Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03

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anything, for the conductor was able to
account for every fare as either still in
the train or as having got off at some
point. My only conclusion was that the
robbers had meaked on to the platforms
at Sanders, and I gave the crew a good
dressing down for their carelessness. OF
course they insisted it was impossible,
but they were bound to do that.
Going back to 81, got my telegraph
instrument, though I thought it waste
If time, the road agents being always
careful to break the lines I told
brakeman to climb the pole and cut q
wire While he was struggling up, Miss
Cullen Joined me.
"Do you really expect to catch
them?' she asked.
II shouldn't like to be one Of them"
I replied
"But how can you do it?''
"You could understand better, Miss
Cullen, if you knew this country. You
see every bit Of water .is in use by
ranches, and those fellows can't 60 more
than 30 miles without watering. So we
shall have word of them, wherever they
60"
"Line cut, Mr.. Gordon" came from
overhead at this point, making Miss
Cullen jump with surprise.
"What was that?" she asked.
Iexplained to her, and, after making
connections, I called Sanders. Much to
my surprise, the agent responded. l
was so astonished that for moment I
could not believe the fact.
"This is the queerest hold up Of which
I ever heard, " said to Miss Cullen.
saw, in what respect" asked Albert
Cullen's voice, and, looking up, I found
that he and quite number Of the pas
sengers had Joined us.
1.-THE road agents. make us dump our
fire" said, "and yet they haven't cut
the wires in either direction. l can't see
how they can escape U.S."
"What funl' cried Miss Cullen.
II don't see what difference either
makes in their chance Of escaping" said
Lord Rallies.
While he was speaking I licked off
the news of our being held up and asked
the agent if there had been any men
about Sanders, or if he had seen any one
board the train there. His answer was
positive that no one could have done 80,
and that settled it as to Sanders. I asked
the same questions Of Allantown and
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had stopped at after leaving Coolidge,
getting the same answers. That eight
men could have remained concealed on
any Of the platforms from that point
was impossible, and began to suspect
magic. Then I called Coolidge and told
of the hold up, after which telegraphed
the agent at Navajo Springs to notify
the commander at Fort Defiance, for I
suspected the road agents would make
for the Navajo reservation. Finally
called Flagstaff as I had Coolidge, di-
rected that the authorities be notified of
the facts and ordered special to bring
out the sheriff and posse.
IT don't think" said Miss Cullen,
"that am bit more curious than most
people, but it has nearly made me fran
tic to have you tick away on that little
machine and hear it tick back and not
understand word. 1"
After that I had to tell her what l
had said and learned.
How clever of you to think Of count
ing the tickets and finding out where
people got on and off! never should
have thought Of either" she said.
1T hasn't helped me much, " laugh
ed rather grimly, Except to eliminate
every possible clew:"
"They probably did steal on at one of
the stops" said a passenger.
I shook my head. "There isn't a stick
of timber nor place of concealment on
these alkali plains, I replied, "and it
was bright moonlight till an hour ago.
1t would be hard enough for one man
to get within a mile of the station with
out being seen, and it would be impossi-
BILE for seven or eight. -
How do you know the NUMBER"
asked passenger.
II don't" I said. "That's the num-
Der the crew think there were, but I
myself don't believe it.
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