Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-05

knew that the animals that were
hurrying AS onward knew better
where TO go than he could tell thnm
with the reins. The CHATTER OF their
hoofs mingllng with the rattle of the
light cart In which we sat appeared
10 merge into one indefinite sound
until at last my Imagination seemed
to run riot and ] fancied myself on
the back OF Mohammed milk white
steed All Borak. speeding through
space from Mecca 70 Jerusalem and
thence to the seventh heaven.
Suddenly was almost jerked from
my seat by the animals coming TO a
dead standstill and my companion
calculated quick Here we are.
Then he alighted. lit a lantern
which he readily put his hands upon
and soon had his horses unhilehed
and put up for the night After this
he conducted me 10 the house
Judging from the room we entered
/ after passing the threshold the house
was although of rather himsy siruc-
ture somewhat larger than those
generally found In the sparsely settled
sections of California There WAS
lamp dimly burning on the center
table, and after turning this up and
distinguishing the light in the lantern,
he motioned me 10 seat and then
took a seat Immediately opposite.
We'll he commenced. placing
his hands upon his knees and looking
me full in the face how do you feel
now?"
was about TO reply that / never
felt better in my life when my host
suddenly started 20 his feet and seiz.
ing the lamp exclaimed. Excuse the
Tight and disappeared up a flight OF
stairs that crcaked ominously at HIS
every step
When he had gone | was let in a
I darkness that was as absolute as that
through which we had just passed.
I The seconds seemed like minutes and
the minutes like hours Soon found
myself again on the back OF Al Borak
passing the moments OF my swift
flight 10 counting the gems and
precious stones in her body and happy
in the radiance OF her eagle.shaped
/ wings
Who's there?"
il was the quick sharp voice OF a
woman.
was suddenly aroused from my
reverIe and was on the point OF re-
4 plying that II was only me. " when
the man who had gone of with the
/ light answered in hushed tone
from a room which seemed TO be nd
iacent TO thai from which the fem
mime voice had proeeeded-to the ef
feet that il was all right
lis that you John?"
The man with the light answered
that II was.
What do you want in that room p
I'm looking at the dictionary"
.What are you looking tor?m
Burglar.
Inc woman's curiosity evldeutl,
being satisfied the conversation be
tween John and the lady whom
rightly conjectured 10 be his wife
came TO an end aud ali was quie
again.
! again returned TO the back OF m!
Pegasus in the hope this time OF reach
ing my destination and OF being in
position 20 personally thank the Ange
Gabriel for safe conduct when to IN,
utmost usioulshment CLEAN OF ligh
appeared Immediately behind me AM
threw the grotesque shadow OF mysel
upon the wall beyond.
! at once left Al Borak with tn
angel and came 10 my senses. John
had disappeared with the lamp by tn
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not have returned without my seeinl
him. bad remained In my chat
during his absence so could not hav
got turned around | speedily cam
to Tie conclusion that would be vIo
lating no privileges IL | turned 10 Sc
where the light came from.
/ coolly rose from my seat and. turn
ing. looked straight into the barrel o
a MISUNDERSTANDING revolver In
stinctiveiy my hands went heaven
ward.
Behind the long, bright barrel wa
swarthy barelooted bareiacc
Mexican In his left hand he held
lantern. and his brown eyes glisteuo
at me like tho jacinths in the socket
} OF my abandoned fictitious steed, III
hand In which he held his gun wa
MS steady ms that OF veteran COW
! boy. neither had speech nor in
clination for argument so Just stoo
there and hoped that the news OF m
J cold. blooded murder would reach tn
Examiner at least one day ahead q
the other papers
II accurate count had been kept G
! the time that elapsed it would prot
J ably have been found that thirty sec
} onds had pissed from the moment
first saw the CLEAN OF that unex
pected light until now.
Not n word was spoken by eiihe
} the Mexican or myself | heard tn
stairs behind mo creaking under tn
heavy tread of mine host John
} who was now descending. and full
expected 10 be either shot or Stable
! In the back the next moment Wha
! / had done 10 make me the victim q
this 6iabohcal conspiracy did nc