The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-02
$1,000 REWARD
BY VICTOR WESTERN

oh tue niue hahuDlll even from where
o he lay crouching in the underbrush
D. He knew for whom the reward was of
Y Tered, and yet he felt an irresistible
9 desire TO draw near and read the an
q nouncement
: lie crept to the edge Of the gravel.
= ly road and listened. There was no
. sound. He sprang boldly 10 the sign
post, where among tex notices and an.
nouncements of town meetings and
J scrawling inscriptions of estrays he
found the printing that had attracted
him.
Yes. 1t was him. He had killed a
man for $50 and now they were offer
ing $1,000 for his capture.
Dead or alive" was what the hand.
bill said Dead or alive" How reck.
less the state was with its money.
thousand dollars. If he could get that
money and give it to Hannah il would
make her rich for life. He was tired
OF hiding anyway.
| thousand dollars. 1t sounded like
| untold riches to the man who never
| had possessed hundred in his h1ost
! prosperous day.
His keen ear caught the sound of
horses hoofs and he scuttled back To
cover like rabbit He knew the man
that rode by. 1t was one Of his most
prosperous neighborS---a man thai
owned his own farm and bought store
shoes for his children and gave his
wife money to buy hat with feathers
and ribbons on it. He had envied
that man.
Il reckon he never had a thousand
dollars, though, he mlirmured. half
triumphantly. 1t touched his pride
to think that he was worth a thousanG /.
dollars dead or alive" The more he
thought about it the more it seemed
to his uniformed sense of Justice thai
the money was his rightfully and thar
he was being kept out of it.
They would put him in Jail certain.
~, and perhaps hang him, but no mat.
-ef--he would give the money to Han. ,
nah and she could live in luxury all
he rest of her life. She might marry
again. The thought dulled the edge of
lis enthusiasm for a time. but he still
'ould see the big red capital letters at :,
he head of the handbil. One Thou :
and Dollars Reward" y
What a joke il would be on The y
heritf if he could beat him out of thar
1oney and get it for Hannah VI
Once more he heard the sound If
oofs. Screening himself behind the "i
'afy top OF sumach, he peered down ~
he road, and as soon as he saw the
his plan was formed. The III
aveler was Arch King. M
Arch was just man and a man Of an
IS word. When Arch said he would al
thing he might be depended upon. Wa
G would surrender to Arch King II
rch would promise to give the money
Hannah. I'M
He took from the breast Of his shirt WI
old Colts pistol of ancient army
ttern and drew back the hammer. an
was the weapon he had used when cit
L now was not the time to think OF pe
ar He must not permit his nerves ioi
weaken we
When King was almost abreast of III
II the man in hiding leaped into soa
road and caught the bride with
left hand. while with his right he onl
eled the pistol at the horseman'g hai
,ast To
me horse swung backward and the dho
er stared at him with frightened slo'
IS is {
Don't be afraid, Arch. | won't hurt cole
l. he said soothingly use
What do you want?" asked King spin
want to surrender to you" spo
he man on the horse smiled not soft
his fear touc
It doesn't look much like surrender
" he said.
Don I joke with me-" said Ike. -four.
ne the big pistol. I'm not in any r
iition to be ioked with" rag
Then put down your pistol. I'm glas
~ 10 listen 10 what you saw" III
e pointed to the handful. grea
DO you see that" he asked. Zone aruc
sand dollars reward. Dead or oeen
p want to surrender TO Won w
or alive. You can suit ,,a,,-IIc meta
Il that. II will he tho game in a.. and
You will get the money ana give conV
me- Pa
gu won't have much use for cical
~ Ike If the sheriff ever gets his on Il
s upon you. You couldn't hire SUES
Oh lawyers to get you free" 'ouIS
don't mean that Arch The money 81
go to Hannah" auu
| see. To Hannah" .i,On'
rs. she hasn't ever had any too 49,.
a time. II will be a whole lot of .s.d,.
y TO her" 20, g.
you quite realize what this an oy
= 'h brown
IS. VIII You promise?" but =,
man on the horse Thought A over
mt No..
would rather not do #, Ike II A .
too much like taking blood AWAY
7, even II | don't use il myself mixin
If you have set your heart on with
rubin
en- you promise. Arch?~ said the Il has
eagerly. ! know you will keen polish,
word. I'm going TO give ND to In
ody and / would sooner trust keyhol
That money is mine By rights. soil Il
orth IT, One thousand dollars piece
or alive. 1t says so in print square
here. with the governors name the br