Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-04-10
It's Called Stealing
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Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Nswspaps
Syndicate.)

Copyright, 1913. by Mcclure Newspaper
II Syndicate.)
Darling out Of the way Of several
large baggage trucks propelled by
husky stevedores, John Barnett made
his way through the busy labyrinth
Of the freight sheds to small private
office marked "Shipping Clerk" en-
tered 1t and closed the door.
"Number 9's loaded" he announced.
meaning, to a young man at tho desk,
scanning the chart Of loaded freight
cars. "Are you ready?"
The young man shuddered, but
turned resolutely to Barnett.
eyes, he snapped between clenched
teeth. "But I think it's FOOLS err
rand"
Barnett opened the door, called out
a command and in few moments an
other big man in blue Jumpers en-
tered the Office.
"You are-T' Rarnett started to
question the newcomer.
''The one you want" chimed in tho
other. From the chiefs office. Is
Frank going to make the trip?" He
nodded to the young man, who re-
turned the nod and spoke.
eyes," he spoke nervously. "Let's
hurry"
Five minutes later Barnett and the
man in blue jumpers, pushing truck
on which lay a heavy packing box,
passed through the shed to the yards
and to No. freight car, one Of long
line behind an engine with full steam
up. Stopping in front Of the door Of
the car they lifted the box carefully
into 1t. Barnett paused and spoke in
q low tone:
'.If you feel cramped, Frank" hi
whispered, bending over the box, "you
can hop out for while when she goes
on the siding at Brooks Meadows. But
don't by any means open the door Of
be seen."
Then Barnett closed the door
stepped off a short distance, waved
to the engineer and the train startet
to crawl away.
"Tell your chief It's all right" or
dered Barnett to the other. "No on,
on this end will ever suspect. Nov
well catch the guilty ones"
It seemed to Frank Young, huddle'
inside the poorly ventilated packing
box, that the train had moved thou
sand miles before he heard the crunch
ing Of brakes and felt the car com
to standstill.
Brooks Meadows" he muttered t
himself, and then pushing off the to-
with a heave Of his shoulders he<stoo
upright after a few seconds and vault
ed out Of the case. About him la
case after case Of canned goods, Blu
these passed unnoticed as he peere
through hole in the door into vas
stretch of open country. Then afte
a while he sat down and opened DO
and started to eat. Then as he wa
finishing he stopped breathlessly an
listened. What was that? It sounde
as If some tool was working on th
door.
Silently and quickly he cleared ava
the evidence Of his lunch and slippe
back to the box, pulling the lid dow
over him. Another minute and h
heard the door roll back. Some on
furtively climbed into the car an
stood close to the box, for he hear
heavy breathing. And then he hear
a case being lifted, and after minut
the sound Of footballs on the gray
eled right Of way alongside the tract
Still he remained within the case, an
after a few moments the intruder r.
turned. The same process was n
peated until six cases had been n
moved, and then after a long wa
Young jumped out Of his hiding plac'
The side door was opened wide and b
sprang to the doorway. No one. wa
In sight!
The thief had eluded hint Wins
would his chief say to that? Shout
he desert his post and start out o
what seemed a wild-goose chase, f.
It was unknown country to him, q
remain in the car? Evidently h
quarry lay here, and he determined
act at once. He felt for his revoive
and then Jumped from the car to tt
roadway. For a moment he gazed
surprise, for a dozen or more cars Ia
ahead Of the one he had left. An
the doors Of each had been opened!
He peered about him on the groun,
and then, bending over, suddenly mad
an exclamation.
"Sawdust!' he muttered, and the
he started ahead to follow the trai
Cautiously he made his way down
long dirt path, and then, circling
thick pine grove, he brought himse
up short. Ahead lay a farmhouse. an
beside it a barn.. And the trail le
direct to the barn.
Selling his pistol in his hand, /
went to the barn opening.
Hands up!" he commanded, ar
then his hand drOnned