The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08


the chief. and gave me s"me detective
work to do
Another man who called himself the
chief" repeated the gentleman with
deep surprise. 7 am the only chief
here"
Although extremely puzzled. I has
tened 10 explain the task that had been
given me and the discoveries l had
made.
This is very strange said the chief.
equally puzzled. 7 have heard nothing
of any silch plot as you describe, and
feel sure that none of my assistants
would dare TO usurp my authority IN
that manner. and especially to place
such an important matter as this pur-
ports 10 be in young and inexperienced
hands.
But there is no time to lose. sir"
said boldly. The Gadhy may sail at
any time now that they have their
powder on board"
4 viii notify the harbor police, said
the chief.
He stepped to the telephone and
spoke:
rs that Captain Mardon2 Has the
steam schooner Gadfy saled2 Just left
the wharf? Well, 7 have reason TO be-
lieve that all is. not right on board
Signal the revenue cutter TO stop her
ard send boat on board. 1 will come
down at once. All right Goodbye"
Now, come with me" said the chief.
I'VE will go on board the Gadfly and
see what is wrong there. Afterward
I must solve this mystery of the man
who sent you on that errand.
But before we quilted the office he
telephoned to some one asking if Rob
ert had come home yet" and 1 thought
he looked very much worried at the an
swer.
We left the building and entered the
chiefs buggy, which stood at the door,
and drove rapidly to the water front.
The chief reused the boatman at the
boat landing. and in a few minutes
we were tossing on the chOppy bay in
search Of the Gadfiy. We soon found
her in the stream with the engines
stopped, and there was some confusion
and loud talking We climbed on
board, where we found an officer and
a boats crew from the revenue cutter.
surrounded by a crowd of the paSsen-
gers and crew. The chief, in an I'M
dertone. soon explained to the lieuten-
ant the suspicious circumstances in re-
gard to the vessel.
Captain" said the lieutenant, turn
ing suddenly to the master of the Cad
ny, WhdA dT6 you SOlnS 10 90 Win
thirty barrels of gunpowder?"
Thirty barrels of gunpowderi" re-
peated the master, unguardedly, and
with such genuine surprise that the
lieutenant laughed 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 it was soon discovered
that the thirty barrels contained whis-
ky instead of gunpowder. The sailor
had Durposely lied to me
1t is against the federal law TO take
intoxicating liquors into Alaska, and
as the Gadf1y was bound for that terri
tory it was evident that an infraction
of the law was intended. The lieu
! tenant promptly informed the master
that he could not continue his voyage
unless the whisky was left behind. So
the thirty barrels were ho;sted out into
boats and taken ashore, much to the
disgust of the owners, who had counted
on realizing a huge profit. AS there
proved 70 be nothing to support sus-
picion of piracy, the Gadfy was per-
mitted to go on her way.
But just as we were about to leave
the schooner the big black dog that |
| had seen following fha vOI1np felIOrv