The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-03-06

name; he used to encourage the noun
itaineers to make whisky, and then he
would help them sell II in the valley.
He was owing Mr.. Kilgrow two or
three years back rent at the time of
the raid, and to get out of paying he
told the deputy constable-or what
ever you call him-that Mr.. Kilgrow
made brandy. offering to show him the
house and the still"
1.-THE internal wretch!-I beg your
PARDON didn't mean to be profane.
Please go on"
Gates did what he said he would,
but he was sharp enough to see that
Mr.. Kilgrow might get clear If he was
taken, or that he himself might be ar
rested as a witness; so he went to Mr..
Kilgrow first and pretended to warn
him as friend. Did you ever hear of
such a mean thing?"
"Never. hope it didn't succeed"
"Yes, it did; it all turned out just as
Gates had planned. The revenue men
surrounded the house, but Mr.. Kilgrow
got out of back window and ran. They
chased him clear away over to the other
side of the mountain, shooting at him
every time they caught sight OF him,
and soaring the poor old man so that
he left the country and never did come
back till this spring. And now, as !
say, he's afraid of everybody, except
father, and he lives all alone in cave
down there in the Pocket, farming that
little patch of land for living"
And what became of the heavy VI
llin?-Cates, mean"
That's what makes it so bad. When
he was sure that Mr.. Kilgrow had left
the country he told it around that he
had bought the farm in the valley; and
when the new town company came
along he sold it to them, took the
money and went away"
Thorndyke's studies in the law had
necessarily been the reverse of prac-
tical, but as he sat up and reflectively
nursed his knees he was surprised at
the readiness with which the lawyers
point of view suggested itself
How large was this farm in the
valley?" he inquired, after few mo-
ments of thoughtful silence.
81 don't know that. but father says
if Mr.. Kilgrow had his rights he would
own half of Allacoochee'
Philip went into another revery. COM
Snrr nf - To -ich 7 ,n1l /.
] should enjoy taking up thing of this
kind. I've half mind to try it, any.
way, and take the chances on living
long enough to see it through. You
didn't know I was a lawyer, did you?"
mo, indeed; are you?"
81 presume I'm not. in the useful
sense of the word. though l have O
piece of parchment somewhere among
my belongings that says am. Perhaps,
however. could scare up enough COM
mon sense to help your old friend out
of his trouble; it seems to be very
clear case"
! "Oh, Mr.. Thorndyke! If you could
>only do that"
Her face was alight with the sacred
enthusiasm that makes an irresistible
special pleader of every good woman
enlisted in the cause of the unfortunate,
and for the second time that day Thorn
dyke felt the subtle inspiration of her
personality tingling through his veins
like the fire of strange wine. There
,sWere incendiary things at the tip Of his
tongue, but he withheld them, rising
and saying that they had better GO
back to the farmhouse, On the long
walk across the plateau he said but lit
lie. asking an occasional question bear
ing upon Elsie's story and listening at.
tentively to her explanations. Just be-
fore they came in sight of the house he
asked her to wait moment.
aft I am to do anything for your old
mountaineer must first have your ia.
theirs confidence. Have you made ur
your mind to tell him that I'm in the
secret?"
5 ayes, indeed; I shall tell him to.
night"
"Then you may say that am willing
to do anything can in the matter"
"I7l tell him. It's very good and kind
OF you to offer to help; I don't know
how we can ever make it up to YOU"
Philip hestated little before saying
that which would push him still farther
into the unexplored regions of duplic
ity: then he answered her.
"You can pay me with your approval;
you can help me immeasurably-not by
lifting me over the hard places, as yor
did awhile ago, but by giving me credit
for the energy and pluck that ough
to have. VIII you do that?"
Indeed l will" There was no EN-
barrassment in her manner now, ant
no shadow of reserve in the honest blu,
eyes that were lifted to his. "We vii
all help you; and believe with all my
heart that you will win-I don't meal
for Mr.. Kilgrow alone, but for your
self"
"Thank you; that's enough until
have done something" he said, ant
they went on down the mountain.