Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-10-14


"Whoy' asked.
"Ah. if knowed that. wouldn't tell?"
who's murdered ! meanY'
Lord ave mercy on us. Your broth
er. sir"
My brother? John?"
mo. sir, not i'm. Master 'Enry. sirN
Henry cried ont. | jumped IN
and caught the man by the breast of hi.
coat. Henry Murdered:"
"As sure as there's Il God in 'eaven
Mr. Frank. GEd 'e's lyin under the cliG
on is face
Tnat WAS the way the news clme to
me SO far as can recollect, Ely first
feeling was one of violent anger against
poor Tom. who. as imagined, was tell
ing solAe hileous falsehood. That Fen
ry cuuid I've dad was not possible. Any
body else might be dead. but not Henry
Henry. my playmate in boyhood, frcn
whom had parted only that afternoon.
alive and well-Henry dead? was al
most ready to kill Tom for saying SO. as
if that would bring my brother back to
life
credulity | steaded myself and confront
ed the truth. and with il came Won
derful glow and buoyancy of strength,
so that | became entirely unconscious Of
my body and seemed to be all will and
power motioned Tom to lead the
way. and he went off at II run with me
at his heels We crossed the lawn and
! Il, ha int ha
just as we turned to the right to reach
the cliff we met some one. twas John.
AT sight of me he uttered cry of aston
ishment did not then know why, for
getting that | had been IL cripple five
minutes before.
Come! conner was all | said, and he
turned and ran beside me. He asked
some questions, but only shook my
head. Tom. before MS. dodgel along be-
tween the trunks and beneath the boughs
of the trees 1t WIS dark. bat | saw all
his movements distinctly and could de
scribe every one of them at this moment.
Every sense was dilated and intensified
almost to the point of suffering And
when we drew near the fatal place be-
lieve pushed on in advance of the 9TH
ers and was actually the first to reach
the body.
With the touch of my hand upon it
came change. The frantic. uncon-
scious energy which brought me to him
was transform ed into a no less unnatural
serenity and self possession: it might al
most be called GOODNESS. My nerves were
steady. my perception clear, my voice
/ calm and authoritative. The others fol-
| lowed my directions and waited upon
my movements with involuntary sub.
mission. After carefully noting the
position of the body and assuring myself
/ that no life was left. asked for knife.
which Tom handed me. and cut off the
coat and underclothing, laying bare the
wound. 1t was small and dark where
! the bullet had entered, but in the breast
was ragged hole half as large as the
palm of my hand. The etfusion of blood,
however. had not been great-death had
| been too sudden.
| The left side of the skull was slightly
crushed. evidently from the fall, and
the left arm was fractured at the elbow.
The face. when the leaves and clay
which adhered to it had been removed
appeared calm in its expression. lit a
wax match from box that John car
ried and scrutinized it closely. The
match burned without Pickering in the
still air, 1t was handsome face-nevel
handsomer than then-and dignity i'll
vested it which was seldom seen in life
Tom shrank. appalled, at the aspect OF
those Quiet features. and John broke