Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-18

savage who was close upon him, but I
ere he could reach us n great barbed /
spear thrown near at hand pierced his /
back, and he fell forward on his face
Jack checked the onward course Of /
savage or two, | stopped over Daily. I
whipped ont my sharp jackknife and T
cut of the spear within six inches Of |
the body, SO that could carry him, for /
he was cnly a light man,
In another minute he was across my
shoulders. and we We're making toward
the cave. Jack kept Of the sayages,
who We're gradually converging toward
this point 1t was n critical and deadly
little skirmish, Another 100 yards and
we would be safe And then my foot
caught something. l tripped and fell
with my human burden In another
second the blacks We're all around me-
could see their long shaggy mops OF
hair tremble ON their shoulders, the
rolling whites of their eyes, their up
lifted spears and could hear their
hoarse fierce cries In another second
it would all be up with me. The next
thing knew was that some one shout
ed. "Get up, Parker. and run for your
and saw the huge bulk of Savile as.
with lightninglike rapdity. he com
menccd a fusillade upon the blacks
around him. In few seconds more
there was clear space. Then Savile
picked up DAILY and made toward the
cave,
"Don't run" ho cried "Walk and
stand them off -
BY this time the entire camp Of
blacks had been alarmed and came to
, the assistance OF their comrades. bul
they had come too late, luckily for us.
for i'll another minute we had reached
the cave and crnwied over the harri
caae Several telling shots fired Mt the
closing mob Of blacks stopped the rush
g they made upon us to try and force our
D position.
, And now the truth Of the old saying,
"Its an i'll wind that blows nobody
3 good, " was exempliiied in IA remarkable
= fashion
I Savile carried Daily into the cave and
I placed him on the ground. | noticed
that when the rest of us were otherwise
occupied he took two or three handfuls
Z Of cartridges from the wounded man .
pockets and transferred them to his
y own. understood the spirit that
r prompted him to do this Then DAILY
. came to himself and opened his eyes,
!. saw Elsie Gordon 20 toward him. When
she saw that ominous, awakened look
a ON his face and that nickering light in
his eyes there was no mistaking it
q she forgot all this mans treachery and
1au l,ln Jao linz Rofn.tn b.ri aniy hnf
/. phe had loved him, she knelt by his
side and. taking his hand in hers. cried
"a over it bitterly.
Il But the dying man drew II away.
;. We found that the spear had entered
u little below the left shoulder, and
could not be withdrawn.
n When DAILY realized that the wors,
~ had happened to him, his checks paled,
:. and he looked around upon us with such
y fearful light in his eyes that realized
q what n he'll man = own thoughts could
q be. | noticed that Gordon had riser
a from the spot where he had lain and
a come fpebly toward us The black boy'
kept lookout at the mouth of thu
cave We could see that the dark valley
!, was already casting its shadow upon
a On within him.
"If you've aught TO say, DAILY. sait
4 the Seotslnail somewhat simplifying
!. his Doric 10 suit the man he addressed
, that would ease your mind, say t.
'as long the lamp holds on to burn.
d yeu know Remen,t.r there was on
who died for sinners such as you ant
r~me =
z Then Daily spoke. His voice was won
4 derfully firm, though there was tina
Il within him which told him the main
d spring Of life was about run down. ant
that the mechanism Of the mortal franz
must soon come to standstill III
said:
That's so. Gordon. I've been gam
bling with the devil. but he holds la
trump card now Ho paused a MINT.
~ if 10 draw breath and listen. thei
went on again: "And this IL what
nsed TO call kingdom come at last. i
it? Yrs, it's coming and no mistake
Open my shirt. Savile. and look inside
Take off the flannel belt and see wba
You find there.
Savile did as he was told. We nj
stood round with wondering and awe
struck faces l knew instinctively tha
now mystery WAS 10 he cleared up
that the inscrutahle Nemesis which lilt
a shadow follows close upon erring live
was about To settle down upon one q
it's victims Inside the shirt was til
flannel belt Sewed up in II were
small bunch Of papers, receipts 70
horses aud several Go Queensland ban
notes. DAILY stared fixedIy nj the roof O
the cave IA he spoke again as IL b
were unable to meet our looks
These are rome Of the notes. h
40 said, "that were taken from the bUly Q
Sexton, who was murdered on the Cion
1v curry"
n One or two of ns gave utterance |;
in involuntary exciainations Of surprise
as and think that nearly all Of us starte