Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-11-09
TWO In THE CAR.


said Jessie wistfully, 1--WE would not
have to wait until you got your raise.
I'm more likely to meet the rob-
bers than the reward, laughed Halli-
day. The girls face went white.
Joe" she cried, grasplng his arm,
do you mean to say that they are
likely to hold up your carr
81 was only fOOling," he laughed.
II didn't mean to scare you, dear.
She turned from the poster an
nouncing $4,000 reward for the ar
rest of each of the three men who had
been holding up the trains on the r.
and G., and they went across the
street from the station to where the
polished marble of the soda fountain
cleaned attractivelY in the light.
Halliday did not commence his run
until nearly midnight, and there was
still an hour before the train should
roll in from the east.
They said nothing more about the
circular, but Jessie 3 face was clouded
and, try as he would, Joe could not
coax smile from her.
The Denver Red gang was opera
ting along a line some 300 miles to
the south, and Halliday had given
no particular thought to the poster.
Even now he did not realize that
Jessie was conjuring in her brain
visions Of an express car shattered by
dynamite and an express messenger,
with q face very like his own, bleed
ing from a dozen wounds.
When the whistle of the limited
sounded far down the valley they
arose and retraced their way to the
station, and in the rush of checking
his lists Halliday lost sight of Jessie.
When at last he stood in the door
way of the car watching the loading
of the baggage car behind, he did not
see the eager face upturned toward
his. 1t was too late to jump down
and go in search of her, and as he
stood in the door of the car while the
train ratified though the yard he won
dered what had become Of her.
Usually hers was the last face he saw
as they pulled out on their long run
over the divide.
Then he turned to his invoices again
and soon was so busily occupied that
he never heard a footstep unit! a pair
of hands were clasped over his eyes.
With a cry he sprang to his feet
and reached for the shotgun in the
rack by the door. He was in the
very act of taking it down when
cry caused him to turn again and he
confronted Jessie.
II know it's wrong and it's against
orders, and all that sort Of thing,
she announced defantly, "but l just
know that there is trouble ahead for
you tonight, and l wanted to be with
you"
"There'll be trouble enough ahead
if the super finds out" he agreed.
"Its dead against the rules for any
one to be permitted to ride in the ex-
press cars"
you didn't permit me" she ar
gued with feminine logic. II stole
ride, and you can't very well put me
off. That's all"
II wish it were" be said quietly as
he turned to his seat again.
Joe, she cried penitently. "I'll
be very good and won't bother you at
all" She crept back to the end of the
car, where, aided by the dim light,
she had concealed herself and snug
gled down. 1t was long run and
there was much work to be done.
Suddenly Halliday gave low whis-
tie and she sprang to his side.
What is it, dear?' she asked anx-
iously. He pointed to an entry in
the invoice.
"If Denver Red and his gang knew
of that they'd be up here in hurry,
he declared. "There should be $780,
UUU worth OF diamonds IN tnat sdIe.
"You don't suppose they can find
out, do you ?" she asked anxiously.
Joe shook his head. II don't sup
pose so, he said, "but, all the same,
they have been lucky in picking up
only the cars with rich loads. That's
probably why the shipment was made
over this line"
For 20 minutes they talked of the
possibility Of a hold-up. Then Jessie
crept off to her nook again and Hol-
liday went on with his work. Sud-
denly. with a .screech and a jar, the
engine came to stop. Joe sprang