The citizen., 1900-06-22

told them the cause of the alarm. A
dozen revenue officers, all heavily
armed, had left Huntsville two days
before for a raid on the mountain
They had destroyed the still of Rube
Burrell at the foot of the mountain and
fired several shots at Rube, who came
near being captured. The officers were
then encamped in the pass leading over
into Bear Greek Valley. Down in this
valley seven stills were in full blast
and the men had received no warning
"You'uns knows it's like this" con-
cluded Larkin. "Them fellers out thar'n
Bear Greek can't hear the horn, an
thar amt but one way o. getting to
'em er head o them internal reve
noos."
How is that. Ned| was asked by
a dozen
That's for one o. wee'uns to get
through that pass, go right through
them reyenOOs' camp an get the fel-
ers warnin' afore day, It's nifty tic.
lish, gwine through that camp. boys.
but some un's got ter take ther chances
'less'n we'uns go squar' back on them
Bear Creek fellers."
"I'll GO"
1t was Calamity Murray who spoke,
and he was the only volunteer for the
perilous trip.
"You'uns thinks I've been telling the
revenoos, an | want er chance 10 show
vor tbot bain't pnvar e,urina bocI. IN
them what's stuck ter me-" and before
any one could say a word Calamity
was off on the dangerous journey. The
moonshiners looked at one another In
silence until the old man who had once
saved Calamitys life spoke up and
said:
Boys, l allus knowed that boy Cal
amity's heart were in the right placer
Calamity reached the narrow path
where the officers had camped for the
night without accident or delay. The
officers. wrapped in blankets, were
sleeping around a small fire, and with
his blowing horn In one hand and rifle
in the other Calamity started to crawl
through the pass, which was SO mar
row that he would be compelled to 20
within ten feet of the sleeping men
Not a twig broke as he crept slowly
forward, and in ten minutes he had
passed the sleeping forms around the
camp fire.
Fifty yards beyond the sleeping off.
GERS the pass began to widen, and
there Calamity rose to his feet and
started rapidly forward. One false
step. dead limb cracked loudly under
the feet of the moonshiner and he
started to run. Too late; dozen rife
shots rang out on the still night air,
and Calamity sank to the ground with
a dozen bullets in his body.
The officers hurriedly dcployed into
an irregular line and advanced eau.
tiOusly toward the PROSTATE form,
fearing that others were waiting in
ambush. Just as the officers gathered
around the fallen man he struggled to
his feet. A dozen guns were raised,
but were quickly lowered, for the off.
GERS saw that the man was wounded
unto death.
Calamity caught at tree to steady
himself, and before the officers di-
vined his intention he placed his horn
to his lips, and, with one terrible, dy
ing struggle, blew three long, loud
blasts. The horn dropped from the
bloodstained hand and Calamity sank
to the ground, dead
Over hills and ravines, piercing the
still night air, went the sound of the
three shrrill blasts of Calamity Muir,
rays horn. The moonshiners around
the camp fire on Pine Bluff heard it.
and knew that their friends had been
warned in time. Down in Bear Greek
Valley the moonshiners heard the
warning, and they prepared to meet
the coming foe.
Next day a strong band of armed
moonshiners entered the pass. The
officers had returned in hot haste to
Huntsville, knowing full well the
meaning of three blasts of the moon
sinners horn
Close by the roadside in the narrow
mountain pass there is an unkept
grave. On a rough headstone a blow.
ing horn has been rudely carved, and
beneath it is the name of Calamity
Murray"