Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-27

1917 Al nrst that Won de.
served 70 be shot, Ihave been eoge,
% lasntily you, that might have a.
ss.atislAetion Of shooting YOU. and ho.
ileVe me, should not have besitotaa
ior moment had / been eon,.inco5
lhht you We're indeed the man ~
nrst supposed you to be. The Iast
DAY was here had some douhts ~
20 my being on the right track. lam
now satisfied that my suspicious were
totally unjust. Before | 20 any hr.
tlher' VIII you forgive me, ana IRON.
use rs me your friendship and aid IN the
! lett to use a vulgar expression.
AL ~ a heap" Seeing my hesitation
hlss Miner continued;
= will satisfy you that | had good
reason Tor my conduct, and can univ
reiterate that | am very sorry now
that my suspicious should have fallen
story: '''s
Five years or more AGO. when the
war was almost at IFS close. nv IA.
tiSeF' Who was Colonel in a cavalry
regiment IN the Union army, was serI.
ousiy wounded Our house was moi
very ihr from the seat OF war. so he
Was brought 10 the old homestead Ia
dle--as We all thought. But he mi.
ied and ~ a few weeks appeared 10 be
IA a lair way 10 recover. When. one
evening, a soldier called al the house
saying that he must see my father at
ones aud alone on important military
business. he MAS admitted 10 the sick
chamber aud left With my father. An
hour passed, when tile doctor. think.
Ing my father would be worse after so
long an interview, decided TO 90 TO the
room and request the soldier TO with.
draw To hts horror he found my
talher upon the floor unconscious his
bead badly bruised. His bureau was
open and eInptied Of all money aud
other yalunblgs The robber and
murderer had decamped. say muir.
derer. because my father died that
night, though not before he was able
20 tell something Of his assailAnt. Nv
father had struggled maniully, though
OF course tcrbiy, Tor his life, and in the
ecutlio had torn away tins curious
sloege button from his murderer.
That, 20 ne. horrible yellow Jewel |
have carried ever since, a. the only clue
by which hops toiind themHn whom
! have sworn 10 be ncyenecd upon,
was only a Very young girl when
my father died. bat / hAd no
mother. sister or brother and concen-
tratrd Al the ardent affection Of my
nature upon my dear good father So,
young as was, then and there de-
I tesinintd and solcmnly vowed 20 shoot
that fathers murderer II ever found
MIN. on sight. Revenge is now the
ruling passion and only aim OF my
{ life. and you can imagine my emotion
{ when ! hAH you wearing the mate 10
I this horrible sleeve button"
"will you tell me where you got
that sleeve button. for | am certain
( that you mover owned the pair"
1 related al ! knew Of the jewel and
then added;
Read this letter which has just
+, come. but remember that the man
who gave the tho button may be. and
z probably IL. as innocent as ! am. DO
not Ice too hhsty. ~ you may mis-
judsr a second time. and in any case,
lnY dear young lady. do not shed
blood. even though Il be guilty blood
( let the Law do that"
She said nothing except 20 request
ME 70 unlock the door, and soon saw
her walking away up the mountain
side. The Rivcryille train left with
out Miss Milncr, and Was once more
alone in the deserted depot.
About 10 O'Clock she rauntcred IN
TO the station.
"I,c, me stay inside there, out o
sish,, but where ! may see and heai
this man who wrote that he would %
here tonight.
/ agreed on condition that she cav,
IN her pistol, which she did after hest
thting for an instant.
II was Just such a night as when two
months before, had sold a ticket iol
a sleeve button. ] began TO wish
had never seen the unluoky trinket
A. my custom was on fine evenings,
drew my chair out TO the platform
aud III a cigar. Just rs on that othel
evening. about five minutes bsioie I'M
Vxprexs was due my man hurried up
Good evening. Mr. Agent. Pleas
lei me nave ticket to Nashville an,
my sleeve fastening, and take enough
o,it OF this bill for two tickets. ma
viii make us square, lbelievee, ana u
evrrlastingly Obliged TO you,
"stay q minute said. - nav
taken a fancy to this old button, an'
would like TO buy il OF you. ,
"Don't want to sellit. i hesaia ram
err CURLY. ,r;o
.orit W1llletyou haveanother tlcke
and give YOU SIS to boot"
Cant 40 it--hurry up. lean hea
the train" 49,, 49,. :,
"Wby. il there any little history az
tacbed TO the button3" Iasked.
ayes. there's, but look above man.
nf,ots 81 time" said, as ga2ea .
, my watch. There was only three mn
! n,ss aAny objection TO telling ~
what Il isYh this rs ] slowly rose iroi
my seat. .,;.,,,on =
; telling YOU my private affairs -,
! Ue was now getting out oil Tempe W..
no wns 4 powerful looking man, 9uS
III ~ nover known fear, so l resolve
u s.