Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-12-09
CHAPTER Ii.

near0 the footsteps OF MS pony u
long way off. was In the middle of the
open road when l saw him coming along
In the moonlight. l stood still and wait
ed for him. Murder him. Murder him!
whispered voice in my ear Who's
voice was that7 The evil ones voice.
my stick was a thick, heavy cudgel
with a knob. l grasped it by the end
and waited. He did not see me. H.
was looking straight before him, think
ing suppose, how he had done well to
get the nephew out OF the wayne had
, robbed and ruined. So, as he came up
to me | lifted my arm and struck him
on the head once, saying, Give me back
my land, villainv But l do not know
whether he heard mo or saw me: for no
fell to the ground without a word or
groan.
HE fell, say. from his pony clean
on to the ground, his feet slipping away
from the stirrups. His face was white
| stood beside him, waiting to see II he
would recover. | hoped he would be.
cause II Is a dreadful thing to think that
you have murdered man, even when
you are still hot with rage. If he would
only recover little and sit up | thought.
| should be a happy man. But he did
'Then | began to think that II | were
caught should be hanged. Would they
suspect met Fortunately, no one had
seen me take that road. l must 20 away
as quickly as l could, and leave no trace
or sign that would make them suspect
me.
Then thought that IL were to rob
him, people would be less inclined to
| It'll Of I .f.wl,t
murder the man who had ruined me.
they would never believe that / would
rob him.
81 felt In his pockets There was his
watch no, would not touch his watch.
There was some loose silver, which l
left. There was a bag containing money
l know not how much, but 1t was a light
bag. This | took. Also he had under
his arm a good-sized tin box in blue
bag. such as lawyers carry. The box !
knew would contain his papers. and his
papers were his money. SO thought !
would do as much mischief to his prop.
erty as could, and l took that box.
Then | went away. leaving him there.
with his white cheeks and gray hair.
and his eyes wide open. felt sick when
l looked at those eyes, because they re
/
| left him.
81 was not going to walk plong the
road. That would have been a fools
act. turned straight off and struck for
the open moor, intending to make for
Plymouth. And l remembered a plac,
where the box could be hidden away, a
safe place, where no one would ever
think Of looking for Il, so that everybody
| k.ll No. ~. IL
had been robbed as well as murdered.
on the other side
IL climbed the hill. On the way |
passed the Gray Wether Stone, and
thought l would hide the. bag Of money
In hole l knew Of at the foot of II.
Nobody would look for It there. Not
twenty people in year ever 60 near the
Gray Wether. Then l walked down the
hill on the other side and got TO Grlms-
pound, where | meant to hide the other
bag with the box in 1t.
Tell them, II you ever get away from
this awful place, that the box lies on
the side nearest Hamil. where three
stones piled one above the other make
a sort Of little cave. The stones are In
the corner, and are the first you come to
| on your way OOWu. 1nefe 4 put tue
box. went on walking all the way
without stopping-except to sit down n
bit-to Plymouth. There l got a news
paper. but l could read nothing Of the
murder. Then l took the train to Fall
mouth. and waited there for three days
and bought a newspaper every day-one
would surely think that a murder In a
quiet country place would be reported
but | could not find a single word about
my murder.
Then l was able to tsk> passage on
board a German ship bound for New
York. l got to New York and l stayed
there till my money was all gone, which
did not take long. There | made the
acquaintance Of some men, who told ms
TO go with them. for they were coins
West. They we're all. found. men who
had done souething. and the police were
anxious TO take them. never told then
what had done. but they knew 1t wal
somsthinx. and when thsy found out tia