Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
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OF my gong away SeeiHeu W uepleso Hoi
little, and the subsequent chat was
tinctured with a flavor Of sadness. We
talked in tone which became trifle
sentimental in its nature, and the min
utes flew away without attracting atten-
ton. happened finally to glance at my
watch and saw that it was five minutes
to8
II must go at once" I said.
$50 soon?" she said in voice OF re-
monstrance.
Eyes, am sorry to say, but I have an
imperative engagement"
"And shall not see you again before
you go?''
"I'm afraid not The stage leaves at
6 o'clock in the morning, hours before
you will have left dreamland.
Her long lashes fell over her eyes.
"You will give me a good-by kiss,
won't your
She drew herself back as if frightened
or offended.
mo, no; not SO far as that"
"You are unkind and unreasonable.
only ask one. We may never see each
other again."
She still kept herself away from me. l
persisted in my importantly. At last
she bent toward me-
"Once, then, she murmured in faint
voice. touched her lips with mine, and
at the precise moment of contact the
heavy, sullen report of gunshot rang
through the air. 1t was from the direc-
ton of the Bryne house, and felt a
deadly thrill in my heart as if had been
pierced by bullet. | sprang down the
steps and ran in the direction of the re-
port.
1t was just at dusk, permitting objects
to he dimly seen. At the distance of a
block saw two or three figures scatter
ing from the front of the Bryne house.
One of them came toward me with a
wabbling, staggering gait, like a man
far in the stages of intoxication, and
who at every step gave utterance to a
cry like the inarticulate howl of wild
beast. just as he reached me he tum-
bled at my feet in lump, the froth cover
ing his upturned mouth. He was an ep-
ileptic named landlord, and saw that
he had fit. was about to raise him
up, when he suddenly, after writhing
convulsively in the dust, staggered to his
feet and ran on, bowling like tortured
demon.
There was commotion in the narrow
alley that led across the Bryne place to
the barn. A voice shrieked: you've
killed him! You've killed him"
Irushed into the alley, and saw just
beyond the entrance form lying on the
ground, over which was bent another
trying to raise it up by the shoulders,
while little father on was man who
menaced the two with revolver.
go way from here, said the man in
a hoarse, harsh voice.
Il shall not" said the one bending
over the fallen figure st is my brother. :"
The man with the revolver backed
away, pointing it at them as he left.
| recognized all three of the party.
The PROSTATE form Was that of the eldest
of the Bryne brothers, the second who
bent over him was another brother, and
the third man, with the weapon, was a
cabinetmaker named CHASER.
Attracted by the shot, some neighbors
had gathered, and by them was borne
into the house the wounded boy. He
had been shot through the lung by ball
from navy revolver. Medical aid and
a priest-for the Brynes were Roman
Catholics = were summoned. Neither
awaited to cure him; within few hours
he was dead.
The horror with which l contemplated
the awful result cannot be told Had
Anna not coquettishly refused me the
kiss; had she conceded it when first
asked, should have been on time at the
gate, and would have received the bullet
shot through the body of poor Bryne.
Her little hesitation saved one life and
lost another.
CHASER lived in house half a block
away, and thither the town constable
with a posse proceeded soon after the
shooting. He was found in bed and
fast asleep.
CHASER was a Frenchman by birth
who had wandered about the world n
good deal, who had been to California,
and who had at last reached the town in
which the homicide was committed.
AT his trial it was shown for the de-
Tense that he was unused to the WAYS of
the country; that he had secured the re.
volver in his California experience; that
he was dependent upon the lawyer, and.
hearing that the boys of the village were
making preparations to hang him, he had
determined to defend him, and knowing
the programme had placed himself in the
alley. He was shown to be pacific and
harmless in his average life, and a church
member in good standing. He was given
short term of imprisonment, and on his
discharge moved to Iowa, to which state
the lawyer had preceded him.
CHASER and the lawyer are still in tine
Hawkeye state; Anna died in Quincy
two or three years ago, leaving a family
of sons and daughters. A sister Of
Glasser's wife, Margaret Thompson. is n
resident of Chicago. The Brynes moved
away within year or so after the kill.
ing.
The seminary school was broken I'm
and the building has never since been
occupied.-Poliuto in Chicago Herald.
The Way She Fixed Him.