Wichita eagle., 1888-10-11
BEATING THE REVENUE.

! and | remembered that the family at the
/ cabin where had passed the night seemed
to be restless and uneasy The revenue
men had got track Of the still and had
/ pressed the mountaineers 80 closely that
/ they had hidden it among the rocks and
/ bushes at the wayside. That outfit rep
resented the combined capital Of half a
dozen mountaineers. Il they lost it they
would lose their all II Uncle Sam failed
/ TO lay hands on it he would be no worse
/ of. | looked the outfit over, making
note of everything, ate my dinner, and
had only got back to the trail again when
four horsemen rode up. l sized them up
for revenue men at once, and it was plain
enough that they were in i'll humor.
don't know that | would have given them
any information had they been pleasant,
but the way they jumped on me for send
of boiled me over.
See here" said the leader as he glared
down at me, you're the Teller We saw
yesterday back here in the elbow!'
We'll, what Of itf''
"a good deal of it. We are govern
ment oficialsl"
Yes; I've seen EN- before. In fact /
used to own oIze."
Look out, sir! can make it very Sc
still has been brought in this direction
The chances are that you have met the
men with it.
"WellY'
We'll, we are here to find it."
Am hinde-iEg your
II believe you know all about it, and I
should be justified in arresting you"
Very well; III consider myself your
prisoner.
They drew apart and conferred together
for few minutes, and then the leader
said:
Perhaps was little too rash. and /
hope you'll excuse me- If you would
give Us pointer it would be a great
favor"
What information DO you want?'
About that sill. We know that it
passed Lapham's. three miles back We
know that il has not passed Harrison's,
two miles ahead It's likely you saw the
men"
About two hours ago?-
Eyes"
Had it packed on two nules?"
That's it"
-Four men and two mules2'
Yes"
They must have left the main trail, or
you would have seen them"
Yes"
Back here shout twentyzroos there's a
ravine to the right"
That's SOL remember"
IF | had been one of the men should
have lodged III there with the party"
Certain! 4 thousand thanks to you"
They were of on the galIop, and the
sound Of their horses feet had not yet
died away when two men dropped ont Of
the rocks and bushes TO my left. They
were mountai1eers and u1oonShiners.
Both held up their hands as | jumped up
IN alarm, and ole of them said:
Stranger, that's the whitest thing
ever knew man to do, and we ar
crowd which wont forgit it
lie uttered a shrll whistle, and two
other men, each Leading mule, broke cover
from a thicket. That outfit was picked
up and packed and strapped in five min
utes, and WIS invited to go long with
the party. We K ept the main trail about
half mile and then turned into ravine
road to the right One man was sent on
ahead as scout, and as we slowly pro-
gressed the others asked where | was
from and what m e-rand was. and before
had fully explained the leader, whose
name was Dawson, SAID:
Say, he's tie very felier we got word
about Put 1t thar. young Teller: an
right glad we ar 30 see your
We lad prcg-cssed about mile when
tho scout came back with word that the
revenue gang hid taken 8 half circle and
were coming back to the main road By
this very path. bust here small ravina
ran TO our right. deep aud dark. The
men were badly ratified for the moment.
and seemed abo 1T to abandon the mules
and take fight down the gully, when I
said:
Can't you al rrrsh-down in there-and
leave it 10 ne again."
Would you do it. strangr
''Of course wi"
saw them hidden and then ss1rtered
On for about 800 feet and sat down on .
rock. In five minutes the revenue men
came up. l asked what luck, and they
replied that they had missed the party
altogether.
After you went away. / said after .
bit. Il saw two mssa and two mules In the
brush on the left of the road"
You didY''
Yes. Fou were gone then, aid Of
course did not care 70 investigate afoce-"
These are the men we want, shouted
the four IN chorus, and sEsy they wen.
with cres. clsteer. Five minutes later
the r,oonshjne party were out Of the IA
vine and Dawson cane up to NE. erAsped
nv hand snd said;
Men. take good look. at Mni You'll
al fetcA tasreeI with me that il Any man
Il these we're hins ever considers to chit
ter him (ssops TO question hts right, that
ere man has got - diei"
After proceeding about 9 nile and D
half We reached the spot where the Eu
IVES to be located sad half ; nile away
was Dsvsoas cabin his family COZ
sisted OF wife sld three children. the
oldes. being bare footed. bare legged
girl Of 10 After Being introduced w.
eft 20 pass a couple Of hours while Dsw-
son returned 70 the men He had ex-
plained TO his wife who I was and what
bad happened. boz the children were full /
Of curiosity As sat By the door snok- /
ing the girl. who WIS called Deb. sat /
down beside ne and asked:
Stranger. dd ye iope iss" (ocne a
footl
Yes.
"A mile OF c,sut down.
'Moren that About do1eM fcp upR~
''sot dow-Deans half days travel
A top Up" nzas days tramp A. .
bed sir,e the head o. the house would say /