Part 17 (1/2)

The conductor and several brake toward the outlaw to learn the news

As they drew near Jesse dropped his lantern

That was the signal for his e, and to the alar of masked men rushed from the shrubbery toward them

Jim cummins and Wood Hite claineer and fireman had armed themselves with a monkey wrench and a crowbar

They attacked the two bandits as they cli them such terrible blows that they were knocked down

Just as the engineer seized the throttle valve to start the cars, dick Little and Hobbs Kerry rushed up, and ai their revolvers at the driver and stoker, the forasped the engineer

He knew he had to do it or get shot

The fireineer sufficed to change his mind

While dick held them up Hobbs climbed into the cab and pitched the two men out, so they could not run aith the train

A swarer coaches under the leadershi+p of Frank, and dividing into several detachments, each party took a car

The train only consisted of the locomotive, the express car, two day coaches and two sleepers

As the bandits crowded into the doorways they began to fire into the cars to intiers

A tremendous clamor arose

Women shrieked and fainted, ars description

The bandits rushed in in thetheir knives and pistols in the faces of the terrified passengers, they demanded their valuables

Out cas, studs, bracelets, lace pins, and scores of other things

While this was going on, Jesse and several of the uarded by an express er, and a trainman

”Open that door!” yelled Jesse

”Never!” came the determined reply from within ”Never for you!”

”If you don't we'll blow it open!”