The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
MONTANA GIRL IS
MATCH FOR THIEF !
IN GOTHAM ROAD
Compels Highwayman to Put
New Tire on Her Auto Wnen
He Had Punctured the
Old One.

New York, Oct. i7.-It was dark ana
cold on the high road between Ray
port and sayville. l. I. early In
morning when an automible In which
Miss Edythie CRANE, Just recovered
from an fllness, her niece, Miss Janice
CRANE. who with her aunt lives IN
richmond Hill, Mira. Elisabeth Jerroid.
Of Jersey City, and her daughter, Ger
aldine, d. r. Hamilton, OF Manhat
tan. owner Of the auto. n a chaut-
feur came to 9 sudden stop. .
Whats h matter1" MISS Eoytnie
CRANE asked.
"Front wheel IL nat" said Hamilton,
and his chauffeur found nails sticking
to his wheel and the road fer SO feet
was strewn with sharp wire nails.
1T did that" said a voice and q large
man, wearing q black cloth over the
lower part Of his face, stepped from
the bushes, covering the party with q
revolver.
II want your valuables, quick II you
don't fork over I'll shoot"
AS Hamilton and the chauffeur were
backed up against the auto o second
masked man appeared.
Weapon Is Displayed.
"Dismount and fork I'VE your rings,
| he said to the women. II haven't al-
gun, but my pard will attend to the
slow ones
Miss Edythie Crane was the farthast
from the footpad. She Is a western
woman, a graduate Of the UnivegR5ty
| of Montana, and ready to AXE a sport
ing chance, In spite Of the fact that
she edits q woman's page OF a local
newspaper.
AS she saw Mrs. Jerrold and her
daughter dismount In turn and sur
render their purses and rings she re-
membered that there was a revolver In
the pocket Of Hamilton's overcoat, lying
across the back OF the front seat. Her
niece stumbled in getting u of the
the masked man. She thrust her hand
into the pocket Of the coat, seized the
revolver and placed It behind hex back.
TITS your turn" said the masked
man to Miss Craine, mo come out
Of there"
asked, letting his revolver hand fall sc
that his pistol pointed to the ground.
Mako Him Drop Gun.
This" said Miss Craine. pointing
Hamilton's revolver at his breast
"Drop your gun'-western speech came
back to her despite that weman's page
-"and don't either Of you move. I've
got you covered"
The man dropped his gun and the
chauffeur picked II up.
NOW restore everything you have
TAKEN" she ordered.
Then restitution was made.
N"Now put on q new tire for me- SHE
ordered.
with the best viii and the creates
zeal the masked man tried to obey, bu
it was apparent that they did no
know the tire irons from detaohabl,
rims. So Miss CRANE backed them of
to the side of the road and guarded
them while Hamilton and the chauf
feur set the new tire.
This Done, every one except the tw'
footpads got into the car, Miss Grain,
still carrying the two revolvers.
Lets Them Depart.
eve been ILL.," she said to the two
land I'm in a hurry to get home. /
1t was not for that I'd carry you alon!
in the machine with US and you woul,
go to tat1. AS 1t is, / will let yo1
J 60. I'll count slowly VI to 10 and the,
J II either Of you are around I'll shoot.
She began to count. When she ha
reached Ave there was only the SCUM
of two feet striking at frequent an
regular intervals the road to Bayport
Nevertheless the young woman con
tinued counting up to 10. Then sh
discharged each of the revolvers int
the retreat.
9 them before We get home" she sait
But they didn't need them and the
: reached Richmond Hu and nom
: safely.
Eyes, I was Il little frightened 3
first" Miss CRANE said, when she VIZ
a in the security of Richmond Hill. "By
after I got thai gun in my hands Ii
q days on the ranch came back and
didn't care. I only wanted to carry m
fotnf and I think 7 6i8