The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-13

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so,,y chances Of escape, you're wrong.
..yas mate" Bill stcrnly remarked
vou haven't done o lot for youfsen ~
coming here. Z
..panv he at last jcrlsed forth, gasp
u Y IN breath, his bloodshot eyes wan
,T round the cab and into the DARK
,,ass az we flew along. "Ben--Ive Dech
!. eoolvo,, saw the detective on ny ,,
in the train now--lve Deen /,
betting--and, you know-the BOOKS -
the office-found out this morning Is
lied for my life-but you'll help me giNe
them the slip, Benz" and the shlver.Eg
wretch fell down helpless ana claspeu
my knees.
..Don,t talk nonsense, man." an
s,verea roughly; ''what you ask Is Pr
.n,nossibility. My duty as servant o1
tha company is to hand you over 70 tpe
authorities who will be waiting TOT you
At Crewe; besides, your own sense
should tell you there is no place 70 niue
a child here"
.oh yes," added my mate, grimiy, i
.vou're every bit as bad oil as II you
WAS sitting on them comfortable cush-
ions in the carriage there. J woulon :
give much for your chance"
..But you can help me II you ike, ne
screamed, his eager face upturneu, anu !
tbe hunted expression Of wild amman
j bav in his eyes. "Slow up the train rail-
] ,;ttie-you can do it. I've money!
will rive YOU C So C 100-anything y2n
lie. , and he pulled out handful Of
glittering gold.
IA can't be done, tell you" replied,
shaking myself free from his grasp,
aGat IN and be man. You've mace
vonr bed. and you will have to lie on Il.
No man on this earth could get you out
~ this scrape, SO make the best OF y.
/ Seeing that ! was immovabie, ne
turned his attention to Bill, and saw
him protrer handful Of gold. Ny fire
i man turned his back and busted himself
| With his duties. Its no use, matey,
| heard him say, IF Ben says it cant pc
done. it can't; and that's the end on y.
I'm sorry for yer, for yer rafting good
plucked un."
i The despairing creature detected the
tone Of commisseration in Bills voice,
and redonbled his wild entreaties.
i .If il could be done, I'd do it." Bill
murmured. 1--WE got a wife ana SIN
lids to look after at home, ana that
|. hrass would come in useful; but there
and he cast his eyes around the tenaef'
Suddenly they lit UP with a pecuiiaf
Iioht. and turning to me he said: apollo
getically: Ben! don't ask yer e
have any hand in this at ail. ~,
knows nothing about it. II the Wors'
comes to the worst, we forced ye :
: silence. but all says is this: WIN W.
: rive me chance to get the beggar OF
/ think can do il without danger 20 yo'
or me. All / asks yer to do is to knoV
9 nothing about it. What say now
.Well. BILL" / remarked, y bear IN
fellow no love. as you can see, bht
IS bv keeping silent can do you 500
!. turn to the tune Of 6 so you can de
y mend on me. though must say don
IS see how YOU can possibly do the trick'
= you put your money en- me- ne =
e turned, smilingly. as he gripped m
20 hand and retired to the end OF the tenae
!. with Deval.
!" We had left Stafford behind SON
- time since. and If nothing happene
- ebould run into Crewes in another
~ minutes or so. Having to do Bills WoI
y as well as control the engine. hao II
ne hands pretty full. and during the ne
" tan minutes was fully occupied. 7
The end Of that time Bill rejoineti n
g and threw open the furnace door on
en more looked round the engine. u
- val had disappeared! Not vestige
!" sign of his visit remained. but Bii
nc rocket bulged considerably and J
"a grimy face was expanded IN gro
nd grin
~ few minutes later we slowed mp
~ our destination for the night. Inc
they were. Just as had expected. Y
policeman at the station gates ana 4
-. or six stationed along the platform.
Nd Before we had quite stopped
~ Jumps Jobson and rushes up 10
train. AS the sergeant threw open
10 door of the compartment Deyal had
cun;ed we saw an expression OF const
nation cross the face of the bewiidel
II detective. but. quickly regaining
n,;+ composure, he superintendent the exa
Ton nation with practiced eye. MY m
-, had unfastened the couplings ana
,ss. were just off to the sheds when JOB
IAN approached the engine.
,er' aBen," he queried. anxiously, did
: he see anything extraordinary on the '
down? I've been sold nicely, ana
pen mistake"
rs- ~ don't have time to see anything
low eept signals ahead when I'm in cha
mn of an express" returned, uncerem