The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-12


asked, sternly Don't you know"
Detectives" whispered Hendricks.
Murderer on this train. Let us alone.
II you interfere"-as the guard seemed
TO hesitate-"T'l 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 a woman at a window
on the left.
"A man fell offl" 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 Lampkn.
"Beati" he said, simply. ''He is the
most reckless fellow ! ever chased. |
have got mother to support or would
follow him. But I cant jump off "a fly-
ing train, even for him"
"Tou are sensible. You would be a
fool to try it," said the doctor. '1t's 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
o detective. The one on the front of
the fourth car volunteered some infor-
mation
''lle 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 a corpse. but smilin' all the time
Then he came to a place where the
planks were wider between the two
railroads and let go. II knocked him
down, but he got up again"
"Do you think il hurt him at ALP"
asked Hendricks.
Not bit in the world, sir; he's as
nimble as cat" Then the guard slid
the doors open and began to call out
ing up.
Lets be the first out" said the de-
tective, pressing past some men to the
door and drawing his friend by the
arm.
Reaching the street below, Hendricks
turned back towards the direction
whence they had come.
Il suppose it is about four blocks"
he said, as he started into brisk walk.
"All we can do now is to go back where
he let himself down from the railroad.
We may pick up something there,
though doubt it,"
Ii was easy enough to find the spot
desired. for quite crowd of people had
gathered under the elevated track, and
swo policemen seemed to be trying to
disperse them.
where did the fellow go that got
off that train?" asked Hendricks of a
policeman. 81 arm detective"
Both the policemen stared.
WAS you chasin' imp" asked one of
them, in astonishment
"Yes. Where did he goP"
HE called a cab and got in it, He
said he fell off the train and hurt him
self little and wanted to go home.'
'Did you hear the direction he gave
the driver?"
mo; did You. John? ?''
The other policeman shook his head
Il couldn't hear, the crowd kept up
such a racket. What's the chap done? ?"
Hendricks ignored the question. and
both the policemen.
DO you know the cabman?"
The policemen exchanged question
ing glances, and then answered.; No"
A street mrchin spoke up. Its one of
Jimmy MEG uire's rigs, but don't know
who was drivin' it,"
Jimmy turns 'em off and hires new
ones every day" explained one of the po-
licemen. Hendricks thanked them and
turned away, a look of disappointment
on his face. They had gone block
back towards the elevated station which
they had just left, before he spoke.
Then he said:
Il shall leave you, doctor. know you
want to get back to business, and you
can't really help me just now"
DIR. Lampkin understood that the de
tectiye wanted to be left alone, so he
held out his hand.
"You are going to follow up that cab.
| suppose" said he. land find out where
the man was taken"
There would be no ,nse in that"
Hendricks replied. HE was simply
driven to some railway or ferry station,
and will soon be in New York, lost like
needle in a haystack. The truth is,
have got TO find some other line to
work on. II the fellow should take
notion 90 leave the city, he might never
oe caught, and we should not be able to
help that young man and his girl out of
their trouble. I'll see you before long"