Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-06
How the Train
 Was Held Up By BEVERLY WORTHINGTON Copyright. 1910. by American Press
 Association

All day we sped ou. getting farther and farther from civilization What had been three carloads ar The start was soon reduced to one. and finally ali save about a dozen passengers had dropped off. The country becoming arid. nothing 10 look at outside and nothing 10 do inside. some of us got together 10 talk There was a Metbo dist minister in a white cravat and woman dressed in calico. an lrishman with a red head and a colored man Others there were. but these four are especially impressed on my memory We had exhausted every topic we could think of and were pining for something 10 break the monosony of the journey when the conductor came tn and said to us:
 We're coming to a place. a cut and curve in the road. where there Is a possibility of the train being held u7 If you people have any vaiua bies that you don't care 10 lose you had better dispose of them in some way by which s they won't show up.'
 How do you know the train is like ly to be held up?' asked the Irishman "A man got on at the last station who said that his little daughter. only twelve years old. had heard some men laying a plan. They had agreed that they would go through this very train and at the cut two miles beyond Rae coon. There's only one cut about there. and there's curve in it"
 Why don't you go back?" asked the woman. trembling.
 Because there's no certainty about the matter. l don't know how well ] can depend on the information. If l backed at every such report. throwing the roads schedule out. I'd soon get my walking papers"
 Where's the man who told about this?"
 -In the baggage car"
 One or two of the passengers went forward to interview the tnformer. while the others began to take meas ures to put their valuables iD places where they would not likely be found We had left Raccoon and would be In the cut in few minutes. The woman
  med iD a pocketbook. The lrishman thinking that she would not be likely to be forced to disrobe. asked her fl she would kindly take charge of roll of bills for him. She consented. Nc one of the other passengers-they were all men-seemed to be satisfied to keel his vaIuables on his person. so one by one they went to the woman and ask ed Der to be their temporary safe de posit. She was very obliging. but. no having room where she had put bel own pocketbook. she suggested tha they tie up their goods in their hand kerchiefs and she would pin then on to the waistband of her petticoat-
 This seemed so admirable a piar thar every man iE the car came to thii lone woman and begged the protection of her skirts for his money. watch ana ieweIry of every kind. She was Et ,eraiIy loaded down with them. havini . circle of suspended articles around her waist.
 The news that the train was likel. 70 be held up was carried into tn next car back-there were but tw' passenger cars-and half dozen per sons came into our car to learn abou .he matter. There was DO more room for valuables under the woman's skirt but the minister stepped forward witt a plan. much to the relief of thes newcomers. Taking off his silk hal he said
 T am carrying funds fer the church and. knowing of the danger of beinl robbed in this wild country. 1 had false top put in my hat. 1 have roon for what money any of you may wisl