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‘ . ae i 7 HE WORLD: TUESDAY, EVENING, JULY 30, 1901; CONDENSED FOR THE EVENING WORLD BY PERMISSION OF DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. (Copyright, 1901, SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTER: The wheat growers in Tware County, Cal the P. & 8. W. Hallross, boveriabes them by ral Flek, fordmest of the w Join’ in @ saheme to out ing the Hallway Commission bie wife, urges him not to whieh im. 3 a Wheat ranctmen, makes love to. Milma Tre daughter of his dairyman, She rerulsea him. gives a barn’ dance. Heh cowboy named Delaney, whom n- loves. Delaney ridea Into the. bar plato! te up the dance, Hilima, 10 the exol lets Annitter tee se lovea him. Anixter and Delaney fight with Distole. Delaney 18 wounded and rune away The ‘rallroad, on whose wheat lands the ranch. ers hold aptton, demands*an exor! for th ind ware it will be ranch If necessary, The ater: form with Magnus Derrick tor Prev dent. he road. Hilma avows her love w Anntater. Owing to a mirunderstanding, Hilma anf her Py e ranch and go to San Francis o ater realtzen that he lovee Hilma. anixter follo rand they are marric th their train fe sudden! ped at midnight. ‘ CHAPTER VIII. The Hold-Up. HIDEOUS, ear-aplitting rasp made tteelf heard from the clamped- down Wentinghouse gear under- a wth, and Annixter knew that the wheels had ceased to revolve and that the train was sliding forward upon the Totionigns flange: “Hellop hello,” all up mow?" “Emergency brakes,” declared the conductor, catohing up hia cash box and thrusting his papers and tickets into {t. “Nothing much; probably a cow on the track.” He disappeared, carrying his lantern ‘wich him. But the other passengers, all but the stout gentleman, were awake; heads ‘were thruat from out the curtains, anil <Annixter, hurrying back to Hilma, was Bsealled by all manner of questions. “What was that?” “anything wrong? “What's up, anyway! Hilma was just waking as Annixter pushed the curtain aside. “Oh, I was ao frightened. What's the matter, dear?” she exclaimed, “I don’t know,” he answered, “Only the emergency brakes. Just n cay on the track, I guess. Don't get scared. It ien't anythin, But with a final shriek of the Weatieg- house appliance the train came to a defi. pite halt. At once the ailonce was absolite. The ears, still numb with the long-continue] soar of wheels and clashing iron, at Grat refused to register correctly the emailer noises of the surroundings. ‘Voices came from the other end of the esr, strange and Unfamiliar, as though heard at @ great distance across the ie exclaimed, ‘what's water. = ,) From far out to’ the front of the @rain, near the locomotive, came the @zarp, Incisive report of a revolver; then’ two more almost elmultaneously; then, after a long interval, a fourth. sBay, that's shooting. By God, boys, they're shooting, Say, this is a hold- to. : Tnetantly a whitenhot excitement flared Grom end to end of the car, Incredibly sinister, heard thus in tho night, and In the rain, mysterious, fearful, those four pistol shots started confusion from out the eense of security like a frightened fabbdit hunted from her burrow. WlGe-eyed the passengers of the car Sooked into each other's faces. It had come to them at last, this, they had so often- read about. Now they ‘were to eee the real thing, now they were to face actuality, face this danger of the night, leaping in from out the blackness of the roadside, masked, armed, ready te kill. They wero facing it now. They were hald up. i Hilme eatd nothing, only catching An- uixter’s dend, looking square! ito his 9 "ernedg. Ustle. girly” be said. ‘They, by Say, Page & Co) pean't hn 1 won't leave you. Ry | the Lord,” “ne” suddenly timed, hin exeltement getting the better of jim for a mome “Ry the Lord, ith a hold-up, | The reheol teachers wore in the alsla of the car, | | only won’ jdtue the out from hi wnt: “I'm nota bit frightene: night gown, wrapper and ue, huddled’ togerher lke holding on to each other. look- * mmen silently appealing for . Two to the Lip protectioe whit “Oh, oh, oh, I them were weeping, ‘8 terrible, Oh, If they hurt me." ndy with the childcen looked perth, amiled renssuringly, The: won't Jo anything to ux if we keep quiet. [ve my watch and jewelry all ready