The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
The Roads
We Take

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Twenty miles west OF Tucson the
~Ssnset Express" stopped at a tank
to take on water. Besides the aque-
Gus addition the engine Of that fam
Gus flyer acquired some other things
that were not good for II.
While the fireman Was lowering
the feeding hose Bob Tidhaii. Shark
podxon and q auarter-brccd Creek
Indian called John Rtx Dog climbed
ON the engine and showed the engi-
ueer three round orifsccs in pieces
OF ordnance that they carried These
orifices 30 impressed the engineer
with their possibilities that he raised
both hands in a gesture such a. ac-
eou1panIes the ejaculation DO tell
A. the crisp command of Shark
Doison. who was leader OF the at
tncking force, the engineer descend
ed 20 the ground and uncoupled the
engine and tender Then John Big
Dog. pcrched upon the coal. sportfve-
iy held two guns upon the engine
driver and the fireman. and suggest
ed that they run the engine 80 yards
away and there await further orders
shark Dodson and Bob Tidbal.
scorning to put such low-gradc ore
a. the passengers thru the mill.
struck out for the rich pocket of the
express car. They found the mes
senger serene in the belief that the
~sunset Express" was taking on
nothing more stimulating and dan
gerous than aqua pura While Bob
was knocking this idea out Of his
head with the buft-end OF hts six
shooter, shark Dodson was already
dosing the express car safe with
dynamite.
The safe exploded to the tune Of
$50 900. all gold and currency. The
passengers thrust their heads cas-
uaily out OF the windows to look
for the thunder-cioud. The conductor
,erked at the bcII-rope. which sagged
down loose and unresisting. at his
tug. Shark Dodson and Bob TidbaIi.
with their booty In a stout canvas
bag, tumbled out Of the express car
and ran awkwardly in their high
heeied boots to the engine.
The engineer, sulIenly angry but
wise. ran the engine, according to
orders, rapidly away from the inert
AraIn. But before this was accom-
Blished the express messenger. re-
lowered from Bob Tidbail's persuader
10 neutrality. jumped out OF his car
with a Winchester rife and took a
trick in the game. Mr.. John Big
Dog, sitting on the coal tender, un-
Willingly made a wrong lead by Civ
ing an imitation OF target. and the
messenger trumped him. With ball
exactly between his shoulder blades.
the Creek chevalier Of industry
rolled off to the ground. thus in
creasing the share OF his comrades
In the loot by one-sixth each.
Two miles from the tank the engi-
neer was ordered to stop.
The robbers waved a defiant adieu
and plunged down the steep slope
into the thick woods that lined the
track. Five minutes Of crashing
thru a thicket OF chapparai brought
them TO open woods. where three
horses were tied TO low-hanging
branches. One was waiting for John
Big Dog, who would never ride by
night or day again. This animal the
robbers divested Of saddle and bride
and set free. They mounted the
other two with the bag across one
pommel and rode fast and with dis
cretion thru the forest and up n
prirnevai. lonely gorge. Here the ami.
NAL that bore Bob Tidball slipped
on a messy boulder and broke fore
leg. They shot him thru the head at
once and sat down TO hold a council
Of flight. Made secure for the pres
ent by the tortuous trail they had
Travelled, the question Of time was no
longer 10 big. Many miles and hours
lay between them and the spryest
posse that could follow. Shark Dod-
sons horse, with trailing rope and
dropped bride. painted and cropped
thankfully OF the grass along the
stream in the gorge. Bob TidbaIl
opened the sack, drew out sdoubIc
handouts OF the neat packages Of
currency and the one sack OF gold
and chuckled with the glee OF n
child.
Say. you old double-decked pi-
rate" he called joyfully to Dodson.
"you said we could do it--you got a
head for financing that knocks the
horns off of anything In Arizona"
What are we going TO do about n
hoss for you, Bob7 We amt got
long to wait here. They'll be on our
trail before daylight in the mornin'."
"Oh, / guess that cayuse Of yournll
carry double for awhile" answered
the sanguine Bob. Wen annex the
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