The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

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of mg goods, however! I'd fix EN-!
Yes, stree, the train robber doesn't
walk in shoe leather that's ever going
to relieve me Of copper cent, and don't
you fail to remember that.
"The little man, who, as / afterward
ascertained, was on his way to Cali
fornia for his health, looked so puff
! toady and fierce while he was getting
off those brave remarks that / couldn't
help but laugh in his face. That net
| tied him a trife, but / smoothed it over
| and made remark or so to him about
the general matter of train hold-ups.
"'My friend said l, in conclusion,
the only advice | can give you is, II
any of these chaps ever comes along
your way and asks you to call heaven
TO witness with your two hands point
ing to the zenith, just you do 1t,
| that's all, and do it in a hurry; do it
a-running; be nice and good about it,
| and don't get gay; don't endeayor to
| be frivolous with a man that's got the
edge on you with 45-caliber lead
splitter
"Just let one of 'em try it with
me, that's alln exclaimed the little man,
fiercely, and then we changed the sub
Ject.
"Well, at about nine o'clock that
night we pulled up at little station
called Tyrone, to give the engine a
drink. We only halted there about
four minutes, but it was long enough.
The train hadn't got more than five
miles out of Tyrone before we heard
lot of shots up forward-the smoker
was the second car from the engine
and the train came to a halt. The
wheels had scarcely ceased to revolve,
when the front door of the smoker was
thrown open with bang, and the com
mand rang through the car like the
crack Of whip
Everybody put 'em up! Quick!
"a tall, raw-boned man, with strag-
Cling red mustache, stood in the door
calmly waving his gun from side to
side with the Characteristic movement
Of an expert gun-fanner. He looked
business all over. ! decided instant
ly-I'd put my hands up before I'd done
any amateur, and that he was going
TO get all that was coming to him. |
couldn't help but notice that the dys
pcptic-looking little man in front of
me threw up his hands with the rest,
although he did bit of fumblng with
his right hand before it went up IL
the air.
"'Secin' that my podner's busy
kccpin' tab on tn loco-driyer,' said the
raw boned bandit-he didn't wear any
mask, and there was certain devilish
twinkle in his eye as he spoke-'Ill jes'
ask you gentlemen to spring what
| you've got on with one hand at a time,
as pass along, and I'll do the rest
ale wore a hickory bag, suspended
by a string around his neck in front of
| nina bag similar to those worn by
carpenters or fathers for holding nails
and he just reached out his left hand
and dropped wallets, watches and
| chains and loose rolls into the bag as
| he passed along. None of the vic
| Tins had a chance to hold out anything
on him, for he was one Of the cagle-eyed
! species, aud he seemed to see all hands
! in the car at once. He walked sideways
| down the aisle so as to make sure that
| he wouldn't be plunkcd from behind
after passing along. He was a scientist
| in his business, all right, was that raw
| houcd man, and he didn't miss "A trick.
Every man up forward uuqucstionably
passed over his belongings to he