Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-29
CHAPTER 70
The Express 10 Held for . Persensc

fhe tSprese 10 Reid Tor Q peroo0Ace.
Bob Connery. special conductor Tor
the Coast division of one OF the chief
transcontinentals, was having lat.
breakfast on his day on at his nt;i.
cottage on the shore OF Puget sound.
when he was treated to the unusual
sight of large car stopping before
his door. The chauffeur hurried from
the car to the house with an envelop.
in his hand. Connery. meeting him a,
the door, opened the envelope md
found within an order In the hand.
writing Of the president OF the rall-
road and over his signature.
"Connery:
"No. . being held at Seattle terrrI.
nal until nine o'clock-~ill run nne
hour late. This Is your aufhoritys TO
supcrsede the regular man as con niuc-
tor-prepared to 20 through 10 chi.
cago. You will facilitate every desire
and obey, when possible. any request
even as TO running OF the train. which
may be made by u passenger who VIII
Identify himself by card from me.
III. X. JARVIS
The conductor. accustomed 10 take
charge OF trains when princes, ENJOYS,
Presidents and great people OF any sort
took to travel publicly or privately.
fingered the heavy cream-coiored note
paper upon which the order was writ.
ten and looked mp ut the chauffeur.
The order was surprising enough
even to Connery Some passenger of
extraordinary influence. obviously. Was
to take the train: not only the hold
Ing OF the transcontinental for an
hour told this. but there was the fur
ther plain statement that the passen-
ger would be lncognito. Astonishing
also was the fact that the order was
written upon private note-paper.
There had been monogram at the
top of the sheet. but II had been torn
OF: that would not have been II Mr..
Jarvis had sent the order from home.
Who could have had the president of
the road call upon him at half past
seven In the morning and have told
Mr.. Jarvis to hold the Express for an
hour?
uhCAy was tUt ulsllnCs
tive characters of the presidents hand.
handwriting. The enigma OF the or.
der. however. had piqued hin, SO that
he pretended doubt.
where did you get this!- he chai.
lenged the chauffeur
From Mr.. Jarvis
"Of course; but wherer'
he vast"
Connery smiled quietly. n he him
self WIS trusted to be cautious and
circumspect, the chauffeur also pIatn.
ly was accustomed to be In the EN-.
ploy Of one who required retIcence.
Connery looked from the note to the
bearer more keenly. There was some
thing familiar in the chaufreur's face
just enough to have made Connery
believe, at first. that probably he had
seen the man meeting some passenger
at the station.
"You are" Connery ventured
casually.
I'm private employ; yes. SIR" the
man cut on quickly. Then Connery
knew him: It was when Gabriel War
den Travelled on Connery's train that
the conductor had seen this chauf-
feur; this was Patrick Corboy. whs
had driven Warden the night he was
killed But Connery. having won hin
point. knew better than to show IL
"waitinE for . receipt from mer' he
asked a. II he had abandoned hie
curiosity.
The chauffeur nodded. Connery
took q sheet Of paper. wrote - it
sealed II in an envelope and HANDED 4
over; the chauffeur hastened bach -
bis car and drove on. Csnnsey vh,o.
~ 0oftly - AiDselR. Dvsaeosiy -
fCnnfinnaA laerf Ve,a.