Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31

ana never known fear.
They surged up to Mallory in a
wave of hope. DR.. Temple, being near
est, spoke first Having learned by
experience that his own prayers were
not always answered as he wished
had an impulse to try some weapon
he had never used.
Young man." he pleaded across the
back of a seat, will you kindly lend
me a gum"
Mallory answered sullenly: Mine Is
In my trunk on the train ahead, damn
1t. II / had 1t I'd have lot of fun
Mrs. Whitcomb had an inspiration
She ran to her berth, and came back
with a tiny silver-plated revolver.
I'll lend you this. Sammy gave II
to me to protect myself in Nevada!"
Mallory smiled at the .22-caliber
toy, broke it open, and displayed an
empty cylinder.
where are the pills that go with
it," he said.
"Oh, Sammy wouldn't let me have
any bullets. He was afraid I'd hurt
myself"
Mallory returned 1t, with bow. I'll
would make an excellent nut-cracker.'
Aren't you going to use it?" Mrs
Whitcomb gasped.
"It's empty" Mallory explained.
"But the robbers don't know that!
Couldn't you just oyerawe them with
it?"
"Not with that" said Mallory, "un'
less they died laughing"
Mrs. Wellington pushed forward:
Then what the devil are you going to
do when they Gomez"
Mallory answered meekly: IF they
request it, I shall hold up my hands"
"And you won't resist?" Kathleen
gasped.
mot resist"
"And he calls himself a soldier!'
she sneered.
Mallory writhed, but all he said
was: "a soldier doesn't have to be q
jackass. I know just enough about
guns not to monkey with the wrong
end of EN-"
Coward" she flung at him. He
turned white, but Marjorie red, and
made leap at her, crying: Hes the
bravest man in the world. You say q
word, and I'll scratch your eyes out
This reheartened Mallory little
and he laughed nervously, as he re
strained her. Kathleen retreated out
of danger with parting shot: "oul
engagement is or"
Thanks" Mallory said, and put out
his hand: "Will you return the brace
LETT"
81 never return such things" said
Kathleen.
The scene was so painful and such
an anachronism that Dr. Temple tried
to renew a more pressing subject:
tits your opinion then that we'd bes
surrender"
"Of course-since we can't run"
Wedgewood broke In impatiently;
well, consider 1t dastardly out
rage. I'll not submit to 1t. I'm {
subject of His Majesty the"
You're a subject OF His Majest,
the Man Behind the Cum" said Nal
Tory.
Il shall protest. none the less,
Wedgewood insisted.
Mallory grinned a little. slave yo1
any last message to send home t
your mother?"
Wedgewood was trifie chilled a
this. "D-don't talk Of such things" b
| said.
And by this time the train-robber
had hastily worked their way throug
the other passengers, and reached tn
frantic inhabitants Of the sleepe
"Snowdrop."
Hands up! Higher!! Hands up!"
With true sense OF the dramati
the robbers sent ahead OF them tn
most hair-raising yells. They arrive
4 simultaneously at each end of tn
aisle, and with few short sharp con
mands, Strengthened the disorder
rabble into a beautiful line, with a
palms aloft and all eyes wide an
wild.
One robber drove ahead Of him tn
conductor and the other drove in M
Manning, whom he had found tryin
to crawl between the shelves Of tn
linen-closet.
The marauders were apparent
cattlemen, from their general get-u
Their hats were pulled low, and ju
beneath their eyes they had draw
big black silk handkerchiefs, tied b
hind the ears and hanging to II
breast.
Over their shoulders they had slur
the feed-bags of their horses, to serN
as receptacles for their swag. The
shirts were chalky with alkali dus
Their legs were encased in hea,
chaparejos, and they carried each
pair of well-used Colts revolvers tn
looked as big as artillery.
When the passengers had shov,
and jostled into line. one Of the me
jabbed the conductor in the back wi
the muzzle of his gun, and snarle,
Now speak your little piece, like
learned 1t to you"
The conductor, like an awkwa
schoolboy, grinned sheepishly, al
spoke, his hands in the air the Will