Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19

ern states.
Since morning had not seen more
thHna hnlfdoEen human hnhitntions,
aud they we're Of the poorest and
rndest description. hardly tit for the
abode oi IA Wild animal.
Since the middle of the afternoon,
the forest had baen unbroken on ei-
ther side, SO ihickly matted with trees
and vines that the eye could not
penetrate dozen feet into the
gloomy shadows.
All there WAS 10 show that hu.
man being bad ever heeu that way Lee
fore nns the apology for road that
! Was pursuing. lithereeyer had been
ANY travel upon Il. there WAS little
sign nov that such had been ihecase.
Bushes had grown up where the ruts
might have lsrcn. and In many plnoes
the stout wines had rrrpt around,
80 that one had 10 keep a constant
lookout 10 prevent himself from be-
ing igippci up By them.
Now and then. in the thickest por'
/ ton 81 the farvst. X was almost i'm.
[ possible 10 keep what. in fact, was
hnr,lly more than a trail Here u
I would scem 10 branch either 20 the
right ur left. but up 10 uighiiail |
| fnstrFcd myself that had not gone
natrBy lut noN hadgrave reason
Z 10 b. worried
AZ the cabin where | had passed
the previous night. ! had bccn told
that / should come tn another 10y
the mnlslle oi the afternoon. or a lit
10 later. providing ! made good
time. Isn't now night WIS close npon
me. mud the hRiitation | had bccn
looking Tor az every tarn had failed
to materialisr.
1 The prospect ola night a lone in
the dismal forest suot pleasant "a
contemplate. knees TINT in ihetiis
NAL depths about me. outlaws
moonshinrrS and cut-ihroats had
/ their refuge. and ! did not relish th'
Idea ~ meeting them at any time
much l~ss of cucountering them "a
the darkness
n had begun 10 grow dark abou'
me. Wlpcn ! came TO a point IN Tn
way which puzzled me. The roa,
forked again, and Tor the life OF me
could not determine which one Z
take. tlse right or the left,
many had done before me, ! V
chance decide the matter. Setting
stiys upright. / removed my hand
and lot II fall into the directson !
WORLD. II fsll to the left and 80
took tAat way.
Hurried onward now rs fast ne
could wnuted 60 mike use whn
daylight atillremained, and get Z
The cabin where | was TO pass ~
ni,-hs before Il became SO dark thn
travelling would hc impossible bu
nv haste amounted tn nothing.
Jsrkpess which could he almost iel
clos.5 about me. and felt a certain
. ~ that must be lost. The cabin
cxpoctod 90 find had not appeared
ana Of it's existence had no roaso
10 Ssnht. The people where ala
nnsseA the previous night couN nc
have md no motive in deeolying M
Stumbling along in the darGnes
irving to make up my mind TO la'
\ the inritnble. ahnt Of paSs'rsx y
j NIGHT osutoi doors, suddenly trappee
over eomething which lay across u
natb and went hpadlong over y
] the ground. Mingled with the sb p,
Il ~ ssril,iup the earth was thru
n fear. coupled with ,astonishmene.
} did utrt pet upon my feet az Hal.
! hut eitfinr up, reached out toHai
i tho olpStrnctfnn over which Ri
& tripresi A thrill uf horror ~
through my frame as my has
Y tourl,e,i Il. IL was the body on
man. an, -,
A. feel the hair rising ugon my hel
Had the body been stiff and cold, n
FRIGHT would not have been SO on
M chance had placed any hand "
= ~ ita laee. and / felt there was 7
X ,yarmth ~ life still in d. This w
1, not nll IL was wet, and she mos
a ,,ra atuck 10 my hands, Althout
a I could not zee. 1 telt sure nlaolV '"
. Hood that wasstscliing to them.
) aacident had oecurred or . nure
haJ neon committed. within o u
! minutes ofmy coming. -. :
. witch trembling hands sonslle !
n moteh. and wheB ! found one
: rtruck il and glanced down ~ ~ !
a object helore me. ~ was tue VI VI
- al n man It's lnce SO covered w,
biood thnt lts FIXTURES were nor =
y a.,,il,le The mitch went out nnu
= wnn alone nghin IN the hnrs s ,,,'
. With the body OF the murdered h''
: lying st my Feet