Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-04-04

authorities caught him ne would be
hung, and perhaps afterward the real
criminal would come to light. Such
Things frequently occurred in my fav-
orlte 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
Tll hide you,' 1 assured him.
You can find place in the hay up
stairs, and if l can, without arous.
ing suspicion, I'll bring you some
thing to eat
Z" Heaven bless you, sis" he ex.
claimed, his pale face working
strangely. Jest give me a boost ur
this ladder
u helped him as he requested, and
as he painfully drew himself up tc
| the NOW, L caught n 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.
'One side of the NOW had already
| been well-fiIled with hay. but in the
! further corner was place about
twenty feet square in which there
was but small quantity. This hay
j 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
mutfied from his hiding place, that
! if ye play me false. sis, twill be the
worst for you" and the tone more
than the words made me shudder i'll
voluntarily
II quickly descended to the barn
/ floor and went out into the sunshine.
The barn seemed close and sitting
now and was in no mood for read
ing. Almost thoughtlessIy l took
the road to the postoflice situated
two miles away, and where / usually
went once each day tor the mail
''My mind was filed with conflict
ing emotions At last a real, bona
/ tlde romance had come into my here
tofore uneventful life As l went
along my brain weaved castle after
castle Of fairy fabric out of this ad-
venture
THE man was of course Uaju,tly
accused. With my help he would
make his escape, fee the county,
and after the real criminal wa;
brought to justice he would return,
rich and prosperous, from a foreign
shore, and would visit me, and, ~
way Of showing his gratitude. pre-.
sent me with a pony and phaeJOn
like Lila Banby's, or a few Thousand
dollars TO spend as l pleased. And
how proud father and mother would
! be of me.
"Just here conscience whispere
to me that what dared not tell my
father and mother about was hardly
! the right thing to do. And beside
l was not very successful in picturing
! this rough, unshaven, terrible look
/ ing man with the scar on his cheek.
dressed like a gentleman and coming
back in a halo of glory. There was
something lacking in it all, and, by
the time l reached the postotlice
had begun to be very much frightened
over what had done.
/ II obtained the letters for our fam
llY and was just hurrying out of the
office when / received a shock the
effects of which would certainly have
teen noticed had not the room been
deserted. Beside the door and tackled
to the wall was a notice and its black
headline caught my eye.
| ~ almost tainted so great was my
agitation. Leaning against the wall
for support read it through. Some
time afterward l obtained the cir
cular from the Postmaster and I've
saved it until now," continued Aunt
Phoebe stopping her knitting long
enough to draw forth a yellow and
crumpled bit Of paper from which
she read the following
| MAN WANTED
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
For the aPprshersto'9 Of Frank r. Na{gC' ,rho
County, the State offers the above REGARD.
Description OF NAJAc.
Age. forty-hve or thereabouts; height, i've feet
seven inches: slight build. light complexion
with reddish hair and slight cast Of one eye.
Wore dark and much worn suit of clothes brown
and white checked shirt, slouoh hat and low
shoes without stockings. Usually cleGn shaven,
but beard stif and bristly II allowed to grow.
and same color as hair. Long, deep red scar
along the left jaw, extending from lobe Of
nearly TO the corner ofmouth. Generally vicioui
expression.
wound in right leg below the knee, having beer
shot while escaping from custody. ANY infOr.
nation leading to bis arrest will be amply
warded. JAMES c. ARMSTRONG, Sheriff.
'tCan you wonder at my alarm upon
reading this?" said Aunt Phoebe
"From the moment my eyes rested
upon this notice l was sure that the
man wanted was the one hidden in
my fathers barn. There was the
wounded leg, the scar on the jaw and
the general vicious expression And
|, who had prided myself on doing
brave deed was really helping a
criminal to escape from justice, for,
from the reading of the circular there
was little doubt of the mans guilt
my limbs trembled so that | could
hardly walk home. Fear that my
completely with the man would be
found out, and fear that If told, the
scoundrcl would take vengeance upon
me, were terribly conflicting emo
tions. All thought of the beautiful
romance / had woven for myself faded
from my mind. Almost against my
will l turned toward the barn, my
nerves being so shaken that 1t seemed
impossible for me to keep away IRON
the vicinity of my great secret.
0 "As 1 approached the building !
heard loud voices and hurried forward
with fast beating heart. My fatheI
was seldom angry, but before L en-
tered the barn l discovered that he
was scolding somebody roundly. Tha'
somebody was Jason, his head man,
who, although a very good workman.