The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19


.Ther, seemed TO be a dozen of the
robbers. Not more than two had come
on thc train. I am sure. The whole
thing had been planned. TAo~a near
tho engine. with the exception Of tie
two at the cab windows. uaaa a rush
for ,.., express car. ~ tley ran into the
stream oi light coming through the
opsn door "a shot fired from tay aaril-
me-, 10 the lift Of The train tGs.' led
one cf them 10 the ground The .,aers
fusillaJel Lao spot from which 'he
shot appeared to come, and then two
.uot- fired under the train from the
other side. and another shot from away
out ia the dark. laid one ot abe taieycs
out cold and caused another one TO
howl
Tho traiulacn were beginning to
tight Niy blood got warm. ! had
good 7i--~hoatcr under tine seat. and If
that fellow at the cab window had
only 3.s-u hi7 eye off me for % moment
Ia been ouJ thgrc helping ia" boys.
Those al tha rear 81 the train then
joined those in front, and all made
dash a. thr open door OF Tie eSpress.
They were all ia "a bunch IN the light.
- rhe first man 10 enter the door
stood moment and then fou back out
from the darkness away out 10 tie
left. Another man tried II. As De fell
uu his face iu the car, tae otaar, who
had 3.-cu Hat-hiuf. fired yoifcy g..
rne fash away oH ia the dark. Tn
nest man who tried 10 enter the car
succeeded.
The other, kept witch until he re
appeared ~ the aOor. Something was
wrong. Two other, got IN g. help him.
TLa,. one nf them whi~tlyd. and my
Inua at 'hc window jumped OF and ran
buck L. the train.
THAI gsas nav chance DuJ came
the gun from under the seat. aad got
"a -ua, slta. al Tou's man. Lat missed
aim ~ h. turned on mc Ioia struck
his arm with "a wrench, knocking the
pistol lron li, hand. He jumped OF
into the dal.,zue7s. We backed hev
SLOWLY up toward the trim. firing as
we wsui.
Suddenly dark form rose up on
Toms sid. Of the track uaa threw
s1nr'a.ug into tAa tender Tom aud !
I..l. ar.i ~ tnr man lIc Stag -'red
rsg, :l.r.r.s.- t... cab steps and r-r,arci.
'.4,u g.. % -u.-rhumal effort hn caught
1hc l.-nl-rs.l, and just ~ vc were pre-
I.rtIs 80 give H4m auo.a-g shot he
,.... .ru a..- face into thc E~lt.
.'lt was Chariic. Ne both had hit
lin.
.'-.rEl ,1,r Jim and save The box"
.-Iiat v.- all he said. u was the
I.-, o.. h-.. thrown INTO the tender.
N....t-rr hay much there was in IL,
IA. .stt f-uza.t rurth the life of the
Du, .au -avcd IL % the company.
~h.l.I lifted Charlie mp into tar .cat
Iu-a threw the old engine wide open
and ws ran uyyuy from tho train rob
b.r- -uI all
'li WAS forty miles 10 tA. nearest
station, a..I government post Tom
fr3 and worked tl.y engine. J sat on
'He .aat n,.iI, Dharlia and hold him
uP. lar rattle and rumble of the
wheels Accused I1r at every revolution.
They seemed to De-. rcIeatlu~ the
gvnrd,: ! aa've killed hiia" You've
I5iilod him" Tom made those forty
miles in an hour: good time over that
road At that day, but i seemed 10 me
an age. ~ we were running ina Tom
gave the he'll and whistle both. and
then whom she came 20 - taul he fired
two shots. The blue-cats were out in
jil'y.
Everything was told in few
words. Ia.r,sr vas carried into the
quarter, and t1ru.G over to tEa sur
E.rir, 80 fine .IG fellow uauci Ilamil-
ton. i...H ana escort Of tuontv men
zv, run bacis go the train. IEerahbers
had 'af' 81. Finding the press empty
of --easur, they had tried to 20
tlrou-h Tia. train. Thnrc were too
many rnyplvcrs among tho passengers
aUJ tlcy drew of.
when we reached the post again
Surgeon Hamilton walked up 10 the
cai. Are Won Jim Cook said he. /
nodded. Take these to Mr.. Whites
wife. and hr handed me Charlte's
watch. q hank book and y bunch Of
keys. H. told ne 70 tell vou,' the
surgeon went on, not 20 feel bad about
that shot The read agents found him
with that last yoIlcy. and hc would
have gone under anyhow from his
other wounds Ills Iody win go back
with you ON your return, and ! will
Civ YOU q letter to the express com
pany.
Tom cried like = child. couldn't
CRY: lly brain seemed to be on tilc; !
was thinking one minute OF how re-
QroachfGily Charlie had looked nt me
when he swung into the cab with q
dying effort, and the next Of frail
little woman in Frisco who was pa
| tiently waiting Charles return.
The company gave her pension,
/ but she dldnt need il long"
"Nhat was iu The box" J asked.
Certificates Of stock in a wildcat
! mining scheme"
! Why
1t was like this" said Jim, wiping
! his eyc- 1nd bringing his story to a
close. The express agent saw that
somehow the fact that a shipment Of
treasure was 10 be made had leaked
ont. ~ the last moment hc substi-
tutcd lot Of worthless securities. lie
! saw that he was shaJowcd on tho wny
! 10 the train and he acted up ~ the
depot just to throw the robbers of the
scent and 10 make them believe that
! the shipment was really being made
! jy our train. Joe Quail, in the By
| >tander.