The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-30
MARRIED TO A MURDERER,

AT Qarkllng bessie w alters ran into
the cottage, rousing her father with The
news that the smuggler's schooner wa.
lacking off Arish Nell, and j i'm Bolton
had gone to prepare the men to be
ready at the Mewps. r..'l yy-ff,f
She was smart little schooner. draw.
ing wonderfully little water. So, the
sea being like glass, only. throbbipe
with q ground swell, she ws tewed up
within few hundred yards of the
shore, and then the work begun in real
earnest.
"We've only but two hours safe to
do it in" said the leading man ;
when the tide turns the -breezen get
up, and carry off the fog : so push on,
lads, and show what Dorset chaps can
do.r
In couple of hours nearly half the
cargo was safe, each man working like
two. The tea and toJacco stowe1 away
in snug cave, long used as a hiding
place; the kegs of spirits sent off to
neighboring cellars some of which were
In the vaults of the churches. By this
time the fog had covered the downs,
and lry there as if resting. Suddenly
through the mist and silence came the
shrek of sea-gull, then another and
another.
Every man stopped working. Every
face turned in the direction Of the sig
nal, for such it was then down through
the white loud::came figure scramb
ling, jumping from rock to rock-and
Bessie Walters. her face flushed, her
hair loose, breathless and painting, stood
by the men. ~
Harry's gotten back fro Wey-
mouth" she said "the revenue chaps
hs' gotten word the cutters comm
and the soldiers, too /; and some on, our
own folk have blown the cave"
"Then it's all up" said the captain /;
$50 much for your id Dors. tshire.
! amt going to lose my ship though.
I'll give FIVE pounds to the man who
will take US out. I'll give ten pounds.
Twenty I'll give. Thirty-forty-fif
fifty pounds to the fellow who'll run
US out of this cursed place. By C.,
] believe you are all in the game, and
brought US here to sell us. I'll cheat
you yet. If can't do better, I'll burn
the craft, rather than let stitch of her
fall into such d-d wreckers' hands.
Here, Charlie, pull off," =
As he spoke, rocket whizzed up in
the offng, and the cutter was within
. couple of miles, coming with the pre-
dicted breeze. =
1t be bad-like to let the craft be ia
KEN said a man who had been watch;
ing the captains boat. "Fve a mind
to 90 off with her-fifty pounds is ter
rble lot of money!
He looked hard at Bessie, and Bes-
siels cheeks grew redder, asahe said:
be as you'll goe, Cargo, m row
you off.'s -.
- There we're no further words spoken;
the man walked down to the boat, fol
lowed by Bessie. @Yr.1 II N
"Supposin' i get the money, Bes.
ser asked George, as he looked
2 around. 0.,.l,tg XII
Bessie bade him hold his tongue till
ne got it, and nodded him goodnight
|. ne scrambled up the schomer's
sulienly and desperately the SNUG
sler heid on her way. Suddenly the
trumpet rang out: -it .- -.
haul TO, or we shall fire."
a.. fie away /" shouted the captain of
spu,t Of fire sprang from the cut
sSsde, s sde, and round shot crashed
usn So,s the smuggler's jib, cutting half
on 81 81 ropes IN two. Still she held
~, b;..; o"ish came smother shot, this time
sng the mainmast, and send .ng out
shower as splinters. They were with.
now Thu TEunaied @ yards of each other
.;sh .h >, me cutter coming on, evidently
h.,I MI ine intention Of boarding, Bessie
Gs,. ~ ner Dreath-she was thinking of
so.se Hafvel. The crafts were close
Sse'ner. Bessie started up and flung
ner arms overhead, with 4 crySof d;s.
-. ;sh.or tne revenue men were board.
-;sh 'as smugglsrs. The cir Was filled
a.. pnng, curses- and sheuts. A sud-
v;daoneht aastsed into the girls be
.hs hsed brain. She ran down 10 the
;n, pushed of her boat and ;umn.
nss.. rowed to the scene of action,
soma.. .aOaoting she would see George
The -, and bring him off the ship.
boat .i;Js were too busy TO notice the
r. sl'de mp; so Bessie Law to under
cis,ss ss Of the schooner, Watching. with
life n Ja. Sesn, two men struggling for
over i, l.at,i, come to the bulwarks inst
pan.;. sne boat; she could hear tbsjr
tlussh!s, pfsstr then the pl.tol.s1jot |,
HesperStely at the slip,,srv