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THE SMUGGLER CHIEF

A NOVEL

BY

GUSTAVE AIMARD


AUTHOR OF "STRONGHAND," "BUCCANEER CHIEF," ETC.


LONDON

WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET

MDCCCLXIV




PREFACE

The present is the most powerful story which Gustave Aimard has yet
written. While there is enough of startling incident and hairbreadth
escapes to satisfy the greatest craver after sensation, the plot is
carefully elaborated, and great attention is paid to developing the
character of the heroines. If there has been any fault in the author's
previous works, it is that the ladies introduced are too subordinate;
but in the present tale, the primary interest hinges upon them, and
they are the most prominent characters