Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-27
an they don't know I'm here. They

an they don't know I'm here. They
cay killed a chap an they'll hang
me- But / didn't do it!' he added,
vehemently, as he saw the look OF
horror on my face. Il didn't do it,
sissy, swear to you l 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. If 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, sisp he ex-
claimed, his pale face working
strangely. Jest give me a boost up
this ladder
~ helped him as he requested, and
as he painfully drew himself up to
the NOW, | caught 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 l
helped him over the Uttered flooring
of the loft.
zone side of the NOW had already
been well-tllled with hay but in the
further corner was place about
twenty feet square in which there
was but a small quantity. This hay
was from a particular field, and | had
heard my father tell Jason (his head
workman to put no more hay in that
portion of the NOW for he wished to
leave room for the second crop from
that same field.
"Here [ assisted the wounded man
TO burrow into the hay near the bot.
tom of the heap and carefully covered
up the mouth of his lair.
Remember, he said, as turned
away, his voice sounding strangely
muified from his hiding place, that
if We play me false, sis, twill be the
worst for youn and the tone more
than the words made me shudder in
voluntarily
81 quickly descended to the barn
floor and went out into the sunshine.
The barn seemed close and sitting
now and l was in no mood for read
ing. Almost thoughtlessly l took
the road to the postoliice, situated
two miles away, and where | usually
went once each day tor the mail
!, "My mind was filed with conflict
ing emotions. At last real, bona
, flde romance had come into my here
! tofore uneventful life. As | went
along my brain weayed castle after
castle of fairy fabric out of this ad.
venture.
, ''The man was of course unjustly
, accused. With my help he would
= make his escape, flee the country,
and after the real criminal wa:
brought to justice he would return
! rich and prosperous, from foreign
' shore, and would visit me, and, BY
way of showing his gratitude, pre-
!, sent me with a pony and phaetoT
: like Lila Banbys, or few Thousand
= dollars to spend as | pleased. And
/ 60 hau has n
= be of me!
u !, Just here conscience whispered
y to me that what | dared not tell my
:. father and mother about was hardly
= the right thing TO do. And beside
| was not very successful in picturinG
y this rough, unshaven, terrible look
ing man with the scar on his cheek
, dressed like gentleman and comm!
u back in a halo of glory. There wa
= something lacking in it all, and, b
y the time l reached the postotiice
J had begun TO be very much frightened
u u over what had done.
u II obtained the letters for our fam
:, lily and was just hurrying out Of tn
u office when | received shock tn
a effects Of which would certainly hav,
IA been noticed had not the room beel
deserted. Beside the door and tacket
to the wall was a notice and its blacl
= headline caught my eye.
IA Il almost tainted so great was m
i agitation. Leaning against the wal
y for support l read it through. Some
I time afterward l obtained the Gil
d cuar from the Postmaster and Nv
p saved it until now" continued Aun
~ Phoebe stopping her knitting lon
III enough to draw forth a yellow an
ie crumpled bit OF paper from whicl
IL she read the following
MAN wANTEDi
I" FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REwAEDl
Ot For the apprehension Of Frank T. NdJae fci
~ on the night If Jure q, IS, killed Hahn
- Ohey IN The Uuldds ~ C0idspriHgs Sues
- Comfy, the STATE offers the dboUe re~ard.
n, DESCRIPTION or NAJAc.
~ Age, forty-hvs or thereabouts height Eve 10
z seven inches; slight build. light cOmp'ext'
- | with reddish hair and "A slight cast Of one ey
III " ore dark and much worn suit OF clothes, bros
n | and white checked shirt. SLOUGH hat and i