The National tribune., 1903-11-05

on the boat at any time ready to gobble us
The boys'H have an eye open after
this. | think" said George.
~ hope they will. Who's coming?"
John Redgrave will be here
Capt. Mark bit his lip in vexation.
"The drunken fool will get every one Of
us into trouble yet"
No, John will stay sober, / reckon,
now"
Stay sober; why, he was never sober
IN his life three days at a time" said
too dear to sacrifice them to that mans
folly"
George chewed his tobacco q moment in
silence and then remarked: r0.
John puts up the money, We know"
Yes, and we have to put up with his
nonsense" ara.
A whistle sounded. 1t was John Red
grave himself, and while his face was still
flushed from liquor, he was more sober
than usual.
Capt. Mark, as the moonshiner chief
was known; expostnlated with John.
You Will bring us all to grief, John,
If you don't keep sober"
Now, look here, Capt. Mark" John re-
turned roughly, Il may get pretty blamed
drunk, but / never get drunk enough to
give our secret away. The still here is as
safe as it ever was."
=, but we nave not dared do thing for
three weeks"
Look here, boys" said John. laying
hand on the arm of each, cts all going
to be right yet, see if it is not I'm goin'
to be rich when Uncle Owen dies"
But your Uncle Owen is distressingly
healthy" said George
=. Men who seem most healthy, some
times have apOpleXy."
1T is said he is going to marry Miss
Malina Montrose; both are young, and
you may be cut out by other heirs
That's all over" cried John triumph
antly.
.'HOw?"
"She's gone"
"The Montrose woman?'
'You bet"
"Where?'
Il don't know; nobody does, and though
Uncle declares he is going to search the
world for her, l don't believe he'll find
her."
sit down, John, and tell us all about
it" said Capt. Mark.
when did she leaye?"
1.-TWO or three nights ago."
Didn't she tell why she was going?"
"Nor whereY"
'''Told nothin' about it. Just got up and
skipped out at night, when no one knew
it."
DO you know of any cause?"
All | know is what the niggers told
They said that one night as she was com.
IN, from town a tramp caught her, an she
tainted. Uncle Owen, who was near
enough to hear the row. came M and
knocked the tramp down. The tramp gol
up. AMI shot at him, and missed Boys.
II he d just been little better marks,nau.
he'd settled very knotty question for
u.s."
Ibid your Uncle Owen know the
Had he ever seen himP'
Not that l know of. He wouldn't say
he had"
"And she left that very night?"
Yes, she left that very night; and, now.
boys If she never comes back won't shed
many tears
Haven't you tried to find where she
went?'
NO; let Uncle Owen worry about that.
don't want to see her again, and hope
he won't"
Capt. Mark was silent for moment,
and then asked:
John: what would you have done had
she not left?"
you!" '
Eyes"
"Sam Is a profitable fellow for shady
tricks. He's done several for u.s.
yes, but you needn't mention it."
If revenue bothers us too much, Sam
is just the one to resort to-
We'll, keep quiet about Sam"
NO. l won't, for he Is just the sub
lect I've started out to talk about. Now,
Sam wouli just as soon remove a mystic
rious woman as man, if paid enough"
George shrugged his shoulders and
thought.
why, the fellow talks as glibly on that
subject as II 1t was the most common
matter in the world"
SO. you don't know where she is,
JohnY asked Mark.
mo"