Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-24
BLIND VENGEANCE.
How a SIghtless Man Followed His En-
 emy to the Death.


 emy to the Death.
 One night as the Gray Eagle saloon was full of tho rough men of the border there was the report of q revolver, followed by 0 scream of agony, and everybody turned to the two men at table in a far corner of the room. All knew them by sight, and many by name-Kanawa Jim and Kansas Sam. They had been gambling for hours. As they gambled they called for liquor, and during tho last hour they had frequently disputed. What the crowd saw was thisa In his right hand Kanawa Jim held his still smoking revolver, and his left was placed on a heap of money be- tween the pair. Kansas Sam was leaning back in his chair, with his handkerchief held to his face,
 He tried to cheat me, and l shot him, explained Jim as he pockcted the money.
 "Gentlemen," added Sam as he rcmov ed the handkerchief and rose to his feet, II am blinded for life, Will some one lead mo to the hotel?'
 A man promptly stepped forward and offered his services, but before moving away from the table the gambler turned to the man who had fired upon him and quietly said:
 "Jim, you are a liar and a scoundrel. It
  ago. shall never sec daylight again, but shall hunt you to your death. Look out for me. I'll dog you to tho ends of the earth but what I'll have your life" The bullet had not touched him, but the flame and powder had blinded him. He must have suffered perfect torture as he stood there, but he repressed all signs of 1t and walked out of the place without even biting his lips. When he had gone, | the crowu feii away from Kanawa Jim | and looked at him askance. He forced 0 | laugh and asked all hands to drink. Not l a man moved. After long minute of silence one of tho crowd stepped out and | said:
 "You havc blinded q man, and he has cursed you. You'd better get out O this. " Kanawa Jim went out and away from l the town. That was in Montana He went to Wyoming, but one day, at the | end of three months, a man came to him and said
 This morning q blind man arrived by the stage and made inquiries after you, You will find him at the hotel"
 Kanawa Jim was of for q town 50 l miles away within an hour. At tho end of three days a boy entered the saloon | wherc he was sitting and said to the bar keeper:
 "A blind man sent me here to see if 6 man named Kanawa Jim was hanging | about"
 The pursued moved another 50 miles but was driven out He went down into Nebraska, and he passed from Bushnell to Potter, from Potter to Sidney, from Sidney to Lodge Pole and from Lodge Pole to Julesburg. Only two or three days behind him came the blind man. He was bloodhound on the trail. At Jules l burg he entered the barroom of the hote as Kanawa Jim sat there with . dozen Oth CTS. Pointing his finger directly at hi enemy, as if sight had come back again he said;
 Jim, I shall not kill you here, but vol hayo not long to live Go where you will shall follow.
 People wondered why Jim did not kill the blind man Superstition interposed He had shot to kill and only Minded hi victim It was uncanny. He was awe' and unncrved by the persistent pursuit The law would not have shielded him, be cause n blind man is considered helpless Within the hour the fugitive took trail | for Cheyenne. After a stay of half da he went on to Laramie. At tho end o three days he got new courage. Ho ha' given out at Julesburg that he was goin ] east, at Cheyenne that he was going int the mountains The blind man had los ! the trail.
 At 10 o'clock of dark and rainy nigh
 Kanawa Jim made ono of party of fou at card table in the Square Deal saloon ] ! He was good natured and mirthful. ii } was laughing loudly at some jest whe
 the sounds suddenly died away in hi ] throat The blind man had come in an stood leaning against the bar with q II | volyar fin his hand
 "What of it!" asked one of tho player as he saw what had attracted Jim's atteI
 tion.
 Whats upS queried another as he sal
 the fugitive Rasping and taking on th
 pallor of the dead
 "Gentlemen, said the blind mal 5 seeming to stare straight ahead of hin 'I am stone blind. The man who burne
 out my eyes sits opposite me at that tabl
 have followed him for l, 900 miles to ki
 him. Let no ono move" 1 Up went his arm, and the pistol WI 3 Ieveled at Jim's head and held without tremor.
 "Jim, do you want a minute f. . prayers:"
 5 No answer. Jim was armed, but
 never moved finger. He sat with ey
 bulging out and mouth half open, ar A his breath came in gasps s "Then may the Lord have mercy C
 your soul.
 There was a shot, a aroan, a fall, al
 the blind man walked to the door, whe . . boy waited for him, and turned to say . "If am wanted, can be found at q { hotel Gentlemen, good night s ---------" '"''" Pleasantly.