"Will it?"
"I will follow you to the end of the world."
"That's all right, but you won't start out on your journey until after to-morrow, my friend."
"You certainly do not mean to leave me here tied in this manner."
"Yes, I do, and I'm going to insert this in your jaw, so you will rest quiet until morning."
"Hold! release me and I will forgive you."
The detective's answer was the insertion of a gag in the man's mouth, and at the, same instant footsteps were heard.
CHAPTER XXV.
Spencer Vance sprung to his feet, and stood and listened, determined to have the drop on the other man in case of danger, and not again get caught in the position he was when the first smuggler called him to account.
The intruder passed on his way without having come upon our hero and his gagged prisoner.