Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-12-21

my eyes, and a rough voice, in sup
pressed tones, said:
Make no noise, boy. We don't
want ter hurt ye, but II hey ter T yer
don't come along quietly. We've got
n little job for We ter do fore we go
home, m theirs a knife stickin' right
towardye 'fye make the least troub-
! le."
had already ceased what little
resistance | had attempted at first,
for was neithera large nora strong
lad of my age, and telt that was
in the grasp of Mt least two strong
men; so allowed them one on each
side, TO hurry me along. The night
was cloudy one and the stores were
all closed, so that the streets were
darker than usual and knew there
was little likelihood of any one in
terrupting our progress.
knew that we had not turned, and
therefore was being taken in the
same direction was at first moving,
that is, toward Salem street, and
| was aware when We crossed that
thoroughfare, and when we passed
Hanover street without turning, and
that the next street would be Ann.
which had not the nbeen re christened
North street. Then | feared was
being kidnapped to be taken out to
sea. had heard of such things oc-
curing to boys.
Gentlemen" began, "what have
/ done Where are"
'Shut yer yawp, younker, DRYER a
goner," and | felt something pointed
pressing against my side. mo
harm'll come to We, / tell We, if ye
mind"
We pass Ann street, still on Cross,
but after proceeding n few PAGES
farther we stepped off the sidewalk
onto the cobiiles and took several
turns before regaining the bricks. and
when We again went straight
on ! knew by the slope of
the sidewalk that the buildings
were still on my right, hut
whether on the same side of the
street or in the same street Icouldnot
determine. Presently, however, we
turned a corner to the right, and aus
we proceeded the occasional sounds
ofeoarse laughter and drunken voices
and violin playin issuing from places
we passed showed that was on Ann
street or one of its equally disrepu-
! table intersections.
We now crossed one more street
and had proceeded perhaps 100
PAGES when my nostrils were assailed
| by a peculiarly disagreeable but
familiar odor that enlightened me
at once as to my locality.
Iu one part of the city stood an
old tenement building of the vilest
class, the ground floor of which
was occupied by an Italian junk
dealer, while the basement or cellar
was used by a cheap dealer in
hides and pelts; and from
these two places came two distinct
etfiuvia, which, combining, made q
most indescribable but sickening
stencil, such as never encountered
elsewhere, and which generally in
duced ME to pass on by the other
side. So, as my capors hurried me
away, recognized this odor and
knew where was
T However, we had scarcely passed
the point of effiuvia when / was
turned sharply to the right, and, as
judged from the echoing of our feet
and,the closer pressing OF my guards,
conducted up an alley for lew rods
when left turn brought me against
some stone steps, which we assembled.
A door was opened and we entered q
house.
Up two fights ofstairs and a turn
to the right and we entered room,
where my captors, seating me in a
chair, for the first time released
their grasp on my arm.
There, -" exclaimed one, chat
job is safely over"
"Yes," returned the other, "but
where's Clint? thought he'd get
here first.
"There he is now" said the first
speaker, as light step was beard as
cending the stair, and soon the door
opened and third person entered.
''Hullo, boys! So you've got him,
see. Well, that's lucky for | did
hate to have to force the damned
thing" said the new conner, and |
heard him place something heavy,
apparently. on the table. "You see
I've got our prize, too. Take off his
hoodwink and let's proceed to bust
ness"
/ could hear some slight movements
and then one of them came to me and
removed the bandage from my eyes.
My companions all wore masks of
black cloth, so that / could form no
idea of their faces.
snow, my young friend" said the
leader, addressing me, eve mean you
no harm if you do what's wanted
without making any fuss" / said
nothing, for / was still dazed and
somewhat frightened, and observed
that he held u pistol in his hand and
that ono OF the Others was lingering
somewhat ostentatiously the handle
of sheath-knife, and he continued:
'You see this box? Well, the
quicker you do your work the sooner
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