The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-13
H MOONSHINERS.

CHE girl closed the door Of the
crumbIing spring house, Her EXPIRES
sion was alert and ezpectant-her
movements sluggish, almost diiatOry;
and yet a chilling wind whisrled
down the holes of the rotten roof.
through the gaps and chinks between
The worm eaten logs: it tossed her
brown hair, crimsoned her pretty
check, all unheeded. Miriam Sagsby
did not feel the E~ortherly
gale Her gaze fastened itself
upon the thickets 0flaurel. sassafras
and creeping brambIe, where a mar
row path, onlya few wards away, alb
ruptly disappeared. The spring bub-
bied out from under q huge rock. BE-
hind which ran a deep ravine where
sunlight never penetrated the great
pines, even at midday. The spot
could not have been more wildly
eomber; but there was a safety in
that black abyss, serviceable more
than once within Miriam's memory.
Her smile broadened into a pleased
laHgh as the tapping bushes were
pushed aside, and a man looked
warily about him before quitting
f1eiF shelter-a man in the rough
homespun Of a mountaineer, but
bith the handsome face, soft hands
aad understandable aspect Of one used
60 ease and luxury.
sits yOu, Or. Heathe!" she ex-
Gkaimedin vel feigned surprise.
Who did you think il was, Miriam?'
2nqnired DR. Heathe, his keen, rapid
Elanesdarting with hgbtningrapidity
Into every dingy nook and remote
shadow. There was something pain
H1ily a~pprehensfve in the watchfui
g1utiny cOnfinuanyin those restless,
suspicious eyes, az wei as the firm,
hah menaeing hold npthe rifealways
eaFred or &C hand for instant use.
Haze gou seen any strangers" be
questioned
Strangers How should II Strang
don't come this away. onliest
theyr re arfter the moonshiners she
kaurhnd
Don't they hesaid. without echo
the laugh. There are worse
that free stills.
Last winter when / went doEnthe
I'll tO Odds Corner 70 school. the
ment men were arfter the moon
ehinegH. en- they met me one eyenin',
whenst Use a-erossin' Difikil branch,
~ offered me q new dress TO show the
9Nay 70 ole Tim Skinner
Did ron do it? and again that
ance went of on It's perpetual
gch Tor secret danger.
D0 she retoffed Reornfully.
DO ycu think I'D tell 0f !anybOdy9
fhaps yen didn't know,
But did know, z she triumphant
asserted. II knew jest where the
N vas. EN- I knew they were
pn on that night withaload, but
4N ae belO I'd tell of en-.
Are you as brave as that, Mir
m3 The modulated tone became
and anxious; his gaze rested
fine glowing face a full minute.
III Travelled away upon its tire
nnt cf something 81 some
ent an instant from his
mind. eonld You, at the2peril Of
save men tracked like Wild
nr father, now, I'd like TO
catch ham while I'm about,
father don't have nc mo- 30
d with the free stiIig.& When ha did,
keep ifi safe. en- give him the sig
8 ever d stranger prowled the
~retuFned Miriam; but you
10 mo0nshiner2
NO Miriam, not a moonshiners
EN would YOU stand BY me II that
m dir and eafa what became
stranger @
You have been on the ridge six
onfae d bette-yDu are not a
she interrupted
n0f a stranger as these peO-
e Was the half ironicek re-
Bt, Miriam would yon care
~ marfy me- mean to
Is the mountains AL my
ta IaT days ~ these pines
no oaeWil ever see me. Does
i19tfar To ron that / don't want
ofH 20 see or know ofme2"
more McIlant apprehension
e1 under the intensified sus-
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