Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-09-06
,or = n curious old hunting knife.

| was bound up the river, anu on
my return month later found, 10
nv inexpressible CONSERVATION, the
cane itself awaiting me, wlth
piteous letter from poor dnrl-
inc Mari mean kitty-telling
me that the very day | lett
their house her dear papa had been
seized with some fever OF Il kind they
did not understand, had rapidly sunk
under it and died, That happy, hos
pitable home! | could not pick up
my spirits after the news Tor at least
three weeks.
Nothing should induce me TO part
with the cane again, took u INTO
occasional use, for at least II had
never harmed me, except, indeed IN
the case of my uncle's unsigned Will,
and the next event inconnection with
it happened at Buenos Ayres. IL Is
the custom there for business men to
take their meals ut cafes, and was
breakfasting in one OF these places
with shore friend when it dRap-
peared, or, as had reason to know,
was annexed by one Of a
noisy party at the next table.
These men were mostly in uniform,
and made great row, disturbing
our quiet comfort with their loud,
excited talk. My cane and this party
went away simultaneously, and my
friend declared that he not only sus-
pected them generally but was pretty
sure which one of them had taken u
fancy to the stick; he had caught the
eve of one of the men in uniform fixed
very longingly upon it. He promised
to do his best to get it back for me.
as | was leaving directly for the West
Indies.
As is not unusual in these parts, nj
fairs we're in most unsettled state;
in short, n revolution was brewing.
Some time atterward | heard from
my friend, whose name, by the way,
was Darby Fielding, that the stick
had fallen into his hands in an odd
sort of way. The man who had made
off with it had been murdered IN his
lodgings for some political reason,
and the cane had been handed over
to my friend by the chief of police,
who had charge OF the fellow 5 effects
He promised To take care oil il and
send it to me at the first opportun,
| ity, "as," he wrote, II fancy you
value it for some reason or other"
own | did; in spite OF melancholy as
sociations, it ALWAYS reminded me d
! Mari mean Kitt-uo, | mean Mar
ion. OF course!
Time passed BY, and ! met mar
who had just come from theee parts
\ | asked after Darby Fielding at once
hoped he was all right and generally
flourishing.
"Oh, didn't you hear?' he replied
"Poor fellow, he died rather sudden
ly some months ago."
This was a blowl That fatal
stick again. On my return home
landed at Plymouth, and mad
straight--as soon as the ship wa
paid Otto the dingy shop OF tn
rascal who had sold me the unluck,
article
! meant TO have talk with hin
about it, for this time had come tot
sort of belief in its owning magic pro
perties, such az those wicked oil
hays, the Obi witches seem 10 hav
the power ri putting into thing
which nature intended to be harmless
When the old spider eaught sign
Of me and my cane. never saw any
thing like deadly fear and amaze
ment the sight caused in him. His skin
ny hands went up, his jaw droppe,
his deep, yellow face seemed to shriy
velinto aduller parchment texture
but not word did lie utter until
spoke, and then h5dge-podgr q
strange oath4 in MI tongues drOppe,
slowly outund r his breath. what
It's come, tEell" be whispered.
"ihaye come to hear tie story I
thisstick,' ! said. There is som,
thing 1IecF at?ut H."
All his emotion had vanished. n
/ Oriental apathy took possessio
Of him and did not leave him agar
] felt sure as | watched his fenturf
and took note Of his small, litI
hands, that he was mn Oriental b
birth, Hindu or Parsee, or Of SON
! kindred race.
, Fate he muttered. "Sivn. II
> over. Come thou tonight"
left him clearing the multifnriot
: goods out Of the window. ana | r
: turned at 10 O'Clock in the eyenin,
i carrying the cane with me.
/ found my friend in small. DIN
kitchen, his sitting room, behind ii
+. shop, and to my surprise tile flo,
( wns covered. ws well us the wall
> with the strange variety of obiec
Q in which lie dealt. The flickerir
light from the fire and two candl
! lit up n strange barbaric scene. i
Eastern bazar, with odds and on
( OF English uniform intermixcd, see,
3 ed to be turned out in utter disord,
3 de seemed to have piled all his nc
: sessions into this squalid room vii
| its blackened ceiling.
@ He motioned me toward n chm
D from which ! disIodgcd cavalry sa
: die and roll of bunting.
9 was in no inconsiflerable state
g excitement. Was it possible tn