Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-22

WIS Jlle nrsG 10 enter the room.
slipped in to listen.
Hullo, my man, what are you up
TO here? Come, wake up-giye anac.
count OF yourself"
A pause.
stilll" = " 'op'
a noise as of shaking something
another pause.
"Oh, yes, Of course, here's little
game-dark-lnntern rolled over on
floor jimmy and crowbar, box of |
npiseless matches. etceute.rarr, ct
eette-rarr; ! see. Here you! wake up.
This ere kid won't wash; get up and
come along with me quietly" An
other shaking.
"Oh, you won't, won'tyou? Hullol,
what's this? Oh! indeed-armed, ay!
Yes, a styshooter in your breast
, pocket Fully loaded too. no Doubt
Wen see TO that a bit later. Ali
and knuckleduster, too. by jigsl
! You are an ugly customer and no
! mistake, you arel What lucky
hing you're so sound asleep-to.o.o
? be sure; and I'll make sure OF you,
7 my friend, while I've got the chance,
Z anyhow. These'ere bracelets will fit
T you like gloves"
+ pause ngain-a little fumbling,
: followed by the audible click of the
handouts.
We Call up my mate, sir, will you
% please?' This, no doubt. to the but
Is Ter who, going 10 the window and
n opening il, shouted 10 the man be-
"A low. who soon entered the room.
a Then ! could guess pretty well from
N the sound what they did, which, Of
course, was to lug the fellow OF the
!. bed, thinking that would wake him;
ol but although lac fell on the floor
r. with "A heavy thud, ii appeared to
L. do nothing OF the kind.
~ Then the thoughtsuddenly flashed
he through my mind that he had drunk
d. deeply, no doubt Of my particular
he brew, and remembering that the bot
ID. tie WAS empty trembed lest. hay
q. ing taken half dozen doses Of the
ne fascinating mixture mt once, he
X. might never recover from his sleep,
an So stepping forward lstated my sur,
~. mise as "a what had happened, and
~ said. " You had better send for 0
- doctor Immediately"
his "Well. p'rnps SO, sir" agreed tbs
"a. constable. lit would be best, any
WAYS, for he's about as heavy bi
:, oi goods TO muveas I've come across
4" for long while.
s, Then they laid the huge burly bur
IN glar on the floor, propped up hi
head. and left him in charge OF tn
w officers till the doctor arrived. III
~ did so Just as my hosts and thei
friends returned from their excursion
~ and YOU may Judge OF the excit,
w ment that followed throughout tn
a, household.
w Tho medical man, after due exam
~ nation and suggesting certain doucl
\. es OF cold water, etc, reassured us q
~ with the hope that he would not d.
~ NV assumption as to the cause 9th
-" conn was so feasible as not TO adm
'h' q, dispute. Doubtless by mid of h
~ dark lantern he saw the bottle
tnE wine with its label announcing IL
ltAe Ia Medoc OF the first quality. Tas
~ ing and trying. and finding Il TO be
~. liaht aud agreeable fluid. lie drainC
W. the bottle 1T a gulp, probably ms Y
w first step towards giving him q
OUT necessary courage and strength
oPe proceed with the business Of I
nv night, in this he was probably int
IN, rnpted by the rapid action OF the G
my cessive dose. and feeling sudden
tne overcome by a drowsy stupor, hi
the stnrrercd TO the bed and thro'
hu- himself helplessly on il. The fellt
y ~ had entered the room, OF course,
nv the balcony, having hauled hims
la't nm with n hooked rope, which "
-ha1 discovered with the remaining to-
al his fil scinating craft.
res. A. the expiration OF some three
i'm four hours. and in the dead of nig
,hcE hc recovered sufficient consclousn
mp to stand up. and he was then mar
z IN al of between the two constable
'yer, locked M. and eventually punish
ght. according 10 law.
aud son the whole" said the doctor
the mo later on, when we were lnugh
: Sc nyer the ndventure--"0 the wht
,uld, air II Is 4 good thing for you u
e W. Won tried the effect Of the narcotic
the some one else. Flat experiment
'ntly n corpore will. Take my advice,
( ear ana don't resort TO narcotics; Z
lr nro always dangerous, and =
even mist have been especially so.
I to drug clearly was y powerful {
had Won have had lucky escape ev
) no wnv. for II you had come into :
good diet with that gcntlemun-remem
low inc how he was prepared, am ar
out he would have lett his mark on J
knew whereas you have turned the "a,
'se TO mud. after fashion leityours on !
h the / wish the law would help you
d my mako It indelible on his back vii
ut il GOOD round dozen of the cat. !
Key, ! the only way TO put q stop 20
softly armed business it is the only Il
n me, these rascals dread. However
in the will rive blind men ~ wide berth
light. Tho future. l prognosticate,
1t out TINT he hns found one OF them
haste ,,,,tol thief taker."