Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-04-28

Copyright. 1en4. ~ Robert Bonnere Sons.
CHAPTER xvll.-(Continued.) j.
The excited and incredulous crowd
made rush for the door to see for them.
selves II Bill Green's statement was
true. 1t hardly seemed possible that
their prisoner could have eluded them a.
ter getting out Of the milk house, to say
nothing Of getting out Of II.
Hut an inspection Of the room satisfied
them that 1t was empty. The bird had
flown. e'rt -.t.
"Who could have helped the critter to
get awayY' cried Bill, black with rage
and disappointment. II tell sc what,
there's been some underhand doin's sum.
mers, an nobody need tell me there
hain't. Ef VIC cd only Ind out who
twas, I reckon we'd make II mighty In.
terestin' fer him. do sou
But the trouble IL. how're &c gon'
to find outY chucklcd the delighted ga
manthy. to. whom the sight Of Bilrs
wrath was q pleasure too intense for. de-
scription.
Investigation succeeded In cliciting
nothing satisfactory. beyond knowledge
Of the manner In which escape had been
made.
Mr.. Porter was accused Of having aid.
ed the prisoner In getting AWAY. This
he stoutly denied, and being a man In
whom his neighbors had implicit cont.
dence, his assertion Of innocence was
generally believed. Mrs. Porter, as cv.
erybody knew who knew anything about
her, was too timid a woman to attempt
anything requiring cool and steady nerve.
Wayne, as everybody xnsw, mad no
friendship for Dick, and no one suspected
him Of having assisted him In making his
escape. Suspicion seemed to center on
Samanthy for some reason, and she met
many dark and angry looks az she took
frequent observations Of the crowd. The
suspicion with which she was regarded
gave her q sense OF exultant pleasure,
which she could not keep from showing
in her face. But none Of them saw Ht to
say anything to her. ~
Perhaps the neighbors were somewhat
afraid Of what the result might be IL
they reused her temper. Samanthy had
more than once given those who inter-
Tered with her foretastc Of what might
be expected when she got mad" II II
possible that they may have felt 1t un.
becoming the dignity Of man to quar-.
rel with woman. It Is possible that
they hardly thought II worth while, now
that the bird had flown, to handy words
about the manner OF his flight, since &C.
cusing any one Of completely In the mat.
ter was not going to give him back into
their hands. He tho rcnson whnt II
might. Snmnn,hy WINS NOT opcnly charr.
cd with having SclncI Dick to rot nwny
from them and the penalty OF the crime
Of which most Of them considered him
guilty.
Mr.. Porter WINS scyercly blnmcd for NOT
havinu montionod tho underground mas.
,nrc betwccn tho milk hou.c nnd collar.
MANY wcrc conadcnt that n Mr.. Porter
or o,hor mon,hsrs ~ -. ,omiiv had no,
h.,ncd n,ck ~ ,nnto his cano ,hcv had
hcan .nr. That ho would ics him.eis mt
os nri.on hv menn. NJ fila na..ov. and
thcreforc thcv hnI kcnt .ilent rese rdinv
n. II WINS nlHin m ,,o sccn thot both M
portor nmI Mr. Homo ,voro ciod TINT n"
WINS GONG.
Latcr N tho div tbcrc wn. n I,tt,c
clash OF orms between Samanthy and lam
Green.
There's a Niger In the fence" said
Bill, with 4surly, glowcrlng look ut Ia.
Manthy. Eyes, Stree, a gol-durned big
Niger, n Id like nothin' bcttcr'n to git
him by the wool. would so! III Dick
Brayton yot OUT O. there alone, I'm a
liar!"
"Mcbbc sc be, anyway" said Saman.
thy, dryly. cxultant at the prospect Of u
set-t0 with her old enemy, to whom she
had never "fclt friendly disposed" since
the time when he called her IN old maid.
That was years ago, but Samanthy had
good memory.
II want talkln' to you," said Bill, not
rclishing the idea OF quarrel with her
when there was any one by to listen
to It. lie was rather fearful Of coming
out second best.
'Oh, want ye? thought yc was by
the way SO glarcd ut me" said Samanthy,
coOlly. but It DONE make no diffrunce,
ono way or t'other. I'm goln' to give 80
lcctle advice, an ye can take 1t or not,
jest as 80 like. Don't 20 round the ken
try huntin' fer fences with niggers In
'cm. Some day, mebbc, ye'll ind tho
niger ye'rc lookin' fer. on 'twon't be
healthy fer ye."
"shaw. now. I want TO know" said
Rili. nj n loss FOR ANYTHING eIse 10 saw.
"Sh'd ledge 70 mought ha' Ind tussel
with a niger, or suthin', ruthcr lately,
Inv the looks a yer face" said Samnnthy.
looking Bins swollen and discoIorcd
countenance over critically. "Aruiky's
good Ter bruises, after we've got 'cnI. but
the best medicine fer 'cm Is to mind yer
own bisness nm nor fool with snthin'
20 can't handle"
Bill turned away with what WINS meant
10 rcDrcsent lofty distlain exnressod m,
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