The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-12-04
TALES OF THE BORDERS.
THE SMUGGLER.
ICONCLUDED.l
BIT JOHN hAcEAT WILSON.

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"Aye! ayer' replied Harry, thou
talkest ike every hot-headed youth but il
was an ungrateful return in thee, for pre-
serving thy life, to destroy my peace Get
thee ben to the other room, Fanny, for
thou st been silly girl"
She rose weeping, and withdrew from the
apartment.
Now, sir" said Harry. Thou must
remain rae LANCER under this roof This
very hour | will get horse ready, and con
duct thee to where We can 60 to your friends,
or wherever ye like; and as ye were
brought bllndfolded here, ye maun consent
to be taken blindfolded away
n 8 Nay, trust to my honor, sir, : said Au-
gustus-"I | am incapable Of betraying
you"
" I'm nae sac sure about that, returned
the smuggler, sand it's best to be sure
trusted to your honor that We wad ask no
questions while here-and how have you
kept your honor? Ma, lad, ma what
ye dinna sec ye Wilma be able 10 swear to.
So make ready Thus saying, Harry left
the apartment, locking the door behind
7 him.
1t was about an hour after nightfal!, and
within ten minutes again, the smuggler en.
tered the room. He carried pistol in one
hand and a silk handkerchief in the other.
He placed the pistol upon the table and
said, " | have no time to argue-allow me
! to tie thy eyes up. lest worse follow"
Augustus requested that be might see
Fanny but for few minutes, and be would
comply without a murmur.
No." said Harry, sternly "wouldst
tamper with my child : heart, when her trust
ing in thee would place my life in your pow
er! Say 10 more-I won't hear thee" he
continued, again raising the pistol in his
hand
Augustus finding expostulation vain, sub
mitted to have his eyes bound up; and as
the smuggler was leading him from the
house, the bitter sobs of Fanny reached bis
ear: he was almost tempted to burst from
the grasp Of his conductor, and rush tow
ards her; but endeavoring to suppress the
tumult of his heart, he feelingly exclaimed
aloud
" Forget me not, dear Fanny we shall
meet again.
" 30, never whispered Harry, in bis
ear
The smuggler's horse stood ready at the
door. In moment, he sprang upon the
saddle (if saddle it could be called, and,
taking Augustus by the hand, placed him
behind him; and at word spoken, the well
trained animal started off, az though spurs
had been dashed into bis sides For seve
raj hours they galloped on, but in what di
rection Augustus knew not, nor wist he from
whence he had been brought. At length
! the smugglcr suddenly drew up his horse
and exclaimed, "Dismount y
Augustus obeyed, but scarce had his feet
touched the ground, when Harry, crying
:" Farewell, dashed away, as an arrow sho
from a bow, and before the other could IN
fasten the handkerchief with which bis eye,
were bound up, the morse and rider We're in
i visible.
1t was drawing towards grey dawn, anC
he.knew neither where be was nor in wha
direction to proceed. He remembered, also
that be was without money; but there wai
), something heavy in one corner Of the hand
v kerchief, which he yet held in his hand
e He examined it, and found ten guineas
= wrapped in a scrap Of paper, on which somt
Il words seemed to be written lie lOngeC
for day, that he might be enabled to rcaC
0 them, and, as the light increased, he deci
Phered, written in a trembling hand
" You may need money. Think some
tines of me -
" Heaven bless thee, MY unknown Fan
ny cried he, whoever thou art neve
will | think Of any but thee"
| need not tell about bis discovering il
what part Of the country the smuggler hat
: left him, Of his journey to his fathers hous
.' in DevOnshire, or his relation of what hac
befallen him, nor how he dwelt upon the re
membrance Of Fanny, and vainly endeay
orcd to trace where her residence was, 0
J, to discover what was her name beside
Fanny.
He was appointed TO the command Of
cutter, and four years passed from the pc
Rod of the scenes that had been described
!. when, following in pursuit Of a smugglin
NeseGi, uc again arrived upon the coast
Northumberland. Some Of his crew, wh
bad been on shore brought him information
tnat the vessel was discilargng her carg
near Embeton and, ordering two boats t
be manned, he instantly proceeded toward
the sbore. They came upon the smuggler
>cuflie ensued, and one of Capt. Hartley
men was stabbed by bis side with elias
knife, and fell dead at his feet and h
N wrenched the knife from the hand of th
= murderer, who, with his companions, sur
4, ceeded in eifecting their escape without b,
ing discovered.
y, But day had no, yet broken when tW
constables knocked at the door of Harr
Teasdale, and d manded admission. I'll
r. servant girl opened the door, they rushe
into the house, and to the side of the be
where he slept. They grasped him by I'll
shoulder, and exclaimed
" You are our prisoner :
- &" Your prisoner - replied Harry. f
70 what neighbors n
..S sst +" Weel do ye knaw for what Y was Il
- reply.
Harry sprang upon the floor, and in IL