Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-09

foot slipped or he made miscalcula-
ton in the dark. and was jammed be-
tween the buffers and killed instantly.
II telegraphed the particulars as
Jim gave them to the office and they
replied to give him two days in which
TO produce the money, and at the ex-
piration of that time bring him in
money or not. Jim was powerless
and nearly crazy; he declared he had
no more idea where the money was
than had. We searched everywhere.
but Of course without success. The
time was up but Jim begged hard for
me to give him one more day. and the
boy was so deadly in earnest that |
finally agreed to stay day more.
That day, like the rest was spent in
fruitless searching. At night utterly
worn out and broken down, Jim threw
himself down on the door beneath the
office window and lay staring at
nothing with blanket rolled up for
pillow. He had lain there about an
hour. and was thinking what bad
scrape the poor chap was in for be-
heved him. When he suddenly sprang
to his feet white aud trembling. Get
a lantern. quick. and come with me;
believe / can find it.
Il got a lantern. but | thought that
is was only another fruitless hunt
for small creek that ran few hun
bred yards from the station. At the
bank OF the creek he looked eagerly
up and down.
Where are the tree roots do you
+ see any?' he asked.
We walked along the bank for a
short distance and came to large
I tree that had been undermined by the
I washing away Of the bank and fallen
! into the river.
Here. lets look here, and he COM
Fl menced searching among the gnarled
and matted roots; suddenly and with
out saying word he drew out glass
battery jar and in Il second more an.
other. In the jars was the missing
money. / never saw a happier mar
than he was. The next morning be
returned to Chicago with me with Z
light heart He accounted for his sud
den inspiration to search the creek
bank in this way: AS he lay upon tn,
floor thinking. in half conscious way.
he listened 70 the wind rafting Thu
window above him. At first he paiC
no attention to the meaningless rattle
but suddenly he became aware, d
thought he did. that the rafting win
dow spelled out the Morse alphabet
Roots creek bank The first time h
paid no attention to it. but the secont
time that the window ratified tn
words it suddenly struck him that i
might be a sign from his dead friend
Ready to grasp at any straw h
:. searched and found the money.
hardly knew what to make OF the story
but / knew we had the money.
Jim told the whole story at tn
! Office and l backed him up as far as
could. but the superintendent COOL
replied: A very neat story. but W
thought you'd produce the money
You may consider yourself fortunat
that we don't prosecute you as it
! you are discharged and can 60.
That is all there was to it Jill
was blacklisted and could never g,
another job If he did the stor
would follow him it seemed with
devilish persistency and he would
discharged. There is practically b.
I : one telegraph company in this coui
try. and If you get blacklisted yo
might as well change your occup
ton. Jim could not seem to do TIL
and just went to pieces You see Il
2 end of him over there on the slab" =
:. Texas Siftings.