Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-08-21

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He choked him literally into insensi-
bility. Then, with strength that he
did not seem to possess, he picked up
the limp, blue-faced body and carried
1t off the road and around the car.
In the baggage car, the baggage
man was smoking surreptitious pipe
of powerful tobacco between stations
and contemplating the scenery
thoughtfully through the open door.
AS the engine slowed up to take a
curve and a grade, Bailey, who had
now and then taken peep out OF a
little grated window above him, crept
out from his hiding place, Already he
had slipped dark silk mask over his
face.
AS he made his way among the
trunks and boxes, the train lurched
and the baggage man, who had his back
to Bailey, heard him catch himself He
turned and leaped to his feet. Bailey
ClUScu VIII Hill luSLdully.
Over and over they rolled. Bailey
had already drawn his revolver before
he left his hiding place. A shot how
ever, would have been fatal to his part
in the plans and was only last resort,
for it would have brought the train
men.
Finally Bailey rolled his man over
and getting his right arm free, dealt
the baggage man fierce blow with
the butt of the gun.
The train was now pulling slowly up
the grade More time had been spent
In overcoming the baggage man than
he expected and Bailey had to work
quickly. He dragged the trunk marked
"E Dodge" from the pile to the door
and glanced out.
Just around the curve in the rail-
road Del Mar was waiting, straining
his eyes down the track.
There was the train, putting up the
grade. AS it approached he rose and
waved his arms. 1t was the signal
and he waited anxiously. Had his
plans been carried out?
The train passed. From the baggage
car came trunk catapulted out by a
strong arm. 1t hurtled through the
air and landed with it's own and the
trains momentum.
Over 1t rolled in the bushes, then
topped-unbroken for Elaine had had
it designed to resist even the most
violent baggage smasher.
Del Mar ran to it. AS the tail light
Of the train disappeared he turned
around in the direction from which he
had come, placed his two hands to his
mouth and shouted.
From the side Of the road by Del
Mars car the bearded motorcyclist had
Just emerged, buttoning the chauf'
feur's clothes and adjusting his Cog
giles to his own face.
AS he approached the car, he heard
a shout. Quickly he tore off the black
beard which had been his disguise and
tossed it into the grass. Then he drew
the coat high up about his neck.
"All right" he shouted back, start
ng along the road.
Together he and Del Mar managed
% scramble up the embankment to the
'oad and, one at each handle of the
runk, they carried it back to the car,
bling it in the back.
The improvised chauffeur started to
AXE his place at the wheel and Del
Mar had his foot on the running boardl
o get beside him, when the now uni
BEARDED stranger suddenly swungy
bout and struck Del Mar full in theI
ace. 1t sent him Keeling back into
he dust.
The engine of the car had been run
ling and before Del Mar could recover
the stranger had shot
he car ahead, leaving Del Mar prone
a the roadway.
The train, with Bailey on 1t, had not
aimed much speed, yet it was peril.
us undertaking to leap. Still, 1t was
lore so now to remain. The baggage
nan stirred. 1t was now case of
murder or getaway.
Bailey jumped.
Scratched and bruised and shaken,
o scrambled to his feet in the briers
long the track. He staggered up the
bad, pulled himself together, then
urried back as fast as his barked
nins would let him.
He came to the spot which he recog.
lied as that where he had thrown off
lie trunk. He saw the tramped and
roken bushes and made for the road.
He had not gone far when he saw,
" down, Del Mar suddenly attacked
I'D thrown down, apparently by his
Vn chauffeur. Bailey ran forward,
1t it was too late. The car was gone.
AS he came up to Del Mar lying out.
retched in the road, Del Mar was
st recovering consciousness.
What was the matter?" he asked.
Vas he traitor"
He caught sight of the real chauf-
ur on the ground, stripped.