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f"WTO. . * ' " " . " - , /S- - * - Jj. f n"r * TrT"7.F""T W "Tv" . " " "r ' ' ' "Wj& ypilptm , " , . . > ! " / vj ' r yv "V rt i ' ' "pjKWlTS , " % , - i . > , < .i , wi . , i * , - r " n " , * . - T" . -JK ' ; ' THE FALLS CH . TR1BUNB , FRIDAY , JANUARY 25 , 1907. CHAPTER V. There was a clicking sound , auil the glare of .1 dark-lantern struck my blinking eyes. "Pick up the canilk1 , sir , " said the tranquil voice from behind the. light. I obeyed readily enough. Fate was downright cruel to us. Xot a dozen feet awny was liberty ; and now we were back at the beginning again , with the end nowliere in sight. "Shall 1 light it , sir ? " I asked , not to be outdone in the matter of formal politeness. "Yes , sir , doubtless you will need it. " I struck a match and touched the candlestick. "Burglar ? " said I. ( For all my ap parent coolness , my heartbeats were away up in the eighties ! ) The girl snuggled close to my side. I could feel her heart beating even faster than mine. "Burglar ? " 1 repented. "Indeed , no , sir , " reproachfully "Mine is a political job. " "A political job ? " thunderstruck. "Yes , sir ; 1 am an inspector of eelI l rs , " grimly. " 1 couldn't get around to this here cellar earlier in the day , t.ir , and a fellow's work must be done. " Here was a burglar with the sense of humor. "What can 1 do for you ? " I asked blandly. "Firstly , as they say , you might tell ine what you and this lady are doing la this lonesome cellar. " "Say 'sir , ' when you address me. " "Yes , sir. " "The lady and I were playing hide- and-seek. " "Nice game , sir , " grinning. "Were you trying to hide under the coal ? " "Oh , no ; I was merely exploring it. " "Say 'sir , ' when you address me. " "Sir. " "You're a cool band , sir. " i "I am gratified to learn that our ad miration is mutual. But what are you doing here ? " "I was ascertaining if the law was 1'ioperly observed , sir , " shaking with nilent laughter. "But what puzzles me , " 1 went on , "ie the fact that you could gather the gems in that garb. " For I was posi tive that this was the Galloping Dick very one was looking for. "I don't understand a word you say , s'.ir. I'm an inspector of cellars , sir , not a jeweler. So you and the lady vtas playing hide-and-seek ? Come , now , what is your graft ? Is all the push hero to-night ? " "That depends. " cursing under my breath that 1 wore a gown which ham pered my movements. For , truth to tell. 1 was watching him as a cat watches a mouse. "Well , sir , \\e of the piofesslon never interferes with gentlemanly jobs , sir. All 1 want of you is to help me out of he-re. " "I am not a burglar. " "Oh , 1 understand , sir ; I understand completely. A gentleman is always a gentleman , uir. Xow , you can re turn to that coal bin. I was just about to make for it when you lit that cnn- dlo. " "Why not leave by the collar doors ? " "I have my reasons , sir ; most satis factory reasons , sir. I prefer the win dow. ( Jet along ! " his tones suddenly hardening. I got along. "The lady may sit down , sir , " he ttaid courteously. "Thank you , I will , " replied the girl , plumping down on an empty winecasc. ( She afterward confessed that if she Lad not sat down on the box , she woHld liave sat down on the cellar floor , as a [ tort of paralysis had seized her kuees. ) I stepped into the coal bin and rested the caudle on the little shelf for that purpose. I was downright anxious to f > ee the fellow safely away There wasn't room in that cellar for the tbree of us. Ills presence doubly en dangered us and multiplied the com plications. 1 was In no position to force the gems from him. A man who has ten thousand dollars' worth of jewels on his person doesn't stop at nhootfng ; and I possessed a healthy retard for my skin. I opened the win dow and caught It to the ceiling by a book I found there. "There Is a stout screen , my man. " "Take this , sir. and cut it out , " banding me a pair of wire clippers , holding his lantern under his arm meanwhile. The nnr/zle of the re volver , during all this time , never wavered in its aim at my head. 1 went to work at the screen and presently it fell Inward. "Is that satisfactory ? " with 1m- presslve irony. "You are the most perfect gentle- inau that 1 ever see , sir ! " There was \vlsflom in this. So , once again I took the candle , and we inarched back. There wasn't a sin gle jest left In ay whole system , and it didn't look aa If there was ever going to bo another supply. We took tbe other side of the furnace , and at length came to a flight of wooden Blairs , leading somewhere into the club. It was our last chance , or vro should be obliged to stay all night in some bin ; for It would not be Ions be fore they searched the cellars. If this flight led Into the kitchen , wo were saved , for I could bluff the serv ants. We paused. Presently we as cended , side by side , with light but 1 firm stop. We reached the landing In front of the door without mishap. From somewhere came a puff of air which blew out the candle. 