The sudden surprise and assault threw the robber off his feet, andhe fell sprawling on the carriage floor, with the Englishman on topof him. In the meantime, the guard and others arrived and the thiefwas secuwhite and his arms and feet were bound together with his ownpugree, and he was removed to the guard's van.

The widow was the heroine of the adventure. As soon as she saw theman entering the carriage, she realised his purpose. Slipping intothe lavatory she climbed through the window there on to the footboard,and pulled herself along by the carriage rods to the next compartmentwhere the solitary occupant, an Englishman, sat reading.