The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
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ductor, 1.-The pony shall go. too"
So they took both horse and rider
into the baggage car, where bale OF
mattresses was hastily broken open, and
one procured for the little sufferer to
lie upon, and roll of blankets belong
ing to one David Carson, of Dead Mans
Guleh. but more commonly known as
Dare Devil Dave" was brought for
ward to serve asa pillow. The owner
of the blankets was there in person,
kneeling on the floor beside her.
Poor little girl" he said, as he
wiped the tears from his eyes with the
back of his hand. This is more than I
con stand" His huge frame shook with
sobs, as he picked up her cap. and,
turning to the by-standers, said: Eel
low citizens, let US do something.'
The miners gave literally. Both
| bills and coin were tossed into the cap
One miner contributed small leathern
bag containing a couple of ounces of
gold dust. Nor was David Carson the
| only man that wept for the uncomplain-
ing little sufferer. Tears coursed down
many a sun-bronzed cheek unused to
| such a visitor, and not one Of them,
rough as they were, but would willing
ly have taken her place and borne the
pain in her stead, were such thing
possible. A few moments later the
man from the gulch again knelt beside
Ethel, and as he placed her cap upon
the floor beside her said: Here, little
girl, this may make you feel better. It's
to buy you a new gown" which remark
plainly went to show his ignorance re-
earding the value of dress-goods. He
Rad collected enough money to pur-
chase fair-sized dry-goods store.
When the doctor that had been sent
Tor arrived the train proceeded on its
way. Half a dozen miners armed with
Winchester rifles were stationed in the
cab of the engine, under the command
of Dare Devil Dave" and the only or
der that that individual gave was this:
Fellow citizens, l hope you know
your business. Don't shoot unless you
get the word; then shoot to kill"
The train approached the station at
Halfway at a very high speed, all on
board seemingly unconscious of any im-
pending danger.
A light was swung across the track,
signaling the train to stop. The en-
gineer obeyed promptly and the train
was brought to a standstill less than a
hundred feet from where the robbers
stood with guns leveled at the train.
Hands up" demanded the leader
There was q fash OF fire from the
cab windows, followed by the report of
q half dozen rifles. and it was all over
1t was a so-rowful little procession
which wended its way down the bride
path that led to the station agents
humble home. Nearly all the passen-
gers were there. The conductor, ac-
companied by the doctor, had gone on
in advance to prepare Ethels parents
for her Homecoming. The patient
little sufferer was reclining on car
seat, borne by two stalwart miners,
while David Carson brought up the
rear, leading the badly used-up pony.
We may, perhaps, never know just
what took place at the agents cabin. /
The only remark was made by the big !
hearted giant from the gulch When |
the party had returned to the train he |
drew sigh of relief as he exclaimed: |
"t'ellOw citizens, / feel better"
The trainmen soon replaced the rails
which the robbers had removed, and |
No went on her way an hour and
twenty minutes late.
1t was several months before Ethel
was able to again ride Snowflake. But
one day her father told her that there
would be new engine on the light
ming express, and he would like very
much to have her see il. So she rode
over to the station and sat gracefully
upon her pony as the train approached.
The first thing that attracted her at
tentlon was a beautiful, miniature.
inlIk-white pony. standing upon the
front of the engine, one foot poised in
the air, noStrils dilated and neck proud
~ arched, for all the world like her
own beloved Snowflake, and seated
upon its back was a very small girl,
that vas dressed and looked very much
like herself.
Then her eyes fell upon the name Of
the new eagine, painted in gold letters
beneath the cab window. There could
be no mistake. for the letters were very
plaln and read like this: