The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-25

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breed, to which there came no response.
How long | remained in that position
40 not Know. 1t seemed ages. l real
lied that we could not strike a match he
cause the Indian, if alive and armed
would then have us at his mercy, so Just
tremDled and prayed. Finally the train
siackened its speed, and when about 10
stop we could hear heavy breathing in
the center of the car.
BY this time the cowboy and myself
were sitting side by side, he ever on the
alert, myself thinking how to escape
pered:,
trust a redskin,' softly replied my com
When the train stopped we heard gut
tural sounds and short breaths from where
the Indian was located
That's the half-breed's death rattle
lie can't work his little game any more"
sald the cowboy, who struck match as
we advanced. The Indian lay on his
back, his eyes were fixed and CLASSY, his
hands clutched at his breast, and the last
Vapored breath was leaving his body.
The car door was soon opened and the
cowboy got out l followed and had hard
~ alighted when he placed brawny
hand on my shoulder and sternly said:
" Now, young Teller, l don't want no
trouble with you; so all you've got to do
is TO stick to me and lay low. III take
no chances on you, giving me away. III
treat you white but If you make break
TO get away your get bullet in your
back
Ills manner convinced me that he
meant business. I helped him close the
car door and we proceeded to a saloon OPP
posite the railway station. 1t was about
the only noise being that of the tranmen
'coaling up the engine.
ION reaching the saloon, where drinks
were ordered, 1 had my first opportunity
to size up my friend the murderer. l
couldn't help but admire him as he calm
ly poured out a glassful of liquor. He
smiled at my attempt to manipulate the
bottle. / was dreadfully unstrung and
could barely hold ii, my hand trembling
like the futtering of -sDarrow's wing
against window pane. Previous to this
he refused to answer any of my ques-
lions, but after accepting another drink
| grew holder and prevailed on him to
tell me the cause of the trouble. He then
ordered a quart of whisky, settled the bill
with gold, led me to the middle OF the
street and said:
" You can never trust an Indian. When
I saw The half-breed was generous enough
to give up drink, felt there was some
thing wrong, so l grabbed the bottle from
YOU. struck a light and saw a tarantula
or Texas SPIDER, in the whisky, which
made it deadly poison, for a tarantula
discharges all of it's venom as soon as il
is placed in alcohol. Now, had we drunk
that stuff a few minutes later the Indian
would have robbed our dead bodies OF
their clothing as well as my money. It's
al old Indian trick, so when that half
breed tried it on me something had TO
happenr
nv life. but did not worry over this as
much as the desire TO know our future
movements My companion did not seem
al all alarmed, but kept close watch on
'arhe brakemen were signaling the engl-
neer to start when the murderer sternly
commanded me TO follow him, and as,
saw him attempt to open the door TO the
car containing the dead Indian l collapsed,
hut before / knew what had happened
was again inside, crying, praying ana
I'VE Rode thlrty-ive miles in the car to
Neosho, Mo-, where the corpse was left TO
Ire fate. also an empty quart bottle, ana
directed our footsteps to a saloon, where
the ranchnan traded par OF mecca
sins. a necklace made of beads and rat,
tlesnake skin and an odd chain made OF
dear teeth and turquoise for a quart or
whisky which convinced me that he had
thoroughly turned the tables on the In
dion. so,,,a on5 = r>oro
assiened to us where my determined com
nanion compelled me to go TO bed ana steep
On the side next the wal TOOK long
draiight from the bottle, watched the cow
Nov Race a revolver and the door key I'M
der his pillow, then tried to sleep.
,aoanad ana tossed until the contents Of
the bottle were about consumed before
closed my eyes. It. was noon when 1
woke TO find my bedfeilow gone. l com
,nenoed dressing, and when | approached
10 bureau my eyes fell on $40 gold
niece also a scrap of paper on which was
scfe .eSSood-by, young man. Never trust a
re II was so nervous I forgot to purchase
hrea <fast. but during the day bought $40
worth of whisky - small qadah ~ bo ana
tai where FOR three weeks / killed more
ffnniians Than any Of Americas most fam
Gus scouts,