1 struck | ' I i Instantly the Door Opened , and a Po liceman Popped His Head a match viciously n-'nlnst the wall and blundered Into a string of cook ing-pans ! It was all over , the agony oi suspense ! Ulang ! llumpity huniplty - blang- I have heard many stage thunders In my time , but that racket beat anything - * thing and everything this side of siege- guns. Instantly the door opened and a po- llceman poked his head in. Before I had time to move , he grabbed me by the arm and yanked me into the ball room ! The girl and I had made a complete circuit of the cellars , and had stumbled into the hall-room again by the flight opposite to that by which we left it. Cheerful prospect , wasn't it ? The adventure had ceased to have any droll side to It. "Alia ! " cried the base minion of the law. "Here you arc , then ! Hello , everybody ! Hello ! " ho bawled. Caught ! Hero we were , the Blue Domino and myself , the Grey Capu chin , both of us in a line fix. Dis covery and ejection I could have stood with fortitude and equanimity ; but theie was bad business afoot. There wasn't any doubt in my mind what \vis going to happen. As the girl said , there would be Daring head-lines and horrid pictures. We were like to be I be newspaper sensation o the day. Arrested .and lodged in jail ! What would m > rich , doling old uncle say to that , who had threatened to dis inherit mo for lesser things ! I felt terribly eorry for the girl , but it was now utterly impossible to help her. for I couldn't help inyoclf. And behold ! The mysterious stran ger I had met in the curio hhop , the fellow who had virtually haiir.U'd me for sis hours , the fellow who bad mas queraded as Caesar , suddenly loomed up before me , still wearing hi * sardon ic srnile. At his side were tno more policemen. Ho had thrown aside his toga and was in evening dress. His keen glance rested on me. , "Here be Is , Mr. Ilaggerfty ! " cried tle : policeman cheerfully , swinging me around. A lictoetive ! And Heaven help me , be believed me to be the thief ! Oh , fet . \adlln'.s ! ( lamp ! CHAPTER VI. I stood with lolded arms , awaiting hlu approach. Nonchalance Is always respected1 by vlie police. I must-have presented a likely picture , however my tace blackened with coaldust , cob webs stringing down over my eyes , ray Capuchin gown soiled and rent. The girl quietly took her place beside me. "So you took a chance at the cel lars , eh ? " Inquired the detective ur banely. "Well you look It. Will you go with us quietly , or shall we have to use force ? " "In the flrst place , what do you and your police want of me ? " I returned coolly. He exhibited his star of authority. "I am HagBcrty of the Central Of lice. I want you for several things. " Several things ? I stared at him stupidly. Sereral things ? Then it came to me , with a jar like an earth quake. The story In the newspaper returned to my vision. Oh , this was too much , altogether too much ! He took mo to be the fashionable thief for whom hall the New York police force were hunting. My sight swam for a moment In a blur. "What Is It you think I have done ? " I demanded. "You have , or have had , several thousand dollars' worth of gems on ' your person to-nl nt. " I shrugged. The accusation was so Impossible that apy confidence re- i ' turned. . "Mr. Haggerty , you are making n' ' stupid mistake. You are losing time , ' besidea. I am not the man fy whom ' you are hunting. My name 1 * tifchirit Cornstalk. " "One name or mother , It d M liX matter' I ' I'lenty ot gall , " murmured one of ' the millions of the law , whom I after- 1 ward learned was the chief of the vll 1 Inno police. The card by which you gained 1 admittance here , " demanded the great , Hnggerty truculently. I surrendered it. A crowd bad by this time collected curiously about us. I could see the musicians on the stage peering over the plants. "The thief you nro looking for linn gone , " said I. "Ho escaped by the conl window. " By this statement my feet sank deeper still. "What did I tell you ? " cried Hag- gerty , turning to his men. "They had nn accomplice hidden in the cellars. " "I beg to inform you