The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-07-25

20 see I would have known | had III,
fellow whipped. bur In that hole. fear
ing treachcry or the use OF sons
weapon. | kept remorselessly at hin
until he sank at my feet. begging FOL
mercy Under punishment. | soon reli
the lantern, aud its rays revealed the
face OF my opponent. | loesened my
grip. staring nt him IN amazement
His whiskers were torn IN the struggle
his face bloodstsined. but | could not
doubt his Identity Daniels the noun.
tnineer.
The woman bad dlsappeared-van-
lshed az mys,eriously ms she hnd come
but here was this man creeping into
the house through the tunnel. knife Ia
hand. urged by the same spirit OF hat
red. the same insanity OF revenge (
/ could have trampled on him as upon a
snake Even as he recognized me he
read the truth In my eyes and shrank
/ back against the rock wall. his arms
( uplifted as n for protection.
WAS "a you. leftenanti BY God.
didn't know
III makes no difference what you
knew" | returned hotiy. You made
no effort 10 ind out. You tried muir
der. and there has been too much OF
that done here already"
what is 1t you murder.
bcrcf"
Yes. mud have no doubt you know
more nbont II than ! do. Three men
have been nssasslHated here In the
dark stricken down by the knife. and
the fourth barely escaped with n seri-
Gus wound
Three Killed? Who We're they?'
"a Confederate lieutenant a private
Of the Third Ohio cavalry aud Judge !
Dunn The man injured but not kill
cd was lcm Donald"
IL seemed 10 me new light almost |
Of exultntion leHped into the gray |
eyes. but It vanished instantly.
MY Cod" he exclaimed lnCredu- |
lously ''Who did itr'
caught his wrist staring straight
down into Iis face.
THAT IL what want you to tell me.
Daniels" / said sternly. That feud |
Of yours ~ ut the bottom OF this thing |
I am going to have the truth out OF
you II | have to choke It out"
AS God * my witness leftenant. |
Enow nothing | didn't even know OF /
The murders until you told me. I've
known OF this passage long while /
and I've got reason enough to feel
bard against ther oil judge. rs well as
Jem Donald, but I've fought EN- flir-
that Is. fair nccordln' ter ther way we
light SIGH things out In Their mountIngs.
I amt no murderer. an ! don't come
creeplu' long In ther dark ter knife,
anybody went fer yer. but yer he'd
me trapped we're In this hole. ar
s'posed yer was one o tibet OUTFIT"
The evident earnestness OF the mHu
brought me a certain measure OF faith
Yet | could not entirely free him FROM
suspicion.
where were you yesterday and last
nightY"
"scoutln' Lost c'fck" he answered
promptly enough. Las night took
notion to look up my own people"
said nothing and he went on.
They're purity well cleaned out
leftenunt KILLED an skipped. Some OF
'em are hidin' out In Their mountings
an some hcv gone inter Their army
bern II I amt bout all thet's left III
ter keep matters billn'. 'Twixt theI
war an hard luck, thet Donald crowd
has just bout cleaned Us up. Burnt
my cabin too" lie got w upon his
feet. his gray eyes burning like two
Goals OF tire, but, by God sir, I'm
we're ter be reckOud with ylt, an OIL
BIN Daniels has got a mighty big
score ter wipe out Maybe | never
kin do II. but I'll git Jem Donald IL
hey ter ketch him In hell"
Daniels" I urged earnestly. II un
icrstund how you feel. but | know
Donald. aud cannot believe him ,
guilty OF such an act Come with me {
% Jena Donald and lets dnd out the
ruth VIII you do that. Danielsy' |
And | held oul my hand
lie stared at me Ia a moments 81
euce. apparently unable TO ind express $
ion; then mouth aud eyes hardened |
II reckon maybe yer mean well" he
aid. but yer don't understand. I've I
led houses burned afore." his voice I
hokcd, but s0methin' 3 happened tel :
ny wife an the kids. cant mud hide '
Ter hair OF EN-
surely you do not thiuk they have /
cen injured done away withy' a
1T wouldn't be Their drst time sich (
hing was done Their women light as L
fcll as Their men In these mouutiugs." h
Eyes" / assented, remembering II Il
ave reason 10 believe IL was woman II
rho committed the murders In this o
Ouse h
could hardly see the expression OF K
H. mans face In the miserable light
Z that smoking lantern when he leap n
I forward gripping me by the shoul
sr SO hercely that for the instant I W
Fought 10 an attack His voice alone K
assured me al
- woman" he cried Are you h
lrcg hid you scc herg" Y,
Yes" { answered, beginning TO un- tr
aiStaul his suspicion. II saw her
yice-it was the haggrd face Of Un 5,