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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

IL was SO Dark mat nad some dlfnculty
In finding the pole. When 1 found it,
Miss Cullen was still standing there.
What was more, a man was close beside
her, and as came up I heard her say,
Indignantly:
II will not allow it. 1t is unfair to
take such advantage Of me. Take your
arm away or shall call for helpp'
That was enough for me. One step
carried my 100 pounds over the inter-
vening ground, and, using the momen-
tum OF the stride to help, put the fat
of my hand against the shoulder Of the
man and gave him shove. There are
three or four Harvard men who can tell
what that means, and they were braced
for it, which this fellow wasn't. He
went staggering back as fr struck by
cowcatcher and lay down ON the ground
a good 10 feet away. His having his
arm around Miss Cullen's waist un-
steadied her so that she would have
fallen, too, if 1 hadn't put my hand
against her shoulder. I longed to put it
about her, but by this time l wanted to
do only what thought she would wish
and so restrained myself
Before had time to finish an apology
to Miss Cullen the fellow was upon his
feet and came at me with an exclama-
ton of anger In my surprise at recog-
nizing the voice as that Of Lord Rallies
I almost neglected to take care of my
self; but, though he was quick with his
fists, caught him by the wrists as he
closed, and he had no chance after that
against fellow Of my weight.
"Oh, don't quarrelP' cried Miss Gull
len.
Holding him, said, Lord Rallies, I
overheard what Miss Cullen was saying,
and supposing some man was insulting
her acted as L did" Then 1 let go Of
him and, turning, said, II am very sor-
ny, Miss Cullen, if did anything the
circumstances did not warrant" while
cursing myself for my precipitancy and
for not thinking that Miss Cullen would
never have been caught in such plight
with man unless she had been half
willing, for a girl does not merely
threaten to call for help if she really
wants aid.
Lord Rallies wasn't much Modified by
my explanation. You're toe. much in
hurry, my man," he growled, speak
ing to me as if were a servant. "Be a
bit more careful in the future. "
I think 1 should have retorted-for
his manner was enough to make q saint
mad-if Miss Cullen hadn't spoken.
"You tried to help me, Mr. Gordon,
and am deeply grateful for that" she
said. The words look simple enough set
down here. But the tone in which she
said them and the extended hand and
the grateful little squeeze she gave my
fingers all seemed to express so much
that was more puzzled over them than
I was over the robbery
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

marvel the more that any one OF them
was alive, for apparently they had jump
ed off the car without the slightest pre-
caution and had stood grouped together
even after they had called attention to
themselves by Lord Rallies shots. Gull
len had to confess that he heard the
whistle of the four bullets unpleasantly
close.
"You have right to be proud, Mr..
Cullen" l said. You fellows did "a
, tremendously plucly thing, and, thanks
to you, we didn't lose anything.
But you went to help, too, Mr.. Cor
don," said Miss Cullen.
That made me color up, and after a
moments hesitation said:
"I'm not going to sail under false
colors, Miss Cullen. When went for
ward, I didn't think / could do any
thing. I supposed whoever had pitched
into the robbers was dead, and expect
ed to be the same inside of ten minutes. "
"Then why did you risk your life,
she asked, sif you thought it was use
less?''
1 laughed, and, though ashamed to
tell it, said, 81 didn' t want you to think
that the Britishers had more pluck than
I had. 3"
She took my confession better than I
hoped she would, laughing with me,
and then said, "Well, that was coura-
geous, after all. -
eyes" Isaid. "Iwas frightened into
bravery"
perhaps if they had known the dan
ger as well as you, they would have
been less courageous she continued
And could have blessed her for the
speech
While VIC were still eating, the mail
clerk came to my car and reported that
the most careful search had failed to
discover the three registered letters, and
they had evidently been taken. This
made me feel sober, slight as the prob
able loss was. He told me that his list
showed they were all addressed to Ash
Forks, A. T., making it improbable that
their contents could be Of any real value.
If possible, I was more puzzled than
ever.
At 6:10 the runner whistled to show
he had steam up. 1 told one of the
brakemen to stay behind and then went
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

