The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-22

/, the Tcs-y i i..a94 ridden Camp or Bad
win 81 was in to7vn. and. if 80 70 learn
where 1t vas and 70 gsE the letters CT
the qEiet fro1a under the saddle flap. l
/ chose this man, first, because [ could
/ trust him and next, because | had only
/ enc Of the CUllens as an alternative,
4 and if any Of thern went sneakiHg round
t it would &c sS.re to attract attention.
THE moment yon have the letters put
i thela III the station safe, = ended, ''alld
/ then get word TO me-
! And wherc'u you be, Mr.. Gordon
/ asked tho mai.
/ rs there amy place about here that :
safe hiding spot for a few lorrs: l
asked Il want to stay till I'm sure
those letters are safe, ard after that / II
+ steal on board the first train that comes
along
'Ihen you'll want to be near here,
said the man 'Ill tell you've got
just the place for you. The platform :
boarded in all round, but / noticed one
plank that's loose at one end, right at
this nigh corner, ard if you just pry II
open enough TO get in and then pull the
board III place they Il never find you. .
'That will Go, - l said, land when
the letters are safe come out on the plat
form, walk p~and down once, bang the
door twice, and then say, That local
freight is late. And if you get chance
cell e-le Tc2 th6 Culls1ls wheEe In bid
den
/ crossed the platform boldly, jumped
down and walked away. But after go
ing 80 feet dropped down on my hands
and knees and cr;twled back. Inside Of
two minutes 7 was safely slowed away
under the platform i'll about as neat
hiding place as Il man could ask. IN
fact, if / had only had my wits enough
about me 70 borrow q revolver of the
man, / could have made Il pretty good
defense, even if discovered.
Underneath the platform was loose
gravel, and as an additional precaution
scooped~out, close to the side boarding,
trough long enough for me to lie III
Then l got into the hole, shove1ed the
sand over my legs and piled the rest W
in heap close to me, So that by a few
sweeps of my arm L could cover my
whole body, leaving only my mouth
and nose exposed, and those below the
level. That made me feel pretty safe
for, even if the. COWBOYS found the loose
plank and crawled i'll, 1t would take un-
common good eyesight IN the darkness
to find me. / had followed out my llv
ing grave TO fit, and if / could have
smoked / should have been decidedly
comfortable. Sleep / dared pot indulge
in, and the sequel showed that / was
right i'll not allowing myself that lux
ury.
hadn t much more than comfortably
settled myself and let thoughts of al
cigar and nap fit through my mind
when a row up the street showed that
the jail breaking had been discovered.
Then followed shouts and confusion for
a few moments, while a search was be-
ing organized | heard some horsemen
ride over the tracks, and also down the
street. followed by the hurried footsteps
of half dozen men. Some banged at
the doors of the specials. while others
knocked at the station door
One of the Cullens' servants opened
the door of ais, and / heard the sher-
ifs voice telling him he'd got to search
the car The darky protested, saying
that the ''gentmun was all away and
only de miss inside The row brought
Miss Cullen to the door, and l heard
her ask what was the matter.
''Sorry to trouble you miss, y said the
sheriff, ''but prisoner has broken Jail,
and we've got to look for him. y
Escaped cried Madge joyfully.
"How?''
"That's just what gifts away with
me- said the sheriff. MY idee Isl
Don't waste time on theories, said
Camps voice angrily. Search the car. y
:, Lodi
the sheriff CALAMITY, but if we may
Just look around little.
my father and brothers went out a
few minutes ago. said Madge hest
tatingly, land / don't know if they
would be willing.
Camp laughed angrily and said,
"Stand aside there. -
Don't you worry" said the sheriff
IF he's ON the car, he can't git away.
Well send TELLER up for Mr.. Cullen.
while we search DIR. Gordon S car anG
the station.
They set about it at once and used UP
ten minutes III the task. Then | heard
Camp say:
Come we can't wait all night TO,
permission TO search this car. &C
ahead. .
II hope you'll wait till my father
comes, - said Madge
Now go slow, Mr. Camp said the
sheriff. I'VE mustn't discomfort the Ia
dy if we can avoid it
Il believe you re wasting time in or
der to help him escape. sputtered
Camp. SO angry as hardly to be able to
articulate. If you won't do your duty.
I'll take the law into my own hands
and order the car searched. >
''Nothin of the kind, = said the shcr-
if. But when q female is in question
n gentleman, Mr.. Camp-yes. sir, a
gentleman-is in duty bound to be per-
lite
Camp,
Cit angry as you like said the
sheriff wrafhfully. ..but - me if amy
cuss has a right to use such
- talk ia the presence of a |
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