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

made me forget even Lord Rallies.
II 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 may show you how CRATE
full I am for all the pleasure you have
added to our trip" Then, as I stepped
down off my platform, she leaned over
the rail Of 218 and said in low voice,
II thought you were just as brave as
the rest, Mr.. Gordon, and now I think
you are Drawer.
I turned impulsively and said, "You
would think 80, Miss Cullen, If you
knew the sacrifice am making" Then,
without looking at her, gave the sig-
nal, the bell rang, and No. 8 pulled off.
The last thing saw was a handkerchief
waving off the platform Of 21s.
When the train dropped out Of sight
over a grade, I swallowed the lump in
my throat and went to the telegraph in
strument. I wired Coolidge to give the
alarm to Fort Wingate, Fort Apache,
Fort Thomas, Fort Grant, Fort Bayard
and Fort Whipple, though I thought the
precaution mere waste Of energy. Then
I sent the brakeman up to connect the
cut wire.
"Two Of the bullets struck up here,
Mr.. Gordon, - the man called from the
top Of the pole.
'Surely notl" I exclaimed
"Yes, sir, he responded "The bull
let holes are brand new."
took in the lay Of the land, the en-
bers Of the fire showing me how the
train had lain. IT don't wonder nobody
was hit" I exclaimed, "if that's sam
pie of their shooting. Some one was a
worse ratified man than I ever expect to
be. Dig the bullets out, Douglas so that
we can have a look at them.
He brought them down in a minute
They proved to be winchesters, as I had
expected, for they were on the side from
which the robbers must have fired
"That chap must have been full OF
Arizona tanglefoot to have fred as wild
as he did," 7 CALCULATED and walked
over to where the mail car had stood to
see just how bad the shooting was. When
I got there and faced about it was real.
ly impossible to believe any man could
have done 30 badly, for raising my own
winchester to the pole put it 30 degrees
ont Of range and nearly 40 degrees in
the air. Yet there were the cartridge
shells on the ground to show that I was
in the place from which the shots had
been fired.
While was still cogitating over this
the special train had ordered out from
Flagstaff came in sight and in a few
moments was stopped where was. 1t
consisted Of a string Of three fats and
q box car and brought the sheriff, doz-
On cowboys whom he had sworn in as
deputies and their horses. Twas hopeful
that with these fellows greater skill in
such matters they could find what I had
not, but after thorough examination
of the ground within a mile Of the rob
berry they were as much at fault as / had
been.
"Them cusses must have a dugout
nigh abouts, for they couldn't "a got
away without wings, ," the sheriff sur
missed
didn't put much stock in that idea
and told the sheriff 50.
"Waal, round up better one, " was
his retort.
Not being able to do that, I told him
of the bullets in the telegraph pole and
took him over to where the mail car
had stood.
Jerusalem cricketsP' was his COM
ment as he measured the aim. IF that's
where they put two of their pills, they
must have pumped the other four inter
the moon"
"What other four?'' asked.
"Shots!'' he replied sententiously.
"The road agents only fired four
times" I told him
"Them and your pards must have
been pretty nigh together for minute,
then," he said, pointing to the ground
I glanced down, and, sure enough,
there were six empty cartridge shells. 1
stood looking blanlrly at them, hardly
able to believe what saw, for Albert
Cullen had said distinctly that the train
robbers had fired only four times, and
that the last three winchester shots l
had heard had been fred by himself.
Then, without speaking, walked slow
ly back, searching along the edge Of the
roadbcd for more shells; but, though I
went beyond the point where the last
car had stood, not one did find Any
man who has fired winchester knows
that it drops its empty shell in loading,
and could therefore draw only one con-
clusion-namely, that all seven dis
charges of the winchesters had occurred
up by the mail car. I had heard of men
supposing they had fired their guns
through hearing another go off, but with
a repeating rife one has to fire before
one can reload The fact was evident
that Albert Cullen either had fired his
winchester up by the mail car or else
had not fired it at all In either case he
had lied, and Lord Rallies and Captain
Ackland had backed him up in it.
TO BE CONTINUED.