Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-22

the landlord hlInSeII, INTO trouble.
Having delivered himself of this
sage conclusion, DENIM washed him
self, and after / had done likewise
/ we went below to see about supper,
| exerting ourselves to the utmost to
appear as uneoneerned as possible.
Ike was not visible, and the land
lord, who was waiting on some new
customers, directed MS to the dining
room, slyly handing me, as he did SO,
something wrapped in paper, which
felt like key.
On sitting down to supper | opened
the paper, and, sure enough, found
it contained a door key. while on the
paper were serawled several lines,
which made out to read as follows;
This Key fits the Dore between
the rooms-don't kun to the Bar agin
to-nite, and LUX out for people in
Room on t'other side of Partition
you will hnd Bags in Closet in Room"
After supper we went directly to
our room. taking with us large lamp
which had been lighted for our use.
1t was then eleven o'clock.
Through the partition ON the right,
opposite the door opening into the
other room, we heard voices, and
listened, 1t was some miners, judg-
ing by their talk, discussing business
matters. These were doubtless the
people against whom the note had
warned us. They did not separate
till midnight, and l can assure the
reader it was long wait for us-for
DENIM and me.
Soon after we heard them go out;
the house became as still as death.
Then, with strange feeling creep
ing over me, l babe DENIM take up
the lamp, and going on tiptoe to the
side door unlocked it very care
fully, SO as not to make the slightest
noise, and slowly opened it.
A damp, chilly air struck our faces,
and the light hared MP The win
dows of the room were raised, but the
shutters were closed tight.
We entered. There was no carpet on
the floor, and no furniture save a long
deal table in the middle of the room.
To the right, in the farther corner
was cot, with blanket thrown over
it; to the left a closet.
Well" l was on the point of say
ing, Il see no mystery in this, when
DENIM, who was between me and
the farther corner, holding the lamp
suddenly started back and clutched
nv arm.
"Heaven rs, Joe.' he said in hoarse
whisper, there's something covered
up on the cot"'
The hand with which he held the
lamp shook so that. fe airing he would
drop it, took it from him, and, in
| brcathless suspense, we went on tip
toe to the cot,
Yes; there was certainly something
under the blanket Some thing that
looked Ii Ike the top Of human head
peeped out.
pulled down the blanket little,
and ghastly face, framed by long,
brown hair, stared up at us with
CLASSY eyes.
Mortified, l recoiled and set the
lamp upon the table, while DENIM
staggered back against the wall, muir
muring:
For Gods sake, Joe, what does
this mean?"
1T means, | replied, mastering my
emotion, sit means that we stand
face to face with the victim of crime
"a murdered woman! Cholzed TO
DEATH"
"Choked" gasped Denim "How
do you know that?"
1T is very evident | made an
swer, approaching the cot again.
See for yourself, /" and l showed
DENIM, at the throat, several dark
marks, like the inprints of fingers.
There" | said, gravely, ARE the
irrefutable proofs. To the medical
eye they are crying witnesses.
Cover it up again, Joe. The sight
| is too horrible.f moaned DENIM. awe
must rot disturb tit must be left
just as we found it." and Selling the
blanket with shudder he pulled it
over the staring face
And now what's to be done?" he
| continued. Our first step is undoubt-
edly to go ard lodge a complaint
against tn is Ike and Pete Burroughs,
| the landlord We must do so at once"
Not so fast, my boy. Do you i'm
agine we would be allowed to leave
this house by stealth at this hour? No,
indeed, we are supposed to be-"
'What?" asked DENIM, impatientIy,
as paused.
Cutting the body up of course, SO
that they can co nveniently dispose Of
it-bury the pieces separately, no
doubt? Isn't the matter clear to you
now? The rascals, having foully muir.
4 dered this poor woman here, have not
dared to carry the body away as it is,
and have not had the courage to cut
I it up. Some one, for round sum of
money, has agreed to furnish them o
villainous doctor and an assistant
who would do the job for them.
Don't you remember that Ike said to
me, VIII en- he cautioned me ia the
other room, We looked for you two
days ago, doctor? And what he
meant by You've got what you need
in them thi ngs,' pointing to our
To II. Al