Gunnison news-champion., 1911-10-27

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sal uznsas ssssls' sayi los saoo
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De sHVress asr 80 make na-1 oossao
xhsrD yo@ guys gets ~s.sa
L-a.~r o4 . depG-stsoH saiiee .
~ rasy stood oa oos he's caesso
msvous.< sgixs and ctzesEslocsssse. To-
.hey hased 20 hurs bic feelings ssse
tosessS .nsir business. and made .
sHsy for thsn Bigger rls<s a.e
l>re~r proass sae shsf shey ~ans~4.
The suggestion of Pissys ssoso
hoiaias ap g train had nred he's
imagination and Increased their sa-
mirafisn FOR the dash and soianoss q
the iusfizator They ~ere sach ss1r
use artiese and custom bound bush
rauaors that they had never beforo
thourhi os extending their habi-s -
yoaa the running on Of l5vs stock sno
the ahoofins Of such Of Their seai8aiss-
ances as senfnrcd 10 interfere
Bad acted on the level agreoin0
to sake a subordinate place ia the
EtNA UNIV fsfAtt ttaAAt| F--ttsAA
been given a trial as header
After a great deal OF consultations.
4tudyina Of timetables and discussions
of the coautrys topography the time
ard place for carrying out their nee
enterprise was decided upon A. thso
time there was feedstuf famine .
Nexico and cattle famine IN certsio
parts Of the United States. and there
~as a brisk iBternational trade Much
money was being shipped along the
railroads that connected the tive 70
psblics. u YES agreed that the NOS
promising place TOR the eontemplateo
robbery Was ct Espina. q little ste
tion on the I 4 g. n about forty
miles north q Laredo The traio
stopped there one minute: the couW
try around YES Wild and unsettled:
the station ceaststed Of but one houso
n which the agent lived
Black Eagles band set out. riding
right Arriving IN the vicinity -
pina they rested their horses Al
y In a thicket a few miles distant
The train Was due st Espina -
10 30 y m They could rob the traia
and be well over the Mexican border
With their booty BY daylight the nexA
morning
To do Black Eagle Justice he 60
hibited no signs Of finchins from the
responsible honors that had been Coz
1erred upon him
He assigned his men to their -
spective posts with discretion. an1
coached them carefully as to theis
duties On each side Of the trach
four of the band were to lie concesled
In the chaparral Gotch Ear RodGero
was to stick up the station agent.
Rroncho Charlie was to remain with
the horses. holding them In readiness.
At . spot where It was calculated tho
engine would be when the train
stopped Bud King was to lie hiddea
on one side. and Black Eagle himself,
On the other. The two would get the
arop on the engineer ana hremeA
ssrcs then to descend and proceeA
- ths rsar Then the express cae
voall - loOteA snA the escape naAA
- - was 10 novo uatil Black ungiD
,Oavs ths signal BY ArinG hts revslvpA
fAe plan vas perfect
At ten minutes TO train time sveFD
naa ives at his post. efisctuaIly coO
.coalsd by the thich chAparral thea
Orsw almost To the rails. The nigho
was dark and lowering with enc
1rizzle falling from the Ayins gua
clouds. Blach Eagle crouched behind
. bush within h~e yards Of the track
I've sinsAeotsO we're belted around
hin. Occasionally he drew a large
black bottls from HE pocket ana
raissl It 70 his mouth.
A star appsarsl far down the tract
Which soon waHsl into the headlieho
- the spproschins train. II came %
WITH an Increasing rear; the engine
ssse down upon the anbushins dee
psradoes with . glare and q shriep
hke some aveAgiAg monster come 70
esliver then 10 1useics. Black Eagle
hattened himself upon the groupA
The engine. coatrary 10 their csA
eulations, isstsal Of steppinG betweea
hin and Bud KinGs place q conceal
oset. passed fully ferty YARDS farthso
hsfore II came to q seaad.
TAe banAft leader rose to HE No.
- Pcfcu ufOunu t0e Du0n. Hm
~ ell lay euiet. awaitins the slGual
in1sdiatsly opposite Black Eagle wso
thing that drew hi attention. In
$500 Of being q regular passen~ue
Uesn was a mined one. Asfor>
- stood box car. the Aeor a
2ch, by some means. had been len
s''ohtiy open. Black Eagls went IN
70 " and pushed the deer eartheo
49, An edor came fortA-~ dana
Nncfe familiar. musty, intsriestipa.
sssevse odor. stirring stroa4ly AZ Ola
sosrses Of happy days asl trav~,N
eea Eagle sni6ed st tAe vftcA,na
sosN % the returned vsnAer~v svetSe
q the rose that twiAss hss bevhcrNo
eSRtese home. Nostalgia seAse6 MI.
Ne Put HE hand sassAe. Exce,,.oe.
= sprinsy. curly. sot. eatscine CO
- the hssr. OutsAas ne Au,.,.
- turned 10 . chfnfAe r~a>.
ns train beil changed. ne A.~nu
~ nnbuchled his seit ana cast ~
~ fts rsveavers. upon the er,v>S'
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