Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-08

| hotL - NHhhnls No Wa .va,
to osh pound for London. SO tba n me,'
sooh himself of. But he Ion nun
rather startled, and we'll bo , ,o;s.
ny the light Of the lantern no ~ .a .,i
ne Iad seen two men. one ho nalt ~
i %ara = pa, pale and eager, the other boId
l handed the stranger M,
,orlnspeetion. Itwas n dainfv t g,a.o
was rather proud oft NJ mnt
~ south Africa had given II me- , ant
~ .u name was engraved on IL
horace Bligh," read INV fellow
a tayeier. $50 you" with n steaJy
name 10 his great eyes. s'are Hor"ayS
pngh! That is my name " / -
pied, rather disconcerted ~
man 5 manner was certainly strange.
lie toyed with the pistol in a danger
Gus way, and we were going M An
rate OF nifty miles an hour n mo-
not a pleasant position to be nIacad
10. i began to regret NV foIl,, -
complying with his request. "
! went on coolly, "Prehaps van
had better return my Dronartw
Fretty thing is ii not? but lnaded
anu therefore unreliable. Yon az
handling il earelessly, ana n m,ah.
go on; IL will besaier in my pocket :"
reached out my hand in nv turn
out my ielloT-traveler deftly eyaded
me ! shall never forget the anvil
expression on his haggard face
30 you are Horace IIligh Wall 7
am james Andrews, the man Won
nave ruined. Not only that. Won
nave taken the girl loved. Imeant
10 have killed myself II / had the
chance. ! have il now. | have also
the means of revenge. could shoot
you where you stand. But Twill not,
reseryeior You more hideOus fate
VIII kill myselfwith your pistol ana
M such manner that suicide viii
seem improbable. On YOU will fall
The suspicion, nay, the certainty OF
! rushediorWard and tried to wrest
the pistolfrom him. A brief struggle
ensued in which he, endowed with
maniac strength, threw me 10 the
hoor OF the carriage. Before could
rise he placed the pistol in the middle
OF his forehead. fired, and fell dead.
For one moment horror at the
tragic end OF Betty'ssome. time lover
banished all other thoughts. The
next noticed that we were slacken.
ing speed. pulled down the window
and thrust out nv head. We were
nearing the end Of the journey. Like |
flashes 81 lightning. one thought |
after another rushed across ms brain. |
lie was dead--James Andrews; the
man who had every reason 10 bear |
me cnmity. He was dead. Shot
through the brain with my pistol. !
What more likely supposition could /
there he than that IN the heat OF an.
ger. 81 discrimination on his part.
had lost sclfcontrol, fired at and
killed him!
Then rnsuei the most foolish action
Of my lie leapci from tho now nj |
most mntionlcss train on 10 heplat-
Iorm aud ran up stairs into the
street ] hailed "A passing hanson,
and told the man 10 drive to my l
chambers in Furniyal's Inn. As he
ratified through the quiet streets 1
myself on my escape
rom an unpleasant predicament. II
was unlikely that the porter would
remember my face, and II he did there
xas not very great chance of dis.
,oyery. The pistol Good Godl-I |
i,ted my hand TO my porket--it was
IMPLY. In the hurry Of my impul-
live flight | had left behind the evi.
lencc that would convict mel had
torgutten the pistol
Ii was impossible togo home. They
rad my name; my address was in the
Directory. | should he arrested be-
ore daybreak | called TO the driv-
n 10 90 10 Leicester Square, stayed
I'M closing time. then wandered
bout London. Then ! went into n
ake, TRYING to decide on my plan
" action. To fly the country was
he first course that suggested IT,
off Then | remembered the vigilance
With which the ports nre watched
when n supposed criminals at large.
d / wandered on Tor hours, wnyer-
M mIserably. would put brave
ront on the matter. and confess my
hare in the tragedy; ! would take
rajn TO Newhaycu and cross to |
rance, would hide in some obscure /
,nrt of London, and await the turn
fairs took.
IL was by this time past o'clock {
nd was walking along the Hamp.
tend rond. weary and disheyeled i
,ith INV Journey Of the previous I
ieht wbei, n newsboy decided me. ,
i : carried n bundle Of papers under
h arm n poster in front OF him, and 4
, black letters % foot long read 9
outrage on the Liverpool Line. y
clue TO supposed murder :
r"
That poster shaped my course. q
ont into n BARRIERS shop and md
y mustache shaved of, Then I
,ot n rouple OF rooms in q street 9
a. Kentish Town. Here | lived, |
N ouiet. 80 to speak, for three nor 7
BILE days. 4,t;on l