The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-10-15
continued from Last Week. J
= chapterNv1o
DECENT BURIAL.

through the eOlt DUSK o
the April evening. Tit
WA phalanx Of stars march
49, ed augustly across TIL
heavens. Claiborne lit
ed his face gratefully to the cool nigh
breeze. for he was worn with thu
stress and anxiety of the day. and
there remained much to do. The bun
galow had been speedily transformed
into hospital. One nurse. borrowed
from convalescent patient at the
Springs. was to be REINFORCED by m
other summoned by wire from Wash
lDgton.
The ambassadors demand to be al
lowed to remove Armitage to his own
house at the Springs had been prompt
ly rejected by the surgeon. A fever
had hold Of John Armitage, who was
Ill enough without the wound In bis
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 readi'
ness for the night.
OSCARS erect figure at salute and bis
respectful voice brought Claiborne
down from the stars.
1--WE 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
buckboard?"
"But the men should be hanged, for
they shot our captain. and be may die"
The little man spoke with sad CO.
dence. A pathos In his erect sturdy
figure. his lowered tone as he referred
to Armitage, touched Claiborne.
HE will get well, Oscar. Everything
will seem brighter tomorrow. You had
better sleep until It IL time to drive to
the train"
Oscar stepped nearer, and his voice
sank. to a whisper.
II have not forgotten the tall man
who died; 1t is not we'll for him to 60
unburied. You are not q Catholic
no?".
you need not tell me how-or any
thing about It But you are sure he Is
quite deadY'
"He is dead. He was bad man and
died very terribly" said Oscar, and he
took Oh his hat and drew his sleeve
across his forehead. II will tell you
Just how It was. When my horse took
the wall and got their bullets and tum-
bled down dead, the Mg man they
called Zmai saw how It was, that we
were all coming over after them. and
ran. He kept running through the
brambles and over the stones, and !
thought he would soon turn and we
might have fight. but he did not stop,
and ! could not let him get away. 1t
was our captain who said. We must
take them prisoners was It not so?"
Yes; that was MIR. Armitage's wish. ~
''Then saw that we were going to.
ward the BRIDGE. the one they do not
use there at the deep ravine. ! had
crossed 1t once and knew that 1t was
weak and shaEy. and / Stacked up and
watched him. He kept on, and just
before he care to 1t. when was very
close to him, for he was slow runner
-yes?-being SO big aud clumsy. be
and shot at nR with his revolv.
er. but he was In hurry and missed.
but he ram on. Hhs feet struck the
planks OF the bridge with great jar
ind creal,ing. but he kept running and
stumbled and fell oa,ce with mad
clatter of the planks. He was q cow
ard with, heart Of water and would
not. stop when called and come back
for little fight The wires Of the
bridge hummed. and the bridge swung
md creaked. When he was almost
midway of the brid &c the big wires
that held 1t began to shrek out Of the
Did posts that held tn en-. though ! had
not touched them. and 1t seemed many
Years that passed while the whole of
T. dangled I'm the air like bird nest
u u. storm. and the crt eE down below
aughed at that big coward. I still
leard his hoofs thumH 'ng the planks
Until the bridge droppe ] from under
lin and left him for u long second
With his arms and legs: dying In the
ir, Yes: It was. very horrible to see.
md then his great 10, y went down,
own. God. II was yer, dreadful
ray for wicked man to die"
And Oscar brushed Is hat with his
eeve and looked ava at the purple
nd gray ridges and their buidsn of
Yes: It must have been TERRIBLE"
I'D Claiborne.
But now be cannot be left to lie
'wn there on the rocks. though he
~ so wicked and died like a hnst.
MIN bud Catholic but when was
10y 1 used to ser, mass, and it, 10
well for Z mar to lie In Wild
re whers the ! ,usxards will fiald
d."
Bot you canndt bring ! priest