Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14

I'm THAT BAGv"
sessed and perfectly sober-so unusual a
thing for him that Gilroy noticed it, and
remarked to Kate, 'Well, this murder
has frightened the rum out of Jack Can
eff, anyway. He looks this morning quite
the old-time Jack, sleek, clean and dandi-
fed. 1t is astonishing"
But not even Jack Caneff, as deadly as
was his hatred Of Burt Tyler, had, or Mt
least expressed, a thought or as much rs
darkly limited at any theory that this
dreadful murder was the act of the tall
guide who now lay abed under the Carey
roof, tossing wildly about in the delirium
Of fever, and muttering incoherently of
the heart-rending scene of the past night.
The moment the first overpowering effect
Of the shock had spent it's force, there was
a hurried consultation between the justice
of the peace, the deputy sheriff aud con-
stables.
Jack Caneff's theory was that the muir
der had been committed by a party of
French h~alf-breed trappers who secured
the woods this time of the year for pelts
and antlers.
Several parties were ut once organized
and sent out to follow the trail to Coy's
Lake and make thorough search at and
around the spot where the crime was com.
mitted for some clue to the mystery.
The few neighbors who were admitted
by the Careys to assist them in caring for
the sick man one and all shook their heads
and murmured: Poor Burt. that fever'll
soon use him up, big and strong as he is.
He'll never live to tell the little he knows
Of Banker Norris death!"
An6 IN truth for a cnrv, lac. - H.
! look as If Tyler was going to die without
regaining his mind. Like an angel OF
power and light, little Ann hung over him
Her very voice, her very touch, seemed to
carry balm to his fever-scorched brain
Several times the doctor laid his hand
on the young girls head and whispered;
MAKE up YOU mind for the worst, my
child. 1t will soon be all over"
These words only seemed to nerve the
maiden to renewed efforts. When al
length her strength failed her she con.
tinued to direct the efforts of others and
to insist upon the constant use of COOLING
drinks and applications. AT midnight or
the seventh day Tyler opened his eyes
and, fixing them on his faithful nurse
murmured slowly: II see you. little Ann
The fever was broken at last. As the
uAy "a AAVus, AOWCSCIs uuOtLGT COI1DlI
cation set in. The most excruciatine
pain began to shoot from joint to joint
In spite of his heroic effort to conceal his
sufferings from the Careys, they saw
enough to occasion them the greatest so
licitude. The physician pronounced il
q bad attack of intlammatory rheumatism
the result of exposure and overstrainine
of the system, but seemed to be perfectly
oorEIap% &c his oh;ls%vy RI y, Al ~l~.-L
Day by day went by and yet Burt grew
no better. The most powerful remedies
brought no relief, and when Tyler saw
that the terrible disease was gradually
but surely fixing it's grip of iron upon him
the kindly CLEAN e out of his eyes anG
his voice lost its soft, mellow tone. Still
little Ann was light-hearted and hopeful
with it all, even when the terrible new,
reached her that Burt had been indict
ed for the murder of Banker Norris, thai
it would be necessary that the officers Of
the law should search the house thorough
ly, and that henceforth and until Burt.
recovery and removal to a Jail a deputy
sheriff would guard the house night and
day. Some of Tyler's friends tried t.
break the force Of the news by sayins
that az Burtsall Tyler was the last per
son seen with the New York banker il
his lifetime, it was quite natural tha1
Tyler should be held responsible for thu
killing; but that it was a mere form of Law
and that no human being for one momen,
believed that Burt Tyler was a murderer
Others, however, looked grave, and sale
that they had heard that things had beer
found out which put quite a different
aspect pom the matter. Anyway, q,
present it was quite out of the question
to think of trying Burt for the crime. HI,
grew worse from week to week, until a
last he lay as stiff and helpless as tn,
trunk Of some pine tree hurled to tn.
ground by a thunderbolt. His magnifi
Gently nodded limbs lost their roundness
his hands and fingers became bent am
twisted, while cheeks and brow showed
hollows astonishingly deep for the shor
time he had been ailing.
A cry OF horror and despair escaped hi
lips onA morning when some meddlesom,
neighbor in little AIMS absence held
mirror up before his eyes. But SO pa
tent, so like an angel of sweetness AM
love was little Ann, that Burt was abb
to keep a few sparks of hope alive in hi
breast. 1t was hoping against hope, how
ever. for 1t was plain to be seen that Bur
Tyler would never be himself again
Keeping even pace with the ravages of tn,
terrible disease which had now shriveled
wasted and twisted this splendid speci
men of manhood, his disposition under
went a most remarkable transformation
From being n of the ch~eeriest, kindes
and most fun-loving of men, Tyler became