Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-09

No Indian could devise a more cruel
death than the itrapper did for his vic
tim. AS he neared the camp on the
Missouri his thirst for vengeance in
creased and it was q whole,day before
he could trust himself to enter the
camp SO great was his fear that at the
sight of his partner his feelings would
overcome him and he would kill the
scoundrel ION the spot. But con-
trolling tGs't himself by ,.auo5 a mighty tty
camp camp and md greeted greeted his former
friend who pretended to be very glad
to see him. He said not a word about
the letter he had received and by
neither act nor word showed anything
was wrong. When spring came the
skins were packed and semitic Benton
where the partners soon followed them.
The boats were loaded aud everything
prepared for going down the river.
The brotherlhad a will made, leaving
the name of the person blank. He
then ;prOposed to his partner that in
stead of going down the. Missouri river
with the boats they send the 'furs down,
while they would cross the mountains,
visit the ttrappers Con the Platte, buy
their furs, take them down the Platte,
and meet their own leetiof boats with
another at Plattsmouth on, the Mis-
souri,. Gain was, of course, the argu-
ment used and it did not require any
urging to get the partner to agree. He
did not want to return to ST. Louis and
the longer he could defer his visit there
he reasoned the better it'would be. for
him. The brother also said they would
establish branch trading post on the
Platte somewhere near old Fort Lara
mie and thus increase their future
profits. TO all this
THE PARTNER iREADlLY aAssENTED.
and after seeing their boats safely
started down the Missouri they set out
across the ;countryifor Laramie. They
finally struck the old overland trail and
followed it down the Platte to jules
Bernards. Here they stopped for sew
eral days and under some preteXt or
other the brother induced his partner
to accompany him to the lonely pass
described in the opening lines OF this
story. Here he disarmed him, tied him
securely and Uniformed his vioCim he
was going to kill him. AT tirst't
partner thought it was only Il joke but
when the brother produced from his
pock ct the letter from his mother and
read it to him, the guilty man knew
but too we'll that his time had come.
He begged to be shot at once, but the
DFOLleF OIiy tIicu ITO Slctihi cCCuioiy w
the rock and then informed him that
he must fstarve to death. Hastening
back to Bernard's cabin, who was away,
ihe'lefta note saying they had gone
east and then taking some chains and
a hammer which he found In a stable
near the cabin, returned to the rock.
He forged collar out of the chain and
fastened 1t about his victims neck.
Then he drove a staple into the rock
and fastened the chain TO it. This
done he calmly sat down to see his
enemy starve. On the third day the
partner signed the deed with some
powdered ink which the brother had.
1t bequeathed all his property to
the in jured girl. The brother witnessed
it and also attached an old trapper's
name as a witness. The brother then
wrote letters for the man TO sign, say
ing he had fallen very i'll while cross
ing the plains and was about to die.
These letters were dated on the Platte,
but did notsay at what point. All these
documents the brother compelled his
partner TO sign. On the sixth day the
man grew delirious aud
BEGGED TO BE SHOT,
and day by day he became weaker until
the tenth day, when he died. 1t Is said
the brother often eat in the presence of
his victim aud brought water from the
spring near by, but would not give the