Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-25

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"a man fell eff" she cried.
rear car, where there was no guard, and
with some difficulty, slowly climbed
over the iron railing.
Hendricks smiled grimly when he saw
that the doctor was safe, and, passing
the guard, who was speechless with
amazement, ran through the crowded
car to DR.. Lampkin on the rear plat
form.
Come with me-" he whispered, pant
ing from his hard run. 1--WE must nab
him before we reach the next station.
He'll be desperate, AMI we must cover
him with our guns. He must not escape
us. He is regular DEVIL"
Just then the guard came up.
"See here, what does this mean2" he
asked, sternly. Don't you know"
Detectives" whispered Hendricks.
Murderer on this train. Let us alone.
If you interfere"-as the guard seemed
to hesitate-"I'll have you slapped into
Jail. Get out of the way. Come on, doc
tor. He is likely to be about the middle
of the train. He may have seen us get
on"
The train was now goinga at full speed.
They had passed into the fourth car
from the end, searching ON each side
for the fugitive, when they heard a
startled cry from woman at a window
on the left.
"a man fell offl" she cried, her face
pressed against the glass. At once the
people in the car rushed over to the side
she was on. The windows were so
crowded that Hendricks could not get
to them. He ran out on the platform of
the car and looked back. A tall, gray
haired man without hat stood on the
track, leaning against the iron railing.
He did not seem injured, for he began to
walk easily along the narrow plank.
Presently, just as the train was turning
curve, he lowered himself between the
cross-tics and vanished.
Hendricks turned to Lampkin.
"Beat!" he said, simply. "He is the
most reckless fellow I ever chased. I
have got mother to support or would
follow him. But can't jump off fly
ing train, even for him."
"You are sensible. You would be a
fool to try it" said the doctor. "It's all
right for him; his neck is at stake.
What next?"
Get out at the first station and go
back to where he descended"
By this time the guards through the
entire train knew that Hendricks was
a detective. The one on the front of
the fourth car volunteered some infor-
nation:
"He saw you come in at the end, sir,
and made break for the door.
thought something was wrong with the
fellow, SO tried to hold him back when
he started over the gate, but he slipped
through my hands like an eel. Before
knew what he was about he was swing
in down at the side of the car, as white
as corpse, but smilin' all the time.
Then he came to a place where the
planks were wider between the two
railroads and let go. 1t knocked him
down, but he got up again"
do you think it hurt him at ALP"
asked Hendricks.
Not bit in the world, sir; he's as
nimble as cat" Then the guard slid
the doors open and began to call out
the next station. The train was slow
ing up.
Lets be the first out" said the de-
tective, pressing past some men to the
door and drawing his friend by the
arm.
Reaching the street below, Hendricks
turned back towards the direction
| whence they had come.
II suppose it is about four blocks"
he said, as he started into brisk walk.
"All we can do now is to go backwhere
he let himself down from the railroad.
We may pick up something there.
though doubt it,
1t was easy enough to find the spot
desired, for quite crowd of people had
| gathered under the elevated track, and
| two policemen seemed to be trying to
| disperse them.
where did the fellow go that got
| off that train?" asked Hendricks of a
| policeman. II am a detective"
Both the policemen stared.
"Was you chasin' 'im?" asked one of
them, in establishment.
Eyes. Where did he go?"
"IIe called cab and got in it. He
said he fell off the train and hurt HIM
self little and wanted to go home"
did you hear the direction he gave
the driver?"
mo; did you, John?"
The other policeman shook his head
II couldn't hear, the crowd kept ur
such n racket. What's the chap done?'
Hendricks ignored the question, ant
at once went up in the estimation o.
both the policemen.
DO you know the cabman?"
The policemen exchanged question
ing glances, and then answered.: NO
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