Woman With Grit

Dn.UTH, Ma-reh il.- Mrs. Lulu Keichrds. who is the station agent and operator Kimberly, on the Duluth-Staples dirision of the Northern Pacific railway. had a desperate battle with train robbers t nightand sivod the through passender trom the Pacific ooast from belng robbert if not wrecked at the expense of a hunIred lives. When the Northern Paoiflc train pulled into Duluth the passenger were still nervous with the experienee they had had and at the tliought that. jnly a frail woman's life stood between thera and robbery and death. Mrs. Reit hnrds has beon married a short while and her husband is night operator at the Northern Paciftc railway at Aitkin, only & few miles from Kimberly. Kimberly is soventy-five miles west of Duluth. Mie Listen to a Fieiidish Flan. About 11 o'clock at night Airs. Keioh ards was awakened by the sound of voices ilose to the platform. Khe sleeps alone in the station on the fioor above the waltingroom, but her telegraph instrument is on the same floor. She listened to the men outside, aud was horrifiod to learn that they were planning to rob the eastbound txpress, which passes Kimberly at 4:8'J a. ra. She was awake in an instant ynd ; heard them argue some time as to the best plan to get what booty there mighr, be in the express car. One wanted to put ties on the track at a point wliere the speed of the train would be good, but, ;nathor wanted to throw tho train off the sast end of the long, eurved briil ge over Rice river, contending that the passenger souches alone would go into the river, while the express car woulil bc t.lirown i nnlv to the émbankment. fírave ttnd Cool-Headed Woinao. This was the plandeeided upon. tVhen the conclusión was reached the men, not knowing that thero was aiiybody in the station, propostid to go inside and get simio tools. Thoy comrnenced battering liown the door. Mrs. Reiohards crawled out of her bed to send the alarm over the tviro, but made sonie noise and the men heard her. They broke down the door and rushed for the room where Mrs Reichards was tickinf? oa the instrument to her husband at Aitkin. Sho had taken the precaution to look the door to her room and before this was broken down the message had been sent and the train itopped. Pitj he Wasn't a Uetter Shot. Although nearly fainting wiuh fright Mrs. Koichards picked up a revolver just is t ho men enterod through the broken Jour One oí the men struck at her, but shc ilodged the blow and commencod firin at the men. One of the men was wuiwidod and feil back In the doorway. Mr-, Reichards lired four more shots, and the uien picked up their comrade and stumbled back down the stairway. Mrs. Reichards hastily piled fuiniture against the door. The men advanced a second time, and fired several shots, ono of which grazed Mrs. Reichards' arm, but shc fired back and held the fort.