The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-01
THE SALTERTON
= SLIP CARRIAGE.
BY ". S. Smith.

0FTHE many incidents in my career
j which had railway for the scene
Oh operations, none, think. was moro
remarkable for the neatness and dis
patch with which 1t was carried out
than that In which the Salterton slip
carriage formed the pivot upon which
the various details were hung.
My colleague In these little oGairs
had somehow got TO- know that par
eel of -stones," which, II they brought
US only half their intrinsic value, would
vet be q nice little haul, was 70 be for
warded by . certain train from st. Pan
cras TO Salterton; and. with prompts'
tutie which was commehdablo under
the circumstances, had posted straight
of TO me with the information.
-Guv'nor," he whispered, hoarsely.
a, seated IN my room. we discussed the
matter, "r tell yer itS the chance Of
lifetime. A fousand quid, for very AtAe
more than the asking, 30 ter speak.
Don't It mako yer mouf water tcr hnk
Of itr'
"Weli," I said. cautiously-1 rarely
shared Braggs' optimism IN these mat
ters-~a thousands not to be sneesed
at in these days, and. TO tell tho truth.
IL would come in very handy indeed
Just now; but it's q thing that wants
looking at carefully. People don't CON
sign diamonds In that fashion without
a good many precautions Who did
you say they were for?"
"Some feller named Chnlcraft Ia
daughters getting married mex Tues
day; an 'e's asked Stint & Co. ter send
i'm few fngs down on appro.'
II see. Special messenger. OF course ?"
"No; that's just the beauty Of 1t!
Nufink Of the sort, so far as can make
out; they're going precisely a. An or
dinary parcel"
Throw the responsibility on the
company-that's the game, eh? Well.
we'll have look at it, at all events. Pass
the Bradshaw, will your
He did SO, and l whipped over the
pages until came to those headed
midland Railway"
"What train did you say. JimT
"Six-ffty; next Friday"
"H'm! a slip-carriage. That rather
complicates matters. l don't know,
though" continued. reflectively, "per-
haps it will be Just as well for us-bet-
ter. in fact"
"What did yer say II was, guv'nor? p
"a slip-carriage. The train itself
doesn't stop. but simply drops the tail
carriage off at Salterton. OF slips II, as
It is called" I explained. "See2"
-Yes; fink twig."
II must state my opinion, II wns
that Braggs, notwithstanding his rs
sertion. did not "twig;" but a. he did
not pursue the point I suppose he was
satisfied.
AN 'ow's 1t going ter be better for
US? What's yer plan?"
"Well, I've hardly had time to figure
It out yet, but I've got un idea. Look
here; suppose you let me have till to-
night to consider it; then we can meet
again and talk things over"
Right y'are. guv'nor; thst'll do fer
me. 'Arf-past nine?"
"Suit me admirably" I replied. Call
round then. and hope to have things
ship-shape."
With that Mr.. Braggs took his de-
parture, and stayed indoors to cudgel
my brains as to the best why of reliev-
ing the Midland Railway company Of
the little consignment which was 70 be
intrusted to it's care.
As you will have gathered, did not
look upon the task as altogether hope
less. And here I might explain that my
eight years service on the Great Mid
Western aided me not a little in coming
to this opinion.
Inever regretted the time thus spent,
for It furnished me with store Of in
formation in regard to railway men and
railway methods which I was able 70
turn to very considerable account in
many little way afterwards.
The fact of the Salterton traffic be-
ing accommodated in slip-carriage
was in itself proof that there was NOT
much of II, and this was in my mind
when said to Braggs that II would per.
haps be Just as well for us; for, the or
dinary luggage and so forth being
light, the parcel Of jewels would. in all