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r As the officers drove out of the
yardTha looked up eagerly. A young
man on horseback had met the de
parting1 wagon. Ina's heart heat fast
It was' her lover, Justus Reynolds. He
halted and help some conversation
with the officers. Ina could surmise
what they said. Then, without even
looking at her, Justus turned his
horse about ang rode directly away
from thfspot.
Ina F& to her mother and threw
herself fiffe her arms, bursitng into
tears.'
"My child! My child!" chlded" her
mother soonthlngly, "Do "not 'give
way bo.s Your father is innocent."
"Innogent or guilty, I have lost my
lover r',sebbed poof Ina. "Justus be
lieves etory and has deserted me."
If s "had but known she might
have sayed herself hours of grief and
heartbreak Without coming to re
assure, to console her, Justus Rey
nolds had. indeed, ridden away, but
it was in Demur or tne accused man.
It was to warn him, assist him to es
cape, if possible.
Justwi feared that David Telford'
wasjgHJHgi that he had been influ
enoSpPptoying his scientific abil
ities to further some secret distilling
scheme. The manufacture of "moon
shine", was a commonplace' thing in
those secluded mountains, almost
legitimatized i in. the minds of the
crudepopslace.
Justus had an ideawhere lie might.
findMr. Helford, fBa trusty steed
traversed many a rapid -mile during
the next' few hourg.
It was about mtd afternoon when
Justuspursuing a remote route, drew
up and" slowly approached a wagon
tilted ori oae side in a deep rut. His
fwe grew serious as he say that it
was loaded with sealed up casks and
jugs, the more so as he recognized
standing beside it the father of the
girl he loved.
"The very man I need!" hailed. Mr.
Telford cheerily. "My load is heavy
and the horses tired out. You have
arrived ia just the nick of time. Hitch
to aad pull the wagon out of the rut
wiiryou?" " ' -
"Within a fewminutea' time thA
wagon was on a safe level basteAJtlB
tus lingered. As he viewed the hon
est face of Mr, Telford he hegtetd
aboutinf orming Mm of the suspitaDas
rife back at his home. ml
"Well, thank you, and rnge
along," spoke 'Mr. Telford. "I am ge$
ting my load over to a point near'ip
railroad." I ?$t
"Mr. Telford," began Justusri4
want to wrn you " r6,
lEh!" exclaimed iis companioa?-.
Iwith a stare of surprise. "julfe
"Yes, sir. The officers of the Iaw,
too late!" W
It seemed so, for just then tiwms
rounded into the road three refem
officers. They rode at a wild galeg
up to the astonished Telford Twos,
covered him with revolvers, the otheo
advanced, waving a legal-looking
document. &&
"You are my prisoner on a. kwsy
eminent warranf'-he shouted. im
"Hello! What have I heen dote&
jTow?" inquired Mr. Telford qufei
"Iffidt distilling." S tna
"Yes, I've been distilling right
enough," confessed Mr. Telford,?, a
grim twinkle of humor in his $aoc
natured eye, "but it happens tqufeb
water. iotj
"Eh?" na
"Yes, sir, that's the fact I dlso
ered near here a month ago the 6at
valuable mineral spring you mKr
heard of. I've kept it quiet till I &
a deed. I've been analyzing my
find chemically and ha! ha! henegt
old David Telford a moonshiner? Oh,
no! Say, officer, try a driak ofrtIe
aqua pura. It may cure your dirk
suspicions."" -oof
It took a mere superficial inveetigtfi
tkn on the part -of the revenue 'Maa.
to establish' the fact that theyTttfct
made an. egregious blunder. '
Ina, fretting for her lover, Mm
Telford, dreadfully upset and aaxi&l&l
both flew toward the gate early the
next morning when the two feMj
