The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-24

SdiN, lfldl might hlip" MktSA was
and prevent treachery. For that
double purpose 1 reached up II
grasped the sill, commanding him to
catch me about the knees n lift so l
might see u This he did. While IN
that position he made a pretense or
shifting his hold. and something m
PEELED me to glance downward AT MIN.
He was stealthily drawing q knife from
his bosom, I threw all my weight back
upon him. casting the twain of us to-
gether to the floor. Meantime he "a
the knife fun drawn. In his left hand
held at my breast.
I grappled with him, holding his left
hand In my right, n with the free
hand clutched him by the throat, bury
ing my thumb deep In his wind pipe.
Instihctivsly he raised both 10
! protect his throat, II then we strus-
| gled TO our feet. He made futile Ell
forts to strike me With h knife, but
| his strength deserted him with his
| wind. The blade dropped Gathering on
| the floor. My other hand closed about
| his neck, circling it with an unyielding
| collar of steel. Desperately as a Gagged
rat might fight he squirmed ana
twisted In my grasp. To no avail.
Tigerish now. as though l held a
rahid dog. I thrust him back against
the wall. and there rigidly held nm
| last, In lNerSllSSS SiiSilSe
| the precious breath gurgiing from his
body; q reddish froth gathered at the
lips. I could feel his hot blood surge
and beat against my thumb under that
| deadly pressure. The cold sweat
stood In clammy clusters upon ms
| forehead, his head thrown back. the
| eyes turned towards the ceiling no
longer pleaded into mine. ! sickered
almost at sight OF the tongue sweiians
l Alt ,.lsal -,nC,AS 10 consume all
the fleeing color from lips and race.
| on. God. how he struggled! His hands
closed over mine as bars OF steel to
| tear them from his throat.
Even in our mortal strife l marked
the eternal harmony of the scene.
Truly death never had stage more
fitting wllereon to play its last stern
drama Of dissolution. Henmed In by
| four massive walls OF granite, CHASTITY
| grim and desolately gray, we wrestied
liz n stihing stiffness. while hell stood
umpire at the game, No sound OF
trumpet. no warlike cry. no strains OF
| martial music were there TO thrill the
nerves and taunt men on to glory.
We fought to h scrape II scratch
OF shutting feet, the laborsd gasp, the
rattle in the throat. While echo huslsd
in silence and in fright.
He grew more quiet, his muscles
| stifened and relaNs3-he was no long
err conscious. a few more c~onyulsive
| uuivers, as & serpent might writhe ana
jerk. then he hung, a limp dead
thing, in my hands. My ousstretched
arms seemed made as q gibbet. feeling
no fatigue, SO lightly did they sustain
him. Cords OF brass could he no more
tense than mine his weight was as
| nothing. Softly I easea MN down. and
! composed his limbs In decent order
Npen h stones.
Then l rose. and gaGed coraplacsntfy
at my work. Yes, IL WAS we'll done, ex-
| cellsntly done, in tact. The most eS-
| pert stranger OF the Choctows could
have done no better. Those pG-Gsins
lines about the throat, those darker
spots where my thumbs had left thsil
sighs. could not nave been nl0ra intellt-
gently placed. ] smiled my sattsfac'
sssss:.. 81 the sea. then-then-Iny owl
overstrnns nerves gave way and
| fell unconscious across the corpse Q
nay hands creation.
When / came to myself I was weep
ing, Weeping rs q child might wesE
over the dead. distorted face 81 nm
| had loved, How long this lasted ma
no means of Raowing. Uncoinpronlss
ing necessity forced me to action. for
hads zee time 10 dream.
The body being In my way whers
tay--fer ] proposed now to work J
earnest at the window-I moved
ssEGeris rs possible across the noe
and stretched him oar near the doc
stll. Sprtng5ng w then j attacked 81
bars at the window. Hours end hoa,
i la6orsa. irn2slled 10 greater effort b
she dread Of spending another night i
thai room OF murder. l was pausn
TOO, paetssst with rhe cunning OF
maniac,
The dagger made my ehisel; n
sword, wrapped in q cloth 70 mufESs tt
strokes. furnished ma 8 maui. &u
nalf the day Was before me, The roug
paSiag stones below held out the hof
!. Of escape or Death, Hew TO reach tt
street AFTER the bars were removed,
did not sntfeS myself TO consider,
shaalS so mad il I lay lille. ! leans
. as Tar out OF tae window as u
grating would allow. and observed
! guard standing IN plain view AZ Il
! corner, 1T WAS very evident the Pc
yost OF EsaGts had taken possession
the hoase, and there was little use
. my trytnS TO make 3 Way out the doc
: I bitterly resented the Intrusion
every passenger along the street, az
, scanned with hatred the few who cam
= For while they resgaalas6 in hearing
! was obliged 10 cease nay chipping
the masonry ana tsaesn cement whiS
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