The Afro-American advance., 1900-06-30

crack or the uuOfs showing tHAL IntTt
was somebody at work In the old shoot.
| ran noiselessly across the room and
hid behind some old barrels which were
piled up In the farther corner OF the
room. A moment later the old door
swung in and two men came into the
room.
Now. amt this just the place to
hide 'em. jack asked the first man
to enter the room.
"Couldn't find better, Jim" said his
companion. looking around,
"Then let's bring the things in. They
will be safe here. for don't believe
anyone has been in here for years cX-
oept me. The place has the name of
being haunted, but | guess I'm tho
only haunt that ever was here" aud
the man laughed at his own joke, but
his companion quickly held up the Ian
tern which he carried, and as II
flashed on his own face | could see
that he was rather white. lie did not
say anything, however, aud the two
men went out, leaving the door open,
In a few minutes they came back,
bringing each q bag. which they put
down in the farther corner 81 the room
and covered with rubbish, with which
the floor was covered Then they start.
ed for the door again aud the one who
answered TO the name of Jack said:
Now we will go back TO the boat,
float down the river and stay on Grow
island all night, aud keep in the woods
all day. Then tomorrow night al u
we will come In the big boat and take
the swag aud by daylight we will be
we'll on towards New York"
That's the plan, guess" said Jim
"but | wish we had the big boat up
the river now so we could get away TO.
night. They win be looking for us TO
morrow, and we may have some trouble
TO get away without being seen"
That's all right" said Jack; "l'm
glad we didn't, for they would have
seen the boat come in aud then u Il
had gone oil the same night they
would have mistrusted that she had
some connection with the robbery"
Guess you are right. as usual. Jack
and your plan Is the best. When the
boat comes up tomorrow they will not
Of course suspect anything"
"No. that's Just II, have the plans
all laid, as | told you before we cracked
the crib, johnson will sail up some
time tomorrow afternoon, go ashor,
in the city and buy some provisions
give out that he Is fisherman Just put
In for supplies. and say he will get
away early next morning. They will
| suspect nothing there, and will b,
Watching the depots and roads leading
out of the city and this town, No on,
will think OF our coming in a beat. ant
our leaving this side viii throw OF
every suspicion. pride mySvlf thai
this is we'll worked up Job"
Right you are, Jaek." said Jim. ant
they went out shutting the door tight
after them.
| ran up the stairs and 60 window
looking out ON the water, and watches
the boat as II went slowly down thu
river. watched about half an hour
then l went downstairs. lighted m,
lantern, and pulled of the stun from
the bags and took them into the boilei
room. un opening them found then
allied with watches. icwelry and silver
ware. They had evidently been rob
hing iewelry store In the city. an,
after examining SOME OF the boxes
found one with the mark of Paterson
a Co. and knew then that they ha,
robbed the largest iewtlry store il
the city.
What TO do I did not know. bat
concluded TO hide the stuff where the,
could not sind il aud then go hom
aud think Il over opened the el,
ash pin under the boiler and put betl
the bags carefully In the hole, thel
put cut my lantern aud went home,
got into the house Just as the sun wa
rising. aud | tnmbled into bed. be