The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-10-28
GIRL IS A MATCH FOR Thief

and cold on the high road between
Rapport and Sayville, L. l., early
one morning when an automobile in
which Miss Edythie CRANE, just re-
covered from an illness, her niece
Miss Janice CRANE, who with her
aunt lives in Richmond Hill, Mrs
Elizabeth Jerrold, of Jersey City
and her daughter, Geraldine; D. P.
Hamilton, of Manhattan, owner OF
the auto, and chauffeur came to a
sudden stop.
Front wheel is fiat" said Hamil-
ton. and his chauffeur found nails
sticking to his wheel and the road
for SO feet was strewn with sharp
wire nails.
II did that" said a voice and a
large man. wearing a black cloth
over the lower part of his face,
stepped from the bushes, covering
the party with revolver
II want your valuables, quick. If
you don't fork over I'll shoot"
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AS Hamilton and the chauffeur
were backed up against the auto q
second masked man appeared.
"Dismount and fork over your
rings" he said to the women. Il
haven't any gun, but my pard will
attend to the slow ones.
Miss Edythie Crane was the far
thest from the footpad. She is a
western woman, graduate Of the
University of Montana, and ready to
take a sporting chance, in spite OF
the fact that she edits a womn's
page of local newspaper.
AS she saw Mrs. Jerrold and her
daughter dismount in turn and sur
render their purses and rings she
remembered that there was re-
volver in the pocket of Hamilton's
overcoat, lying across the back of the
front seat. Her niece stumbled in
getting out of the tonneau, distract
ing the attention of the masked
man. She thrust her hand into the
pocket of the coat, ceized the re-
volver and placed it behind her
back.
Its your turn" said the masked
man to Miss CRANE, now come out
of there"
What valuables have you?" he
asked, letting his revolver hand fall
so that his pistol pointed to the
ground.
This" said Miss CRANE, pointing
Hamilton's revolver at his breast
Drop your gun"-western sneech
came back to her despite that wo.
mans page-"and don't either OF
you move. I've got you covered"
The man dropped his gun and the
chauffeur picked it up.
"Now restore everything you have
TAKEN" she ordered.
Then restitution was made.
NOW put on q new tire for me. u
she ordered.
With the best will and the great
est zeal the masked man tried to
obey. but it was apparent that they
did not know the tire irons from de.
tachable rims. So Miss CRANE
backed them OF to the side of the
road and guarded them while Ham.
ilton and the chauffeur set the new
| tire.
This done. every one except the
two footpads got into the car, Miss
CRANE still carrying the two revol.
vers.
Give been ILL.," she said to the
two, "and I'm in hurry to gel
home. If it was not for that I'd
carry you along in the machine with
us and you would go to Jail. AS II
is. I will let you go. I'll coun,
slowly up to 10 and then If either OF
you are around I'll shoot"
She began to count. When she
had reached five there was only the
sound Of two feet striking at fire.
Quent and regular intervals the road
to Bayport. Nevertheless the young
woman continued counting up to 10
The she discharged each of the re-
volvers into the retreat.
Mustn't waste cartridges: may
need them before we get home" she
said. But they didn't need them and
they reached Richmond Hill and
home safely.
Eyes. was little frightened a,
f1rst," Miss CRANE, said, when she
was In the security of Richmond
Hill, "But after got that gun IN
my hands the days on the ranch
came back and I didn't care. only
wanted to carry my point and
think I did,