Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-26

bAh up - hh hi0A1 AtA h0Ahzls ah-
der the shelter OF the creek hank. at n
2:40 gait fearin' q second shot from
the Injuns.
Nigh our hut | met Yumez. gun In
hand. who said he had heard the shot
an started out To help me II needed.
II struck me as bein' cur GUS he could
have heard the report over a mile
away. behind the hill. an the wind
blowin' halt gale In t'other direction.
but o. course there want nothin' to DO
said.
.'Bill was inside workin' on the
traps. an when told him what had
happened he was quite oneasy. an We
discussed the situation as to what
should be done. Meantime Yumez
had hung his gun on the pegs and
gone for bucket o water.
" Wonder II Yumez seed any Inlun
signs when he was out?' said Bill.
Why sez l. was he out whilst
was gone? Thought he was hyar with
you.
80 He went o,:i with his gun soon
after ye did said Bill I'll AK him.
And Bin left the hut
THAT gave me another suspicion.
TO arm that Yumez had left the hut
shortly after l did. What for? An
why did he pretend he'd heard the
ritie-shot an come out afterwards TO
see what IL meante got up an went
10 the pegs an examined the Mexican 8
rifle. didn't see the result. for the
gun wasn't loaded ut ALI Things had
an ugly look. While | was putting the
gun back the Mexican returned. an
seein' what | was doin'. he look id
guilty as a thief. an then know'd
the rascal had fired that bullet al me
hisself.
81 wos on the pint o. deDouncin' the
villain to oncest an I scarcely onder-
stood why didn't II was drefful
mistake not TO do it for mebbe IL ]
had matters would hev been different.
an the awful thing what happened
might never haze come TO pass. |
have alius been sorry didn't shoot
the traitor on the spot But reasoned
that bein' warned could easily sar-
cumvent his deviltry. But he was
worse than | give him credit for.
IL decided not TO tell Bill about II,
but when the next mornin' We diskiy-
cred some o our best traps gone an'
that the Mexican had vamoosed also.
up an told pardner all about IL; an
l think II Bill had been "a swearin'
man the air nd "A smelt o. birthstone
sartin, for tho old fellow was bilin'
mad cl'ar through. We skirmished
round all day. an not an lnjun sign
could we see. which satisfied us that Il
was all the work o that thievin' Mex.
ican. We should miss the traps o.
course. but 50 far as actooHl value wa.
concerned. the sramp's share of the
pelts made that good. an we was glad
to be shut o. him. But We didn'l
understand what reg'l lar coyote the
feller was. for snake was fool com
pared with him In general deviltry.
Things went on smoothly enuff fol
about three weeks an we was quit,
forgettin' the Mexican, when one da,
Bill went OF 70 visit creek sey' ra
miles distant whar we had beer
thinkin' of settin' few traps. leavin
me at home. for had been quit,
seedy for several days with chills
which never had afore or sence
wall. after Bill left got roya
big b ar skin an toted IL out on Tn,
grass in front o. the hut. an. spread
m II out. lay down. the hot rays o
the sun feelin' very grateful to m,
chilled limbs, an bimeby 1 went OF
sound asleep.
After awhile | woke up with I
start. feelin' half smothered. an foun,
myself on the bare ground with th'
big bar skin on top entirely coyerin
me up ] also heard voices an fel
. that was bein' held down by seyera
pairs 0, hands. struggled as well n
could to throw of the bar skin. bu
. found that ! was really helpless, III.
feet bein' caught In the moose o.
stout lasso.
, Very soon, however. the skin wa
dragged of. and saw several lnjun
VIII. fell upon me an tied my hand
in jiffy. an ! found myself fas
prisoner In the clutches o. o hal
, dozen redskins. But this wasn't a
discoura ing as IL was TO dis
cover man holdin' the end q
, the lariat. in whom recognize
Yumez. the Mexican. who grlnned n
mo In most diabolical way tina
showed | need look tor no mercy a
bis ireacherous hands.
/, 'Carambol he growled. .sIt Is m
, torn new You sot Bill agin' me ar
, nov I'll have my revenge
: What does this mean?' demand
q ei furious with rage Loosen me. y
i coward, an III
+" CaraJor interrupted Yumaz. rr
! TO, uuch fool Ye had your chans
; IN 70 let 1t slip. Now you'll TAX
: what you got
D And with that the brute came u
!. I'm 'shippin out his knife said: ~
\ -. marx We with cross. 50 satana
e Si' give you an extra hot roastin
hnn he gifts We down thar.
/. An, then the half-breed gave m
v the iaark ye see ON my cheek. stranger
j a aughcd long an loud. an The Ia
r juns danced lively jig as he did il
q Hun Wall. no doubt It dill. an BILE
~ .ntBu. too. but ] war so mad | didn
d eel he pain till long afterward-
Is ..1hen the villains seized me, m