The Saint Paul globe., 1902-11-25
here was hustle. and lamentations, and

there was hustle, and lamentations, and
even oaths.
The girl turned quickly to the man.
He was peering through the car win
dow. Then came another pistol shot
and another.
''You will not be frightened If ]
leave you for a few minutes?" he
quietly said. Il will not be far away,
and / am sure no harm will come to
you. Perhaps I can be of some assist
ance outside" He was fumbIing with
the straps of the thick leather case as
he spoke, and when he arose a steel
barrel glistened in his hands, a steel
barrel that he quickly thrust beneath
his coat.
afraid. Go If you can help-and come
back soon"
He gave her a quick smile and Iur-
rying down the aisle, disappeared
through the rear door.
The girl with her face close to the
pane, looked out into the darkness.
She could just catch the blurred out
lines of the bushes along the track and
that was all.
voice shouted something unintelligible
and a pistol cracked. 1t was followed
by a louder report and wild Shrek.
More pistols cracked and many toarse
voices were shouting, and then all was
still again.
Presently the girl looked around and
saw the man coming up the aisle.
There were others who saw him, too.
you can come back, old fellow"
cried one facetious passenger. Guess
the dangers over"
"Glad of that" said the stranger.
'sWhere've you been?" cried another
passenger. Hiding on the back plat
for1n?''
mot far from it," replied the strang-
er with a good-natured laugh;
He took the seat by the girl.
Well" he softly said, you are all
right, aren't your
I'm all right" said the girl.
He was painting little as he stoop-
ed and drawing the shining barrel
from beneath his coat, replaced it in
the leather case.
Il didn't stay any longer than SEEM
ed necessary he said.
INJURED.
And you were not badly frighten-
ed?''
She shook her head, and he looked
at ller admiringly.
That's fine" he said.
And just then the forward door flew
open and the conductor appeared. He
paused IN the aisle.
Il suppose you all know that the
train has been held up" he cried in
a loud voice. There were four of
them anu they built a fire on the track
and shot the engineer. They were aft
er the stuff in the express car, and
would have blown it up with the mes
senger in it when something curious
happened. They had the dynamite
ready and had just shot a brakeman
4,
we dunno just who it was = began
shooting at them. He must have had
a Springfield repeater or something,
because he pumped in q half dozen or
more shots, and when the smoke clear
ed away three of the robbers were on
the ground and the fourth had run
away. The fellow with the repeater
had disappeared, too. We were afraid
the robbers might have shot him,
they banged away at him pretty lively
for a minute or two, but we couldn't
find any trace of him. He'll turn up
all right, guess. We've got the en-
glneer and brakeman and the three
wounded robbers in baggage car, and
the train will start in few minutes"
A gratified cheer greeted the con-
ductor's statement, and that smiling
official withdrew.
Capt. Cameron said the girl, soft
ly, sI think will tell you my name
now
Just as you like, he said.
Il am sMillicent Grant,
"Millicent Grant" he repeated. Mil
Hcentznot my sister Laura's friend,
of whom she is always writing?" The.
girl nodded. 'sWhy, this is finei 1
feel as if I have known you for some
time"
"And yet" said the girl. you disput-
ed the fact that / knew you.''
"Ah, that's where you learned those
interesting particulars" he cried. 'It
was from Laura, the little exaggerat-
or"
sI have always found her very truth
full" said the girl. ''But you haven't
asked me where I am going"
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