instrument, though thought 1t u waste
of time, the road agents being always
careful to break the lines. told a
brakeman to climb the pole and cut a
wire While he was struggling up, Miss
Cullen joined me.
do you really expect to catch
ihem?' she asked.
81 shouldn't like to be one Of them, {"
/ 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 go more
than 30 miles without watering. So we
shall have word of them, wherever they
CO."
Lime cut, Mr.. Gordon, came from
overhead at this point, making Miss
Cullen jump with surprise,
what was that?" she asked.
1 explained to her, and, after making
connections, called Sanders. Much to
my surprise, the agent responded. I
was SO astonished that for q moment I
could not believe the fact.
"This is the queerest hold up of which
I ever heard, |" said to Miss Cullen.
saw, i'll what respect" asked Albert
Cullen's voice, and, looking up, found
that he and quite number of the pas
sengers had joined u.s.
"The road agents make us dump our
fire, IN said, land yet they haven't cut
the wires in either direction. 1 cam t see
how they can escape us.
"What funp' 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 il 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 so,
and that settled it as to Sanders asked
the same questions QfAlIllantowR. ard
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

So 1Ue made % Uery jolly little breakfast.
into 218. Mr.. Cullen was still dressing,
but expressed my regrets through the
to the Grand canyon; told him that all
the stage arrangements had been COM
pleted and promised TO join him there
in case my luck was good. Then 1 saw
Frederic for moment to see how he
was (fcr L had nearly forgotten him in
the eXcitCUcrt), TO find that he was
gaining all the time and preparing even
to get up. When 1 returned to the sa-
loon, the rest of the party were there,
and said goodby to the captain and
Albert. Then / turned to Lord Rallies,
and, holding out my hand, said:
Lord Rallies, 1 joked little the
other morning about the way you
thought road agents ought to be treated.
You have turned the joke very neatly
and plucl1ily, and want to apologize
for myself and thank you for the rail
road. -
Neither is necessary, he said air
lily, pretending not to sec my hand.
l never claimed to have good tenn
per, and it was all L could do to hold
myself in. 1 turned to Miss Cullen to
wish her a pleasant trip, and the thought
that this might be our last meeting
made me forget even Lord Rallies.
Il hope it isn't goodby, but only au
revoir," she said. whether or no, you
must let us see you some time in Chi
cago, so that l may show you how CRATE
full am for all the pleasure you have
added to our trip" Then, as 1 stepped
down off my platform, she leaned over
the rail of 21S and said in low voice,
81 thought you were just as brave as
the rest, Mr.. Gordon, and now think
you are Drawer"
turned impulsively and said, "You
would think So Miss Cullen, if you
knew the sacrifice l am making" Then,
without looking at her, gave the sig
nal the bell rang, and No. 3 pulled off.
The last thing saw was handkerchief
waving off the platform of 21S.
When the train dropped out of sight
over a grade. swallowed the lump in
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28
CHAPTER ".
SOME RATHER QUEER ROAD A

SOME RATHER QUEER ROAD AGENTS.
"You had better come back to the car,
Miss Cullen" remarked Lord Rallies
after pause.
But she declined to do so, saying she
wanted to know what I was going to
telegraph. And he left US, for which 1
wasn't sorry. I told her of the good
news had to send, and she wanted to
know if now we would try to catch the
road agents. I set her mind at rest on
that Score
81 think they'll give us very little
trouble to bag" L added, 'for they are
so green that it's almost pitiful. "
In not cutting the wires?" she asked
"In everything, replied. "But the
worst botch is their waiting till we had
just passed the Arizona line. If they had
held us up an hour earlier, it would only
have been states prison. +"
"And what will it be now"
Hanging.
"What?' cried Miss Cullen.
"In New Mexico train robbing is not
capital, but in Arizona it is 4" told her.
"And if you catch them they'll be
hung?" she asked.
eyes. -
'That seems very hard.
Tho first signs of dawn were begin
ming to show by this time, and as the
sky frightened told Miss Cullen that L
was going to look for the trail of the
fugitives She said she would walk with
me, if not in the way, and my assurance
was very positive on that point. And
here l want to remark that it's saying q
good deal if girl can be up all night
in such excitement and still look fresh
and pretty, and that she did.
/ ordered the crew to look about, and
then began big circle around the train.
Finding nothing, I swung bigger one.
That being equally unavailing, did q
larger third. Not q trace of foot or hoof
within half milo of the cars! had
heard of blankets laid down to conceal
trail of swathed feet, even Of leathern
horse boots with cattle hoofs on the bot
tom, but none of these could have been
used for such distance, let alone the
entire absence of any signs Of place
where the horses had been hobbled. Re-
turning to the train, the report of the
men was the same.
"We've ghost road agents to deal
with, Miss Cullen" laughed "They
come from nowhere, bullets touch them
not, their lead hurts nobody, they take
nothing, and they disappear without
touching the ground"
"How curious it isl'' she exclaimed.
Zone would almost suppose it dream. /"
"Hold on, said. "We do have some
thing tangible, for if they disappeared
they left their shells behind them.
And pointed to some cartridge shells
that lay on the ground beside the mail
car. MY theory of aerial bullets won't
do"
''The shells are as hollow as feel"
laughed Miss Cullen,
"Your suggestion reminds me that
am desperately hungry" 1 said. "Sup-
pose we go back and end the famine
Most of the passengers had long since
returned to their seats or berths, and
Mr. Cullen's party had apparently done
the same, for 21S showed no signs Of
life. One Of my darkies was awake, and
he broiled a steak and made us some
coffee in no time, and just as they were
ready Albert Cullen appeared So we
made very jolly little breakfast. He
told me at length tho part he and the
Britishers had borne and only made me
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28
Mr.FlanderS Talks
Once More Weli-Known Citizen Of
Flint Adds His Endorsement.

