftreach-
cry, your corpse will he found on the
floor tomorrow morning, with your
brains spattered on that wall.
Belvan shuddered at this picture
which was beginning to loom up as a
black reality before him.
"The chief of police is here"
licked out the sounder, "and wants
to know how you are situated"
Only hands are handcGt1ed behind
me, and II man sits beside me with a
loadedand cooked revolver" Bevan
answered.
"Thunderl Then how can you
send?"
81 am sending with my foot on IL
concealed key under the table which
was rugged up to play a joke on
Mason"
"Whatcan be done to save your"
Nothing But capture these rob.
bers, if possible When does the
train leave?"
"ln ten minutes"
"Then hold it. There are eight
heavily armed men here. Better
have twenty-five or thirty well-armed
men on the train. Let it stop just
above the curve and have them walk
down and surround the station.
"R's" key opened u moment then
he said:
1T will be done. What will they
do to YOU"
lam doomed-will probably be
shot the very first thing. But some
one will swing for it"
Good God! Is there no help?"
"No, none. | would like to have
you bid the uperintendent goodbye
for me. Tell him | had resolved to
live a better life. And tell Mason in
the morning ola trick | played on
him"
81 will; | will. Is there nothing
else?"
"No. had better stop now, or
may arouse suspicion. Goodbye old
fellow"
what is all that about?" demand
ed the leader of the highwaymen.
A couple OF students practing," Be-
van replied YEARLY. A deep silence
followed, broken at last by the sound
err clicking out:
The train has just left with twenty
eight policemen and citizens aboard"
80 X" Bevan answered.
1t would make the run in forty or
forty-tive minutes. A distant church
bell chimed out IL o'clock Where
would he be at u?
"The train is due in ten minutes"
said Smith. Just at that moment
Bcvan caught Il sound which escaped
the less practiced ears OF his compan-
ion. The train had arrived and
stopped at the curvel
His blood coursed like wildfire
through his veins; his heart thump-
ed against his side as though it
would force its way out great; beads
of perspiration ont on his forehead
like pearls; every nerve was alive
with anticipation.
1t came at last. Both doors of the
station We're burst in with tremend-
Gus crash-a wild rush was made for
the inside office--a loud voice ex-
claimed:
Surrender in the name ofthe lawr
''Betrayedl" shouted the leader.
He placed the barrel Of his revolv-
er to Bevan's ear-the hammer fell
with dull thud. 1t had missed fire!
With acurse he raised it in the air.
and brought it down upon Bevans
head-a bright fash passed before his
eyes, the room sank away from him
all was oblivion.
81 think he looks n little better,
DR.. Thorne," said sweet voice.
Bevan opened his eyes.
where am T. he asked. His
voice was low and weak.
you must not talk. You are in
the hands of friends and all is we'll"
He soon found that he was in the
house OF the President of the Hen
derson Bank, and that sweet voice
belonged to his daughter. Miss Mari
on Claude.
Nursed by such hands his recovery
was rapid. When able to get around
he was provided with clerkship in
the bank, whence he has risen to the
the present high position OF cashier.
The eight highwaymen were all
captured and tried, and sentenced to
various terms.in the state prison.
The ring-leader received a life SEN
tence, and is there still
Bevan never found out how they
had obtained intelligence of the
shipment OF the bullion.
Miss Claude? Oh, she is Mrs.
Bevan now.
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