of the revenue
cutter appear round the corner of the cliff.  The game was up.  No run
could be made: the lugger would not put in while the cutter was in
sight; and Nancarrow and his men in sullen rage left their posts and set
off to trudge homeward.

In a moment Mr. Polwhele was hailed by the lieutenant from the cutter.

"Ahoy there, Mr. Polwhele!" he shouted.

The riding-officer left his place of concealment, and moved to the edge
of the cliff, within speaking distance of Mr. Mildmay.

"Tricked again!" he said, angrily.  "My word! Doubledick shall suffer
for this."

At that moment an unusual sound made them both start.  It was like the
distant thud of some object falling on the ground.

"A gun!  Bless my life, Polwhele, what's this?" cried the lieutenant.

"Goodness knows!Update: Woman pulled from Hiawatha Lake dies

Syracuse, NY -- A woman pulled from Upper Onondaga Park's Hiawatha Lake this evening is dead, said Syracuse city police.

The woman, who was 24, was with her 7-year-old niece when the incident occurred at 6:40 p.m., Sgt. Tom Connellan said. It is not yet known if the woman drowned or if a pre-existing medical condition contributed to her falling into the water, he said.

The niece ran for help when her aunt fell into the water, police said. People at the park helped pull the woman out.

The woman had been in the water, which is only about 1 to 2 feet deep, for several minutes, police said. She was unresponsive when she was pulled out of the water and pronounced dead at University