Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-06-07
The Danger
Zone
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BY Florence Lillian Henderson,
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper union.l

"You can't see 1t my way, NanceT
II am sorry to say I can't, Levi.
fear never WILL"
Fear sorry" scorned Levi Blair,
with dark scowl ITS well enough
to be polite, but I'd speak the truth
If l were you. There's someone else,
that's what's the trouble, and I'd like
to run across him. And have dim
idea who 1t Is. He's keeping close,
and he'd better, for he's wanted, and
If he's caught the crowd will surely
settle him."
you have said quite enough spoke
Nance Duryea with flashing eyes.
Don't you dare to come here any
MORE" Slam! And Levi Blair found
the closed door between himself and
the object OF his love. He shook his
fist at an imaginary rval and went
his way.
The Duryea house was connected By
covered passageway with the little
one-story and loft workshop where
John Dhryea made boxes. He hRd
originally been cooper, but there was
no demand for barrels or kegs In the
district since the moonshiners had
been driven into exile. At Mayville.
twenty miles away, however, small
shoe factory had been started. Labor
was cheap and there was local tan
merry, and the shoe people had given
Duryea a permanent and quite profit
able contract to supply them with ship
ping cases.
The value of the contract and the
necessity Of business expansion had
about influenced Mr.. Duryea to remove
to Mayville, and Nance hailed the pros
pect with delight. There was nothing
at CrOfton to attract a young girl. The
men were rough and uncouth, the wom-
en- led q humdrum, slavellke life and
the town and the district was dominat-
ed by fierce, law-defying group. TO
mlliaFly known as "The Killers"
They were called that because at the
appearance of anyone In collision with
the law the moonshlner up among the
mountain ranges welcomed the refu-
gee to shelter and protection. The
two elements we're In friendly COM
munication and stood by each other
In signal way when occasion re-
quired.
The advent Of a stranger was alwQNs
hailed with suspicion. The rough ele-
ment looked for an excise officer or a
government spy invading their terri
tory In every newcomer, and when
Bert Knowlton, a young lawyer from
a distant city appeared In the interest
Of client relating to large tract Of
coal land, he was advised by the local
head Of justice as follows:
'Get through your Job quick as you
can and stay In nights."
"Why1 What's the particular dan
ger7" inquired the self-possessed
young man rather coolly.
you're hitting the gang. that's the
particular danger" responded the tav-
ern keeper. "As you know, the squat
ter rights of the tract in litigation rest
with the Widener family and they're
strong and powerful with the folks
hereabouts They'll block you. warn
you, and II you stick too close and too
long, 1t will be lOad of buckshot some
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