The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-11-11
eaders, was about taking his depar-

ture.
"stopi" exclaimed the Quaker, In q
tone more of'command than OF request.
stop! What for?" returned the
other, in evident surprise.
For at least two good reasons" was
the reply, emphasized with a couple
of Derringers, cooked and presented.
"Help!" shouted the robber.
"StopH the Quaker again exclaimed.
"And If one of thy sinful companions
advances step to thy relief, the spirit
will surely move me to blow thy
brains out" tfE
The robber at the opposite window
and the one at the leaders heads
thought 1t a good time to leave.
Now, get in, friend, said the Quak-
er, still covering the man, "and take
the middle seat; but first deliver up
thy pistol.
The other hesitated.
Thee had better not delay; l feel
the spirit beginning to move my right
forefinger.'
The robber did as he was directed,
and the Quaker took his place by his
side, giving the newcomer the middle
of the seat.
The driver, who was frightened half
out OF his wits, now set forward at a
rapid rate. The lively gentleman soon
recovered his vivacity. He was espe-
cially facetious on the Quaker's
prowess.
You are rum Quaker, you are.
Why, you don't quake worth cent"
I'm not a Shaking Quaker If
that's what thee means"
"Of the Hickory or, rather, of the
Old Hickory stripe, should say" re-
torted the lively man; but the Quaker,
relapsing into his usual monosyllables,
the conversation tagged.
Time sped, and sooner than we ex-
pected, the coach stopped where we
were to have supper and a change of
horses. We had deferred a redistri-
button Of our effects till we should
reach this place, as the dim light of the
coach lamp would have rendered the
process somewhat difficult before.
1t was now necessary, however, that
It should be attended to at once, as our
1ovial companion had previously an
nounced his intention of leaving us at
this point. He proposed a postpone
ment till after supper, which he offer
ed to go and order.
Nay" urged the Quaker, with an
approach to abruptness and laying his
hand on the others arm; business
before pleasure, and for business there
is no time like the present"
viii thee be good enough to search
the prisoner?" he said to me, still
keeping his hand, in a friendly way,
on the passengers arm.
l did so, but not one of the stolen
articles could be found.
He must have gotten rid of them in
the coach" the gay gentleman sug-
gested, and Immediately offered to go
and search.
"Stopl" Numbered the Quaker, tight
ening his grasp.
The man turned pale and struggled
to release his arm. In an instant one
of the Derringers was leveled at his
heart.
Stir hand or foot and you're a
dead man"
The Quaker must have been awfully
excited so completely to forget both
the language and the principles Of his
persuasion.
Placing the other pistol in my hand.
with directions to fire on the first OF
the two men that made a suspicious
movement, he went to work on Lo-
thario, from whose pockets, in less
time than it takes to tell it, he pro-
duced every item of the missing prop
erty, to the utter amazement of the
two ladies, who had begun in no meas
ured terms to demonstrate against the
shameful treatment the gentleman was
receiving.
The Quaker, need scarcely add, was
no Quaker at ALL but a shrewd detec-
tive who had been set on the track OF
band of desperadoes, of whom our
middle-aged friend-who didn't look
nearly so middle-aged when his wig
was off-was the chief. The robbery
had been adroitly planned. The leader
of the gang had taken passage in the
coach, and after learning, as he sup
posed, our defenseless condition, had
given the signal to his companions by
throwing out the scrap Of paper al
ready mentioned. After the unexpect-
ed capture of the first robber IL was
attempted to save the booty by secret
ly passing it to the accomplish, still
believed to be unsupported, who count
ed on being able to make off with it
at the next stopping place
The result was that both for a sea-
son did the state some service. -
New York Daily News