The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28

! IRE. Il wish It could ne wiped out.
am speaking now of the whisky trad,
under the law. When it gets outside
/ the law il is no more immoral, bal
| often leads-forces men TO grave
crimes. Yes, Pm glad you worked
alone, old fellow" looking gratefully
at his new guest. For, though you've
known me long, it would have looked
! like putting too much on me to assist
{ you in bringing perhaps some OF my
best patients to the penitentiary."
That's just it, doctor"
$50 the still is over beyond the hill
there?" the doctor said, pointing in a
direction where l had often seen a
faint line of smoke rising in the far
distance.
Eyes, sir"
And you'll drop down on it to-mor-
row EVENING""
That's what"
The night was starlight. Somehow,
although physically at ease and not
mentally perturbed, could not sleep.
The heap Of Goals in the freplace-my
bed was in the sitting-room-had
passed from glowing white to bright
red, from bright red to dull bronze,
FROM dull bronze to a small eye twink
ling through the gloom. This finally
closed. leaving me alone with the dark
ness The window-curtain was drawn
aside How long l remained in this
state do not know, but have a mem
ory of doing, then suddenly waking
and staring at the window. The shad-
ow of a man passed by. Another ap-
peared, seemed to peer in and went on.
81 am dreaming" said 1, and turning
over went to sleep.
When l aw11ke the sun was shining.
The deputy marshal stood at the fire.
place, his back to a roaring FIRE, his
hands ciasped behind him. He looked
at me with a serious smile.
81 oversight myself" said 1, getting
ont of bed and into my clothes with his
assistance.
YES" he answered, You are q
siderable noise here last night" /
looked inquiringly, but only asked;
where is the doctor?'
''Oh, he's all right. We've got him
safe enough"
Got him?"
That's what. Fooled him complete
". Made him think / knew nothin' Of
his connection with the business and
that would raid the still to-day. Fell
into the trap like a sucker-which, gen
orally speakin', he isn't-thinkin' he'd
have time to warn his gang this fore
noon"
You don't mean to say"
THAT he's an illicit distiller? Yes, I
do. And that gal is into it, too. She at
tended to SEEM the stuff in town. I've
got EN- all spotted there. too She's az
plucl1y as can be. Would have got one
Of my men with her revolver if we'd
been = moment later. IL seemed mean,
too, not to say ungentlemanly, to take
. young lady from her bed as we did.
But knew she'd shoot and we couldn't
afford to take any chances for the sake
Of social forms. Yes, they're all safe
in there" pointing to room across the
passage.
That man . noonshinerq" I
gasped.
Yes, and the gal, too. Why not?
This is not only II queer world, but
this revenue business develops some
queer types Of human character. He's
one of 'em. He thinks it crime for
tie government to impose tax on the
of liquor, though he de-
spises the traficcas much as any man
and would Danish alcohol from the
world if he could. Were its making
free, he would never think of having
anything to do with it VIII you go
N and see them?"
I did not have the heart TO do so. II
don't blame you" he said, when re-
fused. 81 am sorry for you, too, for he
was mighty kind 10 you. He's well
ixed, though, and can pay himself
through, as far as money goes. Bat
m afraid he's booked through to the
the gal, too"
The marshal was right. The girl
was pardoned, but her father refused
o put himself lin suppIcating atti-
.ude. He said that while he knew he
lad offended God in doing what he
lid, he was equally certain that he
owed the government no apDlOgy.-
Charles D. Black burn, in Banner OF