The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-04-26

said the tough, nodding down the road
where lone horseman was going away
with the sunset al his back.
Eyes"
swell, he's goin' out to his place in
the country-goes every Sat'doy night
an comes back Mondoy--hold i'm up"
Doc knew the man. as he knew near
" every man in The place, by the de-
scriptioa giycn him at Chicago, and by
the middle OF he following week this
wealthy citizen had been notified from
headquarters that be would be held up
on the next Saturday night. Doc was
at his post. and as the lone horseman
came down the road the highwaymau
stepped cut from the shadows of jack
oak and covered his man.
That night the gang drank up the
best part of the s2s.50 and voted Doc "a
dead game TOUGHER"
When the proceeds of Docs raid had
been expended together with seven dol
lars received for the lays" watch, the
gang determined TO rob hardware
store. The Job had been undertakes
once, but had failed. The time, at
Docs suggestion. was fixed upon cleo
ton night. A great many farmers, he
said, would be in TO vote and trade, and
the people, being either drunk or tired,
would sleep soundly when once asleep,
and the gang voted that Doc was
great thinker.
The time arrived, the store was en-
tered, and when they were all la Doc
ducked down behind the counter and
reached the rear end of the store. Now
a big bull's-eye was turned upon the
gang, who arose from their work to look
down the dark barrels of a half dozen
shotgdns. One of the gang, seeing Doe
with the sheriif's party, made play for
his pistol but the sheriff showed his
shotgun yet nearer the robbers face
and said, softly: ''Bc quiet" and be was
calm.
The next day the father Of one OF the
gang, who was Liirsclf hard man,
made an attempt to kill the detective,
and, having done his work, Doc de-
parted.
Young Pippin's success lei this now
celebrated case won for him the full
confidence OF the agency, and before
he had reached Chicago other Important
work was mapped out for him, but to
the surprise of the agency he refused TO
accept another assignment.
IL could not bear" he said to me. "the
thought of living a whole life that was
lie--to appear always TO be that which
L was MOTTO mix and mingle constant
ly with the wicked of this world, in
which there should be so much happi-
ness.
Returning 10 the west again, Pippin
entered the service OF Uncle Sam us q
postal clerk.
Finding n letter in the mail marked
TO me, he wrote on the back CT the en-
vclopc: "IIello-Doc.-K. NJ. ST." and
knew then that he was in the railway
r,ai service.
How is it," | asked one day. that
you are assistant superintendent Of the
mail service in the west, when you arc
under 30, and new. comparatively new.
at the busness?"
Hard luck" said Doc, smiling sadly,
coughing, and humping his chest.
Then it was that he began to tell me
some Of his experiences in the postal
ear, but he did not tell all. He was as
modest as he was honest. and would
not tell to me. his friend, the real tales
of heroism in which he was himself the
hero. He told enough. however, 10 in
terest me and cause me TO find out more
from n mutual friend and to verify the
information by some of the records and
correspondence which | was afterward
Lermitted to see. | found that his
loyalty, bravery and devotion to duty
had been warmly commended in auto.
graph letters from the highest officials
in the mail service.
1t was, indeed. hard luck that brought
him promotion and an easy place, which
he could not have gained save through
the Kindness Of higher officials. He hao
been in any number Of wrecks, foi
many OF the western reads were new nj
that time, and the rnilroading was not
safe as II is now. Once there was 4
hcad-cnd collision, in which the wreck
took fire. Doc was drendfully bruised
but he had all his limbs, and ms tn,
flames crept closer and closer to his cal
he busted himself carrying fre mai
: matter 10 place of safety. When his
work had been completed and tn,
flames lit up the canyon they showed
Doc lying upon his mail bags, apparent
~ dead. The trainmen found him anC
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