Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-10

1t washes with half the
isral labor.
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and water, and by n simple trick that
a child ought to hnve detected-the
trick OF drinking the water and leav-
ing the gin he was always sober.
When the proceeds of Docs raid had
been expended together with the 81 re-
ceived for the ''jay's" watch, the gang
determined TO rob hardware store.
The job had been undertaken once, but
had failed. The time arrived. the store
was entered and when they were all
In Doc duci.cd down behind the
counter and reached the rear end of
the store. Now n big bulls eye was
turned upon the gang, who arose from
their work to look down the dark bar
rcls of n half dozen shot guns. One Of
the gang, seeing Doe with the sheriff's
party, made play for his pistol, but
the sheriff showed his shotgun yet
nearer the robbers face aud said,
softly, "Bc quiet" and he was calm.
Young Pippin's. success in this now
celebrated case won for him the full
confidence of the agency. and before he
had reached Chicago other important
work was mapped out for him, but to
the surprise Of the agency he refused
to accept another assignment.
II could not bear" he said to me.
'the thought of living whole life that
was n lie-to appear always TO be that
which | was MOTTO mix and mingle
constantly with the wicked of this
world, in which there should be so
much happiness. 1t is great and i'm
porlant work which ought TO be done,
but II is not for me"
Returning to the west again Pippin
entered the service of Uncle Sam as n
railway postal clerk.
Finding a letter in the mail marked
to me he took his blue pencil and wrote
ON the back Of the envelope, Hello
DOOR,. NJ. S.w and | knew then that
he was In the railway mail service.
1t was some time after the receipt of
this brief message that the meeting
In the sleeping car already referred
to- occurred, and II was during his
many visits TO me at Denver that he
related the detective stories herein re.
told.
"EIow is IT," l asked one day, "thnt
You are assistant superintendent Of the
mall service In the west when you are
under 30 and new, comparatively new,
at the businessy"
Hard luck" said Doc, smiling sadly,
coughing and humping his chest.
Then 1t was he began to tell me some
of his experiences In the postal car,
but he did not tell them ALL He was
ns modest az he was honest and would
not tell me, his friend, the real tales
of herosm In which he was himself
the hero. He told enough, however, to
cnuse me to find out more, and learn.
ed that his loyalty, bravery and deyo.
tlon to duty Ind been warmly com
mcnded In autograph letters from the
highest officials In the mail service
1t was, indeed, hard luck that
brought him promotion and an easy
place. One night when the train came
ronrlng down the canyon, the engine
jumped the track, the mail car went to
pieces against the locomotive. thc
ooaches plled upon the nIeces. and the
wreck began to burn When the train
men and passengers cnme forward to
look for "the fellows M ahcad." thoy
saw larp. and small enyclopns sailing
ont Of the burning debris, and they
knew at once that the mail agent must
be fast IN tho wreck The whistle
valve had been forced open, and now
the wild, .ccaselcss cry of Tho wounded
engine drowned all other sounds and
made II impossible for the men 70 hear
the cries Of the imprisoned postal
clerk. All this he knew. and while
tho hungry flames wcrc eating their
wny TO where he lay he pullci the reg.
lister bug to him and BEGAN 90 shy the
valuable mali out into the sagehrush.
When tho steam was exhausted and
the cry of the engine lad hushcd. there
came 10 sound from nc cuylncncn.
for their voices We're h,i,ld In death,
Above the sound Of the craclSliup
inmcs they could hear Doe calling TO
them from his plncc below tho wreck,
and the brave train crow worked des.
peralcly rlgh, In the very face of the
nrc 10 reaclh the unfortunate.
Gradually thc voice # the prisoner
grow fniutcr ard r,lntrr, and before
the rcscueig reached him II hushed en-.