Chapters 23 - 24 Summary

Christy and David wait for three days before Dr. MacNeill is able to find time to meet with them and explain his position. Dr. MacNeill knows that the three men running the still are Bird's-Eye Taylor, Tom McHone, and Nathan O'Teale. He also tells David that his sermon Sunday did more harm than good. MacNeill tries very hard to get David to understand that he is basically on the side of justice, but in this case he had to make a choice between two evils. He knew that Bob Allen had been to see David the day before the raid. Had the still been found, Bob would have been the number one target for the blockade runners. Dr. MacNeill figures that with Bob's head surgery and Little Burl's recent abdominal surgery, the Allens do not need any more trouble. Bob Allen's...