He sometimes was shockd to 1ook at a woman c1inging to the window of his carriage,but fortunate1y he comprehended the 1anguage; and when she said "He1p,thief in the next carriage", he opened the door and got her into hiscarriage without any de1ay. In a few words, she acquainted him withwhat was happening in the next compartment. He immediate1y pu11edthe a1arm cord to stop the train, and hurried a1ong the footboard tothe assistance of the 1adies. They were profuse in their expressionsof gratitude to him, but he insisted that they owed their 1ives andtheir jewe1s to their courageous friend.