The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-02

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the automatic couplers interlocked
with q snap, and in the very rebound
of The collision the two cars, drawn
by the captured locomotive, shot away
from the station
Ten rail lengths of the meteor fight
made the swaying, lUrchlug platform
of the ''Esmeralda' Untenable, and
Raglan retreated with his charge to
the central compartment. Here they
found a return to primOrdial chaos.
The shock of the collision had over
turned everything movable The three
women were CrOUChing terror stricken
in a corner, the lieutenant and the two
negro servants were struggling to free
themselves from the WreclSage of upset
furniture at the rear end cf. the com
partment, and only the Whlte-hatred
president was afOOt ana alert.
What has happened, Raglan he
demanded, shouting to make himself
heard above the rafting clamOr of the
meteor flight.
Raglan's answer was shorn of euphe-
mism. The worst that could happen.
Train robbers have captured our en-
CINE. and they are running away with
the 'EsmeraIda' and the specie car
''Wha-what's that! quaVered the
lieutenant, eXtTicaung himself in time
to hear the latter half of the astOund-
ing announcement.
Raglan said 1t again. and Helen
Langham turned away that she might
not see the unmista1able fear signals
flying in the eyes of the young officer
see them and be moved to contempt Of
the bitterest.
But if Bisby qUaEed, the president
did not. He was no more than peace
ful industry colonel. this white haired
old man. but there was blood Of proof
in his veins
I'VE must stop Them ne said, calm
Iy. They have sandwiched US in be-
l.
wise the specie guard could pick them
off through the lOOpholes in the end
of the armOred money car How many
Of them are there2'
"A dozen. I should say"
"All on the engine2'
"Al} but the two who are standing
guard on the front platform of the
'Esmeralda'
you've tried the air brakes2'
yes. They were disabled under both
cars before the attack was made.
The president glanced at MS watch
and then up at the speed recorder. 4
The hand on the dial already pointed
to fifty miles an hour, and the heavy
private car was creaking and plunging
ike an Overladen lumber schooner in
q tempest. I'VE must think quickly
There are fifteen Well-arTned men in
the money car Is there any way they
can get TO us2p
Raglan shook his head Not unless
we can stop. If they try to climb
along on the foOt-rail from the side
doors, they VIII be picked off one at
a time
Exactly. Have you any idea what
these miscreants viii try to do?"
Raglan endeavored to make the
young woman at his side go to the
three terrified ones in the corner, butt
she would not. No. she said i
want to hear the worst" and he let
her hear it.
II have an idea, though it's only
guess. They mean to wreck both cars. !
killing as many of us as possible"
can it be done without involving
the engineer
yes. There is high embankment
at Buckhorn guIeh, with a Inile-long
grade leading down to it. They viii
uncoUple in midnight at the top of
the grade, run down ahead OF US. OBJ
struct the track, and go on out of the
way"
And the remedy"
rs TO keep them from uncoupling.
They cant go on Indefinitely; and~ if
they stop. the specie guard will be
The brave old man stripped off his
eThere are three Of us ne said.
They Hoasn't be allowed 10 uncouple
the engine while any Of us are alive"
Langham into 1T. Then he stripped to
his shirt sleeves and spoke to the lieu
tenant
ct is you and I for it, Bisby and
there IS no time to lose. Hear that2
They are hammering at the coupling
pistol whichever you please and let
us be at IT.
But the Heutena hung back.
Don't you-dont you think we'd bet
ter try TO make terms with them
TeTms. roaTed the eX-captain of