Northfield page 2

Northfield page 2 by ric gustafson


Bill Stiles silently counted to three. " Three". Both men put handkerchiefs over their faces.
Hobbs Kerry kicked in the back door. " All right" Stiles said loudly as he put a burlap bag into the face of a nearby passenger. " Hand over all your valuables and no funny business".
A sound came from four rows up. " Rock of ages cleft for me".
" Sounds like we have a preacher among us" Hobbs said as he put a wheat sack in front of a frightened passenger. " Be quiet!".
" Let me hide myself in thee".
" I said hush up".
" Let him be" Stiles growled as he pointed his six shooter at a passenger and they put a watch into the sack. " He's not hurting anybody".
" Lord help us".
" Thank you ladies and gentlemen" Kerry said as he opened the opposite door of the train car. " Have a good evening".
They met Clell Miller and Charlie Pitts as they came out of the other passenger car. They jumped onto their horses and rode up to the front of the train. Jesse, Frank and Cole Younger had just emptied the express car. Stiles ungagged the night watchman and then they all rode away.
Later, Jesse figured the take from the robbery was more than $15,000.


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric