The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-08
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| down to witness the departure gradually
| dispersed.
| The evening twilight slowly faded and
darkness came. In the mysterious maze
of masts and rigging lanterns began to
! gleam like stars. To landward an occa-
sional electric light threw out a broad
! glare. 1 heard the water sucking and
splashing among the piles with a dreary
sound, and 1 remembered with a shudder
| the chiefs ominous warning.
| There was loud taking and laughing
| on board the Gadhy, and I crept nearer
to hear any words that might further con-
firm my belief in the evil errand of the
| schooner. But / heard nothing wrong ex-
! cept great deal of profanity.
| 1t seemed to me that they were waiting
| for something, for several times one of
| the officers had come on the wharf and
| looked up toward the city with an air of
| Impotence. l resolved to wait until /
| discovered what this person or thing was.
Between 10 and II O'Clock heavy truck
came rolling ponderously down the wharf.
/ 1t was loaded with large barrels, about
thirty of them. / heard sharp. suppressed
orders on the Gadhy, and instantly the
| sailors swarmed out on the wharf and
began to unload the barrels and roll them
| on board with every appearance of appre-
hensfve haste, urged on by the profane
| mate. In my eagerness l walked boldly
| among them.
What is in those barrels?" asked
| perspiring sailor.
| "Gunpowder, sonny" he growled as he
| hurried away.
But the mates bloodshot eyes had spied
me. He caught me by the shoulder and
sent me staggering backwards.
You git out OF here" he snarled.
| Although very angry al such rude treat
ment, I deemed it prudent to retire, es-
pecially as had discovered what the bar
| rels contained. Gunpowder! Nothing
more was needed to convince me that the
| Gadfy was bound upon lawless errand.
| What would a mere peaceable passenger
| vessel do with thirty barrels OF gunpow-
| der? felt sure. after this new discovery
that the mining machinery cases contained
cannon. set out at full speed for the
detective agency.
When entered the chiefs office another
man was seated at the desk, a large dig
nifed gentleman with gray side Whiskers.
He looked up as I entered.
II wish to see the chief" I said, breath
lessly.
Il am the chief" he replied. What
| do you wish?"
I stared at him with establishment.
4 1t was another man I saw this morn
ing" 1 said. HE told me he was the
chief. and gave me some detective work
to do"
Another man who called himself the
chief"' repeated the gentleman with deep
surprise Il am the only chief here"
Although extremely puzzled, 1 hasten
ed to explain the task that had been given
me and the discoveries 1 had made
This is very strange" said the chief
equally puzzled. ~ have heard nothing
of any such plot as you describe, and I
feel sure that none of my assistants would
dare to usurp my authority in that man
ner, and especially to place such an i'm
portant matter as this purports 10 be in
young and inexperienced hands"
But there Is no time to lose sir" Y
said boldly. The Gadfy may sai at
any time now that they have their powder
on board
II will notify the harbor police" said
the chief.
He stepped TO the telephone and spoke:
rs that Capt. Mardon? Has the steam
schooner Gadfy sailed? Just left the
wharf? Well, I have reason to believe
that all is not right on board. Signal the
revenue cutter to stop her and send
boat on board. I will come down at once
All right. Goodbye
Now, come with me-" said the chief.
I'VE will go on board the Gadhy and see
what is wrong there. Afterward 1 must
you OH that errand"
But before we Quilted the office he tele-
phoned to some one asking II Robert had
come home yet" And thought ne look
ed very much worried at the answer
We left the building and entered the
| chiefs buggy, which stood at the door
and drove rapidly away to the water front
The chief reused the boatman at the
boat landing, and in a few minutes we
| foe ix1or tteo
of the Gadfiy We soon found her in the
stream with her engines stopped and
there was some confusion and loud talk
Ing. We climbed on board where we
found an officer and boats crew from
| the revenue cutter, surrounded by a
crowd of the passengers and crew The
| chief, In an undertone, soon explained TO
the lieutenant the suspicious circumstances
in regard to the vessel.
Captain" said the lieutenant turning
suddenly to the master of the Gadfy
what are you going to do with thirty bar
rels of gunpowder?"
| Thirty barrels Of gunpowder" repeat
| ed the master, unguardedly, and with such
genuine surprise that the lieutenant laugh
ed outright.
| Come, captain" he said, cheerfully
"let us take a look at those thirty bar
rels''
The captain was very reluctant. but he
had TO accompany the lieutenant below
where 1t was soon discovered that the
thirty barrels contained whisky instead Of
gunpowder. The sailor had purposeIy lied
| to me.
| 1t is against the federal law to take in
toxicating liquors into Alaska, and as the
Gadhy was bound for that territory II was
EVIDENT that an infraction of the law was
intended. The lieutenant promptly inform
ed the master that he could not continue
| hig he