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DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLO[TETOWN, O TOBER 18, 1897

The Great K. & A. Train Robbery

BY PAUL LEICSTER FORD

«The Bon. Peter Stirling.” &e.

Copvr t. 1896. by J. B. Lippincott

CHAPTER Yt

THE TH LDING UP OF OVERLAND NO. 8. day a despatch came Cullen telling his fa- join us at Lamy on Noa. ‘ \s- I at once ordered 97 a 218 on to the connecting train. and in an hour we were back on the

While waiting for the over- land t ‘rive, Mr. Cullen asked me to dossomething which, as it later prov- ed to have considerable bearing on the events of that night, is worth mention-

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g. trivial as it seems. When I had first joined the party, I had given or- ders for Yi to he kicked in between the main string and their special. so as not to deprive the occupants of 213 ef the view from their observation sa- loon and balcony platform. Mr. Cul- len came to me now and asked me te verse the arrangement and make my

ear the tail end. I was giving or- ders for the splitting and kicking in when No. 3 arrived, and thus did not see the greeting of Frederic Cullen and his family. When I joined them, his father told me that the high attitude had Knocked his son up, so that he hai had to be helped from the ordin- ary sleeper to the special, and had gone to bed immediately. Out west we heve to know something of medi- cine, and my car had its chest of drugs So I tock some tablets and went tnto the stateroom.

Frederic was like his brother in ap- pearance, though not in manner, hav- ing a quick, aiert wary. He was breathing with such difficulty tnat I was almost tempted to give him ni- troglycerine, instead of strychnine, but he saié the would be ali right as soon as he became accustomed te the rare- fied air, quite pooh-poohing my sug- gestion that he take No. 2 back to Trinidad. And while I was still urg- ing the train started. Leaving him the vials of digitalis and strychnine, therefore, I went back and dined solus on my own car, indulging at the end in a cigar, the smoke of which would keep turning into pictures ot’ Miss Cutfien. I have thought about those pictures since then, and have concluded that when cigar smoke be- haves like that a man might as well read his destiny in it, for it can mean only one thing.

After enjoying the combination, I went to Ne. 218, to have a look at the son, and fomnd that the heart tonics had benefited him ccnsiderably. On leaving him I went to the dining- room, Where the rest of the party were till at dinmer, to ask that the invalid have a strong cup of coffee, and after delivering my request, Mr. Cullen ask- “4 me to join them in a cigar. This } did gladly, for a cigar and Miss Cullen's society were even pleasanter than a cigar and Miss Cullen’s pic- tures, because the pictures never quite did her justice, and, besides, didn't talk.

Our smoke finished, we went back to the saloon, where the gentlemen sat down to poker, which Lord Ralles had just learned and fiked. They did not ask me to take a hand, for which I was grateful, as the salary of a rail- toad superintendent would hardly fland the game they probably played. And I had my compensation when Miss Cullen also was not asked to join them. She said she was going to watch the moonlight on the mountrins from the platform, and opened the door go out, finding for the first tim- that No. 97 was the “ender.” In her fisappointment she protested agatnet

this, and wanted to know the why and wherefore.

“We shall have far less motion, Madge.” Mr. Cullen explained. ‘“ And then we shan’t have the rear end man M Our car at night.”

“But I don’t mind the metion,” Weed Miss Cullen, ‘“‘and the flagman is there only after we are ali in our roms. Please leave us the view.”

‘l prefer the present arrangement, Madge,” said Mr. Cullen, in a very poritive voice.

| Was so sorry for Miss Cullen's dis- 4ppointment that, on impulse, I said, ‘The platform of 97 is entirely at your Service, Miss Cullen.” The morent it Was out I realized that I ought not to have said it, and that I deserved a buke for supposing she would use my car.

Miss Cullen took it better than I hoped for, and was declining the offer & kindly as my intention had been 2 making it, when, much to my as- fOnithment, her father said :

, By all means, Madge. That re- “Ves us of the discomfort of being the lets you have

© iast car, and yet the scenery and moonlight.” Miss Culien looked at her father for moment, as if not believing what Me had heard. Lord Ralles scowled sd opened his mouth to say some- og %re, but checked himself and only 3 %g his discard down as if he hated ; cards. Thank you, papa,” said Miss Cul-

- “But I think I will watch you * lay’?

“Now, Madge, don't be foolish,”

Mair Mr. Culien, irritably. ‘“‘ You might St as well have the pleasure, and Yl only disturb the game if you Say here.”

Miss Cullen leaned over and whis- Peted something, and her father an- ®Wered her. Lord Ralies must have “ard, for he muttered something Which made Miss Cullen colour up, but uch good it did him, for she turned “© me and said, “Since my father Goeen’t approve, I will gladly accept Your hospitality, Mr. Gordon.” And, after a glance at Lord Rallies that had B® challenging “I'll do as I please” in » fhe went to get her hat and coat. The whole incident had not taken

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ten, seconds, yet it puzzled me beyond my heart beat hore, for my me that it simply ad a that Lord Ralles disapproved, isa Cullen, like any girl of svir-

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” better 6ense told eaarnies

il, Was giving ffm notice that he was not yet privileged to control her ac- tions. Whatever the scene meant, *1s lordship did not like it, for he swore at his luck the moment Miss Cullen had left the room.