that you nro making n mlstako that will presently cost you dear , " thinking of the polit ical pull my uncle Imd in Mew York. "I nm thi > nephew of Daniel Wither-1 spoon. " "Worse and worse ! said the chief of police. "We shall discuss the mistake Inter and nt length. Of course you can easily explain how you came to impose upon these people , " Ironically. "HahI the game Is up. When you dropped that card in l-Ylnrd's mid said you were go ing to a masquerade , I know your game in a minute , and laid eyes upon you for the first time since I began the chase. I've been after you for weeks. Your society dodge has worked nit , and I'll land you behind the bars for some time to come , my gay boy. ome , " roughly. "I request Jlr. Hamilton to be called. He will prove to you that you are greatly mistaken. " Kvcrythlng looked pretty black , I can tell you. "You will see \\hoin you please , but only nfte.1 you are wifely lauded in the lockup. .Vow. Madame , " turning swiftly upon tbe Him- Domino , "what Is your part In this line business ? " "It certainly has no part In yours , " Icily. llaggerly smiled. "My skin is very thick. Do you know this fellow ? " She shook her head. He stood un decided for a space. "Lot me see your card. " "I decline to produce it , " haughtily. Haggerty seemed staggered for a moment. "I am sorry to annoy you , but you must be Identified at once. " "And why ? " proudly. "Was It for bidden to go Into the club cellars for such harmless tilings as apples ? " Apples ! 1 looked at her admiringly. "Apples ? " repeated Haggerty. "CouldnU. you have sent a servant for them ? " She did not reply. "You were with this clever gentle man in the cellnrs. You may or may not be acquainted with him. I do not wish to do anything hasty In regard to yourself , but your position is rather equivocal. Produce your card and be identified if you really can. " "I refuse ! " "Then I shall ask you to accompany us to the boom up stairs till the police patrol arrives. " "I will go , " quietly. "Nonsense ! " I objected. "On my word ot honor , I do not know this lady. Our presence in tin , cellar was perfectly harmless. There Is no valid reason for detaining her. It is an out rage ! " "I am not going to stand here argu lug with you , " said Hagerly. "Let the lady produce her card ; let her dis close her Identity. That is simple | § /I have already nlven you my deto. i initiation on Unit ubj ' : t. " replied the . girl. "I can very \.c i explain my pros- j once IIPIV , but I a' . , > ] Holy decline to explain It to thy p ( < ; > < \ ; ' ! I didn't ir.n't .an" ' . ( at all. Sin bad paid that * ' .io i > essc-d an alibi. Why didn't she | initiitc if. ' So the t\u > ot us 1 ( "t the gorgeous ball-room. I2viiv : cno moved aside- for us , and quickly , too. as if wo had had the plague. 1 looked in vain for Ham ilton. He was a friend in need. Wo were taken into the steward's office and the door was shut and locked. The band in the ball-room wont gal loping through a two-step , and the gaiety was In full swing again. The thief had been rounded up ! How the deuce was it going to end ? " 1 can not tell you how sorry I am to have mixed you up in this , " 1 said to the girl. "You are in no manner to blame. Think ( u what might have Happened had you blown up1 the post-ofllce ! " She certainly was the least embar rassed of the two of us. I addressed my next remark to the great Hag- Bcrty. "Did you find a suitable pistol In Krlard's ? " ' "A man in my business , " said Hag gerty mildly , "Is often found in such places. There are various things to ' be recovered in pawnshlps. The gen tleman of this club sent me the orlg- ' innl ten of hearts , my presence being necessary at such big entertainments. And when I saw that card of yours , I was so happy that 1 nearly put you on your guard. Lord , how long I've been looking for you ! I give you credit for being a clever rascal. You hare fooled us all nicely. Not a soul among us fcncw your name , nor what you looked tike. And but for that card , you might still be at large. Until the lady submits to the simple process of Identification , I shall bo compelled to loUft upon her an treat her as an accomplice. She has re fused tbo offer I have made her. and she can not bl&BO me If 1 am suspl- clous , when to be suspicious is a part of my business. " Ho was reasonable enough In rcgarfl-to the gill. He turned to OlO chief of the vll- face poilco. whtf JM alttlnj ; at tbo desk ordinarily iiKcd by the club stew- ard. " \o reporters , mind jou. " "Yes. , Hr Wf ! l t-e'i that no reporter - porter gets \\lnd of tin- capture , " The telephone bill umg One of the police answered It "Forou. . Mr. Hitggcrty , " he said. Ilapgett\ sprain ; to the telephone and placed the receiver to bin ear. "What ? ' wo heard him exclaim. "You hn\o gut the other fellow ? A horse j and carriage nt once ! " "Take mine , " mild the chief ex- cltcdl.vWhat Is It. " "M > subordinate at the railway sta tion ( | has just landed the fellow with the jeweln. Mighty quick work. I must hustle hi to town nt once. There'll be plenty of time to attend to these , | persons. Bring them to town ' i the \ \ moment the patrol arrives. The ixriiis ( are the most Important things just now. " "Yes , sir. You can rely upon us , ( .Mr. Hnt-gerty. Billy , go down with . .Mr. Haggerty and show him my rig. " , "Good ! " said Hnggorty. "It'n boon | a fine night's work , my hula , a line I night's work. I'll see that all got some credit. Permit no ouo to approach [ preach the prisoners without proper authority. " | "Your orders shall be obeyed to the I letter | , , " said the chief Importantly. He I already saw his name figuring in the New York papers its having assisted 11 , the rapture of n great thief. I cursed under my breath. If It hadn't been for the girl , 1 am iisbamed to confess , 1 should have cursed out loud. She sat rigid and motionless , it must have been a cruel ordeal tor her. But what was puz- /.lint ; me was the fact that she made not the slightest effort to spring her alibi. If I had had one ! Where wns Hamilton' ' 1 scarcely Inclined to the idea of sleeping ( n jail in n dress- suit. Haggerty departed A silence set tled gloomily down on us. Quarter of an hour passed. The grim-vlsagcd po lice watched us vigilantly. Half an hour , three-quarter : ) , an hour. Far away wo beard the whistle of an out going tiain. Would I had been on it ! From time to time we beard faint music At length there wns a noise outsld" ' the door , and a imminent later Hamilton and two others came In. When he saw me , ho slopped , hlfi eyes bulging and bis mouth agape. "Picky Cornstalk ? " he cried help lessly. ' What the devil docs this mean ? " turning to the police. "Do you know this fellow , Mr. Ham ilton ? " asked the chief. "Know him ? Of course 1 know him , " answered Teddy ; "and I'll stake my last dollar on his honesty. " "What ? " We Heard Him Exclaim. iTbfiuV'Tedch M 1 began to 'iiontbe. ' " 13111 " begun the ehlH' . Hel/.ed with Midden iniHghings. "It Ik Impossible. I tell jou , " inter- rtiptcd Hamilton. "I know this gentleman - man j.s incapable of the theft. There is s-ome frightful mistake. How tbe ( llehuiit. did joti K < ; t here , Dicky ? " And briefly I told him my story , my ass's ears growing Inch by Inch as I went along. Hamilton didn't know whether to swear or to laugh ; finally he laughed. "If you wanted to come , why didn't you write me for an invitation ? " "I shouldn't have come to your old | bnll , had I been invited. It was just the Idea of the lark. " "We shall have to hold him , never theless. " 8uid the chief , "till every thing IB cleared up. The girl " Hamilton looked at the Blue Domi no. "Madame , will you do me the honor to raise your mask ? " She did EO ; and I saw Hamilton draw In his breath. Her beauty was certainly of an exquisite pattern. Hu frowned anxiously. "I never saw this joirng women be fore , " he admitted slowly. "Ha ! " ciled the chief , glad to find Borne one culpable. "Did you receive your invitation through the proper channels ? " asked Hamilton , "I came here to-nlfiht , " coldly , "on the invitation of Mrs. Hyphen-Bonds , who sailed for Kuropc Wednesday. " I Here was an alibi that was an alibi ! I was all at sea. Hamilton bowed ; the chief coughed worriedly behind his hand. The girl had told me she was an impostor like myself , that her ten of hearts was as dark- stained as ray own. I could not make head or tail to it. Mrs. Hyphen- Bonds ! She was Hi law in the land , especially In Blankshire , the larger part of which she owned. What did it all mean ? And what was her idea In poping as an Impostor ? The door opened again. "The patrol IUIH come , " said the of ficer who entered , "Let it wait , " growled the chief. "HagKtrty has evidently got UH all balled up. I don't believe his fashion able thief has materialized at all ; just I a common crook. Well , he's got him , j at anj rate , and the guns. " i | i "You htno , of course , the goncrnl Invitation ? " said Hamilton. "Here Is it , " and nho passed tlio engraved card to him. , "I beg n thousand imrdnnu ! " nnld Hamilton humbly. "Everything ccomr to have gone wrong. " "Will you gunrnntco this man ? " asked