The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
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tiOn W1tn kn8 CO1Sk-kuaAus tuAk was ordered, with the small to.ce under my command. 10 the coast of France. My mission was to attempt the capture of one Harley St. Ange, man who had lately obtained great senown among the peo- ole of the neighborhoOd by his bold and successful efforts in the contraband trade. The vicinity of the little fishing village of Bonsecours, where had now quartered myself. was said to be the theatre Of his illegal operations, and the place appeared to me to be well suited to the business.
 So systematic had the pursuit become, and SO alarming were its effects upon the legitimate trade of the country, that some relief was loudly demanded from the government {; and accordingly was sent to the vicinity of St. Ange's operations, with instructions to leave no means un- tried to bring the delinquents to justice. The zeal of my first efforts, as have reason to believe, alarmed the smugglers, and caused them for a long time either to suspend their peculiar business, or to conduct it with increased secresy; for during the first week of my residence upon the coast, my efforts to obtain some clue to the hiding place of the free-traders were entirely unsuccessful.
 One evening, however, was visited at my hut by man somewhat advanced in years, whom, although he addressed me in French, immediately knew to be an Englishman.
 "You are Monsieur Lamorier?' be said. bowed afirmatively, and he con- tinued, !" 1 have sought you, in order that might impart to you some intelligence which may be important. You are searching, believe, for the smuggler, St. Ange"
 "l 3m,n replied, "and am anxious to obtain some clue as to his whereabouts. Can you tell me anything of him?'
 believe can," said the man "hut must first commence with another matter, which is much nearer my heart than this, and which will lead me to the subject upon which was just about to speak to you. My name, sir, is Alexander Derwent; am the elder son of wealthy English gentleman, several years de- ceased. My brother William was several years younger than myself and always, from his boyhood, possessed of wild and ungovernable spirit. Unlike myself, he chaffed and fretted under the salutary restrictions of home; and in his twentieth year, he left the parental roof without leave or license, and shipped at Liverpool, as we afterward ascertained. in the ca- pacity of common seaman. For several years no intelligence of him was received, nor did he ever revisit the home which he had left; and the first definite infor- nation we had of him, was the news of his death at Calcutta.
 The sorrow consequent upon this in. telligence hastened the end of my father he died in less than year after, leaving me heir to his wealth. In the course of time married, and became the father of children, only one of whom, however, survived; beautiful intelligent boy, named after myself My wife also died several years after our marriage; so that my child and myself were now left alone.
 "It was shortly after the occurrence of this event, that r was astonished by the sudden appearance ofmy brother William at my country home. An apparition from the grave could hardly have sur prised me more; but he interrupted me sternly in the middle of my warm vel come, declaring bitterly that need play the hypocrite no longer. In answer to my indignant demand of his meaning, he broke into strain of the most angry de nunciation, charging me in the same breath with prejudicing our father against him, falsifying his character, and spread ing false reports of his death, in order that might obtain the whole of the in- heritance. My denials, protestations, and offers of explanation, were met by sneers or angry rebuffs and he left the house, warning me that he should not rest until he had inflicted retributive punishment upon me.
 His words caused me to tremble, for l well knew his cruel and revengeful character nor were my fears vain ones. Upon the next night my little boy mys- teriously disappeared and although speedy and thorough search was made, no trace of him could be found No per son but myself was able to conjecture the truth; alone could discernsth hand that had inflicted the blow.
 "But from that day remained utterly ignorant of the fate of my son, until within a few weeks past, when received some intelligence from Paris, which, vague and indefinite though 1t is, leads me to be- lieve that my lost child may possibly be discovered in the north of France. And in view of the assistance which think 1 may be able to give you in pursuit of these smugglers, am emboldened to ask your cooperation in my behalf"
 ;"Your story, sir, is one which enlists all my sympathy" said and should, in any event, deem it no more than duty to afford you all the assistance in my power. The name of Derwent does not occur to my mind as one with which have been acquainted; but it is more than probable that may have been brought into contact with your evil hearted brother under different name. At some other time you may open this matter to me more fully, and will then turn my serious attention to it. Now be so good as to relate what you know of the smugglers upon this coast; if you have learned anything ot them, and have been more successful than myself"
 "I first cafAe to Bonsecours rather