The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-26


vs. vel to those men, They'll
be here soon enough You
want 10 capture me for the reward, y5u
say
Yes An III do itI- he vociferated
Hey, boys. come
II I 90 10 prison. you so with me-
/ interrupted. speaking as lnlpE el>
as I could. DO YOU realize That you
are parLcepS CrImlulS-
"Hey2 What's that he interrupted,
puzzled By the Generously rolled L-a-ln
when you were asked this morning
u YOU had seen me- I pursued quick
~. watching the OuCOnlnE laborerS out
Of the corner OF my eye, you answer
ed that Z had asked leave 10 ride IN
your cart am that YOU had consented
SO 1 did, he chuckled- II thought
IL was Just a funny Joke 70 make An
all the time u was true So
SO YOU confessed that YOU were Civ
ing ala and shelter TO an escaping crimj-
nal, / went on s0lemD-y- And you
were"
But 1 didn't know. It was a Joke,
Pm afraid it's a joke your have
trouble in explaining" I interrupted.
especially when I testify that you hid
me in your cart and only gave me up 10
justice when I refused 10 pay the hush
money YOU demanded
BIL-DUL--' he SuErleG-
The facts are. that I escaped - your
cart, and that you admitted publicly
your knowledge OF my being there That
looks uncomf0TtabIv Ike aiding and
abettinE felony And, as you know.
that is States prison oneusa- You VIII
look well N stripes. 1ir- Matthew.
But II can explain easy enough 20
the judge and
And he Wild believe you2 Judges
aren't as CredUICus as truck farmers
i you want 20 take the chance wei
and good Here are your men SHAH
they tie me up I won't resist.
I-I-bOyss move on a ways III cali
you II / want you I m q -aLkIn' pm
waite 10 this gentleman
The victory was won And 1 FASTENED
90 cliuCh il.
Fl am going way" said l. and I
own worthless sake. Egu.u keep YOUR
mouth shut about me. For you can {
tell you've seen me without telling your
own share in the escape and don Z
forget Il rI caught. my version %
the story VIII land you IN jail is that
UNDERSTOOD
I don't mean YOU any harm" he
whined. Don 80 getting me into
trouble IN keep mum Bur Won know
as wei as ] do that / never helped ye
1t isn't a question OF what I know.
but of what the court VIII believe,
j retOrred- Now listen 10 me-
Ny eyes had TOVed about the sur
rounding country g talked Hil-y,
well wooded 1t offered excellent hid
ing AS well lie low here as anywhere
Listen 10 me repeatel- am
sums "a. stay .-a-- -a.-
few days don't know Just how
long And on rainy nights I'm going
t0 use this shed of yours ass q bedroom.
See that plenty Of good clean straw IS
kept beaped in that corner
But you can't do
oh, YES. [ can. And 7 want YOU 10
keep that Cog chained at night. If he
ever comes 10 life AGAIN And YOU
VIII put food on that shelf there every
night. The HrSt morning You ind il
untouched EOu.I know I've some"
III be derned If I do Its ro5b'ry,
1T is nothing Of the Sort I contra
G-C-ed- 81 am boarding with YOU Here
r. Eve dollars II am here longer than
week You get another five I leave
il 10 YOU for you own sake, % throw
pursuit of the track Remember what
VIII happen % you if / am ctuEht-'
Here's the money Vow we under
stand each othe-- Keep your share of
tac bargain and Il they catch me III
you leave the food tonight. leave a lit
lie parcel OF red pepper too
Ped pepper NnE2
In this part Of rls country "a sheriff s
posse has been known 10 T~a blood
hounds 70 hunt down criminals The
dogs ruu along shifting the ground
The FIRST sniff tEat iii their uoStrilS
With red pepper IS apt 10 spoil all JHel-
interest i'm The case That's why
Strange He exclaimed with reiUc-
tant admiration You've got a brain
Il was "a comfort to hear even this
1hickEead praise my sense after my
1ollies of the past few days
Everything is understood. thene'
yes" he said. reluctantly. as IIa
folded the five dollar bin and thrust il
into his OFeraiIs pocket II s'poSe So
But J. kind a. hate To do it. I never
been in trouble with the law before
Gee, f. must be awful 20 be muir
1T must I aereed. ErimIy. Good
bye"
could waste reams Of paper in tell
ing YOU the story OF the next week Of
I1y lonely life I'm the woods. nv dodE-
ing of every passing rustic my noe
r1IT1at grips 60 4aTtle7S ~IFG Tor the
coarse food ac left there of the two
rainy nights 3 spent uu the straw 81
that shed, sleeping TO JLe music of the
growing bulldog chained not twenty
Usually silent in the open under
-fod's white stars IN a tiny glade amid
ANA there. on the seventh morning 7
1Hokc at dawn from the sweet heavy
sleep OF out of doors-to find my pocE-
e-S neatly turned inside out. my Watcd
and every cent of my Scanty store Of
money gone
some cIever-5nsered tramp. passing
fu the gray hour before Eull daylight
must have seen me sleeping there and
TroGted by the occasion
so now I was not only fugitive. but
= -enniltSs one With a little money
might have lived indefinitely that Turk
ing forest life uEicr the warm sDriuz
skies Now 7 was aT wink down q
stern necessity
could not lew anon Matthews foi
food 7 could no longer paw for Tina
would SAVIOR unpleaSaUIiy OF blackIuai u
10 say nothing or enforced charity No
must Eet money-soIuewhe re-Some
how
I could not go to neighboring farmer
and ask for work. Every sheriff ant
constable would soon have his eye on
v-nil-dressed man who arrived from no
where and sought employment as
farm hand
Nor. for fear OF the police, could
have gone 60 look for work in any near
ny CITY
p had had even ink and paper an.
written 20 Mark 10 send me fund