Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-04
'ChapterXX
DECENT BURIAL.

~
ed augustly across the
heavens Claiborne lift
Cd his face gratefully to the cool night
breeze. for he was worn with the
stress and anxiety of the day. and
there remained much to do The bun
gnlOw had been speedily transformed
irto a hospital One nurse. borrowed
Springs, was to be re forced by an
other summoned by wire from Wash
lngton.
The ambassadors demand to be el
lowed to remove Armitage to his own
house at the Springs had been prompt
~ rejected by the surgeon. A fever
had hold of John Armitage. who was
Ill enough without the wound in his
shoulder, and the surgeon moved his
traps to the bungalow and took charge
Of the case. Oscar had brought Clai.
bOrne's bag and all was now In readl-
ness for the night.
Oscars erect figure at salute and his
respectful voice brought Claiborne
down from tne SuurS.
I'VE can get rid Of the prisoners to-
night-yes?"
AT midnight two secret service men
will be here from Washington to travel
with them to Baltimore to their boat
The baron and my father arranged
It over the telephone from the Springs.
The prisoners understand that they are
in serious trouble and have agreed to
60 quietly. The government agents are
discreet men. You brought up the
buck bOardY'
I "But the men should be hanged. for
they shot our captain, and he may die"
The little mar spoke with sad ca
Aence. A pathos in his erect, sturdy
squire, his lowered tone a. he referred
- ArmitaGea fpuched Claiborne y = s.
"Hs willgqk well. Oscar. Everything
will seem brighter tomorrow. You had
better sleep until 1t 10 time to drive to
the train" Is ea 3 a
I Oscar stepped nearer. and hu voice
eank to 4 whisper. ~ - u
II have not forgotten the tall man
who died: 1t 10 not well for him to 20
paburied. You are not 4 Catholic
oer'
q "You need not tell mo how-or any
tAing about It But you are sure he 10
luits deadr' ga I = r0I ~
I He 10 dead. He was . bad man and
rSed very terribly. SAID Oscar. and b
1Dok OF hls hat and drew his sleeve
4ecoss his forehead. II. viii. tell you
1ast how It was. When my horse took
~ wall and got their bullets and tum-
oisd down dead. the big. man thsy
called Zmai saw how It was. that Ne
Vsss al coming over after them, and
~. He kept running through the
tEambles and over the stones, and
0ought he would aoon turn and We
might have light. but he did not stop.
AaA could not let him gst away. Il
WAs our captain who said. We must
take them prisones,' was It not so?'
yes; that was Mr.. Armitage's wish. I"
Then saw that we were going to-
ward the bridge. the one thcy do not
use there at the deep ravine. had
crossed 1t once and knew that 1t was
weak aud shaky. and l Stacked up and
watched him. He kept on, and just
before he came to It. when l was very
close to him. for he was slow runner
-yes?-being 30 big and clumsy. he
turned and shot Mt me with his revolv-
or. but he was In hurry and missed.
but he ran on. His feet struck the
planks Of the bridge with a great jar
and creaking. but he kept running and
stumbled and fell once with a mad
CHATTER Of the planks. He was cow
ard with ii heart Of water and would
not stop when l called and come back
for little fight. The wires Of the
bridge hummed. aud the bridge swung
and creaked. When he was almost
midway Of the bridge the big wires
that held 1t began to shrek out of the
old posts that held them. though had
not touched theal: and 1t seemed many
years that passed while the whole o,
It dangled in the air like bird nes
in a storm. and the creek down below
laughed at that big coward. l still
heard his hoofs humping the planks
until the bridge dropped from under
him and left him for long second
with his arms and legs flying In the
air. Yes: 1t was very horrible to see
And then his great body went down
down. God. 1t was very dreadful
way for wicked man to die"
And Oscar brushed his hat with hi.
sleeve and looked away at the purple
and gray ridges and their burden OF
stars.
"Yes; 1t must have been terrible,
said Claiborne.
But now he cannot be left to liz
down there on the rocks, though he
was SO wicked and died like a beast
] am q bad Catholic. but when wa.
. boy ! used to serve mass, aud 1t 1,
not well for a man to lie in a wild
place where the buzzards will fint
him."
"Dut you cannot bring a priest
Great BARN would be done II news OF
tAis affair were to get abroad. YOU
understand that what has passed here