Omcc More N Well-Known Citizen Of
Flint Adds His Endorsement.
Success always brings with it enthusiasm,
and from all parts of the city enthusiastic
people are sounding their praises of the work
OF the little conqueror. Mr.. g. ID. Flanders
Is the well-known grocer, at 52l N. Saginaw
street, and that the statement he makes here
Is true in every particular, goes without
saying. This is what he says:
For us long as four years suffered fro
pains across my back over the kidneys
was that old backache, sometimes better and
sometimes worse. Anyone who has expert
enced such pain will understand how dis
tressing il is. was continually annoyed by
Its presence. l knew the kidneys were at
fault, as there were other signs of kidney
disorder That pain across the kidneys had
become very constant. If L accidentally
Jared myself would feel it much worse for
time. One day happened to read about
remedy for the kidneys called Doan's Kid
ney Pills. / determined to try them, so l
wentto Dullam Bros drug store and pro
cured box. had taken only few doses
when felt relief from. the pain. Icontinued
TO use them, taking altogether three boxes,
and they have cured me. The backache is
entirely removed and / have felt as good
since as ever did in my life. Doan's Kid
ney Pills are truly kidney cure. AS long
as have chance / shall recommend and
speak good word for them, advising others
TO use them"
Everywhere you go tits just the same as
this No article or medicine has ever caused
such a stir in the world from its extraordi-
nary properties as has Doan's Kidney Pills.
People call them "The little conquerors OF
kidney trouble" "The littlespecialist, ""The
little enemies to backache," and many other
such Names and they have good reason to.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers--price so cents per box. Mailed by
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y, sole
agents for the United States. Remember the
name, Doan's, and take no other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

foot.
Wingate, which were the only places we
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 I began to suspect
magic. Then 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 1 had Coolidge, di-
rected that the authorities be notified of
the facts and ordered special to bring
out the sheriff and posse.
81 don't think" said Miss Cullen,
"that am bit more curious than most
people, but it has nearly made mo fran
tic to have you tick away on that little
machine and hear it tick back and not
understand word"
After that 1 had to tell her what I
had said and learned.
How clever Of you to think of count
ing the tickets and finding out where
people got on and off! Inever should
have thought of either" she said.
"It hasn't helped me much, " 1 laugh
ed rather grimly, Except to eliminate
every possible clew."
"They probably did steal on at one Of
the stops" said a passenger.
/ 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 mile of the station with
out being seen, and it would be impossi-
bic for seven or eight.
"How do you know the NUMBER"
asked passenger.
IT DON'T" said. "That's the num-
Der the crew think there were, but I
myself don't believe it.
"Why don't you believe the men?"
asked Miss Cullen.
First, because there is always tend
ency to magnify, and, next, because
the road agents ran away so quickly"
II counted at least seven, said Lord
Rallies.
"Well, Lord Rallies" said, IT dom
want to dispute your eyesight, but If
they had been that strong they would
never have bolted, and if you want to
lay a bottle Of wine I'll wager that
when catch those chaps we'll find there
weren't more than three or four Of
them
"Donep said he.
Leaving tho group, went forward to
get the report of the mail agent. He had
put things to rights and told me that,
though the mail had been pretty badly
mixed up, only one pouch at worst had
been rified. This the one for registered
mail, had been cut open; but, as if to
increase tho mystery, the letters had
been scattered, unopened, about the car,
only three out of the whole being miss
ing, and those very probably had fall
EN- into the pigeonholes and would be
found ON more careful search.
confess breathed easier to think
that the road agents had got away with
nothing, and was so pleased that went
back to the wire to send the news of it
that the fact might be included in the
press dispatches The moon had set. and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28
At the Back Door.

