Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-22


 some one try to stop meme, the Ari zona cyclone?"
 This challenge was concluded with yell that split the night atmosphere for fully three-quarters of mile and was concluded with revolver fusil Jade that did the western terror great credit
 "I guess he's one of 'em, all right said MT. M--, as another shriek set the telegraph wires to jingling a mer. ry tune.
 K opened the door of the private car and, towering to his full six feet and throwing out his Sandowic chest, demanded: My good fellow, what is all this row about?"
 Well, I'll be blankety, blankety blanked If there ain't a real 'risto- crat," declared the bad man. Say, pard. take of that whitewash collar and jine me. We're the boys who can do it."
 The bad man laid large, grimy "paw" upon the railroad mans shoul- der and tried to kiss him. Upon the railroad mans resenting this fa- miliarity the fun began. Out came two forty-fours simultaneously with another war-whoop which made rec ord.
 You onery, sneakin' coyote" shouted the bad man. T like the looks of this blamed car and so I'll just take it and make you come along. And when I take possession you can bet you'll take of that whitewash col lar"
 Into the car plunged the bad man, emptying couple of chambers in his revolvers by way of emphasis. This had the effect of scattering the occu- pants. M made wild dash in search of the conductor, convinced that Ks last hour had come. K made up his mind to the same effect unless he could reach his own revolver in the sleeping.room of his car Making a run for it, he tried to beat the bad man to it, but it was no use. Like an averaging Nemesis the terror of the plains came charging down the center of the car, letting loose a picturesque flood of billings gate directed at K and the whitewash collar As he reached the trunk in his room and sought to grasp his revolver K glanced over his shoulder and saw the terrible westerner standing in the doorway with both cannons poised for action. Therefore he decided not to stop at the trunk, but to go right on out of the window, whi he did. Landing upon his head and shoulders, the rail road man picked himself up and started for the rear of the train just as the bad man began to show his ap- preciation of the empty car by giving vent to a series of blood-curdling war cries.
 On his way to the rear K en- countered the conductor, to whom he breathlessly told the story of the bad mans invasion of his car. Without a word, but with a peculiar smile on his face. the conductor hasened to the private car, K following at respectful distance. Without a mo- ment's hesitation the conductor sprang into the private car just as the bad man had concluded telling the world that he owned 1t. When the bad man saw the conductor he dropped both revolvers and started for the forward end. But the conductor was too quick for him. and grasping the western terror by the coat collar he exclaimed:
 You measly bum, I've been looking for you all through the train. told you that if you ever bothered me again I'd break every bone in your body"
 Dragging the limpid terror to the 1 car platform, the conductor admins 1 tered a lusty kick which sent him plunging headlong into the sands of the desert As the bad man picked . himself up and limped dejectedly away the expression on Ks face was a study. Tn the excitement of the moment . you didn't recognize your friend, did you. Ed?" asked M, laughing. "Is he the real thing?'
 Just couldn't bear to hurt him, said another.
 Well. it wasn't up to Ed. anyway" declared a third. He wasn't running he blamed train"
 Well. anyhow. boys" retorted the ,restfalIen general freight agent. he's !. bad man else he wouldn't hit the ,ooze so hard.r-Chieago Record