The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-07-08
BIHEKHY WENSOt

for week lodging about. and couldn't
run In, seeing that the revenue men had
word of her, and were out and about
every night. SO this tombstone o. yours
hits upon plan. and just like himself
IL was too. He goes to the coast-guard
and gives Information that the E'smer-
aldas to be run on such a night, and
volunteers to take the officers to the
place himself SO they go, near n dozen
or them, and watch round a corner till
all the cargo's ashore. and then they
jump out of sudden and collar the
men, they not being more than six n
! seven, and taken by surprise as they
seemed. So the coppers made them fast
and began to load up the cargo on n
| couple o. carts. Only, while they were
full-handed. down came half score
more on the other side, and the prison
, ers they got loose somehow wonderful
| quick, and there was bit of a fight,
but no firing, We see. the officers not
expecting anything. no more than the
| Others had made believe to: and the
long and short Of 1t was that the cargo
went up the north road post-haste, as
they say, and the coast-guard with II
In their own carts, to keep 'em quiet for
| bit"
| 'idNps Sdlu tHp COIOncl, tnuI y l0t
man for me- And all I've got to do now
| rs To ma him: do you know where he
| lives?"
The young man hesitated.
No" he said: 'leastways. not exact
ly; but Mrs. Briggs within there'il tell
| ye."
This. however, Mrs Briggs in her
turn was equally unwilling to do
though the colonel stated frankly the
nature of his assumed errand. She
offered however. to send for tombstone
if the gentleman would be good enough
10 wait and see him at the Outward
| Bound.
To this the colonel agreed. and Mrs.
Briggs disappeared in search of a
. trusty messenger
The waterman, who had by this time
! finished his second glass and had been
literally paid both in coin and thanks,
showed no disposition to hurry his de-
parture; he was evidently hanging
about in hope of being a party to the in
terview between two such interesting
personages.
The colonel saw this. and recognized
that the open veranda in which they
had been sitting was too public a place
for discussion of the kind he antici-
pated; for even If he could succeed In
dismissng his present companion II
was free to any passer-by to step in, or
indeed to overhear a conversation from
the street
So he rose and looked idly about him
for few moments. and ended by drift
ing round into the bar. Mrs. Briggs
was there. and understood what he
wanted before he spoke.
| 4
there's an empty room upstairs, two
pair back; I'll send him up to you as
soon as he comes: 'twon't be long now
The colonel stumbled up a narrow
rickety staircase, filled with dusty twi-
light and the smell OF stale tobacco
smoke At the top he found the room
low-roofed den. evidently used by the
more intimate customers of the house
for secret rotations after lawful hours
A heavy step outside, and turning
round he saw a man in sailors dress
enter the room.
There was not moments doubt as
to his identity. There he stood, stout
swarthy, fierce, and resolute, as Est
court had described him. His face was
In all probability more weather. bee ter
and furrowed with deeper lines thar
when Dick saw him twenty years age
at Copenhagen, but the force ant
choleric expression was there. and hi.
hair was Jet-black still
you've sent for me-" he said
what Is It? Let's be short"
His herculean strength. the violenc,
OF his speech and manner, the strang,
and disreputable atmosphere of thu
place, and the impossibility of escap,
from It. might well have alarmed ever
a brave man; but the colonel seemed
to be serenely unaware of being in an,
way at a disadvantage. and took hi
own time and method of answering.
MY name" he said, in slow, precis
tones, lis Villeroy. and / live for tn,
present at No. ~ Canterbury Square
Southwark. ! am from time to tim
engaged In importing goods without tn
assistance of the custom-house officials
/ have just now an unusually Difficult
venture on hand. and l have come t,
London to engage first-rate skipper.
Johnstone's face relaxed a little FL
/ was pleased with the compliment i'm
piled. to say nothing of the prospect o
active employment of the kind he loved
, Where you do want her landed /?
he asked.
1.-THE landing" replied the colonel, at
|
/ the cargo on board that the DANCE
lies"
And where would that be done?
! asked the other
That" said the colonel. IT shall no
tell you yet; but it's good long voyag
, from here, and shall want to engaS
you Tor three months, certain"
; tombstone reflected a moment. goin
over in his mind the various ports from
, ! which smugglers came to Europe.
) WELL" he said at last, never mind
What's the work?"
) 1T Is work OF an unusual kind" re
piled his companion. needing skill
, strength, and courage; but I'm toll
you don't shirk danger when 1t comes 4
the way OF business"
3 "DangerH said the other. with rud
. | contempt. GO on"
/ The colonel continued, In the sam
Q measured voice.
' 1.-THE coast he said, SIS so we'll kep
by guard-boats that II will be neces
a | sarrs for N i'm loading tho ahir, 70 ~ II