The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-02-15

NheFc u zone nOrSeman was gong aWy
with the sunset at his back
! Eyes"
We'll, he's goin' out to his place N
the couatry--goes every Sat'day Mat
an cores back Monday--hold i'm al"
Doc l.ncw the man, as he knew ner-
ly ever man in the place. by the e.
scTiptic- giycn him at Chicago. andy
the middle Of the following week tis
wealthy citizen had been notified firm
headquarters that lie would be heldip
On the rc~t Saturday night. Doc vas
ut his pest, and as the lone horarian
anne down the road the highway1nn
J itenped cut from the shadows of a jak
oak ard covered his man.
That night the gang drank UP he
best part of the $3.50 and voted Dod'a
dead game TOUGHER"
When the proceeds Of Docs raid hid
been expended, together with seven DID,
lars received for the lays" watch, tie
gang determined to rob hardwae
store. The Job had been undertakes
once, but had failed. The time, (
Docs suggestion, was fixed upon elet
ton night. A great many farmers, h
said, would be in to vote and trade, AMI
the people, being either drunk or tired
would sleep sounHy when once ASLEEP
and the gang voted that Doc was
great thinker.
The time arrived, the store was er
tered, and when they were all Ia Dc
ducked down behind the counter ard
reached the rear end of the store. New
big bull's-eye was turned upon t,e
gang, who arose from their work to lopk
down the dark barrels of half dom
shotguns. One Of the gang, seeing Doc
with the sheriff's party, made play for
his pistol, but the sheriff showed us
shotgun yet nearer the robbers face
and said, softly: "Be quiet" and he was
| calm.
The next day the father of one of the
gang, who was himself hard man,
made an attempt to kill the detective,
and, having done his work, Doc de-
parted.
Young Pipin's success in this now
celebrated case won for him the full
confidence Of the agency, ind 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. fR
II could not bear" he said to me, "the
thought of living a whole life that was
a lie-to appear always to be that which
l was MOTTO mix and mingle constant
~ with the wicked Of this world, in
which there should be SO much happi-
ness.
Returning to the west again, Pippin
entered the service of Uncle Sam as q
postal clerk.
Finding letter in the mail marked
to me, he wrote on the back of the en-
yelope: "Hello-Doc.---R. NJ. ST." ant
knew then that he was in the railway
mail service.
How is it," / asked one day, "tha
you are assistant superintendent of tn,
mail service in the west, when you arr
under 30, and new, comparatively new
at the business?"
lizard luck" said Doc, smiling sadly
coughing, and humping his chest.
| Then il was that he began TO tell mt
some of his experiences in the posta
car, but he did not tell all. He was ~
modest as he was honest, and would
| not tell to me. his friend, the real tale:
| of heroism In which he was himself tho
hero. He told enough, however, to in
| terest me and cause me to find out moro
from q mutual friend and tpyerify the
Information by some of the IEcords ane
correspondence which wasafterwarC
| permitted to see. l found that his
loyalty, bravery and devotion to duty
had been warmly commended in auto
graph letters from the highest official,
| 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 hac
been in any number of wrecks, fol
many of the western roads were new a
| that time, and the railroading was not
| safe as il is now. Once there was
| head-end collision, in which the wreck
| took fire. Doc was dreadfully bruised
but he had all his limbs, and as the
flames crept closer and closer TO his cal
he busted himself carrying re mail
matter to place of safety. When his
work had been completed and the
flames lit up the canyon they showed
Doc lying upon his mail bags, apparent
~ dead. The trainmen found him and
| soon reafora1 hin, e., ooo.o; o,,o.,n e,. -,