But how did Robert happen to join the smugglers?" "Master Teuzer sent him away at Christmas," replied Madelaine, "in consequence of the shameful falsehoods he spreadhis next master discovered that he sold his goods and retained the moneyafter leaving him, I suppose, he joined the smugglers.

The deep anxiety with which both Ludlow and the Patroon had undertaken to board the notorious smuggler had given place to an amazement and a curiosity that caused them nearly to forget their errand; while Alderman Van Beverout appeared shy and suspicious, manifestly thinking less of his niece, than of the consequences of so remarkable an interview.

"We trust to the sea-green lady's care;" returned the extraordinary smuggler, pointing, with a species of reverence, real or affected, to the image that was beautifully worked, in rich colors, on the velvet of his cap.

Bugs Bunny outwits the smugglers.

The cutters were, therefore, sent in that direction, with orders to cover as much of the channel as possible, and to carry the smuggler should an occasion offer.

As the meeting was about to break up, one of the coast-guards exclaimed, "We'll have easy times catching you smugglers.

but I shall either shine or smuggle her out of her cloke, since she and Miss Howe have intended to employ a smuggler against me.

" "Humthe amount of which is, that the cruiser in the bay has entrapped some careless smuggler.

But perhaps I shall find out a smuggler to counterplot Miss Howe.

He had also invited three smugglers he had known before to join the operation, with their men.

Gino pointed to the gondola as he said, "Thou art not to be tempted, Annina?" "Thy rashness in leading the smugglers to my father's door will bring us to harm some day, silly fellow!"

I like a smuggler.

In the afternoon of Midsummer's Day the Elector brought the ketch into Moonfleet, and there was a posse of constables to march the smugglers off to Dorchester Jail.

It was a portion of the Mississippi River "coast" not far above New Orleans, where the merchants of the city met the smugglers who came up from the Gulf by way of Barrataria Bay and Bayou.

There are Frenchmen enough, Captain Ludlow to keep a brave officer in good-humor; and the less reason to fret about a trifling mischance in overhauling a smuggler.

He had kept his find from the other boys, not churlishly, for he was always an outspoken lad, but because he felt there were things about the cave that the others, good fellows as they all were, couldn't be expected to understand, and that, anyhow, it would never be quite his cave again after he had let his thick-set freckled cousins play smuggler and pirate in it.

As soon as I had seen the smugglers safely in the hands of Leroux and the gendarmes, I would make my way back to St. Cergues as rapidly as I could, step into my vehicle, drive like the wind back to Gex, and place myself at the disposal of my fair angel and her afflicted mother.

Is't known, your Honor, that the man is truly here?" "So goes a rumor; though so many idle tales have led me before to seek the smuggler where he was not, that I give but little faith to the report.

They may, indeed, form a camp upon some of the neighbouring heaths, or pass in review with tolerable regularity; they may sometimes seize a smuggler, and sometimes assist a constable with vigour and success.

Jodoque sadly wanted to reach Madame Kurrig's, but the burgomaster sadly wanted help,though he would not confess it openly;so he hooked himself on to Jodoque and uttered this sentence,"And this detested smuggler, too!"The effect of which was, that Jodoque became utterly pale and trembled violently.

There needed no second look to assure Ludlow of the inefficacy of further pursuit, since the sea was already ruffled by the breeze which had so opportunely come to aid the smuggler.

Here for several years Sturt remained in most uncongenial surroundings, watching smugglers, seizing illicit stills, and assisting to quell a rising of the Whiteboys.

" "And, mark me, fellow" added his captain; "that duty done, look to the idlers on the shore, and see that no boat quits the river, to apprize the smugglers of their loss.

By six o'clock the last basket of provisions had been brought in, and the coast-guards took their departure, after repeatedly assuring the smugglers that their capture was certain.

With a wide sweep of the clenched fist he buffeted the smuggler on the ear.