The evening call., 1893-06-14

an they don't know I'm here. They
say | killed chap an they'll hang
me. But didn't do itn he added,
vehemently, as he saw the look Of
horror on my face. / didn't do it.
sissy, l swear to you I didn't Jest
let me hide here an don't tell no
body, an I'll get away when it all
blows over
1.-The thought Of hiding criminal |
or at least a man who was accused !
of crime-in my fathers barn was
rather appalling. But the man was
| falsely accused, so he said. Ii the
authorities caught him he would be
hung, and perhaps afterward the real
criminal would come to light Such
things frequently occurred in my fav-
! orite stories and | could not doubt
their truth. Here was one of the
same incidents in my own life, and l
made up my mind very quickly.
"'pll hide you,' / assured him.
You can find place in the hay up
stairs and if | can, without arous-
ing suspicion, I'll bring you some
thing to eat
Heaven bless you, sis" he ex-
claimed, his pale face working
strangely jest give me boost up
this ladder
II helped him as he requested, and
as he painfully drew himself up to
the NOW, | caught a glimpse of a
blood-staired bandage about his right
ankle He had evidently been
, wounded in making his escape, and
my pity for him grew apace as
: helped him over the Uttered flooring
: of the loft.
! Zone side of the NOW had already
. been well-flled with hay, but in the
. further corner was place about
= twenty feet square in which there
q was but a small quantity. This hay
! was from particular field, and hac
heard my father tell Jason (his heac
- workman) to put no more hay in tina
- portion of the NOW for he wished u
= leave room for the second crop from
# that same field.
- "Here I assisted the wounded NAL
. to burroW into the hay near the bot
~ ~ tom of the heap and carefully covered
,f up the mouth OF his lair.
- Remember, he said, as l turne
y y away. his voice sounding strangel
"a muftied from his hiding place, tina
- ~ if We play me false. sis twill be tn
worst for your and the tone NOR
80 than the words made me shudder II
ct voluntarily
80 81 quickly descended to the bar
| int tn
" The barn seemed close and Stltlln
~ ~ now and was in no mood for rea'
n ing. Almost thoughtlessly L too
- the road to the postOff1ce. situate
- two miles away, and where l usual
- went once each day for the mail
~ ~ 'tMy mind was filed with contilc
~ ing emotions. At last a real, boz
10 fide romance had come into my her
o99 tofore uneventful life. AS | wei
~ along my brain weaved castle ait
=. castle Of fairy fabric out OF this a
venture.
- 'sThe man was of course unjust
: 81 accused. With my help he Wou
~ make his escape, fee the cOuntr
- and after the real criminal W
brought to Justice he would retur
lor rich and prosperous, from forel}
my shore, and would visit me, and,
'ry way of showing his gratitude pl
izy sent me with a pony and phaet
elp like Lila Banby's, or a few thcusa
7nU dollars to spend as l pleased. A
ose how proud father and mother wou
7hO be of me.
ma 4sJust here conscience whisper
Lhp to me that what | dared not tell
et- father and mother about was hard
zen the right thing to do. And besl
lld / was not very successful in picturi
my this rough, unshaven, terrible 3ot
1er ing man with the scar on his chez
dressed like gentleman and CONF
ldu back in a halo of glory. Ihere v
10 something lacking in it all, and,
my the time / reached the pOStOtf1ce
SKY had begun to be very much trlghten
1hu over what | had done.
ma II obtained the letters for our ia
ay. ily and was just hurrying out or
ana office when [ received a shock
! a effects of which would certainly ha
ack been noticed had not the room be
deserted. Beside the door and tack
'r to the wall was notice and It's ola
ohg headline caught my eye
OoK IL almost tainted so great was
om- agitation. Leaning against the "
ary' for support read it through Sol
ter time afterward l obtained the
OoL cular from the Postmaster and |
&p- saved it until now," continued Al
the Phoebe stopping her knitting lC
am enough to draw forth a yellow a
the crumpled bit of paper froIA VIII
nan she read the following
t. MAN WANTED!
tar FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
not For the arprehenSton Of Frank z. NdJGc,
~ on the utoht of June p, IS, killed Haze
W Oineu in the rilJdGe of CotdSprtnJS, SH
ing ColnIty, the State offers the ADORE REGARD.
Ugh, Description OF NAJAc
rtly Age forty-fve or thereahouts; beight fiye
,al- seven inches; slight build light ccmp'e
'ch' with reddish hair and slight cast OF one
With Wore dark and much worn suit OF clothes, br
rht and white checked shirt. slouch hat ana
SHOES without stockings Usually clean sha