The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
2NN THE comparatively de-
'MN sertetd side street it hap

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IkWA pened that at 20 minutes
NlE past three in the afternoon,
four persons, all strangers
to one another, met in front of the
house numbered rs. One OF these
individuals was Russian rag-picker,
another had the appearance Of an
irish working woman, the third
looked as II he might be an Italian
barber, and the last, by his man.
her, cast OF features and the me-
Tango of perfumes radiated by his
clothing, could only be an American
drug clerk. Precisely at the moment
when these types Of cosmopolitan
civilization were about to pass the
house pistol shot rang out from it,
closely followed by scream, which
stopped suddenly before it was fin
lshed, as If it had been stined. All
four of the pedestrians halted, star
Ing up at the window on the first
floor. Then the Russian shifted his
bag to the other shoulder, said: Nit
chevo" ut is nothing), and walked on
pulling his cigarette; the Irish woman
began to cry out and call upon the
saints; the barber ran away to the
police station, and the American, dart
Ing up the steps, rang the bell flu
riously.
There was sound within of creak-
ing boards and rustling, as if a num-
Der OF Women were hurriedly descend.
Ing the stairs, and the young man ex-
pected the door to be opened at once,
but the noises died away and the
mouse became still. He shook the
door, but 1t was of oak, well-built and
solid, and he could make no impress.
sion on 1t. With only the slightest
hesitation he put his elbow through
the glasss9f the bay window at the
side Of the steps, reached in, unfas-
tened the catch, pushed up the sash
and cfhwled into the parlor. There
the first object to meet his astonished
eyes was an old woman fast asleep in
corner her arm chair facing the
8old.fashioned doorbell which, at the
end CT it's long coil of fiat steel spring,
was still jangling noisily with the en-.
ergy his own arm. had communicated
to 1t. On table at the woman's side
lay an ear trumpet of exaggerated
dimensions.
He ran forward and shook her, when
she awoke without surprise, as ii
being reused from her sleep by to-
tai stranger were nothing out OF the
ordinary, and aiming her trumpet at
him said. politely: II beg your par
DOM" /
Good heavens!" he screamed into
1t. There's-there's firing in the
house murder perlaps!"
& "Who?" she asked. You must
speak right up when you address me-"
she continued, chidingly, "for In. one!
OF my ears am the least bit difIicuit.
Of hearing. =
Excited and alarmed he threw her
an impatient glance and then rushed
out and up the stairs. On the first
landing he heard means, and through
the open doorway OF the front cham,
Der saw the body OF man on the
door, blood flowing from wound in
the temple, while a large revolver Law
across the threshold Of the room. Ex-
cept for one overturned chair and a
rumpled couch-cover the apartment
was in perfect order. Its peaceful as.
pect and its luxurious furnishings
forming an inconsrous setting for the
tragedy.
Az the stranger sprang to assist the
wounded man the deaf woman came
shurrying up In pursuit OF him. Seeing
the body she screamed and dropped
her trumpet, but, restraining her emo.
tons. presently helped to lift the head
and place q cushion under it. The
Irish woman outside was still moan.
Ing and exclaiming, and raising the
window the young man called to her:
Get the doctor over there!" point.
Ing across the street to physician's
single. She started willingly, and he
ran to q set bowl In an inner room
and with towels and water began to
tregt the wound. which plainly had
been made by a bullet striking the
Skull above the temple, and CHANGING
on He could see where 1t had en-
tered the wall above the couch.
B All this time the house, outside the
chamber, remained as quiet as II de-
serted, and the young man wondered
what had become Of the women. who.
he would take his oath, had hurried
down orsap the stairs Or through the
hall while The was listening at the
door. His mind was busy with this
problem % he skillfully bathed and
bandaged. and finally. from being 10
much dwelt upon, It assumed the form
OF an insisteAt demand which should
be answered at once, and beckoninR
the woman who stood fascinatedly
watching his work to stoop nearer. he
asked: "a 6 Z
Isn't there anybody but Us il this
kouse?" ss
u NO. she answered. sAll ny lod.
!, gers ere men. who are away down
town during the day except N.
Hines here. who Ii In and out ~ IN
tn tIs 8 wsslthy md doc AZ
3 3ss thefS ~ jwomsn. maids,
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I they arc both out this AFTERNOON. /
1 IN alone. That II Why / Mt where i
nenld 80 the doorbell liz / should not
aDpen III hear IL For Nj. Hines ~
E6xpscting yiaitors one 81 them came
pft4 lime ! nd q III. Hines q
Il ~ ticulAf wished to Is suro