Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-12

thought morei You say that Willlgs..., So
lieves the chests hold small armsf'
"Yesn
"Then account to him for sending the
chests away separately by saying that have
found purchaser, and that they are going
TO him direct You have your cue--yuu see
allr
"Al.r
| "I.et me hurry, then, Paul. That brandy
should fetch you half guinea n pint You
are in luck's way, Paul, See that you bring
your ship along safely, Till tomorrow
night!7
He clasped and wrung my hand, and ran
into the cabin
snow, lads, Off with uslr he cried. "Of
to Doveri Put me ashore there smartly, and
| you shall find your account. OF now--time
| presses!"
Five minutes afterward the boat was gone.
When fortune falls in love with a man she
makes him a bounteous mistress. Every
thing fell out as could have desired We
got our anchor at s, and by daybreaE We're
off Hastings, jogging quietly along toward
London river, the weather conveniently oh
scure, the wind south, and forty hours before
us TO do the run in. | exactly explained my
relatives scheme to Wilkinson and the others
who declared themselves perfectly satiiied
Wilkinson adding that though he had not
objected to the Deal smuggling project he
throughout considered the risk too heavy
TO adventure. told them that Mr.. Mason
believed he could Immediately find pur-
chaser for the small arms, in which case
they would have TO DO sent privately ashore;
and to give Il proper color to this ruse
made them pack away all the remaining
weapons i'll the arms room and carry them
to the run, ready to DO taken with the other
chests.
Once fairly round the Forclancls, half my
anxieties fell from me- There was no LONGER
the French cruiser or privateer to be feared;
and however wonderingly the people of my
own country vessels might stare at the un-
common figure of my schooner they could
find no excuse to board us Besides, as |
have sd, | was greatly helped by the
weather, which, continuing hazy though
happily never thick as TO obliee me TO
stop, delivered me to the sight only of such
vessels passed close, and offered me only
as a mere smudge to the shore.
We arrived off Barking Level at : o'clock
on the Thursday evening, and dropped an
Choir close to lighter that lay there with a
large boat hanging 10y her. 1t was then very
dark The first person to como on board was |
Mason. lie was followed ny several men |
one of whom he introduced TO me as his head
clerk, who he said would sec to the unload |
of the goods to the ship in the Pool He in |
formed me that there was u covered van |
waiting on shore; and telling Wilkinson that |
the small arms had been disposed of, and |
that Mr. Mason would hand over the pro- |
ceeds on our calling at his office, went with |
party of my relatives men into the run, |
and presently had the whole Of the chests in |
the boat. Mason went with her
Then, as she disappeared in the darkness, |
but net till then, did l draw the first easy |
breath had fetched since the hour of the col |
lision of the Laughing Mary with the iceberg. |
A sob shook me; had gone through much;
many wonderful things had happened to me;
had been delivered from such perils that the |
mere recollection of them will stir my hair,
though it is years since; my first duty knew,
and discharged it by withdrawing to my |
cabin, and kneeling with humble and CRATE
full heart before the throne of that being to
whom owed everything.