the chief of Hamilton , nodding toward me. "I have said so. Mr. Cornstalk hi ver.v well known to mo. Ho hi ti re tired army olllcer , and to my knowl edge a man with nn income tuifllclcnt to put him far boyound want. " "What lu your name ? " asked iho chief of the girl , scowling. It wns qultu evident he couldn't understand her actions any better than I. "Alice Hawthorne. " with an oblique glance nt me. I had been right ! "What Is your occupation ? I am obliged to .ink these questions , Miss. " "I am u miniature painter , " briefly. Hamilton cnimforward. . "Alice Hnwthorno ? Pardon me , but nro you the artist who recently completed the miniature of the ICinperor of Germany , the Princess of Hosso , and Mrs. Hy- phen-BondH ? " "I am. 1 believe there Is no fur ther reason for detaining mo. " "Kmperor of Germany ? " echoed the now bewildered chief. "Why didn't you tell all this to Mr. Haggerty ? " "I had my reasons. " Once ngnln the door opened. A bur ly man In a dnrk buslnoKs-Rttlt entered. Hlo fnco WIXH ruddy and his little grey eyes sparkled with suppressed Ire. Ho reminded mo of Vautriii , the only dif ference being that Vnutrin was French whllo this man was distinctly Irish. His massive shoulders betrayed tre mendous Htrongtli. Ho wan vastly an gry about something. Ho went to the chief's desk and rested his hands upon It. "You lire a nice specimen for a chief of police , you nro ! " he begun. "And who the devil are you ? " bawled the chief , his choler rising. "I'll tell you who t am presently. " Wo all eyed him In wonder. What was going to happen now ? "Which of you gentlemen Is Mr. Hamilton ? " nuked the new-comer grttflly. Hamilton signified that he was the gentleman by that name. "Some ladles at your ball have been robbed of their diamonds I under stand ? " "About ten thousands dollnrn' worth. " "Look hero , sir , " cried the chief , standing up and balling his list , "I want you to explain yourself , and mighty quick. You can't como Into my presence In this manner , " "Bait ! You liuvo just permitted tbo cleverest rnscnl In the state to slip through your butter-lingers. I am Hag gerty. " The -hlef of police sat down and- SAILOR'S MARRIAGE YARN. Tells Party In Ice Cream Parlor of Customs Which Are Peculiar to Amlnnmn Islands. Tin- day was warm 1'or .March. The sailor sat in Hie ice cream sa loon eating ice cream and lady rake. "The queerest marriage 1 ever seen , miss , " lie aid. "was in the Andaman islands. But maybe yon ain't imercstod in mar riages ? " lie laughed as men always laugh over this joke , and the pret ty waitress permitted herself to smile. "The islanders in I hem islands/ ' he said , "is dwarfs , Four feet , on the average. Very fierce and gly. "If a young islander wants a girl for his wife he asks her par ents for her. They never refuse , They take the girl and hide her in the forest. There the lad must find her before morning. If he finds her she's his. If he don't she ain't. "Of course I don'I need to tel you that if the girl wants the young feller she sees to it that ho finds her all right. "And vice versa. "Here is how the marriage cere uiouy is performed. The lai climbs up a slim young tree am the girl climbs up another donlu him. Her clothes don't hot her her In climbin' clothes never bother an Andaman islander. WH1 , \ \ \ they go , and as they near the toj their weight bends the slim Ireei over toward each other prettily The trees bow and bend and com- tcs } ' , and finally the lad's heat touches the girl's and from hclov a shout goes up , for the heai touching has done the business The ceremony is finished. The young folks' troubles have be gun " Egg-Swallowing Record. A singular story of egg-swal lowing comes from Marilxburg , the capital of Natal. A well known citizen made a bet with local auctioneer ( hat he would swallow 42 raw eggs in ten min utes. lie performed the task it eight minutes i , and then offered to .swallow 00 raw egys in lo min/ utes. DEMAND FORSTEEL CARS. _ Use of Thorn in the Postal Railway Service in Generally Ffivored , Since 1 ! > OQ TO postal clerks , Htibsti * itoa anil wolgliorH linvo been kllle'l ' 11 railroad wrecks while on duty , \ \ * nvo boon injured nerloiiBly and J.Clii ave been hurl slightly. The clerk' i the railway post olllee servlco ar * mong the most expert employes n : he government and the dcpartmcii' s seeking continually to Improve th ondltloim under which they worl. JBSOII the dniigci'H that surround then' nd protect their lives and the vain ble property In tholr cure. In ISSUl the government adopted pecllk-ntloim for the construction ot mil