The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-23

on the platform, expecting, OF course, that
he would follow. With drunken peTverse-
ness, however, he remained, and his talk
growing more and more Yulger, l forgot
my fear. became mad, and, walking over
to the tough, seized him by the collar, and,
before he had time to offer any resistance,
had thrown him out of the door and on the
platform, where l left him with his friends.
Returning 60 the waiting room some
what 'flustered' and out Of breath, walked
over TO the ticket window, and, leaning on
the shelf outside, endeaVored to compose
myself. This l had hardly accomplished
when, glancing toward the door, | saw
what caused every particular hair Of my
head to stand on end and drove the blood
from my heart in one tremendous beat,
leaving me utterly powerless for the mO-
ment to either meve or speak l was un-
armed without a weapon in reach, and
there stood the man whom, but a moment
before. had thrown out ready to shoot.
''Were you ever under free Do you know
what it is to stare death in the face and
realize that within the next second q bullet
VIII go blowing through your body and but
the tick OF a watch separates you from eter-
nity9 In a moment 1 thought of every incl
dent in my life, aud closed my ewes TO re-
ceive the leaden messenger that would SEND
me, feRrfullY unprepared, into the great
unknown. Almost Instantly two shoJs rang
out, sounding like the reports Of cannon IN
that small room. | felt a sharp twlnge
in my right knee, and then all the
animal in my nature was aroused
and thirsted for blood. We always Kept
revolver In the money drawer, and win
quick lunge through the ticket window
reached 1t and turned to kill, II possible, the
man who had fired at me. was TOO Iate.
He lay on the floor clutching at his breast,
from which the blood was flowing In a
crimson stream. His revolver lay beside
him. Over in the corner sat the man with
the SLOUGH hat, revolver 10 hand, but not
mo wing a muscle.
II saw all this at glance and, as quickly
guessed the meaning u the two snots
had heard. For perhaps fifteen seconds not
sound disturbed the awful silence except
the grooming of the man on the floor, then
all was excitement and confusion.
"The friends OF the apparently dying man
rushed In, and seeing me standing with
revolver in my hand, reached for theirs to
avenge their com Uauon. AT the first move
ment sharp voice rang out from under
the SLOUGH hat In the corner IN no undecided
tones.
1.-THE man that pulls is a dead man, a." and
the words we're emphasized with the click
OF the two guns that covered the party. No
one pulled but they looked sullenly at the
man who mad dared to call them down.
"ln the meantime | had realized that it
meaus ato VI uodSu W iuo, anu WIN my re-
volver also covering the men who sought
my life, prepared TO sell it as dearly as
possible. Suddenly one of the wounded
mans friends took half step forward and
stared more closely at the stranger. Only
for a moment did the scrutiny last, when,
as suddenly stepping back, be exclaimed in
awe: Jesse James, by Godr 1t was
enough.
Carefully they picked up the wounded
man, and as they carried him out again
that voice was heard, and this time it said !:
The man that harms that lad will answer
TO me-
"a few minutes later the train for which
we had been waiting came rumbling into
the station, and the famous outlaw had de-
parted.
"My wound was only slight one, and
the man who had attempted to kill me re-
covered"