The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-19

One adventure in particu-
iar made me proud of my service for
our company. although It was largely
matter of luck that brought about
my success In that instance. am
nrm believer In luck. for II plays an
important part In every mans life. and
mas 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 han been muir
dered and the passengers throughout
the train robbed OF all their money.
The hold-up men secured something
more than $4,000 from the express
company's safe and fully $4,000 from
the passengers. They took nothing
but money, however. leaving valuable
1ewelry. diamonds and watches with
their owners. and ignoring the parcels
In the express car. This circumstance
showed that the gang was composed
Of experienced thieves, for money is
the hardest thing in the world to
trace
Il was notified OF the robbery on the
afternoon OF the second day after It oc-
CURED, and although FASTENED to the
spot with all dispatch and made my
arrangement by wire, 1t was room OF
the third day before alighted at the
nearest station. Here | had arranged
Tor two horses and a prospector's out.
nj, deeming ~ best to follow the ban.
dts In the disguise of miner as the
robbery had been made at point
near the mining region of southwest
crn Colorado. and I 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-
eiaIly the hunted criminal. is no cas-.
uAl observer He has formed the
habit OF noticing everything, and he
will detect the least false point in
mans appearance and shun him as IL
he were afflicted with the plague.
ders In a mans appearance. If
man can wear other clothes than those
he Is accustomed to, and wear them
easily and naturally he can more eff
fectually disguise himself by this
means than he can with all the wigs
and paints and whiskers in exist
ence.
Coming across the continental dl.
vide. | had suffered a slight attack OF
indigestion. ! sent the porter after a
Task OF whisky. asking for a certain
brand. He returned in few minutes
With one of the diminutive little bot.
tfes customarily sold on sleeping cars
Al q quarter a bottle. II was not the
kind | had ordered, but the porter ex-
planned that this was the only brand
Of liquor the company sold, and had
TO be content with II. The label of
the bottle stated that II was put up
expressly for the company.
ION reaching my destination, i'm.
Rediately assumed the character OF
miner and set about my inquiry. There
sas little Information to be gathered
beyond what was contained In the
express company's report of the rob
berry, OF which | had a carbon.copy.
Satisfied that time spent here would
be wasted. | set out for the scene OF
The robbery, riding wiry little pony
znd leading another on which was
packed my outfit of grub and cooking
implements and miners tools.
THE place was desolate spot. The
road ran through broad alkal val.
hey which had not, at that time, been
brought under cultivation by irriga.
zion. II was easy to pick up the trail
sf bandits and follow II across the val
ley In a southwesterly direction to the
foot-hills OF the Rockies. where the
Trail disappeared. the rocky ground
ieaying no trace OF footprints.
From this point on II was to be a
matter OF luck and guesswork. be-
Heved my men had made for Telluride.
Ouray, Silyerton or some other mining
camp, but / was not rash enough to
venture a guess as TO which II might
6e at that stage of the game. These
camps, with their rough, shifting pop
station, offered capital retreats for
criminals, and from past experiences
4 knew that my three rogues would.
an all probability, remain in one of
these camps until the excitement from
che robbery had subsidized, and then
make for civilization to spend their
money.
For three days l drifted at random
through the mountains, following trails
and paths, for there were no roads,
endeavoring to pick up some clew or
and the place where my party had
spent the first night after the robbery
The hold-up had occurred about noon
and, by hard riding, the three high
waymen could penetrate some ten or
tvanty miles into the fastness OF the
Eyunatins before II became too dark
10 travel further. II was out OF the
question for any one TO advance
through that region after dark.
Hnnad N And the nlacQ Of their camn