The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-15
The Girl
Cootlegger
rrANx H. WILLIAMS

: 1871 BY Ae|
u,rls name was Agnes Cunning
N She was young. pretty and alert.
baD. 80 khaki suit, with regulation
u ,,o,,sers which she wore. she
guy "a more like boy than a girl.
Uo,. 's abe was seated In her small
s "'rs car beating 1t rapidly over a
'''. . road from Detroit to Indiana.
s ss mace just In front OF the rear
~. ~ the car was piled with Six
Sa. nj whisky which had been
g. .ht from Canada the night be-
.'V' over this was a worn carpet.
~ The Indiana city to which the girl
hound. her partner was waiting
W nor He was the actual sales
~ ..,,-the man who disposed Of the
-. =, foods at prices running up to SIS
=. mari TO the leading business men
!, The city. Since Agnes had gone
,.,o partnership with him in this
s ~.s deal they had cleaned up
.,., $500 and the start OF their
,,rnershIp In crime was only three
Rut as Agnes drove swiftly and au-
...,ously. her pretty face looked
..suhled. She wasn't happy at all.
M things were worrying her deeply.
m. Of these was the fact that 1t was
...,n,t her better nature to be boot
,..,er and the other was that her
.Stime sweetheart, Tom Moore. whom
:. hadn't seen for years. had turned
!, IN Detroit just before she had
s,rted on this trip to Indiana and
Nd made violent love to her again.
Aenes had thought that all her for
~, sentiment for Tom had left her.
Dc had thought that her affections
sere entirely conferred on John Green
VT her bootlegging partner. But
.ov she wasn't so sure about 1t.
Though Agnes didn't fully realize 1t.
re conflict which was now going on
Il her heart was really a conflict be-
wen right and wrong. Before going
into partnership with Greenleaf she
nd been as poor as a church mouse
bat lad led an irreproachable life.
nov ihe had more money than she
hd ever had before and her con-
science was hurting her.
Toms arrival had brought affairs
b crisis, for Tom was undeniably
pod undeniably square and honest.
What was to be the outcome? Would
be continue to make money boot
xsyng7 Or would she give heed to
IONS avowals Of love and turn around
nd be the sort Of woman he would
NE her to be?
II was while Agnes. unhappy and
dscontented, was hurrying along the
Indiana highway, that she became sus-
eeious Of car some distance behind
Ia. II was her habit while running
uryo Of liquor through to keep a
ny eye for suspicious cars and now
be realized that the car behind her
I'D been following her for some time
Va It the car Of a prohibition officer
his thought troubled Agnes more
/ Dan ever now that her conscience
~ awake and active. and. conse-
Ftatly, she put on more speed than
S1. hoping quickly to leave the car
tsAhd
But the car kept coming right along.
uese than that, 1t kept gaining on her.
Soon It was abreast Of her.
nea Agnes gasped. The driver OF
0e ar was Tom Moore!
Quite astonlshed at Toms unex.
eaed appearance beside her, Agnes
H0eent her own machine 70 a quick
~ Tom did likewise. Agnes got
= o. her car and rushed up to Tom.
Hhy, Tom" she cried. what ore
~ doing here7 l thought you were
nh IN Detroit"
seemed to Agnes that Tom looked
ulxve
I'VE got job" said Tom briefly.
What dolng7" Queried Agnes.
avn hesitated. He looked at her
MET moment. then looked away
Ne'l you know" said Tom. "you
ssH said didn't get ahead o,
~ any money because l was too
d!hteeas and honest"
aa handsome young eyes were deep
~ mscrutable as he looked at Agnes
pm aying this.
ia said Agnes.
"e. went on Tom. 1--WE abou,
~. !" the conclusion that you're
s,,,s NJ. .Ooot 1t. A fellows got to be q
uooked to get ahead nowadays
=. ~ I'm no better than any one
\, = guess Its up to me to quit be-
10 sanctlmonious."
A., saes heard him almost unbeliev.
~ IVA But there could be no doubt
-, Nnat he was saying. And as the
~. s.ning Of what Tom was saying
A. INTO Agnes's consciousness sht
sm. set heart sinking. Somehow 1,
s,,s, ~ though her last hold on
ma Ie that was good and sweet
Nu her. was slipping away
m ~ .om,' she cried, what do
vss sn thls!" exclaimed Tom.
tna !. quick movement Of his RICH,
saIeA u,few back the side curtains
N, screened his rear seat.
Ism.. p"Intea dramatically to a