The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-06

ny u tali, large man, with smooth face
ana snort, Gully hair. / was intro
duccd and the two sat down.
Yes, DOCTOR" said the man; eve
located the plant. It's been the hard
est JOB ever undertook"
ITS an abominablc traffic" spoke
the doctor, half musing. strol<ing his
beard and looking thoughtfully at the
IRE ~ wish it could he wiped out.
am speaking now of the whisky trade
under the law. When it gets outside
the law it is no more immoral. but
often lcads-forces men TO grave
crimes. Yes, I'm glad you worried
alone, old fellow" looking gratefully
nj his new guest. For, though you've
known ne 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 Il
direction where I had often seen Il
faint line of smoke rising in the far
distance.
YES, 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 pcrturbed, could not sleep
The heap of Goals in the fireplace-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 Il 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 Il mem
DRY of doing, then suddenly waking
and staring ut the window. The shad-
ow of "A man passed by. Another APP
pcarcd, seemed to peer in and went on
II am dreaming" said /, aud turning
over went to sleep.
When awollc tho sun was shining.
The deputy marshal stood at the fire
place, his back to roaring fire, his
hands claSpcd behind him. He looked
ii me with Il serious smile.
81 oversight myself" said |. retting
ont of bed and into my clothes with his
assistance.
Yes" he answered, you arc q
sound sleeper, too, for there was con-
siderable noise here last night"
looked inquiiiugly, 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 l know nothin' of
his connection with the business and
h,I 7 4
into the trap like 81 suclicr-which, gen
orally speallin', he sn't-thinliin' he'd
have time to warn his gang this fore
noon.''
You don't mean to say
THAT he's an illicit dstillcr? Yes,
do And that gal is into it. too. She at
tended to sccin' the stuff in town. I've
got EN- all spotted there, too. She's as
pluclly Us can be. Would have got one
OF my men with her revolver if we'd
been Il moment later. IL seemed mean,
too, not to say ungcntlemanly, 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 moonshner?" I
gasped
Yes, and the gal, too. Why not?
This is not only Il queer world. but
this revenue business develops some
queer types of human character He's
one of 'em. lie thinks it 4 crime for
the government to impose 4 tax on the
manufacture of liquor, though he de-
spiscs the trafficoas much as any man
and would Danish alcohol from the
world if he could. We're its making
free, he would never think of having
anything to do with it. Will you 90
in and see them?''
did not have the heart to do SO. 81
don't blame YOU" he said, when I re-
fused. II am sorry for you, too, for he
was mighty kind to you. He's we'll
fixed, though, and can pay himself
through. as far as money goes But
Pm afraid he's booked through to the
pen--and the gal, too"
The marshal was right. The girl
was pardoned, but her father refused
to put himself fin supplicating atti-
tude. He said that while he knew he
had offended God in doing what no
did, he was equally certain that no
owed the government no apology.-
Charles y. Blackburn, in Banner of
Gold.
y Queer Custom.
A medieval custom prevails in Fret
berg, in Breisgau This is observed on