Tramp-Have you anything, madam,
to spare for poor wayfarer this morn
ing?
Madam-Yes. You can go right
out to the wood shed and indulge in
cold chops and cuts to your hearts con-
tent. -Boston. Courier.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-28
The Happenings Of the City as
Caught by "The Times"
Men.
MATTERS PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Brief Statements of the Many Things That
Make Up the Busy Round
of Life.

Registration was very slow yester-
day.
Mr.. A. H. Lane returned yesterday
from visit to Valdosta.
Miss Mary Wood is again quite i'll,
to the regret of her many friends.
The Mallory liner Colorado arrived
yesterday from New York via Port
Royal.
Mrs. j. Conner and children arrived
in the city on the Mallory liner Color
ado yesterday.
Col. H. 7. Dunn and Col. W. w.
Brown returned yesterday morning
from Macon and Atlanta.
The Mallory liner State of Texas
sailed yesterday for New York with a
cargo of lumber and merchandise.
Mr.. H. M. Reid, superintendent Of
the Plant Systems wharf building
here, is quite i'll at the Pennick house.
Capt. Sam Brockington returned
last night from an extended vacation
spent at Gainesville and Tallulah
Falls.
Messrs, Morris & Carroll received a
fine carload of stock yesterday, and
will have some excellent bargains on
sale today.
Mr.. George Newman has accepted a
position as travelling representative
of the Licking Valley Liquor Co., and
will start out on the road this morn
ing.
Mrs. w. Il. Lytle, jr., and son, Stan
ley, were among the passengers on the
Colorado yesterday. Mrs. Lytle's
many friends will gladly welcome her
back to the city.
Mr.. J. w. Church,t tine Chicago news
paper man, who has been spending
several days in the city, left Last night
for Savannah. Mr.. Church made a
number of friends. He will return Ia
the city later in the year.
Mr. j. S. Raymond, wife and son re-
turned on the Colorado yesterday from
visit to their old home IN the north.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Ray
mond, mother of Messrs. Ii. H. and
and Joe Raymond, who will spend the
winter here.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-28
THE SHAKERS IDEA Of MEDICINE.

Nowadays when = man goes to his
doctor, he is usually told that he has
some unheard of disease with long
name, and when he leaves the office he
does not know whether 1t is st. VItus
dance or consumption that Is gradu-
ally undermining his health.
1t Ia therefore refreshing to talk
with the Shakers, for their very sim
plicity commands confidence and re-
spect, and we have the further salts
faction ofknowing that they have de-
voted themselves to the study OF dis
ease and its cure for more than q hun
dred years.
The venerable old man whom the
writer saw was only too glad to dis
cuss his pet subject. He said that
strange as it might seem, very few
doctors realized that three. quarters
of the most prevalent diseases were
all attributable to faulty digestion.
He then went on to say that child
of average intelligence knows that
putrid meat or decaying vegetables
are poisonous, and must be avoided,
and yet these same foods even if taken
into the stomach IN the freshest possi-
BILE condition soon dscompose unless
digested and absorbed.
In ouch cases the resulting poisons
enter the System, when aches and
! pains, weakness and debility soon fol-
low as a natural consequence.
i 1t was recognition of thIs that led
the Shakers to devote their energies
to the perfection of e product which
would stimulate the digestive organs
and assist them to perfol m their prop
er work.
The first symptom of dlsordsred di-
gestion is the loss of appetite, and the
Shaker Digestive Cordial is wonder
fully efficient in supplying any de-
ficlency in this respect, at the same
time it relieve all distress after eating
Furthermore, as was carefully ex-
planned by our venerable friend, it is
absolutely harmless.
Better evidence of the Shakers' con.
| fiidence in it could not be found, tina
IN the fact that they have placed II
cent sample bottles in the bands Of
all druggists, assured that if once
tried it will produce such immediate
and marked benefit that it will be
continued.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-28
NOTICE OF LEVY OF SPECIAL IA,

