The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-04-15
CHAPTER xxxW.


Detail.
Across the plain purple shadows
we're sweeping. close-ranked. like some
vast dark army invading the land.
pouring on over the rampant OF noun.
Gains In the east.
Within the rim OF hills that ringed
che plain like the Clipped and broken
hanga OF titanic saucer, silence
brooded and solitude held sway
dwaFnng the town OF Detail that oc.
eupIed the approximate middle OF the
aagebrush waste, 10 proportions even
less significant than might be inferred
from the candor Of its christening.
A platform, siding, water tank. a
Wells Fargo once and telegraph and
ticket Office. backed by three rough
frame buildings. that is Detail item.
iEed completely.
shortly after nlghtfall the steel rib
bons Of the Santa Fe began to hum. A
headlight poered suapiciously round a
shoulder 81 tho eastern range. took
heart Of courage 10 find the plain stlll
wrapped In peace. and trudged stolld-
~ toward Detail. the engine whose
eye II was pulling after II string OF
freight cars, both nat and box
Al Detail the train paused Its
crew allghted and engaged in ami
mated argument Detail gathered that
the excitement was due to the unac.
countable Disappearance OF the ca
booae; none seemed 10 have any no.
tion a. t. how II could have broken
loose. yet missing II conspicuously
was.
In The pause that followed. while a
report waa telegraphed to headquar-
tiers and Instructions "sturned 10 pro-
coed without delay. one Of the train.
mon apied boylah figure lurking In
che open door OF an empty box car.
Cunnlngly boarding this car from the
opposite side. the tratnman caught
che skulker unawAres and booted him
vaingioriously into the night.
A. the ngure alighted and took TO
ita heels. losing itself IN the darkness.
u uttered cry OF palned surprise and
protest which drew a wrinkle OF as,
constituent between the brows OF the
tralnman.
Sounded like a woman'B voice" he
uiuaei then dismissed tho suggestion
az obviously absurd
Il WIS not.
Shortly after the freight train had
gone on it's way before. indeed the
Simmer OF It's rear lights had been
lest among tho western hllis--R sec
ond headlight appeared In the east.
swept swiftly across the plain and in
turn stopped at Detail
The second bird Of passage proved
Go be locomotive drawing a single
cara Pullman,
Hardly had II run past tho switch.
however. when the brakeman dropped
down. ran quickly back 10 the switch
aud threw Il open
Promptly the train backed on to the
siding
As tho Pullman jolted across the
froea the brakeman. interposing him.
pelf between II and the tender. re,
leased the coupling
ny the time that the Pullman had
come TO 4 tull stop on the siding. the
lneomottye vas swinging westward
Ike . scared tackrabhit though no
such 0llkand watcFy Characterization
81 the traitor passed the lips Of any
one Of the three men Who presently
appeared ON the puilman's platform
and Shock lmpotent ilsta in the dlruc-
tion taken BY tho fugitive engine
when the Last Of these had run tenn
porarily out 81 breath aud blasphemy
= brlet silence fell, punctuated BY
EruAns from each. and concluded hy
the SQUAD 81 voice ealliRg from the
interior Of the cara votce a. strange
" soneruas % tome As Il Vas curiously
onrsaloaa 81 accent
The three men Immediately ran back
INTO the car ahd presented themselves
With eaantehanecs vauousy apolu.
getic. 10 one Who occupied a corner Of
tho drawing room man wrapped In
. steamer rug and cloud Of FURY
NOw shea DO had drained the
mnddY ttoth % profanity from his tenn.
PEI q let a clear snd eGoryrsesnt
vel q; yttalout humor the wrath OF
the yaleluttaariah brEaa TO vent itself
epon the haplvss heads ot the trio Who
stood befUfr him
While this vas In process. the
poraaa Of boyish appearance. who had
beon kosPlus rollEiously aiOof and in
conapicnous In tho background OF De
tsil ever since that unhappy anal,
with the trainmah. stole quietly up q
The rear Of the stalled Pullman
climbed aboard. and creeping dowr
the aisle pncsremonioasly lntefruptes
che eoafeFvnee just as the Invalid va
poltseiaE oa a rude bat honest Opinion
~ ia iaishsstuAl eAhhsr Il one OF N