cars requiring them to bo heav er and more substantial thnn those lien in use. In May , 1001 , these pcclflcntlous wore revised and fur- her .strengthening of the rar wno re- ulred. The railroad companies have IHO been experimenting with im iroved rolling stock , the Hrle bulki ng an nll-steol car and the New York , v'ow Haven At Hartford two ; the I'ciui- ylvanla road IB drafting plntiB for an ll-Bteel car and tbo Santa Fo company inn contracted for .1 ! ) steel-sheathed nrs , with tindurframcs and flooring of tool , the floors to ho finished wttlt fiinent. felt and wood. All these earn are much heavier ban those previously in use. Under ho department specifications of 19M ( i full (10-foot ( car weighs 100,000 ( Hindu , or 20,000 pounds more than nc built on the plans ndnptml In 81)3 ) , The clcrku prefer the larger icnvler earn , which they believe to m Hafor In accidents thnn the others 'et In a wreck on a Texas railway i fiO-foot car telescoped n CO-foot car f later build and much greater ivelght and WIIH Itself practically un- lainnged. One of the steel cars now In use 1m icon In an accident. The postal clerks invc great faith In them , fueling that hey are practically Indestructible and ImoKt sure to preserve the lives of ill who are In them. It IH likely that tool mall earn will some day bo re Ittlred by tltu government , and when bey nro It IK not Improbable that the itibllc will demand n mihstittitlon of metal cars or cars BO heavily re- enforced with Htoul as to bo practicably ho same thing for nil wooden pnsscn- ; cr conches. ENGINE SUPERSTITIONS. New Locomotive Rarely Tnkpn Out on Initial Trip on Friday. You never neo n ship launched on : i Krlday , and .similarly n new locomo tive hardly over nmcci ! : i trial trip on that day or o the thirteenth of the month. Even though the mtporln- lendpnt may jeer at thin Ktipcrstltlon. yet bo knoWH too well to sot it n ; naught , for jimt ub f tailors conshU- ! that Koine Blilp : * art ) unlucky , M > < lo train hands credit certiiln locomotive- , with a sort of dcmonlnciU possession It IH certainly very strange the dif ference Hint nmy bo observed between two locomotive ) ; built from the Bam1 plans , at the mime tlnio , of Himilnr mu- terlal. Ono goes on her way quletl\ and smoothly , never breaks down. vlH little or nothing for repairs ; tliu other cniiHCf ) trouble from the very first , runs off the line , kills the driven * , gets Into 'H'clcUmt-n of all UlntU , am ) generally acts UH though posseaBuil by homo uvll spirit. There was a famous IiiHtancc somn yearn ago on tbe South Florida rail way. A locomotive killed HO many people that Nhu gained the name nt "The Hearfic , " and no fnwer than three engine drivers actually loft the employ of the company rather than rontlnuu driving her. The odd thing was that she uuvur seemed to injure herself. Uvuntually her owners were forced to break her up , although she was by no means worn out. Of actual gho.stR lu trains or railway engines ono very seldom hears. Neckties as Railway Signals. "Red neukllu.s are always worn by foreign brukonmn and conductor. * . Hvcr notice HY" said n railroader. "No , Why is It ? " "As u safety device , " WHS the re ply , "These red neckties that flash upon your gaze on the railroads of Italy , France , Germany and England are not a sign that the people have u gay taste , but that they are cautious and prudent. "Tho neckties are supplied free by the railroad companies for use as dan ger signals In emergency. Thus , no matter when or where an accident may happen , there Is no need to searcher or scramble for a red flag , but the brakeman whips off hlfi red necktie- and weighs it frantically aloft , " To Thwart Train Robbers. Tbe engines on the Denver & Hlo Grande railway have an apparatus for preventing train robbers from climb ing over the tender. This consists of a pipe extending along the roof ot the cab and connected with the boiler. Through this pipe , without making a perceptible motion , cither the engine- driver or fireman can send a jet of steam and boiling water that would effectually kill or Injure anything liv ing that happened to bo on the tender or the front of the luggage-van. To- Bridge Royal Gorge. The highest railroad bridge in the world will bo built across the top of the famous Royal gorge near Canon City , Col. It will bo 2,800 feet above the hanging bridge of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad so high In the air that the roaring of the Arkansas river below wi'l not bo heard , and the powerful HP ; will look like a thread of HIV fining between the frowning > llf