Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-10

N&HeA panics 20 do some special
M n IA work for them" began
UAE&E Capt Dickson. MY head.
2tf ii quarters were in Denver
and my work on the whole.
was decidedly Interesting
one adventure in partlcu.
lar made me proud uf my service for
our company. although IL was largely
n matter OF luck that brought about
my success iu that Instance. am a
firm believer ~ luck Tor &c plays an
important part iu every mans life. and
II has figured to large extent in my
own affairs ] am free TO confess.
"A daring express robbery had been
committed in the western part OF the
state near the Utah line. by three
men. The messenger had been mur.
dercd and the passengers throughout
the train robbed pf al their money.
The hold up men secured something
more than tlS.uuO from the express
company safe and fully $1,000 from
the passengers They took nothing
but money. however. leaving valuable
ieweiry. diamonds aud watches with
their owners and ignoring the parcels
in the express car. This circumstance
showed tina, the gang was composed
OF experienced thieves. for money Is
the hardest thing In the world to
trace
Il was notified NJ the robbery on the
afternoon OF the second day after II oc-
Cured. and although FASTENED TO the
Iii 1. Il a..
arrangement by wire, II was loon OF
the third day before I alghted at the
nearest station Here had arranged
for two horses and pruspector's out
Sit. deeming II best Ia follow the ban.
dts In the disguise ~ miner, as the
robbery had been made at a point
near the mining region OF southwest
ern Colorado. and / expected to find
the criminals at some Of the numer.
Gus mining camps.
Il have never been believer In
DISCUSSES except as TO clothing. All
efforts To change the face with grease
paints and wigs and the like only tend
TO attract attention and direct suspi.
sion To the man thus logged out. The
casual observer might not notice the
deception. but the criminal. and espe.
cially the hunted criminal. Is no cas-.
ual observer. lie has formed the
habit OF noticing everything, and he
Will detect the least false point in a
mans appearance and shun him as II
he were afflicted with the plague.
"A change Of dress will work won.
9ders In mans appearance. II al
man can wear other clothes than those
be Is accustomed 10. aud wear them
easily and naturally. he can more ef.
fectually disguise himself by this
means than he can with all the wigs
and paints and whiskers in exist.
.ence.
Coming across the continental d..
vide, had suffered a slight attack OF
Indigestion / sent the porter after n
mask Of whisky. asking for certain
brand. lie returned IN a few minutes
with one Of the diminutive little bot.
ties customarily sold on sleeping cars
al a quarter a bottle. II was not the
kind ] had ordered. but the porter ex.
plained that this was the only brand
OF liquor the company sold. and had
90 be content with It. The label OF
the bottle stated that II was put up
expressly for the company.
. s'On reaching my destination, i'm.
mediately assumed the character OF a
miner and set about my inquiry. There
was little information TO be gathered
beyond what was contained In the
express company's report OF the rob-
berry. OF which | had carbon-copy
Satisfied that time spent here would
be wasted. | set out for the scene OF
the robbery. riding a why little pony
and leading another ON which was
packed my outfit OF grub and cooking
implements and miners tools.
!. THE place was a desolate spot. The
road ran through a broad alkail val.
ley which had not AZ that time. been
brought under cultivation by irriga.
ton. II was easy 10 pick up the trail
of bandits and follow Il across the val.
ley In a southwesteriy direction to the
foothills OF the Rockies, where the
trail disappeared, the rocky ground
leaving no trace " footprints.
From this point on Il waa TO be a
" AAAh tsAAA AhNoENhNhs
1ieved my men had made for Telluride.
Ouray. silyerton or some other mining
camp. but ] was not rash enough TO
venture a guess as 20 which Il might
De at that stage Of the game. These
campo. with their rough, shifting pop
ulation, offered capital retreats for
criminals. and from past experiences
know that my three rogues would.
IN all probability. remain In one of
these camps until the excitement from
the robbery had subsidized. and then
make for civilization IL spend their
money,
'.f0r three days drifted at random
through the mountains. following trails
and paths. for there we're no roads.
eDdenvoring 10 pick up some clsw or