The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-12-01
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.rning up the mountain road

lqfning up the nnountain road,
lley could see foF some distance
uP The rough way. Looking up
iAey saw at the top Of a steep
pitch a team standing still, and a
man BY the side Of il, watching
them carelessly and lhdiHerently.
twasiBsadRell.
,.Here be is,n said Jones.
fYes," said Hill, quite josfallN
wewill have him in a few mo.
nlehts now.e
Bsaawsll started his team a! a
slow rate Of speed, but was sooh ov-
efltakeu. As the officer came up,
BsadwelI said good naturedlw
Well, Captain, you have got me
atlast, have yOuS tsuppOse there
isno use in taking any fuss about
iER
Although the smuggler's face was
pRrtecils honest, and his voice
hearty had The men been watch;
4 those great black eyes llieit
Suspicious might have been arous.
ed.
Come, come" said Hill. "Tbis
team must be turned about and got
back to howell right away"
II suppose sO," replied Bead
we'll.
Taking up the reins he made a
great show of trying to turn his
horses, but they disliked gettingoff
the road into the deep snow and
plunged about furiously without
much effect. Although Beadwell
lashed his horses with great gusto,
q disinterested observer might
have noticed that the blows fell
where the animals were best pro.
tected by their heavy harnesses.-
After a third attempt to turn the
the team about, Beadwell said;
"There's no use, l can't turn
here without shovelling, and l
have no shovel; have your"
Hill replied in the negative.
ut is just us WE'LL" said Bead,
well, "as we should have to shovel
and shovel, and thai would be a
hard CO."
Hill and Jones meditatod for a
time in silence, but Beadwell fnal-
ly spoke again.
It's nothing to me what you do"
said be, "as the goods are in your
possession anyway. But if you
wished it you might drive on to
Albany and dispose Of them there. 7"
This seemed a good plan and on
consultation the two men decided
to adopt it. Accordingly they all
started up the mountain.
"0f course" said Beadwell after
a little, "it is nothing to me what
you do, but, really, there is no need
Of both Of you going on, One Of
you might take your team back,
and the other go on to Albany
with me, dispose Of the goods and
drive this team back TO Lowell"
This, also, seemed a feasible plan
and Jones decided togo back, while
Officer Hill went on with Bead
well, The latter very kindly took
the hardest part Of the turning
about of Hills team upon himself
and the two men told themselves
he was far from being such bad
man, after ALL
At last Jones went on his way to
Lowell, rejoicing, and Hill and The
smuggler continued their course
slowly up the mountain, On aC.
count of the bad road Beadwell and
the officer walked behind the team,
letting the horses take their own
time. As they walked on Bead.
well made himself very agreeable
to Hill, aud the occasion seemed a
very pleasant one to the officer in
such soCiable companionship. At
last the top of the mountain was
reached. there did not appear to be
so great a fall Of snow on the other
side and they concluded to ride
again.
"You go forward and get on"
said Beadwell, stuck yourself in
comfortably while I make the rope
more safe before l join you"
Hill had hardly got seated and
ceased putting from his extra exer.
tion, when Beadwell came forward
and jumped up to the seat As he
did so his foot slipped. He made
a most remarkably frantic effort to
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