When Miss Cullen returned, we went back to the rear platform of 97. T let lown the trans, closed the gates, got a CAaAmpstool for her to sit on, acushicn to lean back on, and a foot- stool, and fixed her as comfortably as

i could, even getting a travelling rue

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to cover her lan, for the plateau a>» wes chills Then I hesitated a n ry ’ y 7:3 ? } ‘ rn ha ha t thoro ) , 2 thir id ft ‘ } it t have 1 Stay ¥ oO cl ins tthe i ‘ \ } rd \ weh i tem! , whil ie Was that 4 “Vey ' " Mull +e Lu } “ Then lave } r tat } I ner I | said — t | } .e vile ; oY ‘ vou want to go ?” she asked. mo, FE ef t i. » forcibly, that she gave a littie startled jump in her hair “hat [I mean,’ I stuttered, embarrassed by my own vehemence, “T rather thought you might not want meé ; ety gi “What made you think that ?” she demanded. i am not good hand at inventing explanations. After a moment’s seek- < for some reason I pnlumned out. *Recause I feared you might not think it proper to use my car, and I Suppose it’s my presence that made you think it.”

She took tiny stunid fumble very nice- ty, laughing merrily, while saving, “ If

: you like mountains and moonlight, Mr.

“Don't you find it very lonely?”

Gordon, and don’t mind the lack of a chaperon, get a stool for yourself, too.’’ \What was -nore, she offered me half uf the lap robe when I was seated be- fide her.

I think she was pleased by my offer to go away, for she talked very plea- santly and far more intimately than she had ever done before, telling me facts about her family, her Chicago life, her travels and even her thoughts. From this I learned that her elder brother was an Oxford graduate, and that Lord Ralles and his brother were classmates, who were visiting him for the first time since he had graduated. She asked me some questions about my work, which led me to tell her pretty much everything about myself that [ thought could be of the least interest, and it was a very pleasant surprise to me to find that she knew one of the old team and had even heard of me from him.

“Why.” she exclaimed, “ how absurd of me not to have thought of it before! But, you see, Mr. Colston always speaks of you by your first name. You ought to hear how he praises you.”’

“Trust Harry to praise any one,’ I said. ‘There were some pretty low fellows on the old team—men who ceuld not keep their word or their tempers, and would slug every chance they got—but Harry used to insist there wasn’t a bad egg among the lot.”’

“Don’t you find it very lonely to live out her2, away from all your ocld friends ?’’ she asked.

I had to acknowledge that it was, tnd told her the worst part was the

abaence of pleasant women. “a you arrived, Miss Cullen,’ I said, <a hadn’t seen a well-gowned woman in four years.” I’ve always noticed that a woman would rather have 4 man no- tice and praise her frock than her beauty, and Miss Cullen was appar- ently no exception, for I could see the remark pleased her.

“Don’t Western women ever get Eastern gowns ?” she asked.

“Any quantity,” I said. ‘But you know, Miss Cullen, that it isn’t the gown, but the way it’s worn, that gives the artistic touch.” For a fel- low who had devoted the last seven vears of his life to grades and fuel and rebates and pay rolls I don’t think that was bad. At least, it made Miss Cullen’s mouth dimple at the corners.

The whole evening was 80 eminent- ly satisfactory that I almost believe I should be talking yet if interruption had not come. The first premonition of it was Miss Cullen’s giving a little shiver, which made me ask if she was cold.

“Not at all,” she said. “I only— what place are we stopping at ?”

1 started to rise, but she checked the inovement, and said :—‘‘ Don’t trouble yourself. I thought you would know without moving. I really don’t care to know.”

I took out my watch and was startled to find it was twenty minutes past twelve. I wasn’t so green as to tell Miss Cullen so, and merely said, ‘“‘ By the time, this must be Sanders.”’

“Do we stop long ?” she asked.

“Only to take water,” I told her, and then went on with what I had been sveaking about when she shiver- ed. But as I talked it slowly dawned on me that we had been standing still some time, and presently I stopped speaking and @wianced of. exvecting to

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recognize something, only to see alkali plain on both sides. A little surpris- ed, I leoked down, to find no siding. Rising hastily, I leoked out forward. I could s 1 of the train, but that meant nothing, as the train's crew—and, for that mat- ter, passengers—are very apt to alignt at every stoop. What did mean some- thing was that there was no water tank, no station, or any other visible cause for a stop. Is anything Miss Cullen.

moving figures on each sid

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the matter ?” asked

I think something's wrone with the

engine or the roadbed, Miss Cullen,” 1 said “And if you'll excuse me I'll fo forward ane see,’’

I had barely spoken when “ Bang

went two shots. That they were both fired from an English ‘“‘ex- press’ my ears told me, for no other people in this world make a mountain howitzer and call {t a rifle.

Hardly were the two when “Crack, crack, went some Winchesters.

“Oh, what is it ?’’ cried Miss Cullen.

‘Il think your wish has been grant- ed,’’ I said. ‘“ We are being help up, and Lord Ralles is showing us how to "«<

My speech was interrupted. “ Bang, bang !”" challenged another ‘“ express,’’ the shots so close together as to be al- most simultaneous. “Crack, crack, crack !"’ retorted the Winchesters, end from the fact that silence followed I drew a clear inference. I said to my- self, “That is an end of poor John Bull.”

bang !

shots fired

crack, crack !

(To be Continued. )

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