Perhaps we may run up against the smugglers after all." "Wish we might," said the master.

"Oh, how I could fight!" But they ran up against no smugglers on their way to the boats, which they hailed from the strand, where the water was very low; and soon after they were passing in the lowest of low spirits, out of the cove to the open channel, when once more every one was thrilled with excitement, for right away in the offing they heard a gun..