Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-22

landj Can no not be punished Tor his
crimef"
Wait, father, I replied. II have
sent a note up TO the soldier camp in
forming the captain Of the affair No
doubt hc will send some men down to
arrest the fellow.
Some timo after dark my messenger
returned and handed me an envelope
the same ono in which I had incloscd
my note. on the back Of Il, written IN
pencil, were the following words;
Outside my junsdiciion. Send 10 Fort Don.
Ton Tor Tho sheriff. CAPTAIN ---s
Send 300 miles for the sheriff And
in tho meantime the murderer would DO
far away, perhaps over on tho yellow.
stone or ina Dakota on another horse
stealing raid. That night tho father
and went to b,d with heavy hearts
Early the next morning We made
preparations for burying Culver Ont
Of such material a. was az hand made
q rude colin and lined 10 with soft now'
blankets. The father made cover for
IL ~ black cloth aud, true 70 his faith,
sowcd in the ccntor u largo white cross.
Then down at tho lower end of the bot.
tom. beneath tho cottonwoo1s. we dug
the grave. and before noon we laid tho
poog follow IN w. In the afternoon the
father and again sat ou' IN the shade
Of tho houso. trying to get % breath Of
frosh air The June sun shines foarfully
hot In thoso Missouri river bottoms
But this afternoon there was no smok.
ing or chatting. Each Of us WIS occu.
pied with his own thoughts, and thcy
wcru sad and oppressive.
ThCro had bcon high old times In tho
aaloon during tho might, perfect frenzy
OF drink and carou al. which bud lasted
far into the morning and now the
runiaus worc sleeping OIL tho effects Of
Il. Presently we saw tho murderer como
out, harchcldcd. barciou.cd aud strip.
pcd 10 the waist llo glanced impudcnt.
ly NJ NJ, and. going ON to the river NOS
many yards away, stopped down aud be-
gan 10 battle his head. A. watched
him tho father saddcnly pressed my
arm, and, looking mp, / saw Pai.o.tnh.
rife IN hand, slipping up toward tho
bathcr
at must not bom murmurcd tho
father. Vengeance iq mine. saith tho
Lord. I will repay aud he started
90 rise.
grnspod his arm and forced him
back into his chair
"You shall not Interfere, father, " |
said In low voice There IL some.
thing VA the same book about AN eye
for un eye, tooth for tooth. " and 1
held him with irm grip.
"Duu't cry out" 1 continued. "f1r
tho follow has % pistol in bis bolt and
might Kill thu woman 4"
Aud now Pai.o-tah was but u few
yards from tho slopng bank Of the river.
Raising the gun 10 her shoulder. wo
hoard her call out in u loud. clear voicr,
"Nap.i.kwan" twhito mani. Astho man
kept ON bathing she said again. much
more loudly, "Napi.kwmW This limo
no heard, aud, looking over hisshouldcr
saw her standing thcn with tho riGc
pointed NJ him. Quick rs flash he
spmng 20 his feet, whirlcd around and
pulled his ruyolvcr; but. quicker aiil.
Pa.o.tah pulled the trigger. and ut the
report tho desperate thruw up his arms,
rcclcd and fell over backward into thu
river. There was heavy splash. and
then the deep aud trcachorous current
claimed its own. Once, twice. we saw
n hand rise above tho surface OF the
water and then slowly disappear and
pass out II sight forever. Poor Culver
was avenged. New York sun.