Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04

ON the right. The iceman thought he
was playing joke on some one, as he
had often seen him, about there.
"Come on" said Hendricks. ''He may
make for the Union street elevated sta
ton. It is about our only chance"
Turning into Union street, the pur-
suers made all the speed possible to-
wards the station, looking about them
as they went.
When within half block of the sta
ti0h Hendricks cried out excitedly:
"Tll bet my life Saw him going up
the steps on this side. It was just for
an instant, as he turned the corner of
the stairway: I saw white-aleaded,
slender fellow. and he was going too
fast not to be trying to escape some
thing. We may get him after all. Hang
Il, here comes the train! We must
czltch it,"
| Hendricks broke into a run, but the
long train slowed up overhead and came
to stop just as they reached the foot
Of the steps. A wild look of mingled
anger and disappointment swept over
! the face of the detective as he dashed at
the stairs. Up he ran, like deer, talk
ing three or four steps at time. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that DR..
Lampkin kept up with him. Just as
Hendricks plunged through the swing
ing door leading to the train steam was
! heard escaping from the engine. The
| guards on the platform of the cars
| were jerking the bell cord and closing
| the gates.
"Wait, for Gods sake!" yelled the de-
| tective, as he darted past the man who
| was receiving the tickets, and reached
the nearest car. But the gates were
! closed and the train was moving. The
guards, as they swept by, stared in as
! tonishment at the two men and mo-
toned them back.
But Hendricks did not heed their
warning. Grasping the gate on the
front end Of the last car while the guard
was closing the sliding door of the car
ahead, he swung himself first to foot
hold on the platform, and then, before
the guard could prevent it, 1eaped over
the gate.
DR.. Lampl<in, determining not to be
left, swung on to the platform of the
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, posing
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. eve 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 mean?" 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'n 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
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
a curve, he lowered himself between the
cross-ties and vanished.
Hendricks turned to Lampkin.
''Beat!" he said, simply. ''He is the
most reckless fellow ever chased. I
have got mother to support or would
follow him. But I can't jump off a fly
ing train, even for him."
"You are sensible. You would be a
fool to try it" said the doctor. Its 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
d 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, 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 place where the
planl<s were wider between the two
railroads and let go. It knocked him
down, but he got up again.
do you think it hurt him at all?"