Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
oopyright. 1911 By Il. <. nv 90.


Copyrights. 1871 By II. K. Wy 90
Bnc assailed Ashton with fury and
selling his feet, dragged him back in
to, the aisle, and beat him with her
fists, demanding that he protect her
and save her for Sammy's sake.
Mrs. Fosdick, rushing out OF her
gtateroom and not finding her lus-
.cious-eyed husband, laid hold OF Jim
mie Wellington and ordered him to
go to the rescue OF her spouse Mrs.
Wellington tore her hands loose. cry
ing: Let him go. madam. He has a
wife Of his own to defend" .
Jimmie was trying to pour out dy-
ing messages, and only sputtering. for
getting that he had put his watch In
his mouth to hide Il, though its chain
was still attached to his waistcoat.
Anne Cattle, who had read much
about Chinese atrocities to mission
aries, gave herself up to death, yet re-
.Joiced greatly that she had provided
o timely man to lean on and should
not have to enter Paradise spinster,
providing she could manage to con-
vert Ira In the next few seconds, be-
fore It was everlastingly too late. She
was begging her first heather to join
her in gospel hymn. But Ira was
roaring curses like pirate captain in
q hurricane, and swearing that the
villains should not rob him of his
bride.
Mrs. Temple wrung her twitching
hands and tried to drag her husband
to his knees, crying:
~Oh, Walter, Walter, won't you
please say a prayer?--a good strong
prayer"
But the preacher was so confused
that he answered: What's the use OF
prayer in an emergency like this?"
"WaIter!" she shrieked.
I'm on my va-vacation, you know, .
ne stammered.
Marjorie was trying at the same
time to compel Mallory to crawl under
a seat and to find place to hide
Snoozleums, whom she was warning
not to say word. Snoozleums, I'M
desstanding only that his mistress
was in some distress, refused to stay
hi his basket and kept Offering his
services and his attentions.
Suddenly Marjorie realized that
Kathleen was trying to faint in NAL
lory's arms, and forgot everything else
in determined effort to prevent her.
After the first blood-sweat OF abject
fright had begun to cool, the passen.
gers came to realize that the invaders
were not after lives, but loot. Then
came panic Of misery effort to con
eeal treasure.
Kathleen, finding herself banished
from Mallory's protection, ran to Mrs
Whitcomb, who had given Ashton vi
as hopeless task.
what shall we do, oh, what, oil
what shall we do, dear Mrs. yelling
ton?" she cried.
Don't you dare call me Mrs. Well
&ngton!" Mrs. Whitcomb screamed;
then she began to fiutter. but wee
Better hide what we can. / hope the
fah-rah-robbers are ge-gentlemen
men,"
She pushed diamond locket CON
tanning a small portrait Of Sammy in
TO her back hair, leaving part Of the
chain dangling. Then she tried II
stuff large handbag into her stock
ing.
Mrs. Fosdick found her husband a
last, for he made a wild dash tt
her side, embraced her, called her hi
wife and defied all the powers Of Ne
yada to tear them apart. He had
brilliant idea. In order to save hi
fat wallet from capture, he tossed !
through an open window. 1t fell a
the feet Of one of the robbers as b.
ran along the side OF the car, shoot
ing at such heads as were put out o
windows. He picked 1t up and droppe'
Il into the feed-bag he had swung o
his side. Then running on, he clam
bered over the brass rail OF the OF
servation platform and entered tn
rear OF the train, as his confederate
arriving the conductor ahead OF hin
forged his way aft from the front
while third mascuerader aligned tn
engineer, the fireman, the brakema
and the baggagemen.