11:30
As the 11:30 A. M. express train from New York was speeding toward the fisher village of Wrightstown , one of the passengers went out on the rear platform of the last car and intently gazed back along the rails . He was a compactly built man , with rather rough clothing on , and the soft felt hat on his head shaded a bearded face , which denoted a daring , reckless disposition . A half smothered oath escaped his lips as he caught view of a locomotive chasing the train he was on , for he distinctly saw a man in the cab whom he recognized as one of his worst enemies . `` Sheriff Timberlake ! ''