Evening journal., 1899-10-28

Eliza, in half-whisper, "sO't a blood I
hound could hardly scent 'em. An n
very good business It Is, an the hogs
live on the mash"
'Do you know Of any such stills, my I
little darlin'F
But she drew back little. "Ef 1 (
do know Of any" she said, "rve prom /
ised not to tell Of 'em."
mot to the man as is goin' to be 1,
your husbandW
"Not to him until he is my husband" /
And blushing, but resolute, Eliza filed
her pail and started for the house.
Under the water Janey clinched her
hands. "Dlck was right" she thought;
"and I see his game. He's n spy, and
Eliza's n fool"
She knew that she had heard enough
TO justify her lover In his suspicious
enough to put them all on their guard
A passionate eXultation fired her blood
as she thought Of the service she
should render Dick Oscar. his praise,
the reward Of his rude kisses.
But alas for laneyl Something had
runled her sweethearts temper when
they next met. Before she could APP
proach the subject Of which she was
full, stinging words had passed be-
tween them.
"Dick." said Janey. hoarsely, dye
mean that you're going back from
your word-that you amt a-goin to
marry meg'
Marry hell" said Mr.. Oscar, and he
walked off
Morning came. As the stars were
drowsily getting out of the suns way
Janey and the pedler met by the
spring.
"You needn't lie to me-" said she,
harshly. 'I've found you out. You're
up the Cumberland spyln' for wildcat
stills. III take you to one"
"But. my dear, IS this n trap? I'm
nothin' but a poor harmless pedler."
"COme, then, my harmless pedler."
said the girl, with n sneer, IAN I'll
show YOU somethin' Z make your
mouth water"
She struck through the woods, and
he followed, alternately blessing and
wondering at his luck. And. finally.
girdled and guarded by trees and
rocks. there was the hidden still. where
the corn was changed into the flowing
moonshine.
"RIong T. your folks2T he said
&C. ~ b'longs to Dick Oscar, an you
know it," said the girl fiercely. "Now
I'm going back hOme.'
"You don't know Of any more such,'
said the insatiate pedler, "lyin' round
loose up herew
1--WE done enough An, look here;
keep your tongue between y0' teeth.
Tell that l fetched YOU here, an You
won't see many more sun-ups with
them spyin' eyes"
Mr.. Pond was a tolerable woodsman,
an he led Captain Peters and his
scouts TO the mountain still without
trouble They were all there-the
BleylOck boys. the father and young
/, Oscar. They were hard at work. and.
surprised, were handcuffed without
the firing Of n gun.
, Mrs Bleylock and Eliza wept and
, moaned their fate; but Janey was still,
her brown lids yelling the duh fire Of
her eyes.
.Janey, my girl" said Oscar, draw
ing her apart, Il spoke up rough tc
j., you tother day. Put don't you mind
II. 'Twarn't nothin' but Jealousy"
Perhaps I'll never come back" saiS
! She seized him by the arm.
. "Dick, what can they do T. yOu?"
Dunno. Most likely III Kill some
body tryin' to git away, and be
: strung
.laney burst into tears.
"Shouldn't wonder 4 YOU married
I one o. the Jareds," he said. piling on
the gloom.
Dick oscar. promised TO marry
!. you. an ] don't 90 back from my
: word"
S mo. an l don't" cried Dick. ether,
: aim rs pretty shaped girl as you OF
= the Cumberland; an If ever I do 81
> back'-
ne whispered the rest in laney''
7 ear. and she chung to him, blushins
y a deep. deep rose.
IT. $ Jest one thing ! want TO know,
said old BleylocS. rs they tramped &
p Nashville: "how'd YOU find usF'
Z The captain laughed.
Been entertainin' a pedler, haven
Z YOU? Which one o your gals d h
n make up top
u Father and brothers swore. Die
ID Oscar nodded at his discernment wit
p human triumph.
l 4 few days later a young girl wal'
'r ed into Nashville, who had never bee
I'm a city before. She asked but on
N question the way to the Governor
d. house. That accessible mansion wa
n' readily found: doors were swlngln
omen: and. announced by sleep
Id darky. Janet Blcyiock stood in tn
IS Governors presence.
With n fine and courteous manne
d. that man listened. struck by her hgun
NJ her full voice and passionate eyes
IT, He promised 90 use his influence wit
n the President TO procure a pardon fo
Dick Oscar and the Bleylocks, an
id Ianey was allowed 20 go to the priso
with the cheering news.
to And Janey went home q wife, As
no the stars had been diamonds. an
TO strung like 4 larkspur chain for he
I'M neck fathers. brothers, husband
sheltering her in their love.
d. Mrs. Blcylock and Eliza ran 10 NEE
TO them. Eliza thought perhaps SON
one else would come with them. Ha
be not her lover left her with kiss an
he n promise 10 come backf
g. The pink ribbon was around h'
en- neck. Her lips were parted In hal
n py. vacant smile.
av The old father was I'm advance. II
ne thrust out his arm as Eliza drew nea
ee "Don't you speak TO me!'
or "PappyI
d. damn your tattling tongue. keC
away from my handsW
nd You ought to be whipped like
u