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Province Island is still believed to contain buried treasure, but the rock that contains Skinner's Cave was the smuggler's usual haunt, and when pursued he rowed to this spot and effected a disappearance, because he entered the cave on the northwest side, where it was masked by shrubbery.
It need scarcely be added that the sight of the coast-guard-man was the cause of the smuggler's frown. The gale was now blowing stiffly, and rolling black clouds so covered the sky that the moon was entirely obscured by them, save when an occasional break permitted a few rays to stream down and reveal the elemental strife that was going on below.
The old sailor then began a circumstantial account of the arrival of George and his accomplices from England; and told how they had one by one scaled the cliffs by means of a cord, well known in these parts, called the "smuggler's rope." "Thou shalt see the spot now," added he, "for there's the signal yonder."
Then we went to a picnic and took tea in a smuggler's cave and all the foxterriers ran over the table cloth and the Captain spilt hot water over his white flannels and jumped around on one leg.
If I am hit, it will be hard lines with her; she and the young ones will have to bear up for the work'us, for there's no one will care for the smuggler's wife, as they call her." "But I hope you won't be killed, Ben," said Dick; "there's no reason why you should be more than any one else."
Aleck did not say what, but hurried along the shelf again, startled by the sound of falling stones, and the next minute he caught sight of the smuggler's descending feet, and then the fierce-looking fellow dropped lightly before him and caught him by the arm. "They saw me," he panted, breathlessly, "and have been hot on my track I couldn't dodge them anyhow quite surrounded.
Through it, ajar, he caught the gleam of arms. Certainly this was no peasant's cottage. What was it then? a signal- station? There was no flag-staff, no signal-tackle. Some lonely smuggler's hold? not likely: for there was the flag. Could the flag be a decoy? There was nothing for it but to go and see. He stole forward with noisy heart.
Song by Irrepressibles, "A Smuggler's Life." Half-the-crew sit up and throw boots. Irrepressibles assault half-the-crew, and take bunks by storm; great confusion; old commodore of the "Lotus" says, "Gentlemen had better sleep a little, so as to be in trim for fishing at daybreak," night-caps all round; order restored; chorus of subdued voices, "A Smuggler's Life." 4 a.m.
"I don't exactly know about smuggling," she confessed, "however, the Roseberries are going to be smugglers." "Uncle Dick was telling us about smugglers the other night." "Yes, I know, that is what made me think of it. He showed me the island where there used to be a smuggler's cave." "I remember it; we saw it when we were out sailing one day."
Next day Carmen pointed out to me the new career she destined me for. I was to go to the coast and become a smuggler. In truth it was the only one left me, now that I had incurred the punishment of death. Besides, I believed I could make sure of her love. Carmen introduced me to her people, and at first the freedom of the smuggler's life pleased me better than the soldier's life.
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