Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-06-09

DO Won really expect 10 cate
I theme. Size asked
II shoy,.dn't like to d. one Of them,
Implied
bat now can Yen lO i,.''
You could mld, rsrlnd hotter. Mis-
Cullen. il y,.u XIV tll.s country. HUl
so every tit e water is in Use 4
ranches, AMI tho fellows can't Fuunr
tEan 80 mikes without watering. 30 ",
,hall have word Of them. wherever they
gn "
Line cut, Mr. Gordon. came from
overhead at this point. making Mis-,
Cullen jump with surprise.
What was that" she asked
explained 10 her. and. after making
connections, | called Sanders Much q
my surprise, the agent responded.
was 81 astoniShCl that for u moment
could not believe the fact.
This is the quccrcst hold up of which
ever heard, - 1 said 10 Miss Cullen.
"-Nw, in what respect" asked Albert
CUllCn's voice, and, looking up, ! found
that he and quite number Of the pas
I stlNNIH Hslu 1Nll'd u.
Tho road agents make us dump our
fire, | said. "ard yet they haven't cut
the wires in either direction. | can't see
how they can escape us. y
What fun!" cried Miss Cullcn.
II don't see what difference either
makes in their chance Of escaping" said
| Lord Rallies.
While h. WAS speaking l licked of
the news of our being held up and asked
the agent if there had been any men
about Sanders, OF if he had seen any one
| board the train there His answer was
positive that no one could have done so,
and that settled it as to Sanders. | asked
the same questions of Allantown and
Wincatc, which were the only places we
had stopped ut after leaving Coolidge,
getting the same answers. That eight
men COuld have remained concealed on
any Of the platforms from that point
WAS impossible, and | began to suspect
magic. Then called Coolidge and told
of the hold up, after which Itclcgraphcd
the agent at Navajo Springs to notify
the commander at Fort Defiance for
suspected the road agents would make
for the Navajo reservation. Finally |
called Flagstaff as | had Coolidge. di-
rcctcd that the authorities he rOtitcd of
the facts and ordered special to bring
out The sheriff ard posse.
Il don't think, said Miss Cullen
"tlat | Hu bit moro curious than most
people, bat it has nearly made me fran
tic to have you tick away on that little
machine and hear it tick back and not
understand a word "
After that | had to tell her what |
had said and learned
How clever of You to think Of count.
ing the tickets and finding ont where
people got on and off! Incvcr should
have thought Of either, " she said.
1T hasn't helped me much, " laugh.
ed rather Erimly, except to eliminate
every possible Clcw."
They probably did steal on at one of
the stops, " said a passenger.
shook my head. There ism ia stick
Of tEahcr nor a place Of conccalmcnt on
these alkali plains, | replied, land it
was hr; sht moonlight till an hour ago
1t would I've hard enough for one man
to G2t within milo Of the station with
ont being seen, and it would be- iupossi-
bic for seven TT eight.
How Go you know the number"
asked u passenger
Il don't, said. That's the num-
lnr l,, l. =
myself don't believe it. "
why don't you believe the mem"
asked Miss Gallon.
First, because there is always tend
ancy 10 magnify, and, next, because
the road agents ran away SO quickly"
II counted at least seven, " said Lord
Rallies.
well, Lord Rallies, said. Il don't
want TO dispute your cvcSight. but if
hey had been that strong they would
lever have boltcd, and if Won want to
ay bottle of wine I'll wager that
when catch those chaps we Il find there
weren't moro than three or four of
hem.
DCnc' said he
Leaving the group, I went forward to
ret the report Of the mail agent. He had
nut things to rights and told me that,
hough the mail had been pretty badly
mixed up, only one pouch at worst had
zen ritlcd. This the one for registered
nail, had been cut open; but, as if TO
Increase the mystery, the letters had I
cen scattered, unopened about the car,
My three cut of the whole being miss.
ng, and those very probably had fall.
II into the pigronholcS and would be
ound on more careful search.
| confess | brcathcd easier to think
hat the road agents had got away with
othlnS, and was so pleased that l went
ack to the Wire to send the news of it
hat the fact might be included in the
ress dispatches. The moon had set, and /;
was 80 dark that had some difficulty G
l finding the pole. When | found it, t
Hiss Cullen was still standing there
hat was more, a man was close beside J
cr, and as | came up I heard her say,
!
Il will not allow it. 1t is unfair to
Ike such advantage Of me- Take your
rm away or | shall call for helpr So
That was enough for me. One step
lrricd my 100 pounds over the inter (
nning ground, and, using the momen-
IN Of the stride to help, put the fiat c
my hand against the shoulder of the
IAN and gave him a shove There are
lrcc or four Harvard men who can tell
hat that means, and they were braced
" it, which this fellow wasn't. He
cnt staggering back as if struck by
and lay down on the ground
good Is feet away. His having his
M around Miss Cullen's waist I'M
cadicd her so that she would have
lien, too, if | hadn't put nv hand