The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-02-17

The watcher moved to one side. Sud
denly, as they came near, they made a
rush ut him. lie fired. One of,hcm
dropped.
Instantly he sprang toward the open
ing from which they had emerged, and
pulling out u boat.swain 3 whistle, he
blew three times n shrill per rctratini
blast II was quickly done, and thcu
ac waited with his pistols extended
Two out Of tho three figures stood
motionless. close by the one who had
fallen. Groans ofpaiu came from the
fallen figure
But now other figures appeared up
on the scene. - the sound Of the
shrill whistle, six or eight men all
armed, sprang up from behind a hill
ock, were they had Lain in couccalmcnt.
and rushed up to the two figures. In
a moment they had surrounded them
and sized them. The watcher then
advanced toward them
Who's this fcllowY' said he. stoop-
ing over the wounded man, and tear
ing away the sheet with which hc was
envelopod. "Ah, ah my fine fellow, "
said he its you, is it2 So you We
lost your bc,.'
IL was the man with whom he had
made the bet. lie gave deep groau
The watcher then tore away the
sheets from the others. Ono was
Brown-the man that held the stakes
the other was one Of the company who
had been at the ion.
I'm goiog down there into your
place. 50 lead on said he.
"Who are you,' cried Brown saw
agcly, "seizins aud shooting innoccnt
persons like II hishwayman ~
"Well it you want TO know. I'm Cap
tain Slnchir, n United States Custom
house officer. You were playful
enough t, bet with M, aud thnl,
I've won it. But come he c,niiuucd
s,ernly. I've suspcc'c that You were
up to mischief here, only came here
yc- terday. My predecessor could
never trace the extensive smuggin. .
operations hat went On just about her.
1ut | thought that pcrhapsc the glib
bet had somcihn, to do with it. You
see I've caught you
Brown uttered something between
a curse and an cntrchty.
Tie his hands, hdS. Tie up 10th
Of them
The men obcycd.
Now two of you fellows stay here
Has any body got II lantern 2"
Onc OF the men handed one to hi
lie lighted it, aud then descended
by the oritice through which the three
figures had emerged
After II short distance, he found him.
sell IN passage way which wen,
down on the side of cliif that had
been severed in twain. The path
sloped steeply for a hunlrcd yards OF
81, aud ended in cavern. Here thcr,
were barrels and boxes 10 great mum.
bcrs, all filled with coutriband arti-
cleS. Tho cavern itself was Just un,
dcrneath the gibbet 1t was evident
bat these smngglers had made Use ot
The glbbet to irishtcn people away
rom their haun,s.
An examination afterwarl showed
that these three men alone had con.
Quoted u vast smuggling business by
means OF this convenient cavern. They
had been completely cn,ropped by Cap
tain Sinclair As he SAID he had SUI.
pec,ed some tricscry about the git bet
lie had made the bet, and caus,i some
OF his men to follow him and concca
themselves. The result was as ha
been described The three smuggicr,
found themselves Suddenly cast dowr
from their dreams Of wealth, aud oil
, their way to the State Prison. As iol
Captain SINCLAIR, his brilliant exploi
was rewarded with promotion.-Har'
tpers Weekly,