Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-11
MICAH CLARKE
Author Of "Adgeng.tres Of I
Sherlock Rolaos," NE II
zoirs Of Sherlock Holmes" I
The Refastes.. Etc. \
> , BY A. Conan Doyle. = ,


were me same men who had led away
my morse. He must have passed lust
AFTER You left. and the rope caught MIN
1lnder the chin and threw him Il dozen
h'a'ts. We saw the revenue button on
MS coat. SO We brought him down Body
o me, but he kicked and plunged for all
lhat he was three-quarters stunned"
HaVe We Stacked the hawser:" the
captain asked.
We cast one end loose and let il
hang"
lis we'll. We must keep him for
Capt. Nenables. But now, as 10 our
/ other prisoner: we must overhaul him
ana examine his papers. for so many
craft are sailing under false colorS that
We must needs be careful. Hark We
Mister Soldier. What brings you to these
parts, and what King do you serve? for
near there's mutiny broke out. and
| TWO Shippers claim equal rating IN the
old British ship"
Il am serving under King Monmouth.'
l answered, seeing that tie proposed
search must end in the findiGs of my pa
perS.
Under King Monmouth cried The
smuggler. Nay. friend. that rings some
what false. The good King hath | hear
too much needs of his friends in he
south to let an able soldier go wandeE-
ing along the seacoast like a Cornish
wiecker in a sou'-wester."
Il bear dispatches said |. from The
Kings own hand to Henry. Duke of
| beaufort, at his castle of BadmintGn We
can find them in my inner pocket, hut
| lay. .ye not to break the seal. lest 1t
bring discredit upon my mission
Sir. cried the gauger, raising hinG;cls
| HTon his Ell 'pw, Il do hereby arr 81 yIu
on the charge of being traitor. Il pro-
nD;ei of treason, vagrant, and mas
t"rless man withll the meaning If tnc
fourth statute OF the act. As an onrcr
ot the law | call upon you to submit
to my warrant"
Brace up his jaw with Your scarf.
Jim said Murgatrcyd. When Ven
&h'eS comes he will soon find IL way 10
| check his CAB Yes he continued. look
ing ut the back of NV papers. 'it Is
! marked, as You say. from James he
Second Of England. known lately rs the
Duke of Monmouth. to Henry. Dullr
of Beaufort President of Wales. 10y the
hand of Capt. Micah Clarke of SaXon'S
regiment of Wiltshire foot. Cast off
! the lashings. Dicon. SO. captain, yol
| are Il free man once more, and | gricve
| that we should have unwittingly harmed
| you. We are good Lutherans to man,
and would rather speed YOU than hin Ter
| You on this mission"
Could we not indeed help him uil his
! way said the mate Silas. For ny
/ Se'f, | cont fear a wet jacket or Il tar:y
| hand fos the cause, and | doubt n0- We
/ itn this breeze we could run up to Bris-
! toi and drop the captain by morl,n-,
which would save him from being
snapped up by any land-sharks on the
| road"
"Ay, ay," cried Long John. The
/ king horse are out beyond Weston but
| he could give them the slip if he had
! the Maria under him"
/ Well said Murgatroyd.' we could
get back by three long tacks. Venables
will need a day or so to get his goods
ashore. Ii we are TO sail back iii cont
! pany we shall have time on our hands
| How would the plan suit you. captain.
| My horse" ! objected.
1T need nor stop us. | can ri@ up
| handy horse stall with my sp9rc spars
and the Slatlng. The wind has died
| down The lager could be brought TO
| Dead Mans Edge, and the horse led
down to it. Run MP TO. Daddy's, Jim;
/ and Won. Slas, see to the boat Here
! is some cold junk and biscuit seaman's
! fare, captain-and n glass o the real
! Jamaica to wash it down. an thy Stom-
| ach he not too dainty for rough living.
| ] seated myself on Il barred by the fire.
and stretched my limbs, which were
cramped and stiffened by their c0ntlGc-
ment, while one of the Seamcn hathA.
/ the cut on my head with a wet kerchief.
and another laid out some food on a case
in f. ont of me. The rest of the gang
/ hal tluOped away tu !hc month of Ike
cave to prepare the lugger. save only two
or three who stood on guard round the
! Inflated "auger He lay with his back
resting against the wall Of the cave,
aud his arms crossed over his breast,
| glancing round from time TO time at the
Smugglers with menacng eyes, rs
Stanch old hound might gaze II a pack of
wolves who had OvermGtchcd him. |
was turning it over III my own mind
whether aught could be done to help
1.1A NJ ofyss,s- MI
dipping tin panniliin into the open rum
tub. drained it to the success of my mis-
! sion.
Il shall send Sias Bolitho with you.
said he, while | bide here to meet
| Nenables, who commands my consort.
If there is au.ght that | can do 10 repay
you for your i'll usage
There is but one thing, captain"
! broke in, eagerly. 1T is as much. or
more, for our own sake than mine that
| l ask it. Do not allow this unhappy man
| TO be murdered
AIurgatroyds face flushed with anger.
You are a plain speaker, Capt. Clarke"
| said he. This is no murder. IT
! is justice. What harm do we do here?
| There is not an old housewife over the
whole countryside who does not bless
us Where is she to buy her souchong.
! or her strong waters, except from US?
We charge little, and force our goods on
no one. We are peaceful traders. Yet
this man and his fellows are ever yclping
at our heels, like so many dog-tish on
codbank. We have been harried, and
cheved and shot at until we are driven
| into such dens as this. A month ago
four of our men were bearing a keg
UP the hillside to Farmer Black. who
! hath dealt with us these five years back
OF a sudden, down came half a score Of
horse. led by this gauger. hacked and
sashed with their broadswords. cut Long
Johns arm open, and took Cooper Dicf
prisoner. Dick was hailed 10 Ilchester
Jail. and hung up after the assizess like
stoat on a gamekeeper's door. This night
we had news that this very gauger was
coming this way, little knowing that we
shoull be on the lookout for him. Is il
wonder that we should lay a trap for
| him. and that, having caught him, we
should give him the same justice as he
gave our comradesE'
He is but a servant" I argued. "He
| hath not made the law. 1t is MS duty to
enforce it. Il is with the law itself that
.'Yon are right" said the smugsler.
gloomily. 1T is with Judge Moorcroft
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