_Clearing on ridge; station can be seen below._ Black Jack and Bird walk to brink of hill, point down, both start to descend. Scene 23. _Railroad tracks._ Call-boy walking with switch signal lights, nose in novel, stubs bare toe, sprawls up holding toe, down track limping. Scene 24. _Forked roads._ Four desperados cantering, pass sign-post: “Mason’s Cut, 1 mile.” Scene 25. _Woods opposite despatch-office._ Black Jack and Bird take observations; way is clear; start across. Scene 26. _At Mason’s Cut--railroad tracks._ Four bandits arrive, conceal themselves at points of vantage. Scene 27. _Down railroad track from 26._ Train No. 5 in distance, rounding curve. Scene 28. _Exterior of station, as in 18._ Black Jack sees poster near door with his picture. Reads: “$1000 reward for the capture, either dead or alive, of Jack Rindge, generally known as Black Jack. Was railroad despatch operator 1898 to 1907. Description:” (Follow with description of Black Jack.) Latter does bravado business, posts Bird as guard, and enters station. [Two purposes are served by the author’s introduction of this poster. He has let us know that Black Jack is an unusually desperate character from the fact that so large a reward is offered, and, of even greater importance to the story, he has told us that Black Jack is a capable telegraph operator. Both are points necessary to the plot later on and skill is shown in introducing them indirectly now. How unconvincing it would have been to have Black Jack say later to Carson, “I am an old telegrapher operator,” and thus give the audience its first intimation of the fact.] Scene 29. _Despatch-office, as in 8._ Carson studying train report. Office door being cautiously opened. Black Jack steps stealthily into room, covering Carson with automatic, closes door. Carson quickly turns. Carson registers, “Black Jack.” Latter makes threatening move toward Carson’s hands, saying, “Stick ’em up.” Carson hesitates, then slowly raises hands. Outlaw steps quickly behind and searches him, takes position in front of Carson. Scene 30. _Exterior of station, as in 18._ Close-up of Bird seated on door-step with Winchester across knee. Leisurely rolls cigarette. Scene 31. _Interior despatch-office, as in 8._ Black Jack studying order-book, tosses it on table, steps back on sleeping cat’s tail, disconcerted for a moment. Turns to kick cat. Carson about to leap at him. Black Jack turns back quickly, shoves automatic under Carson’s nose and backs him into seat. Keeping Carson covered, Black Jack settles down at table, studying order-book. Speaks-- SUBTITLE: “STICK OUT A RED FOR NO. 2 AT WIND RIVER.” Carson sends message. Scene 32. _Close-up of desk._ Black Jack searches around until he finds railroad-map. Scene 33. _Close-up of special railroad-map._ Black Jack tracing plans on map. (To be cut into Scenes 33 and 34.) Scene 34. _Despatch-office, as in 8._