The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

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of the two short
ld}4 n IT. blasts of the
d ! l#z5s5#z5>> whistle he shot
ID hss Ss%Sf scared look at
" (#91f%>StJ his mast ter.
x ES5e' Mine host, the
general III n
y looked the man in the eye for II
lent, aud then, as the speed of the
did not slacken, said curtly, wav-
i'm away: Bridge watchmanW
.moment later our train sucked
Ugh a deep cut, roared across q
!, bridge aud swept up the slope to
dest.
iotice how that porter SHE'D when
Vngineer answered the watchman 8
'' asked the manager.
70 had an experience, years ago,
train robbers, and this porter
over been able to live it down. /
\ on the Hannibal and st. Joe Mt
lime," he went on, dividing his
es Between me, his cigar and the
lI recorder over the back window.
10 pressed the button again aud the
rr responded instantly. The man
moved his thumb slightly and
-aDrter pulled the blinds.
b veracity of the speed recorder
"been questioned, aud we had
holding our watches on it be-
az stations, but l now lost oil in
in the speed of the train or the
" ility of the indicator.
zen one of these interesting sol
of the rail who has begun the
as water boy and who ends as
3 dent OF the road he has helped
made Becomes reminiscent / al
l,l;sten, for he has lived volumes
,illing stories.
EFT on The road the general man.
mdelights to forget the busy grind
an, office, to watch the blue rings
S he smokes, to think, and (if no
's,ust you) talk over the exciting
cl1nts of the past.
bis thing happened on a Sun
aayening," resumed the manager,
the porter had teetered softly
u, the side aisle that led to the
end OF the car. "About eight
k 1 heard sharp rap, rap on
.A'oat door. knew that the SER
lad iust gone out, SO L stepped
ed wer the knock. As | reached
!" handle the rap, rap was re
i0I with added earnestness. I was
Ned, FOR 1 had gone to some ex-
'h' to have a system of bells put in
=, ~ouse, rather rare thing in st.
.sd that time; but now to my
rb ment the knob turned, the door
"a slightly and n man lodged in.
me, Mr.. Blank, said he;
hGlt to get in out of the glare of
ltIysreet lamp, and I was not sure
'eItny one heard-pull that shade,
y :, y he said parenthetically.
Vow, thought I, here's an inno-
W. :, ,prt Of crank, 80 I pulled the
on the parlor window. Still
. ,itor appeared uneasy.
10 Yould you mind stepping into n
owls little further back?' he asked,
ooktly.
| ls sertsinly,' saidI. Come right
sp'ay.
PPM vie was in the sitting room
Tnetile Ut children, and not wishing to
,n.p np them 1 led my visitor into the
Mi. room where the gas was still
MS low.
| tprned on the light my visitor
r back into the hall.
ANull that shade, he said, and
i had drawn the blinds he
I Ila into the well-lighted room.
nenr a moment he waited, as one
'ne' liatening for expected foot
y ,sently he looked me full in the
II i,el id said, frankly: I'm a rob
,""ess'
esa I'm a robber. We are going
rnm Hoy's Branch to hold up No. 3
'cttdt. We went out last Friday
but we mistook No. for II.
Mt een was late that night. When
divl discovered our mistake it was
9, in fact the engine had al
rcspessed us before we realized
Is, tt was not the freight.
Zau those days" explained the
'hoI manager, "and for years
ed uIs, we were constantly being
III out against fake robbers. We
learn that q certain train was
mea lold up at a certain time and
'eH We would arrange to have de.
.,ro on the train, post the engineer,
h tb nearly every case it would
n Of n be a false alarm. Plenty OF
Is there had been on other
,noo but on the Hannibal and ST..
.usr ne.
,g X how do you account for that?"
omit my interest veering for the
! anti
and said the manager, with q
ird wave OF his hand, as though
on, Ter were scarcely worth ex-
'no" Mrs. Samuels always had
oulual over our roadside was
wy atnes's mother, you know. We
nat the st, Joe was safe so far
,ld gang
use me" said |, breaking in
or | meant to steal the story,
/ trne?" ."
p. atY'
9. utthe pass"
or. en-
road whit account?"
ked complimentary, same as
IN an anead, gang" said |.
Tns copcerned, aud so, of course
nts p.u0Itla stnrY of NV ,y;Id o.,o