Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-09-05

looked disconsolately at each other
vaguely aware that deep-lald MOI
hnd been used against their father
hnn them. Phoebe almost immediate.
~ began 10 consider a way out.
we KIN proft ~ he did come here
Yesterday" she said. Here's his
sLaek "a The ash-pile. That proves II,
That's So" assented Nash. slowly
coming 10 a comprehension OF what
the testimony might be worth. THAT
Is his boot; here's the patch / saw ON
his heel W
Without another word phebe fetche.l
wash tub and turned il bottom up
over the footprint.
Thatli keep II fresh" she curtiy re.
marked. Lets hunt for more OF 'em. !"
sure enough the sheriff returned. nc.
companied as before by Kisley. the
stranger who had first brought The
mysterious package. When Phebe
Tried 10 tell him the facts he inter
rnpted her with: mo use goin' over
thet. Risley here hey told me what
sort OF tale yer pap had fixed up. |
don't keer about heerin' OF Il agin.''
bnt you jes' come here an look al
THIS here track" Phoebe insisted. She
Went and lifted the tub. The foot
print was perfect.
Look at tibet patch onto the heel o.
thei villains boot" she added. pointing
with her iinger al Aaron RIsley's left
foot.
The mans haggard face flushed red.
then went as pale as It's yellow tan
would permit
Taint none o. my track | hain't
bren here. lac blurfed forth.
The sherlff gazed sharply at His
iey's boot heel
-fhey's 'leyen more o. them same
tracks a goln' clean up the hill In the
woods. said Nash. We've got EN-
all klyercd. "
"lt's He" growied the man. The
sheriff looked up keenly nj him. AS
he did 50 Rlsiey tried 10 draw a pistol:
but he was too slow. The neryy OF.
neer had him covered with a heavy re-
voiver.
4 curious state Of facts came out In
the trial of nisicy for numbering and
robbing lonely old mlser two yeegs
before. Indeed, nj last Risley con
ressed that after killing the man and
getting possession Of his bag Of hoard.
81 silver he was afraid 10 use any OF
the coin. but hid and kept II hid for
two years.
A reward Of hundred dollars had
bcen offered for the arrest of the muir.
derer Risley brooded over his deed
In secret until almost crazed. and
finally the Wild scheme Of fastening
The crime on some one else and there
by getting the reward came into his
mind The coin IN the bag amounted
10 but little more thnn hundred dol.
Lars There would be about as much
gain Ia the reward as IN keeping the
bag
II WAS while talking with Mr.. Toby
at the still house that day, In com
tany with two or three other whisky
blbberr. that Risiey suddenly deter
mined upon his desperate scheme.
while Tolby's drunk he thought.
I'll 20 get the bag. take II TO his
house and bury II near there. The
rest'il h. easy So he slipped away
from the still house. leaving Toby
there
When he had taken the money from
It's hiding place and was on his way
over 10 Tolhy's he suddenly felt a
grsat fear. He imagined that some
one was following him. lie walked
faster and faster. and finally ran.
when he reached the cabin he was out
Of breath. sweating ai every pore and
all unstrung. Indeed, NO excited and
distressed was he that he scarcely
knew what he was doing, aud. as we
have seen. be behaved more like a
maniac than like sane man.
Rlsley was condemned tn b. hanged
hut he died 81 brain trouble IN prison,
and had this story ~ phebc Tolhy's
detective work from the sheriff him.
self. One great good came of II. MIR
Toby never again went to the still
house. and III to-day sober and u
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