The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-13

bright moonlight night. As We sped
across for the Lanai shore l was ia the
bow on the lookout for the signal lights,
when / suddenly espied a small steamer
apparently lying to, about half way be-
tween us and the Lanai shore.
I called excitedIy to my companions
and as they came rushing forward to
look, the steamer turned and headed
swiftly toward us.
by - cried one of my companions;
they have got wind of the game and
are waiting for u.s.
1t was apparently only too true
Quick I shouted. Get the stuff
overheard"
Whipping out our knives, we fell to
like men possessed, cutting away the
lashings of the boxes, and throwing them
overheard. Quickly as we worked, how
ever, the steamer got close enough to us
to see and hear the splashing of the last
three or four boxes as they went over
the side The weight of the boxes drag
cling on our keel brought the schooner
almost to a standstiI, and in a very few
minutes the steamer ranged alongside
of us and one of the three or four men
standing on the bridge hailed us, What
schooner is that?
might as well tell the TRUTH" said /
to my companions, and answered him,
1.-THE schooner Norma from Victoria for
Honolulu
IT thought so,'' came the answer amid
exclamations of satisfaction from the
other men on the bridge. You're our
mutton! Throwing your dope overheard
Ell? Well, We'll fish it up for you We've
got first-class hotel in Honolulu for
your kind of cattle
A boat was then lowered from the
steamer and five men boarded US. One
of them coming aft to where we We're
standing asked How many of you are
aboard here?"
Four L answered.
-Four, Ell? All right, I place you I'M
der arrest for attempted opium SNUG
Cling, and confiscate this schooner in
the name of the Hawaiian Government"
Two buoys were then anchored over the
spot where we had thrown our opium
overheard; two men were left on board
of us to guard us, the other three re-
turning to the steamer, and boat with
three men in it was left near the buoys.
A towing line was then made fast to US,
and the steamer started to tow US to
|, Honolulu. We could hear the clinkins
OF glasses, shouts of laughter and other
: indications coming from the steamer
that the party on board was more than
pleased with their nights work and
were celebrating it.
81 am afraid we make suspiciouSly
heavy towing" 1 whispered to my com
-.
: board there they may make an investi
CATION and discover our little game.
But they didn't We passed DIAMOND
;, Head light just as the first streaks o
: dawn were showing in the east. and l
q was broad daylight when we entered tn
!, harbor. They anchored US In the steam
g and two policemen from shore relieved
= the two men on guard aboard of us.
e MY greatest anxiety now was to ge
i the boxes cut adrift and sent to tn
it bottom of the harbor, for the lines hold
e ing them could be plainly seen, al
' though the boxes could not | Stripe
n myself to the waist, got bucket
If water. soap and towel and started I
10 wash myself close to the after raj
II While my companions engaged the al
"a tention of the policemen. slipped quie'
a. " over the side and after five minutes
!. noiseless labor succeeded in cutting a
10 the boxes adrift and climbing aboaf
o. again unnoticed.
g. About 10 O'Clock we were taken ashor
of arraipned before district magistra
IS and held for trial in 5000 bonds eaci
nd Not being able to furnish the bonds, "
ne went TO Jail During the day the BIRTHS
an Consul visited us and assured US TN
at IL no opium was found he would SOC
at have us out of jail and the schooner r
he turned to u.s.
The steamer which belonged to one
nd the Island steamship companies. and M
heen chartered by the authorities, r