The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-16

NEVER MIND THE SMAsHUP, GET THERE p
funds with him which another was
trying to get hold Of He offered tc
pay me thousand rubles to take him
out Thinking him to be one who had
committed a robbery. l informed the
police of the matter, describing the
man infinitely and pretending to sus
pect him of being a revoutionist up
TO some villainy. They failed to find
him, at which | was not disappointed
My companions and myself were still
watching and waiting, when one morn
ing not long before my train left
thought | heard a distant faint boom
Being engaged at that kind of business
myself, my attention was arrested, but
there are many causes for such explo
sions in cities, and | soon forgot thi4
one. AT the starting time | pulled my
train ont and on reaching the outskirts
of the city saw ahead of me a switch
turned TO throw me off the track
was obliged to stop A man came
from behind shed, threw the switch
as | reached Il, and | started on As
| passed the switch the man climbed
up into the cab with me.
Il wish you he said, ito drive this
engine for all she is worth"
Feeling that my load was lightened
looked back and saw my train stand
ing on the track behind me- Some one
doubtless a confederate. of the man IN
fhn J, ho1 ~
"Who are you?" | asked, looking
the man beside me.
Never mind who | am" he said
pulling a revolver from under his cOa
and cooking it. Get all the speed you
can out of this engine"
/ remembered to have heard his voic,
before, and in a few moments / knew
though he was disguised, that he was
the man who had offered me 1909
rubles to let him ride with me. Evi
IDENTIFY he was running away with the
funds, as he had intended. and was us
ing my engine for the purpose without
my consent | was unarmed, and there
was nothing to do but obey him. ]
Increased the speed.
What occupied my mind was how to
make capital with the government out
of the episode l couldn't see any way
to prevent his escape, but it occurred
to me that the conductor of the train
! had left would telegraph ahead the
fact that had run away from him.
This led me to glance at the telegraph
wires beside the road, and l noticed
that they we're saggIng. / felt sure
they had been cut. Then I began to
realize that my passengers fight was
a deep laid scheme He had not only
a confederate who had detached the
train. but one who had cut the wires.
He was the coolest chap l ever met,
but he was as determined as he was
cool. / knew by his eye that the
slightest disobedience on my part
would be followed by a bullet crash
ing through my brain.
Being of his kind myself, deter
mined to have an understanding with
him. "Tell me- l said, what you
wish to accomplish and l will do my
part in accomplishing it for you"
81 wish to catch the boat at Odessa
for Constantinople.
'It is impossibe-tha is, we shall
have smaahup on the way"
Never mind the smashupi Get
there
He said this as one who would pre-
fer to die under a heap of metal to be-
ing taken. | began to doubt If it was
money he was getting away with /
determined to apply test:
you have killed a government Off
cial," said, land are endeavoring to
get out of the country"
He paled. He was about to deny the
charge, but changed his mind.
"And as such would you help or de-
ter me?'
81 would sacrifice my own life to aid
you"
Every we'll; 1 will trust you. This
morning l gained access, through a
confederate in his service, to the Office
of''-he gave the name Of the official
we were intending to assassinate-
"and killed him. timed my act to
board vOuF train -