((pickle, read my PM first))
"I don't wish to be disturbed. This is a private carriage! Go away!" The knocking continued. He walked quietly over to Liz and motioned her to follow. he pulled the mattress from the bed and laid it against the dinning table. He had Liz sit behind it on the floor. He pulled on his jeans, strapped on his gun belt, picked up the Carbine and went back to the door and yelled "state you business" seeing the door was equipped with a peephole he peered out. Outside stood a black man in a porter's uniform, his hands shaking and fear in his eyes. Robert almost let his guard down, but then thought for a minute. "Stay put" he said, handing Elizabeth a pistol. If anyone but me comes in here, shoot first, ask questions later. I'll be back.
Bob went into the odd little closet with the ceramic fixture. He remembered seeing a sky light there. He stood on the lid and opened it, the climbed out on the roof of the train and crawled to the end above the front door. He saw a man holding a pistol aimed at the still knocking Porter. He took careful aim and shot the man through the wrist with the carbine. He quickly racked another round and shot him through the other wrist. The man ran in terror, his pistols laying on the ground.
Its me Elizabeth, he yelled as he dropped back through the skylight. He went to the front door and opened it, asked the porter to come back in an hour and replenish their supplies and make the bed, then picked up the pistols and went back inside. He closed the door and went to his wife, She was sitting, knuckles white, still wrapped around the pistol handle. He sat beside her, wrapped his arm around her and pried the gun from her hand. He burned with anger for men that would do this to such a fine woman. He wished he had shot the man in the groin as he had deserved, but it had been important he get away, and with two shattered wrists he would be no threat to anyone ever again. He wanted him to live to tell the story. He hoped to his brother, in Boston! He kissed Elizabeth tenderly, and coaxed her into letting him help her dress.