Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-28

eaee long time 70 discharge 20; observe the
perils-several boats would mean . largo
number Of men; they would eat you up;
they would demand 20 much you would have
nothing left And suppose they opened the
chestsi No, your scheme b worthless."
whats TO do, theu, In 0ods manner
"I1l tell youi" be exclaimed, smiling with
the complaceucy Of man who 10 master OF q
great fancy. ~ shall sAil 70 Dover at once.
lis now quarter past 4 Give me twelve
houn to make Dover; shall post straieht 10
London and b there BY early morning. Now.
Paul, attsnd you to thiA Today IL Wednes-
day; By Tomorrow night you mus contrivs
Levels
"Ths Thamsr cried
He nodded.
Ilooksd q him anxiously. He leaned to
me, putting his hand on my leg.
~ own lighter said he. "Shs will hs
alongsids Of you at dusk. ] have people Of
my own whom can trust The lighter will
empty your hold and convey the lading to q
ship chartered BY me, arrived from the Black
- on Sunday and lying In the. pool. The
stun can b sold from that ship a. Il is-
"But the chests-the chests, Mason!n
"Thsy shall b lowered into another boat
end taken ashore and put into wagon that
will b In waiting-I In it--and driven tony
home"
Iclappsd him on the shoulder In trans.
port.
"Nobly schemed, indeedm cried "But
have we nothing TO fear from the customs
psoplsr
"No, not low down The river and at dark.
VNr hrfVs fe- ~ ia
It IL darh when you anchor. A lighter and
boat shall b awaiting YOU. Il IL down the
river, you know, that sll the Jumpers drop
with the lighters they GO adrift In from ships'
sides There's more safety In smuggling over
Thames mud than on this coast shingle. Ono
thought more: You tay that Wilkinson be-
lieves the chests hold small arms"
"Yesn
"Then account to him for sending the
chests away separately by saying that havs
found purchaser, and that they are going
to him direct. You have your cue--you see
ALI"
"AN.n - ~--'
'Let me hurry, then, Paul. That brandy
should fetch you half guinea q pint. You
are in lucks way, Paul. See that you bring
your ship along safely. Till tomorrow
night"
He clasped and wrung my hand, and ran
into the cabin.
Snow, lads, of with usr' he cried. "on
TO Doveri Put me ashore there smartly, and
you shall find your account. on now-time
pressesln
Five minutes afterward the boat was gone.
When fortune falls in love with man she
makes him Q bounteou mistress Every
thing fell out as could have desired. We
got our anchor at 5, and by daybreak were
Of Hastings, jogging quietly along toward
London river, the weather conveniently OBJ
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 sati6ed,
Wilkinson adding that though he bad 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 be sent privately ashore;
and to give o proper coler TO this ruse
made them pack away all the remaining
weapons in the arms room and carry them
to the run, ready to be taken with the other
chests
AOnce fairly round the Forelands, 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's vessels might stare at the un-
common figure Of my schooner, they could
find no excuse to board US Besides as
have said, I was greatly helped by the
weather, which, continuing haxy, though
happily never SO thick as to oblige me to
stop, delivered me to tho sight only Of such
vessels as passed close, and offered me only
a. q mere smudge to tho shore.
We arrived of Barking Level at o'clock
on the Thursday evening, and dropped an
chor close to lighter that lay there with q
large boat hanging by her. 1t was then very
dark The first person to come on board was
Mason. He was followed by several men,
one Of whom he introduced to me as his head
clerk, who he said would see to the unload.
ing Of the schooner and to the transshipment
Of the goods to the ship in the Pool. He in
formed me that there was q covered van
waiting on sh re; and telling wilkinson that
the small arms had been disposed of, and
that Mr.. Mason would hand over the pro-
cesds 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, a. she disappeared in the darkness,
but not till then, did I draw the first easy
breath had fetched since the hour of the col.
ision 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 nv hair,
though 1t is years since; my first duty ] knew,
and discharged it by withdrawing to nv
cabin, and kneeling with humble and CRATE
full heart before the throne Of that being to
whom owed everything.