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aren't here w hen they need them, the
»tuff le locked up until they come "
The possibilities of the cove were
exhausted and hie own problem press
ed. The longing tor liquor ley tn »alt
so that wheu nilnd and body »ere uii
occupied. It seised on them
While
l iu busy It Isn't ao bad." lie thoutht.
".Veil, le t s try keeping busy"
Below the cove the shoreline turned
abruptly to the east, taking tn many
t . uarv uillet. He plunged Into thia
wtMerneea which waa to him virgin.
It waa pleasant walking The soli was
more than mere sand, and firm under'
foot. There waa hardwood among the
jack pine» and an occasional great
white pine tree which hud evaded the
axe and saw.
You arc alw oy^iertam
of light fo o d with- -
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the Double A cting
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CHAPTER XV.
(T O BE C O N T IN U E D )
Oemon Rum Again
Cully and Jake. confuted. took hl*
Blank lTomtaaory notes and rw
proffered hand with mumbled greet
ings. The third man waa Introduced cripta printed and In Block at the
as Oscar "Say." Eddie went on. his Newe office.
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smile taking a tinge of humorous rue
tulneaa. -there was an awful kick In
that last bottle. Do you know where
I WSS when I came out of It with a
head like a haystack
The driver and Culley exchanged
glances. "No.where?” asked the guard
I “Coming into Chicago In a freight
..
car.
“You don't aay.“ ejaculated the
driver.
“Surest thtng you know. Where I
you leave me?"
Aagaln the exchange of pusxled
looks. "Long Portage." returned Jake j
'Well.'' went on Eddie, easily. “I I
don't remember a thtng after that
Y ou’ll begin to hear m otorists won
third drink, although It seem» to me
dering if their tires will "last through
I had a dream about a boxcar. I
must have wandered to the yards and
the winter."
laid down In the car to sleep It off
But it’s not worth the worry and trou'
They didn’t see me and locked the
door Boy. That boose had a kick
ble o f d r iv in g old tir e s a ll fa ll and
He had convinced them, and there
»•inter—when you can get new tires at
was a decided Increase of cordiality
any price you want to pay.
In their manner. Oscar and Jake,
smiled sympathetically, *T know." ex
Come in — t e ll us th e
plained Jake. -It wasn't very good
price you have in mind.
stuff. We were all sick next day.
We’ll give you a tire
You can't always be sure of the
quality. But we-ve changed whole
that matches your price
salers since then We re getting the
with honest mileage.
real Canadian Scotch now."
Eddie sat on a log by the roadside
Chances arc—you enn
and the three returned to their task
ride on nt •/ tir e s for
They regarded him. evidently, as one
of them—a man dependent upon
less than th e c o tt o f
liquor who would not dream of betray
keeping your old urea
ing the illicit traffic which almost
repaired I
daily crawled across the state like a
stain.
"Ship's Just in. I take It" he said
carelessly. "Passed the other four
trucks down the road a ways "
"She got In at dawn." replied Oecar.
“We work up there all night. Maybe
you think It wasn't cold, aleepin' on
the deck of that truck 'With only one
blanket"
The tire waa bolted, and the truck
was ready to take up Its Journey.
While the other two clambered to
their places. Culley went to the box
under the seat and drew forth a bottle
of golden brown liquor "Needn't be
afraid of this stuff kid.'* he said "It's
the real goods I think It's the beat
we’ve hauled this season. Hey. J ke**
"Vh huh.” agreed the driver
"So have a real one on us." con
eluded Culley. waving hts hand He
knew that he could partake of this
liquor. Though they had drugged anu
shanghaied him before. It was not
because of personal enmity. They
(lid It for some mysterious reason
which he had not been able to solve,
and at the persuasions of some un
known adversary. This was a peace
offering of boose, at least reasonably
pure. T hey were making amends for
shabby treatment. Which shabby
treatment they would repeat, however,
if inducements were offered.
He had fooled them and put himself
up against one of the gravest crises
of his life. Craving for liquor was
scratching at every nerve. The kick
of the alcohol— how he yearned for It
Alcohol was in his hand
He could
almost smell Its fumes And he knew
that If the actual odor came to hia
nostrils, he was gone
Cold prespiratloh came out on hia
forehead. His mouth went dry. His
teeth were clenched as though the
tetanus germ had locked them Ridges
of muscle appeared on cheeks which
had grown haggard. The fight was
on. and it was going to a finish.
The tension eased. ‘‘I don't have
to settle It right this minute," he told
him self speciously. “Let's go and see
rbont that ship."
He wore no coat, for the day was
bright and warm He thrust the bottle
Inside his flannel shirt where It gurg
led again t his body with every st^p
He was marvelously relieved that a
reprieve had been granted, even on
terms so shabby.
The cove was deserted
Far out
on the lake he discerned the dumpy
outlines of a good sited fishing tug. ,
j heading for Canadian waters again.
' There were few marks of the imload-
' ing. The beach had been raked over.
, probably, and there was no one tn
! slrbt. Bnt a stroll up the shore r«-
; vealed behind ms«ktnc undergrowth a
log house built partially below the
lake level. A channel ran to ft»
stronglv-padlocked door Part of the
overhanging bank had been tunneled
j to receive the rear of the house.
O 1927. R._J. MoyooUs Tobacco
"They keep their skiffs In there." •
( « » P M V . « » M O . 5 . 1 « , N . C.
he mused. "I snppose \J all the trucks
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