The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-11
up, Alice, by cheating fools like you

up, Alice, by cheating fools like you
with gewgaws."
Alice felt some disappointment a.
seeing Richard nnconvinced, ana per.
sisted that all was not right
about the pack. She believed
there We're stolen goods in it, at
any rate, and she had no wish to sleep
in the house with it. Next came in
Edward, the lad of sixteen, who aided
Richard in his work about the place.
He was at this time often engaged in
shooting crows and other birds, and
a bought a huge old military gun
with which he Numbered away at
them, and this very moment he had
seen a flock OF birds feeding at his corn
rick and had come i'll to get his gun.
When Edward heard the talk about
the pack he pricked up his ears atten-
lively. "Faik, Alice" said he, laugh
ing, III it's a live pack perhaps Idbet-
ter shootit." Hold You
fool, said Richard. But Edwarn, talk
ing the candle in his turn, declaredh he'd
have a look OF the pack, at any rate.
Gliding down the passage he edged up
to the parlor door and gazed within.
Presently he came back with q very
different look from which he took
away.
CAS- sure as death l saw it stirring"
he whispered, land whatever be in
there I'll shoot it." In vain the 9TH
ers attempted to dissuade him. Car
rying his gun in one hand and the can
die IN the other he FASTENED down the
hall; Without h%esitating 3 moment
he fired. Great heavens! The blood
gushed out upon the floor like a tor
rent, and a hideous roar, followed by
a groan of death, issued thepack.
Dropping the gun, Edward ran into
the kitchen like onedistracted, and out
at the open door, taking to the hills
like a wild roe in his flight. Alice fol
lowed as fast as she could; and old
Richard, after standing for a time in a
state OF p~etrefaction, went into the
parlor. The pack had thrownitselfto
the floor, which flowed with blood.
The cries and groans had ceased, and
only q kind OF gutteral noise was
heard within. The old man, getting
down upon his knees. unloosed the
cords and discovered the body of Il
4 SlttJNttIl llltlll. HUH WHICH INC tltltl lOl-
ever fled.
alas! AIas!'' said old Richard, tears
running down his cheeks. II wish hc
hadlived to repent ofthe badcause that
brought him here"
BY this time Edward and Alice, who
had gone Off with the wild idea ofsum.
moning some onetot their aid. returned
in sad distress. Having found no one
near, they could no longer leave Rich,
ard to his melancholy fate. Together
they took the corpse from its contine
ment. Thewayi in which it Was packec
was curious and artful. His knees
were brought up toward his breast
and his feet and legs We're stuffed in /;
wooden box, another wooden box, {
size larger, but without IL bot
tom, made up the can betwixI
his face and his knees, and, there
being only one fold of canvas around
this, he breathed with perfect ease. /,
was the heaving OF his breast whicl
had alarmed the servants. His righ'
arm was within the box, and to hi.
hand was tied q rutlass, with which
he could rip himself out OF his contine
ment at once. On his person wer,
tour loadedpistolsand asilver whistle
In an hours time they had the hous
well equipped with armed men, an'
when the robbers, who had though
to establish their confederate within
in safety, arrived about midnight
they We're repulsed with unexpecte'
fury, several OF their number bein
killed or wounded and their bodie
carried away in the retreat of the 9th
ers. The body OF the robber in tn
pack was buried, and it was said tina
his grave was opened and the corps
taken secretly away. No clue to tn
: perpetrators of this base and bold at
tempt at burglary was ever found.