The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

surprise oerev7.sE, On 49,. nan
-ftng over him md SAVING:
Eel just lie q9'st. here's nothing
as'TG 70 hurt YOU
what DO you want? If it's robbery
there's nothing II the van"
No, it's not robbery. I'm only going
70 try little experiment with this
carriage"
what are you going to do?"
We'll, I've a fancy to slip this car
rage little beyond Chipdale-that's
all"
The guard thought he had a mailman
to deal with. Had he been in the
"madman's" confidence he would have
known that about six miles beyond
Chipdale, on the lonely road which
runs beside the line through the bar
rem district Of Side Moor, a horse and
trap stood, containing a driver, who
very anxiously watched for the arrival
OF that slip coach, and one Of whose
lamps was lighted as a signal. But,
not knowing this, and thinking only
Of his duty, he said:
Undo these ropes This carriage
must be stopped al Chipdale."
Must it? The only thing that wants
stopping just now is your mouth. I'm
sorry to be obliged to do it. put as
you've woke up it's necessary"
And he proceeded to bind hand
kerchief tightly over the guards
mouth. The poor man lay in agonies.
He could tell by the sound" OF the
train that in 10 minutes they would
be running through Chipdale. The
other now began TO carefully examine
the slipping apparatus, thinking the
guard was amply secured.
But not so. He was a man not
easily cowed or beaten, and he de-
termined TO struggle for his duty at
all hazards So he strained and wrig-
gled at the cords that bound him until,
to his great JOY, one Of the cords slip
ped over his hand. In a few minutes
he was free, had torn the handkerchief
from his mouth, and had rushed at the
intruder.
! fierce struggle ensued-the latter
yelling You fool! I'll kill you if
you don't let me go!"
But the guard had no intention Of
I letting him go, and putting forth all
his strength, he hurled him into the
further corner Of the van. Already
the train was within four or five hun
dred yards Of Chipdale Junction, and
I the guard rushed to the window to DO
his duty At the same moment the
/ other jumped on his feet, drew his
revolver and fired a shot at the guard.
missing him, but rushing forward i'm
mediately afjerward The guard turn
ed sharply lodged aside, and caught
the others hand by the wrist as he
darted forward, turning the weapon
downward and out of the little win
dow.
Bang! second shot.
Jolt, jolt. Bur-r-r-r. Talk about an
earthquake! Every brake throughout
the train suddenly pressed on the
wheels, and as the two men were hurl-
ed to the floor of the van by the force
OF the shock the entire train came to a
standstill at the platform of Chipdale
Junction.
What the astonished officials on the
platform saw was briefly this. A man
rushed out OF frst-class compartment
and escaped, leaving behind a nurses
costume and a wig beside the uncon-
scious boy on the seat. The guard of
the slip coach was rolling on the floor
OF his van, struggling with man who
was soon placed in custody, and when
the train was examined to discover the
cause of the sudden stop, it was found
that the tube of the vacuum brake, be-
tween the train and the slip coach had
been pierced through with a bullet. Sc
that second shot had entirely destroyed
the vacuum" and driver and guard OF
course were powerless to prevent the
instant stopping of the train by reason
Of the brake acting automatically
throughout the train.
And the sequel? The affair was
hushed up to as great an extent as pos.
sible. Only one of the three villains
was taken and he speedily procured o
lawyer, who, after listening to some
extraordinary statements from his lips
communicated with Mr.. Edward North.
cote and CyriPs mother. 1t is sale
that the former refused to believe the
completely of his son until few day:
later a gentleman of the Hebrew per.
suasion called to see him, and after hi:
visit Edward was not to be found, hay.
ing bolted for America.
Then the poor man made every effort
to prevent the terrible scandal gattins
abroad, and in this Cyril's mother gen
erously assisted him with a handsome
sum of money, part of which went t.
the Jew in exchange for certain papers
part as compensation for the poor nurse
who had been so Wiley got out of thu
way that Thursday and part to the law
yer who defended a certain scoundrel
and sum also to the scoundrel himsel
as hush money" when. three year!
later, he came out from doing time fol
IAN assault upon one of the Grea
West-Southern Railway Co. s officials.
And that official was himself hand
somely rewarded for his pluck in pre-
venting the kidnapping of Cyril North
cote.-Boston Traveller.
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