Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-04

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ward and was 'S'h 80 - . ~
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BURIED IN THE THROAT
of the unfortunate man. There was a
R2B gRaSli1Ssgyandaa assnizsj move
Aen On herertpfthe murdered man,
who, pseeaess t. speak threw oat' his
arms and startled into wakefulness the
woman at his side.
What is the natter" she cried. The
but$iing sound Of words .stammered
from throat filled with blood was the
only sound she heard in reply. She put
her hand up to touch her bedfellow's
face, and it came IN contact with the
handle of the knife, which had been left
sticking in the throat, and her fingers
were covered with the crimson life tide
that welled from the ghastly wound.
Size skrieked.aloud with sudden terror,
and that scream woke at once hundred
persons in the neighborhood. They
came fiecking out on every side. in all
imaginary degrees of undress, drunk and
sober, but all with pistols irtheir hands,
for in those days no man in California
was likely to ever trust himself a mo
ment, under any circumstances, without
his shooting IRON" But, they found
nothing to shoot at The assassin and
his companion had vanished from the
vicinity of the tent, even before the wo-
mans scream rent the air. Ashley ran,
Jose demanded, in low tone of savage
ferpdty: s"Are you .,,.s
SURE YOU KILLED HERR"
Y Herr. answered Andrea. rGe, 1 did
not hurt her. But put the steel well
into him."
Fool !" exclaimed the elder man in
rage. you should have buried her
shame in the grave. will go back and
do it myself-even if they shoot me down
on the spot for it." d. Z.
As he spoke he turned upon his heel
and went back into the e, rapidly r; gather,
nfR crowdtii 5I.!.uiilaiiif, iUi &
Andrea continued his flight down to
the wharf where he:stSk a boat, and be-
fore daylight had rowed himself over to
Oakland, where he wandered aimlessly
about among the few tents, nearly, ali
drinking and gambling staqs, THAT we're
then on that side of the bay. He had
lost few dollars at monte, drank here
and there, and talked wifi several per.
sons, 50 be thoughtithere would, be no
difficulty about finding fairly good, pre-
Asumptive evidence, should it ever be re
gQiteS that be had beeA Over there
whenthe murder was perpet2ated In
San Francisco. Then he turned toward
helanding place, .pnrposihg to retake
his boat for the city.
HE had gone autA litdsway when in
the gray morning light he deserted fig
ufe walking a-littte distance before him
That he had no difficulty in recognizing
as the man he imagined he had killed In
SsH= Euaaseey= hoaFs befofesz fheFe
could be no doubt about, for it once the
man + turned and looked back and in
that inst ptA nd1sa< <larly sSk Ae face Of
Hahy Nj l&ikafAS Euxhoked along
jauntily and easily, but Andrea noticed
that Its FOOTBALLS made no sound. He
Uass slikS al bis people, superstitious in
an intense degree, and failed to recog.
,nize that the reason for the mans foot.
steps not sounding was tina. he walked
Sossd5 G5E ssss e bas at Tss ns
saw before him. Still, Andrea was a
bold fellow, and taking off and coiling
in his hand the long lasso which he
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|"sIj ac,ioSsll ,5as,aarsaAdaDar,ya ,5asaarsaAdsa Dar,yaiGt, M Qua
whichever you are, III try for you 6het
again." The next insant the wide moose
with its serpent-like trail OF fope ofyin,
behind u, went cifclihg Through the ali
Fit Mas tfgRteaed byla la6re pull. SAh!
exclaimed Andrea in a tone of triumph
sthatk no ghosts neck" In momen
m0h8Na3 3kAeelinel uton the pros
ftfatI,s struggling and Bf4Agling man
thrusting a small stiletto into bis heart
This time, st least there's no mistake
said Andrea to himself, as again ans
again be. .sheathed the steel in Mulveil'
breass NHhAlBpb&sible haste Andre,
returned to San Francisco, intending t,
return the boat its place before it wa
missed if possible, or otherwise to'apolo
gize to the owner for having taken it il
spree and pay him literally for its use
| He was in ample time for the return O
the boat, and to his great surprise tn
first person he saw when, he landed wa
Jose Gomez. who be had thought wa
very probably lcanghti red-handed an,
hanged before that time.
"Do you know" demanded the oil
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| KILLED THE WRONG MANI"
Yes" replied Andrea. 81 know tina