The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-01-17
TW o IN
HE CAR
By Henry Bcrifn9boIT

SHIl bessie wiStfullN, we would not
have 10 wait until you got Your raise"
I'm moro likely 10 meet the robbers
than the reward hushed Halliday
The girls face went white
,'Joe' she cried. grasping his arm.
do you mean 10 say that they are like
~ 10 hold mp your ear"
Il WAS only foolng. he laughed u
didn't mean 10 scare YOU. dear"
She turned from - poster aunoune-
ing $1,000 reward FIR the arrest of each
Of the three men Whp had been holding
up the trains on the K. and c. and
they went across tie street from the
station 10 where the polished marble
of the soda fountain cleaned attrac-
lively 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 cir
cular. but JessieS face was clouded,
amt Try as he would, lor could not
coax Il smile from her
The Denver Red gang was operating
along u line some 800 miles TO the
south and Halliday had given no par
ticular thought to the poster. Even
now he did not realize that Jessie was
conjuring in her brain visions of an
express car shattered hy dynamite and
an express messenger, with n face very
like his own. bleeding FROM Il dozen
wounds.
When the whistle of the limited
sounded far down the valley they arose
and retraced their Way 10 the station
and III the rush of checking his lists
Halliday lost sight of jessie. When at
last he stood in the doorway of the ear
| watching the loading of the baggage
ear behind he did not see the eager face
| uptUlned toward his II was toe late To
| jump down and 80 in search of her, and
as he stood in the door of the car while
the train ratified through the Yards he
wondered whar had become of her
Usually hers WAS the last face he saw
aS they pulled OH on their long run
over the divide
Then he turned IL his invoices again
and soon WITS 50 busily occupied that
he never heard Il fuDtstcp until Il pair
Of bands were claspetl over his eyes.
With Il cry he sprang to his feet and
reached for the shotgun in the rack by
the door lie WAS in the very act of
taking ii down when cry caused him
TO turn again and hc confronted Jessie
II know it's wrong and It's against
orders and all that sort of thing" she
announced defantly. hut just know
that there Is trouble ahead for YOU to-
night. and | wanted 10 be with you.
"Ihere1l bc 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 express ears"
You didn't permit me" she argued
with feminine logic. II stole II ride, and
You can't very well put me off That's
all"
Il wish II were" he said quietly as he
turned 10 his seat again
Joe" she cried pcnitently. I'll be
very good and won't bother YOU at all L."
She crcpt back TO the end of the car.
where. aided 10y the dim light. she had
concealed herself and snugglcd down.
| 1t was II long run and there was much
work to be done. Suddenly Halliday
gave II low whistle. and she sprang to
his side
What is IT, DEAR She asked anx-
iously. He pointed to an entry in the
invoice
al 4.
Of that They'll be up here in hurry"
he declared. There should be $4,000
worth OF diamonds III that safe"
You don't suppose they can find out,
do YOU" she asked anXiously
Joe shook his head Il don't suppose
50, 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 twenty minutes they talked of
the possibility of a holdup Then Jes-
sic crept off to her nook again. and
Halliday went on with his work. Sud
denly, with scrccch and jar. the
engine came 10 stop. Joe sprang to
the purity opened door 10 close ii, but
he was hair a minute too late. for two
burly forms aprang through the open
ing, aud while one covered him with
Il pistol the other floored him, securely
binding him with the bell rope.
Before he had concluded the engine
had started again. and Joe knew that
they were taking the ear down the road
TO where trey could work with greater
freedom. They were climbing a grade,
and while they we've headed for the
top the other ears were probably slip
ping back
Presently there was another Jerk as
the engine slowed down, and the two
robbers turned to Joe "Wherc's the
key TO the Safe they demanded.
Il haven't any was the cool re.
sponse That's the through safe I'm
not supposed 10 unlock It,"
He must have the KEY somewhere"
suggested the second mau Lend
hand
They knelt beside him on the floor
and unceremoniousy rolled him over
as they searched his pockets SO oc.
cupied were they that they gave heed
to nothing else until stern command
OF Drop that" rang through the car.
and they s9rang TO their feet 10 con.
front a short barreled shotgun IN .Ies-
sizes hands.
Instinctlvely they threw up ,heir
hands while they commented upC7 tae
situation with yigor OF language .ha.
led Jessie TO remark that size would
shoot anyway unless they kept silent.
Still covering them with Il gun, sho
moved forward to where Halliday lay
and with one hand cut the cords which
bound him. 1t was an easy task after
that TO bind and gag the two men. and
log ather she aud Joe. who had armed
himself from the outlaws belts. drop
ped from the ear and got to the aid of
the fireman and engineer, who were
under the guard of the third member
of the party.