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When he came to half an hour later it all seemed like a horrible dream -- like a scene from a robber 's tale . He found himself in a comfortable Pullman car on the way to Umatilla , where he had to tell his story all over again , in order that the fairly hopeless pursuit of the highwaymen might be begun from there . _ Chapter IV _ ECHOES IN NEW YORK WALLA WALLA , May 7 . `` This morning , at ten o'clock , the station Swallowtown , on the Oregon line , was surprised by bandits . They captured the station in order to hold up the express train to Umatilla . The plot was frustrated by the decisive action of the station official , who jumped on the passing train and warned the passengers . Unfortunately , the robbers succeeded in escaping , but the Umatilla police have started in pursuit .