Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-18

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10 follow the movements Of the ma
N whom he had fired.
As he saw the man still erect In hh
saddle, he felt the fcvcrish haste e
fire again como over him that men
feel whoa they have shot and miss
81, aud know that their life may be-
the forfeit Of their failurc. he throw
another cartridge into the chamber
OF his rilc, and raised Il to his shoul
der but before he could fire the
man rceled from his saddle and foil
while his frightened horse gnliopcd
of through tho pines
CIpndull stepped toward him hold
ing his rife prepared TO fire n.9lin. II
necessary. As he did 80 the man
raised hi hand aud said simply
Don't you've got me-
The snow was already rcd with
blood where he lay For tho first
umc Candall looked for tho scat
that the description said was on the
right cheek. For an instant he did
not SOC H. and his heart seemed to
stop beating with the fear OF having
made II mistake, and when on draw.
ing nearer hc saw that It was there,
that only The pallDrwhich had spread
over the mans faro had inudc it In
distinct, l'c could havc cried out with
Joy at the focliugof relief that passed
over him
Arc you badly woundedn he
asked.
II don't know how bad it e. Itis
hero somewhere" tho man said,
placing his hand ON his breast 90 II
not certain Of the exact spot ut
feels numbikc,' ho added. Stoop
ing down Cruudoll unbuckled and
took or the mans pistol belt and
threw It into the snow, where lay
his rifle, aud then he tore open the
mans shirt. As he did SO his finger
cnmo In contact with the warm
blood, and he involuntarily drow
back with feeling OF disgust.
Did you find iti' asked tho man
who was watching him closely, and
who hud observed the movement.
Recalled 10 himself by the qucs
ton, Crnndall again tore at the shirt,
exposing the breast Where the
blood did not cover It II looked like
marble, despite the dark hair on II.
lie could not SEQ the wound on nc
count Of the blood until he had
wiped the latter from the breast and
then he found Il.
what do you think of itfn the
man asked.
There Il IL, replied Crandall, lie
could not say more. Tho appealing
tone IN the mans voice for some
hopc-gome encouragement 90 made
him feel faint aud sick.
"What do you thinl; Of ~" the
man repeated In a qucrulous voice
and MS he did 80 hc coughcd until hi.
mouth filed with blood, and he spa'
Il ont ON the white snow.
Crandall shook his head and walked
toward where his horse was tied
lie felt that If he watched the wound
cd man any longer no would faint
Noticing his walking away, Ia,
wounded man said.
For Gods sake, don't leave me
Now that you have killed mo, stay
with me. and don't let mo die like ,
dog"
Tho voice was one OF cntrcaty, ant
Crandall returned and seated himself
In the snow by the mans side. Tn,
sun had Como down and the twilight
had come on, bringing with II tn,
chill OF night. Crandall covered III,
wounded mans body with his over
coat and raised his head from III,
snow. Almost uncons liously he not
cd that Us tho patch OF red made bl
the blood grew larger and larger, tn
face of the wounded man grew whit
or and winter He never took hi
eyes from Crmdalls face, while hi
breath came quicker and shorter, "a
II no brcathed with labor Witt
each breath the blood seemed 10 but
bic from the wound in the breast
Ono Of the mans hands fen iron
under the coat that covered him. a
Crundgll raised IL from tho snow il
GOODNESS sent chill through him
Once he had asked the wounded ma
II he 90 Id do anything for him. bu
the man had only shaken his head i
reply. Crandall felt like revilin
himself for what he had done, ant
wondered why the wounded man di,
not reproach him. Even when Ii
, expressed his sorrow mt having sho
, him, the dying man said gently;
/ Don't mind 1t. It's too late now.
, The twilight gave way 10 darkness,
and still hc sat there. lie could no
, hear the dying man breathe withou
leaning over his face, He did not d
4 this but once, though, and then In
+. dying man had opened his eyes an
looked up into his face inquiringly
e Crandall would rather have stat
thero until morning than TO hay
. caught that lool; again.
/, Suddenly he heard voice call {
, him. He started NJ il he had bee
l fired at, but il was only lansing. a
a he answered the call Lansing ROD
= forward, aud seeing the outstretcho
!. form ON the snow said;
d "By God, you got himw
@ "Hushw replied Crpndall, fcarfl
S lest the wounded man would he;