Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28
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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 going 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 off" 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 ever chased. !
have got a mother to support or | would
follow him. But cant jump off fly
ing train, even for him."
"You are sensible. You would be a
fool to try it." said the doctor. cts 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
q 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 a break for the door.
thought something was wrong with the
fellow, 50 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 a corpse, but smilin' all the time
Then he came to place where the
planks were wider between the two
railroads and let 60. 1t knocked hin
down. but he got up again."
"Do you think 1t hurt him at alp
| asked Hendricks.
"Not bit in the world, eT; he's as
nimble as cat" Then the guard slid
the doors open and began to call ou'
the next station. The train was slow
ing up.
"Let's be the first out" said the de-
tective, pressing past some men to the
door and drawing his friend by thu
arm.
Reaching the street below, Hendricks
turned back towards the direction
/ whence they had come.
81 suppose it is about four blocks.
he said, as he started into brisk walk
"All we can do now is to 60 back where
he let himself down from the railroad
We may pick up something ther'
though doubt it."
1t was easy enough to find the spo
desired, for quite crowd Of people ha
gathered under the elevated track, an
two policemen seemed to be trying t
disperse them.
"Nhere did the fellow go that 60
of that train?" asked Hendricks OF
| policeman. lam detective"
Both the policemen stared.
WAS you chasin' imp asked one o
them. in astonishment.
"Yes. Where did he go?"
'TIe called a cab and got in it. II
said he fell off the train and hurt hin
self little and wanted to 60 home"
did you hear the direction he CAV
the driver?"
mo; did you. John?"
The other policeman shook his heaf
u couldn't hear, the crowd kept u
such racket. What's the chap done
Hendricks ignored the question, an
at once went up in the estimation c
both the policemen.
DO you know the cabman?"
The policemen exchanged question
ing glances, and then answered: mo
A street urchin spoke up. Its one
Jimmy McGuire's rigs, but don'tkno
who was drivin' it."
Jimmy turns 'em off and hires ne
ones every day" explained one of the p'
licemen. Hendricks thanked them an
turned away, a look of disappointmel
on his face. They had gone bloc
back towards the elevated station whic
they had just left. before he spok
Then he said:
II shall leave you, doctor know yo
want to get back to business, and yc
can't really help me just now
DR.. Lampkin understood that the d
tective wanted to be left alone, so
held out his hand.
"You are going to follow up that ca
l suppose" said he, "and find outwhe
the man was taken"
"There would be NJ use in tina,
Hendricks replied. "He was simp