Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-07

5 CHAPTER CONTINUED
II hope it isn't goodby, but only q
revoir," she said. whether or no, yC
must let us see you some time in Oh
, cago, 80 that may show you how graft
full am for all the pleasure you ha,
added to our trip" Then, as I steppe
down off my platform, she leaned Owe
the rail of 21S and said in q low voic,
II thought you were just as brave &
the rest, Mr.. Gordon, and now thin
you are Drawer.
I turned impulsively and said, "Yo
would think so. Miss Cullen, if 20
knew the sacrifice am making" Their
without looking at her, gave the sig
nal, the bell rang, and No. pulled of
The last thing l saw was handkerchie
waving off the platform Of 21S.
When the train dropped out Of sigh
over grade, l swallowed the lump il
my throat and went to the telegraph in
strument. wired Coolidge to give tn
alarm to Fort Wingate, Fort Apache
Fort Thomas, Fort Grant, Fort Bayar
and Fort Whipple, though thought tn
precaution a mere waste of energy. Thel
sent the brakeman up to connect tn
cut wire.
1.-TWO Of the bullets struck up here
Mr.. Gordon" the man called from tn
top of the pole.
"Surely notl' I exclaimed
"Yes, SIR" he responded "The bull
let holes are brand new"
took in the lay Of the land, the EN-
bers of the fire showing me how the
train had lain. II don't wonder nobody
was hit, exclaimed, "if that's a sam
pie Of their shooting. Some one was g
worse ratified man than ever expect to
be. Dig the bullets out, Douglas, 80 that
we can have look at them"
He brought them down in a minute.
They proved to be winchesters, as had
expected, for they were on the side from
which the robbers must have fred
'"That chap must have been full Of
Arizona tanglefoot to have fired as wild
as he did," / calculated and walked
over to where the mail car had stood tc
see just how bad the shooting was. When
got there and faced about, it was real.
~ impossible to believe any man could
have done SO badly, for raising my OWL
winchester to the pole put it 20 degree.
out Of range and nearly 40 degrees In
the air. Yet there were the cartridge
shells on the ground to show that I was
In the place from which the shots had
been fired.
While I was still cogitating over this
the special train had ordered out from
Flagstaff came in sight and in few
moments was stopped where I was. II
consisted Of string Of three flats and
a box car and brought the sheriff, doz.
en- cowboys whom he had sworn in as
deputies and their horses. Twas hopeful
that with these fellows greater skill in
such matters they could find what I had
not, but after thorough examination
Of the ground within a mile of the rob
bery they were as much at fault as had
been.
"Them cusses must have dugoui
nigh abouts, for they couldn't "a got
away without wings" the sheriff sur
missed
didn't put much stock in that idea
md told the sheriff SO.
"Waal, round up better one" was
bis retort.
Not being able to do that, told him !
of the bullets in the telegraph pole and
took him over to where the mail car
had stood.
Jerusalem cricketsp' was his COM
nent as he measured the aim. "f that's
where they put two Of their pills, they
must have pumped the other four inter
he moon.
"What other four?" I asked.
"Shots!'' he replied sententiously.
'The road agents only fired four
imes," told him.
"Them and your pards must have
been pretty nigh together for a minute,
hen" he said, pointing to the ground
I glanced down, and, sure enough,
here were six empty cartridge shells.
TODD looking blankly at them, hardly
Ible to believe what saw, for Albert
Cullen had said distinctly that the train
obbers had fired only four times, and
hat the last three winchester shots
lad heard had been fired by himself.
Then, without speaking, l walked slow
y back, searching along the edge of the
oadbed for more shells; but, though l
vent beyond the point where the last
ar had stood, not one did | find. Any
nan who has fired a winchester knows
hat it drops its empty shell in loading
nd / could therefore draw only one con-
that all seven dis
harges of the winchesters had occurred
Ip by the mail car l had heard of men
Imposing they had fired their guns
through hearing another go off, but with
repeating rifle one has to fire before
ne can reload. The fact was evident
hat Albert Cullen either had fired his
winchester up by the mail car or else
ad not fired it at all. In either case he
ad lied, and Lord Rallies and Captain
lckland had backed him up in it.
CHAPTER V.
TRIP TO THE GRAND CANYON.