Thanks to all that are reading and especially those who took the time to review.

Vector 426 - Thanks for all your reviews. Yes, Jeb may not know how lucky he is for this experience until a few years later. Of course Bo and Luke have also taken this trip before. I just could not see John staying at home on a night like tonight or that he'd ever gotten rid Traveler. You are on the money with Traveler being Jerry Rushing's car. The original Duke boy that sold his story to Warner Brothers and the movie, "Moonrunners" (1958 I think) was made where none other than Ben Jones played the revenuer that caught the pack mule. From these ideas, Dukes was born. I talked to Jerry Rushing at a couple of the Duke Fests and he claims to have ran over a million gallons of shine in his Traveler. I asked him if he was familiar with McDowell County, WV and named some towns and places near my home. He smiled and said he'd been through here a time or two. As for Bo and Luke, this is one of those times that as older teens they are having to learn to be team players that neither are one man shows. Just as it was planned they'd run the law a bit then let themselves be stopped, yet their pride got in the way and add the pressure of the situation - well it's a good thing they weren't loaded. Thanks again for the review.

Chapter 34

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Bo and Luke had been held up for over two hours and Luke was beginning to get tired of seeing his pride and joy's parts spread out all over the lake road. He was about to voice just that when he noticed one of the younger ATF agents motion for the Sheriff.

Away from where Bo and Luke were being watched by Deputy Petticord, the young agent said, "It's clean."

"It can't be." Rosco said as he began to explain, "You see I got this tip, and, ... and, ..."

"This was also the tip that told you the wrong man was driving?" The agent asked.

Rosco stuttered, "No! ... Well, ... um, ... well, ... you it's just that, ... ah, ... shoot!"

The younger agent said, "Have a nice night fellas." As he gave the Dukes word they could leave while the contents of the car remained on the side of the road.

Bo was all too happy to just grab the stuff and put if back together later. Bo started toward the car...

Luke held up his hand and stopped Bo dead in his tracks. "I'm sure we will have a very nice night watching ya'll put MY car back EXACTLY the way you found it."

Bo's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he looked at Luke, who was obviously NOT kidding.

Both the agents and Rosco knew they were obligated to put the car back together, but had hoped the Dukes would be just glad to be released. Exchanging looks with each other, Rosco finally said, "Shoot! Put it together again. Just like you found it. Petticord get over here and help us. We may still have time to make something out of this night if we hurry."

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Jesse, Jeb and Tilly crossed the state line about an hour after they left John and Traveler. They had experienced no other problems. It wasn't long before Jesse pulled into a road house out in the middle of no where. Jesse advised, "Just stay close and quiet. Let me do the talkin'."

Jeb nodded as he got out his side of the car.

Jesse went first to the back door and met with the owner or the man who had placed the order. He watched as Jesse tucked an envelop in his pocket.

The man then looked behind Jesse, "I see you have you some help tonight. Ya'll come on around after ya get unloaded."

"Obliged." Jesse replied.

Jeb helped Jesse get the trunk load of shine unloaded as quickly as they could.

Jesse pulled around the front of the building. "We ain't stayin' long so stick with me."

Inside Jeb noticed that the bar seemed to have a lot of service men in it and some young women that even he would know not to take home to 'Momma'.

The man who had given Jesse the envelope asked, "Anything I can arrange for you or your friend?"

Jesse replied, "A beer for me. A cheeseburger, fries and Coke for my nephew."

The man smiled. He liked doing business with Jesse Duke. Most of the other shine suppliers tied up at least one or two of his best girls most of the night. Jesse always accepted a beer to be polite. He was more than happy to throw in a cheeseburger platter for his nephew."You got it."

Jesse sipped his beer while Jeb ate his cheeseburger platter and took in the sights.

Jeb may not have been in a place like this before but he seen the women were very friendly to the men there.

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It was nearly two hours later when Luke finally thanked the nice officers and agents for putting his car back together so nicely.

Bo thought his older cousin was pushing his luck more than a might. He said as he got back in the driver's seat, "Luke have you lost your mind? You know they are gonna be waiting to stop us again as soon as I pull out."

"No they won't. They didn't find a kernel of corn and they were here over four hours. They are ready to find someone else." Luke said as he put the car in first gear.

Bo hoped Luke was right as he eased out on the clutch to get he car moving back toward home.

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John David Duke, youngest of his brothers and sisters, father of a daughter who had just graduated, a son that was on his first shine run, and twin infant daughters knew exactly how much trouble he was in when that porch light came on. He would have rather had to face Agent Roach with a trunk full of Jesse's finest as to go in the house. John half way considered just heading toward Hazzard and staying with Jesse until Pauline calmed down. The main reason he didn't was those two bundles of pink that were just down the hall from his own room. He'd more than helped make them and it wouldn't be fair to leave Pauline home alone with them both with both the older kids gone tonight.

Pauline was tappin' her foot against the floor as she waited for John David to put that car back in the barn. That car she had grown to hate, even if it was what had gotten her to notice him in the first place years ago. Being that she had given birth to not one, but two babies so recently it wouldn't be a far stretch to worry that she was no longer attractive. She even knew it had been awhile since she was able to 'satisfy' her husband because of the babies. Many women in her place right now would and could think the worst of their husbands. They may let their minds go to think that their husband had been out meeting a woman. But, as soon as Pauline seen that he was in the old Chrysler instead of his pickup truck or her newer car, she knew exactly what he'd been up to.

