Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-09-03
The RAID ON THE STILL.

lust thought | wo,l,n stop by Il min
u,.. Niranda if to say nothing more
than hoped ven were all "cll. said
Mr. Jonathan jackson to her friend.
Mrs. SamI,l Pearl
Take u seat, Elizabeth and make
Yourself NJ home It's precious little
conversation. though. one can have
with ones npghhor about what's GO
Ing an in the mountains. with the men
folks talking nothing all the time ex
rrpt them revenue sharks. And Mrs.
Pearl loo. rd uneasily through the Win
doU If he little sitting room that COM
malIdcd a general view of the noun
tain road that Skir,cd past her home
Tx, The trail of serpent and was lost
in the gloom of the cedar trees that.
mingliug with the dense underhrush.
caught the eye on all sides.
"!Iow's Alice" asked Mrs Pearl.
rather abruptly
Fair as can be expected. Elizabeth.
The girl don't seem 10 be the same
creature since Ike went away. though
tie Lord knows | thought Il great deal
If III" boy; more so than l ever let on
10 Jonathan. But .JOnatla was down
on the lad, and what's n weak woman
going to do against Il strong mans OPP
position" And Mrs. Jonathan Jack
son sighed
Been five years now. Miranda. since
Ike went away. always wondered
Why ii" left here, bul folks can't be
personal YOU know and ask questions
thai don't concern them. Mrs. Pearl
Sald inQuisilivcly. drawing her chair
few inches nearer to Mrs. Jonathan
Jackson
Wen. Elizabeth. knowing you don't
tain about other peoples business =
and here Mrs Jackson looked suspl-
con~ly ~ her guest Il don't mind
iclllnr You of the affair. Ike Holland
Non see. Iun;ilh han took out Of an or
pflan asylum wh,n the hoy was about
Two Years old. ard brought him home
orai>r .lona, han had been on visit
10 Nashville AMI thought nothing
would i" better than to bring the lad
here Twas Il little before Alice was
born, and the boy. il seems. became
attached Ia he girl from her birth.
kui Jonathan was proud. and he used
!" tcll Ike how he came To be in the
family. and that he owed him u grca
deal You know how Ike grew up 10
iuanhood. and how il was said that in
'he>" parts there wasn't one who
could stand MP aud fight the revenue
cheers like him: There's many a dis
'ill"ry which the lad saved 10y warning
ny Nucr~ and Jonathan himself Is
under obligation 10 the boy on that
s'"I' Eul the day came when | saw
that Ike thought Il great deal of my
Iri -aud that She wasn't M all dis
lsa>'d with his attentions. But Jon
a'hau Na> blind. never seemed 10 see
hat the two We're forever in each 9th
company. One day Ike man like
''l4N Jonathan he wished To marry tn,
Irl But Jonathan became furious
ami told him hc wasn't anything but ?
m'>crahlr outcast-an object OF char
IN He went further: he struck Tho
iad terrible blow. That was his an
>N'r Ike did not strike back. | hcart
I'm muttcr something for Alice
>ah" But the lad raised his han,
ahd >wore that he would even III
'hinS> with Jonathan. il il took unit
Judgment day Then he went away
aEd nu one has ever heard of hin
Slice
Mrs. Jackson sighed softly To herself
MIS-. Fearl> eyes were wide open wit
surprise. and She wondered how tn
true story Of lke's disappearance ha'
remained 4 secret 50 long
Getting dark. Miranda. and | gurS
! bad better he going up the road. an
Mrs Jackson hade her friend goodb!
lhc November sun was gradual
disappearing behind the mountain
and the long shadows of the fafin
sunlight cas-, spectral figures herefan
'Aere among the trees
Mrs Jackson then lighted the o
lamp and made ready for the evenin
supper. Presently Jhe sound Of col
'tyance was heard in the roadwa.
ana Jonathan Jackson and his daugl
yer Alice alishted. They had bee dow
10 the village. ride Of twenty mile
over the mountain roads. TO provio