The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-05

| taking between the Intervals, his rae
lighting up and his words growing NOR
and more passionate.
| The clock struck nine, ten, eleven.
Would he meyer succumb?
Had her father neglected to drug thu
wine?
! Even while she queried, her lover yawn
ed, tried to rouse himself, yawned again
then stretched himself upon the lounge.
In FIVE minutes more he was in deeI
stupor.
Cid Joyce came in, shook him, raised
his arm and let it fall, then nodded APP
provingly to his daughter. he left the
room to give the preconcerted signal.
Next Mad cap Dick came in and examln
ed the insensible man.
Il have notion to slit his throat,
he said, drawing knife.
Indeed and you will not - cried
Catherine, pushing the rutfian aside. Il
| did my part ano he is to be left to me. No
murder shall be done in this house or in
my sight! !"
Just as you say, sis, grumbled the
young smuggler. sheathing his knife
i won't hurt him, not this time, lat least
You are a downright spunky girl. Kate
though L always knew that
He strobe out to join his associates, and
Catherine sat down beside the slumbering
lieutenant. She pushed his dark hair
from his forehead, she toyed with the
bullion on his epauets. and once or twice
she bent her head and kissed him pas
sionately
Half an hour went by, and then, to
Catherine 5 great surprise, the lieuten-
ant sprang to his feet, and catching her
in his arms, he kissed her several times.
Kitty, | am merely returning those
kisses you gave me when you thought
that | was asleep he said, laughing in
his pleasant way 81 did not drink that
wine only made show of doing so.
[ knew it was drugged [ am much too
cunning for such stale tricks"
Catherine hung her head in shame, her
cheeks burning crimson.
Nay, little one,'' he said, tenderly,
Il do not blame you for kissing me you
may do it again, now that you know that
| am awake. Nor do [ blame you for
giving me the wine. You were forced
to do 1T. L knew that you were hiding
something from me, and that your heart
was troubled. i our voice had a strange
tone, you never looked directly at me,
your hands trembled when they touched
mine, and you did not drink of the wine.
Those were warning symptoms enough
| know who the gang are-I know about
the secret passage and the store house
under our feet know what work is
being done tonight. Do you hear that
low whistle? lt IS signal for my men,
They arc about to enter the vault here,
TO meet another squad who have effected
h. IL,
will be between two fires. IT will be a
terrible hand to-han6 fight. but decisive"
And my father. and Dick - cried the
girl, interlocking her fingers in dismay.
They will be killed -
1t may be. Would sooner take them
alive and hang them They are old
offenders, and have committed more than
one murder. A slight tremor passed
over me when Dick knife was so close
to my throat. and am thankful that you
interposed. He is not your brother
nor is old Joyce your father You are a
daughter of Captain Sykes, of the Nestor,
who was murdered on this coast years
Ago. Twill make it all clear to you In
the mean time do not stir out of this
room, and be terrified at nothing that
may occur
4 bright light swept across the girls
face at the announcement that she was
not the smugglcr's daughter. but in
minute more her face raled from fear.
The rumbiing OF firearms was heard and
the dull clang of sabres She chung to
her lover, crying:
"O-Ned! Ycu will be killed. Don't
90, dear y
Ah, but | must; and he loosened
her arms tenderly. My men shall not
have all the glory while am lettering
in the arms Of love. L will come back to
you within an hour, safe and sound.''
He kissed her, then sprang out of the
door, entering low, arched cellar-way
without. Catherine sank into a chair,
crying, trembling, her hands folded in her
Tsp. Nv and then the sounds of
strife reached her ears-then ali Was still,
and she knew that it was over.
Joyce Morgan, Mad-cap Dick. and
others were killed, and a number wound
ed and among the prisoners, when
their blackencd faces were washed, were
found the priest, the rotary, and other
prominent, PROBES eddy law abiding men.
Then it became plain why it had been so
hard to ferret out the gang, and why they
had been able to carry on their nefarious
traffic with such high hand for years
The gang was entirely broken up, and
Lieutenant Surrey was highly lauded and
promoted to captain He proved to
Catherine that she was indeed Captain
Sykes daughter, and married her within
a month after the fearful hand to hand
fight. Saturday Night.