Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06

died with It's gfver and peace seemed assured when there was sudden rush of footsteps.
 tsFirep cried a voice.
 A volIey rattled from the cars. The air whistled with the questing lead, and cry upon cry followed. Shot. too, answered across the gloom; a voice screamed a warning to flight; the coaches in the rear resounded with a frightened uproar and man in a white hat beside the right of way sat waiting indifferently for the noise to end.
 "If you as much as wink, Doc Bur dle," he cautioned, "I'll scatter yer brains from one end CT the map to the other.''
 A curse answered the warning, for the man in the white hat sat upon the chest of the other, pistol held to hiS mead. You hound!" the outlaw cried You've played it well, hain't you? God help you, you dog, when I'm clear CT thisv'
 "But you won't be clear. Doc," was the easy answer "It's been a hot chase to land you, but it's did, ole man. Easy there, now. No monkey shines, or''- He pressed the cold rim of the revolver nuzzle into the others ear and with suggestive wriggle of the weap- on made his meaning clearer. The shots had died away, but the uproar continued.
 Flanders! Oh! Flandersr' a voice roared from the engine.
 tHere, sir,1 answered the man in the white hat.
 The outlaw writhed again.
 "Ah! Let me go, won't you? I'll make it wuth while. There's lot put by. Won't you?s
 "What" roared Flanders. "Let you go to be writin' things to the papers? Not much, Doc. You come near to mak- in me lose the job wunst. ole man, an I'll not take chances ag'in. Lay easy, now"
 half dozen lanterns came dickering on run toward him, Hello. chiefw said Flanders. "I've filled that hand; got a full house too. Make you ac- quainted with Chief Tower, Doc Burdle -Doc-chief; chief-Doc." Then, as they clamped the handcuffs on the out laws wrists Flanders arose and wiped his brow, Guess I squared myself" he muttered.
 And now" said the chief when he confronted Flanders in the baggage car, perhaps you'll explain all this"
 "Ain't much to explain, chief,' Elan ders answered. sI jus got next to the Doc an when the shootin' played up lively give him clip on the ear an sat on his chest when he come to-"
 But how in thunder did you get next to him?" demanded the chief.
 Real easy, chief. Evenin', MT. Pier cy.''
 For an instant the detective stared at Flanders, then, with a menacing intendent clutched him by the collar. Whats this mean?' he growled.
 "Meanv' roared Piercy. "Why, it was this blanked outlaw here that hit me in the face at Seed City an wrecked all the windows in the car. Why, I'd "a given my job to Ia met him wunst out there in the bush. reckon, then, you'd never taken him alive"
 Flanders turned to his chief, his face transfgured with merriment, but Tow CT started in astonishment. Outlaw! What d'you mean, Piercy? This is no outlaw. It's Flanders, one of my men"
 Piercy's face fell, and Flanders laughed aloud. You see, chief" he explained, q needed good excuse to get off at Seed City. If I'd jus drop ped in there without good reason, why, some CT them guns rsights..a' rat tied a charge CT buckslSot ag'in my ribs. So sorter got Piercy, here, to throw me off. He did his best, too, but had it in for him, you know, an made time fly. Then, you see, when I was shook off at the station, why, the Doc an his gang took right natcherally to me-see? They let me in on the hull thing, an what got on to will give us the right to go down there an run in the whole outfit from A to 2. Say. chief, guess my jobs good yet, ain't it?"
 Good? Whyw And the chief fell to laughing uproariously.