for them in my little black: bag, see?! y, I'm going out there,” suddenly WNG-BxOH GONG. OOrEW THF SUDDEN STOP ae am Ct. — A 1” a pocket revolver. His friend caught his arm, Don't make « fool of yourself, Max,” sal ‘They’ won't come near us," observed the well-dressed young mani “they are after the Wella-Fargo box and the rer: istered malt. You won't do any good out there.” But the other loudly protested. No; he was going out. He didn't be buneoed without a fight. He wann't any coward. ¢ “Weill, you don't go, that's all” said his friend, angrily. eres women and ehidren th this car, You ain't Koing to Enh thea ece nore! “Well, that's to be thought of." sald the other, allowing himself to be pact- fled. but still holding his pistol. “Don't let him that w cried Annixte ply from hix place by Hilma’s aide, for the drummer had, made a8 If to open the sash tn one of tHe #ec- tons that had not up. Y “Sure, that's right, I the others, “Don't open any windows. head In. You'll get ur all shot if you Aren't careful However, window the ers could interfere ant 8 by Jove," he shouted, turned back to the car, “our ‘engine's gone. We're standing on cur : you can see the end of the train, She's 1 tell you, Well, look for Sour- draw him Tn aplte of another his elr precautions, one after nds lookel out, Sure enough, the train waa withou| Joc: engueh ta loc vo done it so we can't get Voelferated the drummer. with the “pistol, Now. by siminy-Chrixt. mas, they"ll come through the cars an They'll be in here inn stugd uw up. mifite. | Lord! What was phat?’ From far away up the then a; ently some half-mile nhead of the train, came the sqund of a heavy explosio he windows of the car vibrated with pars ‘ “Bhooting again.” “That ian't shooting.” excldimed .An- nixter, "They've pulled the expreas and mail car on ahead with the engine and now they are dynamiting her open."* “That must be tt. Yes, wuke, thats Just what they are doing.” The forward door of the ca: and cl and the school shricked and cowered. with the revol r opened teachers é F faced about, his eyes bulging. However, It wax only’ the train conductor, hatless, his lantérn in his hand, Ho was soaked with rain, He appeared In the alsie, 1 “Ia there a doctor in this cart’ he asked. an he| The drummer | leclared one of the drummers, flourish- ropoRe to Keen your gaewarares0. the drummer had got ‘the # up and had leaned out before, Went back | | The young down { elgaret affair. man In dead, declared, “the brakeman. Hetwas shot. through the i luiiga twice. They think the fellow got vay, with about, tive thousand In gold teow?! Wasn't there four of “No, only one, And say, let me tell you, Ae had hie nerve with him. It seeina he was on the roof of the ex- press car all the tiny, and going as fax ag we were. he fumped from the roof of the car down on to the coal on the engine's nee ane with his x1 and made tender, and crawled over held up the men in the n. took their guns from ‘em stop the train, Kven SICK BABIES’ FUND SAVING MANY LIVES; A Popular Charity That Appeals BENEFIT, CAKEWALK AND CONCERT | @onananans OOD Summer} OOK TO-NIGHT Fred Erbe’s Benefit at! North Beach Casino \ Amusements. HAMMERSTEIN 42d,D way, 7Qabty ¢ “PARADISE ARDENS. On the Combined Root: torts & Rapablle Theas, ot, T rar SVENGALIS. MLE, TO-NIGH t to All Hearts. a Great Success. THE SURSCRIPTIC | ral Crouey: the sing Previously acknowledged... 5 Walahea: the Inia Stex ¥ % 5 and Melrose; the Ye EID Syivla ars, minnch Dee 1 lata, Corbert and CHINA & PAIN’S FIREWOR nn 3 Win, MERA po and dance t eveas. at 9. Jack Bowden afd others, WS — Leonay in his laughable , The Casino Girl. {irate ville, SN. Peerrechinrenenean nit Wednesday —Atiantic Vacht Club Night. Rone" Spine, Waiter“ Totn ‘eek a) ‘Among the Ist of ¥: Sr eo owt Hauae Proauctlona\t he atelle Susaman,. Cecelie Roast, the following singers and Carle Suuare Opera Co. Mixed. atelle Susaman., Ce Bl lirothera, Mies Stay: Hak — - Celta and Alf nk, Gertrude @| Kennedy, Baby Day, ’ CONTINUOT ining 2 Beet eet Reanng, th ASTOR’S ..33 : ' cpeiheasie 2 | Baker, Earl Brandon, the We * olen Miler May Nathan S) ters, ‘uh and Tee, Mintrod Ros Nata CAND trinbe . seeee | fon and lazelton, corks + suf > ‘4 soul ens Sy {4 Morwan, Harry Rodgers, Baby TERS AUNULTY. | FISKD & 30 DONOUGI The Sick Bables’ Fund gets ©) Hvans, Walsh and Hafels, Harry Thom-| | E erhek larranay material boat from the Siexel 2 tnene apeclaltion were all successes,| BERGEN BEACKHI he charity sal thing which contributd to. the auccess e muleiea the proceeds of the char @ | thing gwhich coonteibutde to ther aueces ] other soon. Rig Store laet Frid: suffering nts, he Cunino, was a gre veather. T Erbe hand: eroun yesterday. entertainme Horn, Bre to be on benefits. Q Mr. doing shia best to obtain a by bron: the fund. The servi yi Mires” We hope it will pen, the celebrated hablo have been secure yivta Hart, five and ont ctlona and will be a hoat ¢ Mttle ones cake-walk and e Albe proprietor of the bre volunteers j ay for the EIS) rs. nt at 1STt First mer & Oo, the grand piano manufactur- of one of thelr grand planos, sent ally for the occasion of the benefit. THE CONTRIBUTORS. Raltor of The Evening World: t X pleawure in Inclosing herewith cur “Caain “ry cheek for 8201 85, belng the proceeds of the chi ity bene sale held thie week. part of whlch representa, IBL-C > oe Ter P. As Conne. To the Maller of The Evening World: “neisaed you will find the um of BL ‘of a emall stand kept br two em Hlebt If years Manche Bebteweinger, etx and cne-half years. To the RAltor of The Rrening World did " Cha o leage find $1.45. the proceeds of American Star Four, Bert Gi ie Cha Lb \ more: Dan AUT : Willtam Mulcahey, John MeDermort, Harry J. Day, Wh present their ake pea hernentee iene ores (St cesrid| “The Firat and Laat Appearatice o&t Toth of The Evening World: | Dark Town Opera ny,” t BEATRICE MAILLER svtae it wiit. help eoee Ladios Symphony of over twenty will play Stare ot Mr. Allen, “saxophonts Boston Symphony ¢ “wf the star features of the oc The cake-walk will be one of t sof this sort ever pr ormeoue featur sented. Mr. George stage manager of Sennation Company will direct It. 7 twenty-four couples in’ tt. mond) wl eatitled which the entire or! appear, ‘All the money stich benefit and Te will by Iostors of alling, ttle they ha oy babi ur contri Fund to" ftrer_ Butlding, on ordered ‘em to use the emergency: Kear, ems he knew all about tt. Then and uncoupled the express While he waa doing t remember that brake. through ‘here once or red muatache,”* man that twice—nad a ‘Thay chap? ure. Well, as soon as the train stopped, this bmkeman guessed some- thing was wrong and ran up, saw the fellow cutting off the express car, and took a couple of shots at him, and the fireman says the fellow didn't even take hin hand off the coupiing-pin: juat turned around as cool ax how-do-you- slo and natled the brakeman right there. They weren't five fect apart when they began shooting. The brakeman had come on him unexpected; had no idea he wan no close, the express messenger, all this ‘Well, he did his best. Jumped out with his repeating shot-gun, but the fel- low had him covered before he could turn round, Held him_up and took his kun away from him, Say, wu Rew tf call that nerve, just the same. One man standing up @ whole traineload. Tike that. Then, a# soon as he'd cut the ex- press car off he made the engineer run er up the track about half a mite ton Foud crossing. where he hud t hecas ted. What do Fea think of that? Didn't he have it ail figured out close? “And when he got there he Jynamited the safe and fot the Wells-Fargo box. He took fve thousand in gold coin: the messenger ways It was railroad money that the company were nending denne Hakerafield to pay off with. “Tt wa in a bag. Ho never touched the registered mall, nor a whole wad of greenbacks A well-dressed young man stepped|that were i the safe, but jun ‘ t to forward. @ coin, got on his horse and a Gut ERS ma doctor," he sald, enginecr anys he went to the east‘ard” Well, come along. then.” roturned| ‘He Kot a: aid he?" the’ conductor, In a wurly voice, “and| "Yes, but they think they'll get him wers in this car," he ‘added, | He wore a kind of maak, but the brake- turning back at the door and nodding | man recognized him positively. We got his head menacingly, "will go back to{ his ante-mortem statement. The brake. ded and stay ther there's nothing to # He went out, aOR rk hey, wi “Oh, now they will come through the car and rob us," wailed the ‘schoo! teachers, pace ty ack to bed, and Annixter, assure: the trouble was over, did