The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-20
He Showed Them
How to Do 1t
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN

had been for some time running a
still concealed in the mountains and
had thus far defed every effort on the
part Of the officials to trap him.
whats the matter with you fell
lows" said the newcomer, that you
haven't got Hardwick? He's got to be
taken and right away"
"All right, Mr.. Barker" said Will
liams, the man addressed; well do
the Job under your direction. Lead
on"
Half a dozen men having been col.
lected for the purpose, Barker started
up the mountain side, followed by the
others, and after long and difficult
ascent came upon woman sitting on
a rock crying bitterly.
whats the matterT asked Barker.
Matter? Matter enough. Look
a-yere." Pulling up her sleeve. she
, showed welt that had evidently been
made by lash.
"Who did that" asked Barker
"My husband"
"Who Is your husband?"
"Jim Hardwick."
Barker opened his eyes and looked
knowingly at his men.
where is Hardwick?" he asked the
woman.
Reckon he's gone up to the She
checked herself. "Who air you uns
anyway
II don't mind your knowing that
we're revenue men, and we're going
to get Jim Hardwick dead or alivew
The woman stopped crying and look.
ed fixedly at the men.
II don't want you to kill him." she
said, "but"-
You mean," said Barker, that
you'd like to see him punished for his
treatment Of your"
Reckon I would"
I'll tell you what I'll do You help
US get him and Wen give you $780,"
The woman's face took on a covet-
GUS look. Barker followed up his adj
vantage. "Show us the way to the
still and keep him talking till we can
surround it"
"What'll you do with him?'
"Well turn him over to you"
He counted out ten crisp treasury
notes and handed them to the woman
She took them hesitatingly, as though
she did not quite like the job.
Half an hour later the revenue men,
led by the woman, had come to ra.
vine. She paused and said: 1.-THE stills
up thar. Eff you uns stop this end Of
the ravin' he can't git out; you got
him shore" Barker dashed forward,
ordering the others to follow. Will
liams called to him to wait a moment
perhaps the woman was deceiving
them-but Barker paid no attention to
him, and he went on with the rest.
They found the climbing difficult, but
pushed on. Barker displaying an en-
ergy that put the rest to shame. VIII
liams alone hung back, bringing up
the rear. But nothing like a still APP
peared. Then the men began to tire
Of the difficult climb and one by one
fell to the rear. Barker, coming to a
perpendicular cliff, stopped, waiting
till the others came up Nothing was
said till Williams joined them.
"Waal?" he said doubtfully.
where's the womanW asked Barker.
All looked about for her. but she was
not to be seen.
II tell you, Mr.. Barker" said VII,
lians. where / reckon she is"
"Where?"
with that hundred dollars you give
her. And | reckon the hundred dol
lars is whar the still Is. And | don't
reckon the still is In this yere ravine
neither"
There was an ominous silence.
II reckon" said Williams, that
we uns might as well go home. Be
fore we could find the still-and /
reckon we couldnt-the hull thing
would be cleaned out"
do you think so?" asked Barker alb
sently. He was thinking Of the hun.
dred dollars that he had given the wo-
man and that he had intended to
charge up to the government. but
that now he would not dare to men
ton. and 1t would be dead loss to
himself. He was soon convinced by
the others that to try to find either the
still or Hardwick or his wife would be
like hunting for needle In a haystack
Mournfully he led the way down the
mountain that he had climbed with
such high hopes. When he came to
the place where he had first seen the
woman, there she was in her cabin
near boy washing dishes as unconcern
eddy rs II nothing unusual had hap
pened
did you uns git hlm?" she asked.
with well affected interest.
No reply was made, and she con
tinued:
WAL, l reckon you didn't or you
would have brought him along. Since
l didn't help you out l reckon ] orter
give you back the money She hand
ed Barker the hundred dollars, which
he took shamefacedly, then without a
word continued the descent.
"Gittin' moonshlners," said VIII
liams to Barker, "ain't such easy work,
after ALL"
NO." said the man who had come
to Tennessee to show them how to do
It; II can't say 1t is. Don't you fellows
say anything about this affair, and III
report to Washington that you work
under serious disadvantages"