Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-08


Then signed name and office call.
released the armature and the in
strument clicked out
"Brace-up-little- girl-I-hear-
you'll"
H. was the train dispatcher's call.
With fierce shout the leader sprang
forward and rudely snatched me away
from the table and asked:
''Gal, what's that?"
"Only distant Office asking for Or
ders for freight train," responded.
''None O. yer lyin, you little imp,
he roared. aver up to some trick. -
"No," replied, IT am not If was
doing that, my fingers would be on the
instrument Don't you see I am not
touching it, and yet it works. It is only
an order to freight train away down
at Medicine Bow
keep away from that table, he said
savagely. 'And if I ketoh you at any
tricks I'll choke the life out O. you"
Oh, how eagerly my ears drank in ev-
cry word the instrument clicked out! I
heard a telegram to the sheriff at Green
River, 20 miles west, asking him to arm
a posse Of men at once and get on board
a special train which would be ready
for him. Then another to the young SUI
perintendent, who was at Green River,
telling how my slowly written words
had been heard by the dispatcher and
asking him to supervise the prepara-
tons to fly to my relief. Then third
dispatch to the master mechanic, in
structing him to fire up his fastest pas
senger engine and couple Oh to car
riage and await the superintendent s Or
ders. My heart beat SO violently that it
almost took my breath away. 1t seemed
all age ere heard the Green River OPP
orator call the dispatcher and say:
''The superintendent, with sheriff and
20 armed men, is aboard, and train
ready for ORDERS.
The order came flying. Tt told the ell
gineer he had clear track and to run
at his very highest speed to within half
a mile Of my station and with his party
to alight. Then came the welcome re-
port from the Green River office:
Especial east departed u.s."
Oh, how my poor heart beat, and how
my every nerve tingled with excitement !
One fifteen mentality figured that the
train OH such desperate errand should
make nearly mile a minute and reach
the stopping point about :35.
The robber chief gave his men their
instructions. was to be sent out alone
to signal the train, and when it halted
the band would make rush and board it.
"Bill, you jump on the engine as
soon as she stops and hold the engineer
and fireman under your gun. Jack, you
pile into the mail car and make the clerk
give up his registered letters, and Yank
and Aleck II work the express car, while
Tom and Shorty hold the conductor and
brakeman back. Do yer work quick and
bold and don t be afeared to burn pow
der, if necessary. Thar's big haul on
that train, and we've got to have it. a"
How eagerly / watched the clock, and
how slowly, how very, very slowly, the
hands seemed to move. One twenty-one,
/ :25 and / 80 were licked off. One
thirty-fvel Would they never come!
One forty There came fearful crash
Of glass, and the black muzzles Of a per-
feet cloud of rifles were thrust through
the windows and pointed directly at the
robbers. Then voice cried out:
"Men, throw up your hands AM
the sheriff, and in the name Of the law
demand your surrender. Make but a
move, and I'll order my men to fire!'
eyer little cat'' Kissed the leader,
glaring at me savagely as the band sud-
denly held aloft their hands. Then the
sheriff and three men entered and dis
armed and handcuffed the robbers, and
saw the superintendent looking at me
and heard him say, "What debt I owe
you, my brave girl, I" and then / fell
fainting into his arms
When regained consciousness, I was
lying in my bed in my room at Green
River, with several ladies around me,
and was told that seven days had elapsed
since the capture Of the robbers. was
suffering from brain fever brought on
by the terrible strain I had passed
through and had been unconscious fol
that long period.
finally recovered, and when called
into court to testify against the desperate
gang will never forget their fierce
chances toward me as told how had
entrapped them, or how, in spite of thf
efforts Of the judge and court officers i
suppress it, the crowd cheered me as
left the stand. The men were sent fol
long terms to an eastern prison and
have never heard of them since"
"And did the company reward you
for saving the train!''
"Well, only slightly. Corporations
have no souls, you know. But Irevenged
myself on the superintendent in man
ner.'
In what way?"
II married him" she replied, with
cunning smile. New York Journal.