Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-20

description gave, VINO poafueu inc HdIh az
Scuta lew weeks ago?
"Lemme thinkr' said he. MAYBE have
now; ves-I guess have. But if he's the
one 1 have in mind, Dan'l, my brakeman,
I'll remember him sure, for they chummed
together considerable durin' the journey.
"Dan'l," i" he called, as the young man en-
tered the car, "d'vew remember a smartlsh
young coon ridin' with us five or six weeks
ago-boarded at Seuta depot? You 'en him
got sorter friendly, 1 think"
''That's so,' answered the brakemen.
''Stousish and rayther talI-full of color and
rather dudish-wore shln-wraps and tall
collars thoroughbred Johnny Bull, I
reckon
"Tnat's the man 1 mean," exclaimed;
and then l told them for what reason he had
set of for Silverbow City, and how terribly
anxious l had become at his unaccountable
silence, and begged of them to give me
what help they could in tracing him.
I noticed as spoke that the men ex-
changed significant glances, but when had
finished they seemed embarrassed, and
neither volunteered any remark, though 1
could see that both of them had something
In mind which they did not care to tell. So
after moments silence L said point blank
to the conductor: "What is it? You know
something, l can see. Pray do tell me; l
will thank you, even for bad news"
well, said the conductor hestatingly,
lit ain t exactly bad news, but there's get
tin somethIn' mighty curious about this
thing. It's right here; your friend amt the
only man missing that went TO Silverbow;
within the last few weeks there's been at
least five or six" ''Seven," put in Daniel
"Seven is it, Dan'l9 Seven men that we're
aware of that's disappointed their friends
same as you're disappointed. Now, it
amt unusual in these unsettled pants for
men to drop out, an Silyerbow's hot
place just now, anyhow, but yet I can't
think it's come to that, that they shoot new
comers up there just Tor iun: and the sort O.
men we've been chiefly asked about warn't
the kind that looked likely to raise dust
and get hurt That's just what fetches us,
amt it, Danl? They're mostly ali quiet,
solitary men, that didn't seem to have no
G>-dness in 'em.
NIou bet that's so,' said Dan'l. "Why,
that last one-him from way back there at
Winchester, Fremont county-I guess I'd
gone any money on him for a man to avoid
trouble; and he left word back there he'd
write faithful soon as he landed, and never
word did they hear. Then that other
from Michona-same kind exactly, they
might have been brothers-aud he went
awhile before, leaving girl he was sweet
on, and she'd been asking me every time we
MIN. Mighty curious, you betI'
Naturally the news did not tend TO alIay
my fears, and it was with trembling heart |
that L asked my sympathetic acquaintance |
whether they suspected any foul play.
WI ny, for sure you can scarcely help it" |
the conductor replied. "Onlv there again |
I'm beat 1t don't look like piunder. Men |
going up alone prospecting TO Silverbow |
don't, as usual thing, carry much along
nor when they come down either, for that
matter" he added. EN- 1t seems to me
mat there amt a road agent goin' but
could tell that with half an eve. No, these
men must be detained, and don't profess to
know how"
''But surely" L asked, 'tTm not the first
to go in search, am I?''
No, indeed" replied the conductor.
Nv eve had two others along lately on the !
same biz, en- / guess you'll find one of 'em
up In Siiver5ow now-leastwise he amt
come down this road. The other did: en-
he tell me he'd traced his man into Silver
boz City, en- beyond that not a single sign
could be ind"
beyond this the men could tell me moth
ing, though 1 could see ther were both will
ng 10 DO all in their power to help me. One
-hlAg, indeed, they were quite certain of,
hat " llllam was still in the train when
hey LETT II 1t the end of their division
ana mere II must be explained thar on |
.heSe marvellous lrAns-coatinental lines the
Journey is split up into sections. or divisions
As they are called-generally starting ana
ehulng at some city" OF more or less i'm
DoflaDce-lh ;act tending to make their
criminals into ''cities." Each section rem
'esentS 10 or l. hours of continuous travel
1t the end of which longer stop than usuaI
s made and the entire personnel of the
rain is changed, bringing a fresh set of Of
lcials on duty. The distance between Scuta
ma SllVerbow embraced two-or, rather. we |
nay say, three-of these divisions. since |
itself Law some distance off from |
he main line, and was reached by a branch. |
tartlng rom the city of Whaycom, which |
: as the terminal OF division on the trunk
Inc. mus 1t was that these mems certain |
lnoWledge OF w llllam's movements reached
My tor less than half the distance between |
'cuta and Whaycom. bur thev promised to |
10 what they could to assist ne bevopd.
In spite of my distress. [ began to he
uangely attracted by the grotesqueness
nd magnltcence of the scenery. We had
eft the grand monOtony of the prairies ne |
lnd, and were now traversing the foothills.
nd as our Iaboring engines climbed SLOWLY
yer the broken edges of the plateaux. the I
lear morning sun glowed upon peaks, tur-
cts and bartlements striped with such
trong rich tlnts as had never seen on rocks
efore, while broad, warm shadows filled the
eep valleys which lay between. / went
ut upon The platform of the car. and gazed
ntlI the whole scene seemed a STRANGE
llrage and no reality And soon we
cached the crest and looked over bilfowy I
ind to where the Rocky Mountains pierced
he horizon.
And now we approached the end of the
lvisoD, and drew up at the usual strag-
ling group OF wooden sheds which Iorm the
ew w estern city, and here nv friends an {
ounced their departure. / thanked them
Dr. their Kindness, and expressed hone
hat should find their successors as well
isposed toward me.
There P'isaId the conductor with a {
sugh, 81 hope you will; but L tell Won {
QUILL have to look mighty pert if YOU mean
D keep square with Dick Quanton-that's I
i'm that takes nv place. He's mighty
ueer man, surely, and there's cert'n things
e's against, and one of 'em he's against is {
1ngIishmen. He talks that one OF his '
reat-great-grandiathers was shot by the |
and he hates all Johnny Bulls I
DR. that-though to me 1t do seem thin S
hing to hate man for. Anvhow. that's
i'm; and he'll spot you for a johnny soon
S ever he claps eyes on you, and onless he's {
i a mighty good humor you'll find him a t
srror-Ieastwlse III be surprised if Won
ont. But here's your tip-his bark's 6
-orse'n his bite. You just keep peaceabIe. I
nd like enough he'll come round and do
hat he can Tor you before you reach Whay- y
pm. Anyhow Ill give you a fair start c
lth him, and alter that you must rustic" r
he was as good as his word, and when a ]
tile later the two came into the car to-
ether 10 check off the passengers he suaye- | v