After meeting and falling head over heals for John David, she was in way too deep when it was confirmed to her that the rumors that she got bits and pieces of about the Dukes were true. She had tried to not believe them, even reason those rumors out. She even managed to be in total denial about how he made the money that he had to show her a good time. A far better time than some of her girlfriends ever had a chance to have by dating a farmers son or a guy who worked shift work at the factories. Somewhere along the lines, Pauline had stuck her nose in the sand and didn't push the issue, until they were married. Once they were married and soon after she became pregnant with Karen she used every trick in the book to get John David to move to Placid County away from his brothers and father. Once in Placid County everything was set. John David worked for her family to help with their bigger farm. They grew cotton. Sure he was gone long hours and worked his tail off to make a decent living for their family. John David had insisted on keeping that old Chrysler even though he'd been offered far more than an old car could be worth. Even when the young couple needed extras he had refused to sale the car. No matter how much Pauline hounded him and told him how the money would help them get the things their family needed, John had stood his ground.

This was not the first night that she had ever woke up to find John just sliding back in. It usually happened shortly after Pauline had been pushing him for money or extras. Every time this had happened before, even before Pauline could confront him about being gone, John had walked in and put more money than she'd asked for on the table before heading to bed. A couple times she had complained about the old car, John had reminded her that it was able to get her things that working for her father hadn't been able to. From time to time he had mentioned how the old car was still able to out run the newer cars of his old friends.

Pauline had got to worrying about John racing his old friends for money and was nearly ready to confront him about it just about the time that she learned she was carrying Jeb. Needing money more than ever, she wisely decided that this was not the right time. She was far too busy taking care of Karen, getting ready for a new baby and trying even harder for her father not to know that on occasion John David had went back to Hazzard and some how ended up having to call Jesse to come get him from jail of all places. Her father had never liked the young man that she chose for her husband, there was no way she could let him find out that John had been arrested. Pauline never wanted to know how or why he'd been arrested. She was far to happy when John pulled back in the yard so she could stop making excuses about where and why he was late to help her now ailing father.

The turning point in their lives was getting nearer. Pauline's father was getting sicker. John David was the older of the brothers, son-in-laws and boyfriends. John David was at a cross roads. He could remain the employee, son-in-law, or he could grow up and step up to the plate and run the farm like he knew it could be ran to make a bigger profit than Pauline's father had ever known. Faced with a major decision in his life he had went to his older brother, Jesse and their father. John knew what he had to do to change things and even though he didn't like it, he knew it was best for his own family. He parked the old Chrysler, went in debt for a decent pick up. He put Hazzard at least two arms lengths away, stopped going to the road houses, stopped drinking - well except on occasion - which usually got him in trouble.

John David Duke grew up. He became the man his family and Pauline's expected him to become. He kept Traveler tuned and ready, and he was known to cause a few problems for the law on occasion for his family and friends like he had tonight. Most folks knew if the chips were down and he was around he'd jump in, but they also knew he was trying to step back. Most folks respected that and made due. This is why everyone but a few family members thought that he had long ago gotten ride of Traveler.

Instead of coming through the front door, John came through the back door. He almost never used the formal entrance to their home.

As Pauline heard the back door in the kitchen open she turned and glared at her husband.

John held up his hand as he entered the room, "Don't even start with me."

Pauline knew the look and the tone of voice her husband used. She began, "Why were you out in that old contraption of yours?"

"Because my older brother needed back up. Now you can play as innocent as you like to everyone you know, and quiet frankly I prefer it that way, but you know my family's business. I left that to be with you. To move here away from it all. But, I will NOT set by and let some revenuer get the drop on my family IF I can stop it. The BEST thing you can do is to go back to bed and forget you saw or heard anything tonight." John said. He had long ago learned not to mince words with his wife. He also knew that telling her that their son was in that moonrunner would only start something he was not wanting to start at this hour of the night, let alone being one on one with her.

Pauline's mouth opened and closed several times, wanting to say what she was thinking.

John walked right by her boots and all. He normally had been 'trained' years ago to take his boots off on the porch. Mindful not to wake the baby girls up, he made no attempt to be really quiet either. Once in their bed room, he kicked his boots off, dropped his jeans and shirt in the floor and got into his bed with a smile. That had felt really good. He knew his clothes weren't supposed to be on the floor and that he was expected to go to bed in pajama bottoms but tonight he felt like his boxers were fine.

Pauline by no means was happy to have been dressed down by her husband who had just broken nearly a half a dozen rules of her house. She stood there full a full minute finding that she had no one to argue with. Pauline also knew that the girls would be up ready for a full day in a few hours. She knew she could stand here mad as a wet hornet and pay for it tomorrow. Or she could go to bed, get some sleep and make John David pay for this night for days. She chose the latter. Pauline went in their bedroom and immediately saw John's clothes in disarray in the floor. Again she started to say something but decided on second thought to let it pass for the night. She flipped back the bedding and got into bed. As she scooted toward her husband, she was surprised to find him without his pajama bottoms on.

John slide his arm around her out of habit and pulled her even closer to him. Pauline snuggled down getting comfortable in his arms to return to sleep when she felt John David's hand begin to wonder.

She gasped as her body reacted to his touch, "John Dav..."

He cut off her protests with a kiss as he felt her responding to him. Unplanned, unscheduled, unthinking - this was how he liked it and better yet, Pauline was more than a bit upset with him. He hoped by breakfast that she had forgotten all about Traveler as he reached for her gown.

Pauline's body may have been saying yes, but her mind was scream no. She finally got a chance to voice herself even as half of her hoped John David didn't listen. "We can't... I haven't, ... seen Doc yet." She hoped he heard her and understood her concerns.

John heard his wife loud and clear, "Come on Darlin'. We have four, what's five or six?"

Pauline bit her lip. He knew what she was concerned about and obviously didn't care. Here their oldest just graduated, Jeb wasn't that far behind her. At their ages they should be picking out colleges and cars not diapers and formula. At the moment logic was gone she didn't care either as she gave into her husband. God help them.