Arizona republican., 1907-01-18

th.s mean7r Then. when be heard the
 firing he withdrew discreetIy .0 ons sIje. away from the winIov--
 Senator Reynolds cam up to 1im. a lock of concern on his face Pat said he. this is a hold up. In min
 ute the robbers will be in here. and it will be all day with us if we resist Better have your money out ready Co deliver it over. If you don't you may
 never face 'Fingy' Corners court mar | tiaL"
 | At this moment the black porter | sprang into the room. his eyes dane | ing and his manner showing all the 1 symptoms that mark a person half | frightened to death
 | "Fo' de good LO'dr said he. eve am goin' to be held up. an some good fD'
 muffin lofah Ob a road agent am guin' | to git all mo had earned ips-" He fell | grooming into a seat
 ! Senator McCarren waited no longer. With the agility that might not be discreditable to one of the old time Hanlon brothers he wedged himself out of sight beneath one of the seats
 and his example was followed by oth- CTS Senator Reynolds. with pretendcd indignation. upbraided them for their want of courage. Cooking his revolver { he declared that he at least would up ! hold the honor of Kings county. even | though it might cost him his life Nothing was heard from the hiding place of McCarren and the others but
 the deep breathing characteristic Of persons in distress.
 Up and down walked Senator Rey-
 holds. calling out to the supposed road
 agents to do their worst With an ap- parent reckless disregard of his life.
 Senator Reynolds opened the dopS.
 slammed it after him and set out Co q seek the would be robbers
 In few minutes he was back He
 had he said. with the help of the train
 crew. beaten off the robbers
 CorrOboratiOn of his words came
 when the engine driver sounded the
 whistle and the train moved oE- Moth
 ing was said to Senator McCarren and
 the others about the hold up being a.
 plant" They looked upon it as being
 the real thing and Senator Reynolds was showered with congratulations on T Na
 needed more such men as Reynolds He was made of the stuff they insisted
 that marked the men of '7s. 1872 and
 '61. All insisted upon having the hon.
 or of shaking his hand and drinking his health. There was not a man i1 the crowd that would not feel honore'l to be permitted 10 lend him money without security.
 Just outside of the town of Williams Arizona. il was decided to halt ta-' train, so that the party might inspect some valuable properties in the vicin- ity. for in going tO Arizona the Brook lynites meant to combine business with pleasure.
 Again the spirit of fun seized upcn Senator Reynolds. He intended ts
 throw one more scare" into MrCarren and his friends. Seeking out one Of a party of thirty cowboys encountered on the way to walliams. Reynolds handed him unobserved S75. and told him t1 ge up a pretended battle tO the death between cowboys. taking care to dp- proach as near to Senator McCarren as might be possible without exposing the trickery.
 "I shure will pard.~ said the cowboy, Buckskin Bill. as he gave the senator his hand. off went the cowboys ahead of the Reynolds party. uttering their peculiar yells and shooting in the air l As Reynolds and his friends neared the borders of the town the cowboys had divided. fifteen on a side. and engaged in what appeared to be a deadly cotn- bat. Man after man fell from his
 horse. and lay upon the ground as f dead.
 Buckskin Bill approached dangerous | Iy near to Senator McCarren and aim ed his revolver at him.
 We had better get out of here. Pat" said Reynolds as he set out on a run McCaIren needed no hint that the
 time for disappearing had arrived His
 long legs soon made strides that put
 him far in the lead of the rest of the party He was the first tO get hack to
 the train. WhitehOuse in his eag' r-
 ness to get away fell down and skinned
 his nose. The negro porter vos so transfixed with fright that he could
 not lift his legs. and fell in a fit, from
 which he did not recover for fifteen
 hours.