Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-20
PAUL'S PROMISE.

twenty miles below Ogdensbul
on the American side of the St. Lay
renee river a long point of land iu
out into the stream. At about s
the evening Of a starlight Angus
night two men rowed a boat alon
the shore, anchored near this poir
and got ready their fishing tackle.
They lighted pipes and began t
talk. The shore was desolate one
No living things save bats and night
hawks were stirring, and ther
seemed little danger of listeners. Ye
it had not been quite so dark tn
ishermen might have seen tina
here were two living things nea
hem.
A big tree had blown down OF
he shore years before, and its bark
ess trunk still stretched over the wa
er close to the surface. On this los
we're two boys.
Being also fishermen, they were
bout to give q friendly greeting to
he newcomers when something that
Fas being said caught their atten-
on, and they kept quiet.
Though the men spoke in low
bnes. the night was still so that their
oices were carried distinctly over
be water. The boys on the log
buld hear and understand.
"It's an easy way of maxim money
it's done right-asI i do it," one Of
le men was saying. WED make a
pod thing out of this. There's a
t of the opium, an there isn't much
anger either"
Don't know bout that--seems to
Ee there's danger enough" NUT
red the other.
There's not much," went on the
rst speaker, who's sat in the boats
ern. 1.-THE officers at the patrol sta
on are acarelesslot- asleep half the
me, and the people about here are
fraid of me. They'd rather see any
mount ofsmugglin than do anything
nan get me down on them. Make uI
our mind, Sandy, for the sooner
Fe do it the better. Let's say to
borrow night. There's no moon
ow to trouble us. This is a good
lace to slip over, right here. We'll
My be few minutes rowin across
nd there'n be a horse an wagon
Faitin for us on the Yankee shore"
Sandy finally gave his assent, ant
fter some more talk the man who
Bemed the leader said, "All right
hen. Now let's leave this fishin.
My came because / wanted a qule
tile talk with you"
The anchor was drawn up, ana Il
had not been for black bass the
oat would have moved quietly OF
hto the night.
This black bass as it swan along
y the shore happened to notice th'
ait on one of the hooks that were II
he water near the big log. ltseizeC
he bait, and being an active fish, lk
Il black bass, it gave the line sud
en-, sharp jerk. The pole was loose
y held, for just then the boys wer
linking little of their fishing, AM
his jerk caused it to fall from tn
oy's hand and strike the log. Tn
wner's endeavor to catch the pol
My added to the noise.
Hold onr' cried the man IN tn
|oat's stern, what was that2 QulcH
Bandyl row up to that log there
omething movin on itT
The boys tried to scramble ashor
nd might have succeeded had nc
me of them in his haste slipped an
allen into the water. His compaI
on stopped to pull him out and bot
we're captured,
The men lighted a lantern the
had with them and examined thel
prisoners. This one that's just ma
duckin is Master Dugro, an tn
pther one is young Hardie, said tn
nan in the boats stern. NOV
boys, l suppose you know me- &c
hcGregor. an you know I'm not
nan to meddle with. You've hear
|ur talk, an now you've got to prom
SO to keep quiet about it, an If yo
break your promise I'll make yo
wish you'd never heard of mel II
Boing right along as if you hadn
peen here tonight. and you see thi
Iou do too. Do you understand
Now promise"
The boys were SO completely IN u
lower of this man-whom the
new to be a desperate fellow, su
PeCted Of all sorts Of crimes-tni