Whereas, Glynn county courthouse was so
badly wrecked and damaged by wind storm
in the month of September, A. d. 1896. so that
upon investigation by the commissioners it was
found unsafe to be used by the county as a
courthouse and menace to the public safety
to remain in its unsafe and unsOund condition,
and to that end it was deemed eXpedient III the
discretion of the commissioners owing to the
almost humiliation of the building, to have the
same RACED to the ground and,
Whereas, the county officers are now doml-
ciled in the city hall of the city of Brunswick
and the mayor and council OF said city are re-
quiring large rental for the use thereof, and,
Whereas, in the Judgment OF the commission
ers, and in pursuance of the duties enVolVed
upon them as such officers, it is necessary to
have permanent building for county court
house for the use of the courts of SAID county,
the county officers and for the safe preservation
of the records of such courts and officers, be 1t
therefore
Resolved, That a tax Of forty-eight per cen
tum of the state tax he, and the same is hereby
assessed and levied upon all the taxable prop
erty, both real, personal and mixed, in the
county of Glynn, subject to taxation, for the
purpose of raising and creating fund 10 ne
used in the erection and furnishing county
court house in and for the use of the county OF
Glynn. Said levy of tax made to raise IN part
such sum as the county commissioners may
hereafter deem, in their judgment, by further
levy or other and further means, to provide. for
the purpose of erecting and furnishing court
house, not to exceed in cost when fully COM
pleted and furnished the sum of forty thousand
dollars (Si0.O00l.
This September 10, 1897.
JAMES S. WRIGHT, Chairman,
(ScaD. II. III. HARVEY,
f.. H. CONEY,
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues OF Glyhn
County, Ga.
Attest:
&c. LEHMAN, Clerk.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-28
NOTICE.
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF GLYNN,


COUNTY OF GLYNN, !
To whom it may concern:
Notice IS hereby given that application will
be made to the legislature, the general Assem- =
bly, of Georgia, when it assemblies on the fourth
Wednesday In October next (lS97) for the pas
cage of local OF special bill, with such caption
and in such form as may be necessary and con-
sttutional to relieve the estate of the late John
p. Lamb, former treasurer of Glynn county, and
d. James Dillon, James NJ. Madden, A. I. Put
nam and William A. o. Anderson, securities on
his bond, from all liability and accountability
on account of said bond by reason of any breach
or breaches thereof, and happening especially
from and on account of the loss of any sum or
sums of money in his hands, the property OF
said county, deposited in the Oglethorpe Ma
tlonal Bank of Brunswick. Georgia, and the
Brunswick State Bank of Brunswick, Georgia
through the failure of those said banks or either
of them, and to procure their complete and final
discharge theTefrom. This 25th day ofSeptem-
Der, 1897. ARK VERDERY,
A. H. LANE,
w. r. TOWNSEND,
J. ii. SCARLETT,
l. BISHOP,
j. j. LISSNER.'i
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-28
j. 3. ABRAMS,
Births 'WViifiick Representative.
Tax Collectors Rounds.

For the purpose of collecting state and county
taxes for the year 1897, will be at the follow
ing precincts on dates named to wit;
St. Simon, Oct. 10, Nov. and 30.
Jamaica, Oct. 20, Nov. TO- Dec. 1.
Sterling, Oct. 81, Nov. H. Dec,2.
Pyles, Oct. %, Nov. IL, Dec 8.
Brunswick, Oct. %, Nov. b. Dec 4.
Extra, Everett City, Nov. p, Penic, H. Mile
Post, Nov. l.
All dates not above mentioned can be found
at office in city hall. Now is the time to gel
information as to amount of tax due by parties
non resident. Send in your list.
II. j. READ, T. c. G. G.