ilkewine: goat And all the rest of that strange night the passengers, sitting up in thelr un= mado beds, in the awaying car, lighted by a strange minglin id and trembling Bintacn lights” rushin, brenkneck speed through the' misty ‘rain, were oppreaped by a vision of figures of terfor tar behind them in the night they had. lett, masked, armed, gallop the bse bound to th addale » be uel 1e LG } ooing ‘on, sending a. th: of. the country aide, Ct 2 3 ve Gd we] BO It's all over and| mun xald the robber waa a dl lawn |of the Sultan of Morocco, BK At} to have been arrested at Tallroad engineer named Dekast eee followed by the, young| Annixter started violently, (To Be Continued.) ————_ with, the ttle children went | MOROCCO’S ENVOY ARRESTED LONDON, July 9 (Tuesday) 4.90 A. M. El Menebhi, who recently visited London and Berlin as a special envoy is reported Mazagan," ‘sa Tangier despatch to the Morn- ing Post, “becauso the Sultan disap- INK | proved of the concessions he granted while in England and; of his expendi- ture gt 28 900,000 4a ate talented young that t he fund are ¢ “nahte surprise. Or A, composi LIZZIE _CALDWE BEATRICE GILES » it @ LUCY CABBLE D under the ‘dl thelr leader. formeriy Irchestra, will of most ft of some atek child. Roae Spin Tenny Prietets Hammon x © Sieverarer Matt veer i TOO OOo OOnnG! ot The Byening World ne is 3 Gar Se Le ateueneet | BRIGHT ONGBEACH inte \ YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BABIES’ FUND. ‘Simon Van De Velten, | Seats, 2c. Dalir Sats, Wolidren at Mates Lea, i ‘ Leonard Grover, JT. re } Was Hin thegeve hy Canine York Citys Falgaberh Murray. i Argentine, La Balle FRED ERBE SENDS $187.75. jh: "uhh 00000" 8, 00h Bie ie BSE iti aia be ratsed by |, SRAAMilsimatad fan 1 ave find A cen conte ; Scan i brats qi by. The Henent at Nerth Hench Casing | ne nian 1 4 i Pat dass. Fit nue, rruttiog Excursions. Wan a Grent Success, The benetit at the North Beach Casino afternoon and evening, plann out by Fred I nes summer. fons for the Sick of World, y_York City sketch the come the character change Gleason; the comedy y bad Friday, of this the attendance Cigarettes you will wonder how it a be done! They are so characteristically “Turkish”’ in taste and smell that their price (for their quality) isa " Compare them with any of the 15c. brands in the market. We are not afraid to have you. S. ANARGYROS, Mewafastarer ef the famous Exyptian Deities Cigerettes. 10c. for 10.. . Frank Bri Henry Seyle reonville, Sereey City, N. or of The Evening World: t you will Gnd B1 collected for the beae- Trusting thie will belp, rantea Racowsky, 3. ter Roth. fle some poor sick FLOATING ROOF-GARDEN. Steamer GRAN! ined Vaudeville. Bey Bax.excpt F W.12th at. 8 PBLG W.20th.8 90 PSE; OPM. ‘Tiokets,600 ST eT Reakerd | IN Geai careers OM GROVE, Atop N.Y. Theatre 1 Bvery Nightat 6.20 performance rata oF abine. ROPDAN NOVEL/TIRS. LANTIC Sinty ear canton Grant & Grant, Johoeen @ 3M , Eschert’s Orchestsa. v8, Coat ay a 20 ot. to 10, VAUDENTILLE FRA’ By the F. F, Proctor Big Steck Ga ee PROCTOR'S sri “DR. BILL ORLD IN WAX. New Orekestem, °C MATOGRAPR lal Attractions To-Day. Brooklyn Amusements. ¢ MUBRE.! And Speci ~ Amusement and Education Combined, THIS SEASON'S NOW IXCURSION 40 CENTS, lactuding Admission to All Attractions, LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. New York and Rockaway Beach Ry, MANHATTAN BEACH. VE EAST STH ST.. N.Y, week EAE TO, 0, 9.20, 11.00 A. ML, Bi0, is 7), 1-10. 1.40, 2.10, 2.40, i Sat ato, 5.10, 6-40, (6.00, 6.49, 2.29, 7.40,” B $.40, 9.20 and 10.50 P. 3k Traine stop at East New York Stmlautes after iS thee TUS .OM WITENALL @T., N, T..vte 39 Bt Ferry, connecting’ witg etsom 10.00, SM. every forty minutes to EXCURSION FARE, © CEXTR ROCKAWAY BEAG Hi. leave Mth st., E.R. N. ¥., weeleh Toe bao, 89), 2.20, 10.20. 10:60 A io ay 6.35, 7.30, BD, 8 ‘M. Hammel's Me PL Mion craton will} Returner iy % LONG BRANCH AND BACK, ASBURY PARK AND BACK 5.40, 6.49, 8.99, 9.20, 1.50, 200, 4.20," 6.20 Bp ve Dates, # we 310 P. Mt West Little eet bathing om coast, attraction FAVORIT® Battery Land eB AL Sts 12-dhe is A THE CLEAN RESO! TATES ISLAND. ALMANAC COSTS YOU ZG. BUT A BUSY MAN WILL SAVB DREDS OF DOLLARS BY WING IT HANDY.t ttt stuty for the masses. 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