The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler; Or, Working for the Custom House

n and excitement was soon

friends were waiting to greet them, porters and waiters were landing the

ling the purser of the steamer, they induced him to

e ones whom they had

n opening their trunks and valises so th

he Collector and spoke to him. He was start

hiding your identity in the most complete

replied Har

! Who a

u when your me

finished and all the luggage had been marked an

and get their repor

r did as he

passengers only a lace

was dutiable?" asked Harry, in surpris

his voice and Gibson

k you can do

my-

like to see

egin with Mrs. Harvey.

dy's protests

he tray, Harr

wo and you'll find a very valuable gentleman's

lied with a

disclosed the ar

innocently, "I wonder

traveling alone, it's clear you were trying to smuggle those things. Seize them, Gibson, and they'll be appraised

or burst ou

he asked Old

, a stock broker. I guess we'll have to pull o

roker, glancing at the de

trunk, please," sa

t f

w you in

and Harry seized him

ve it a tug and the struggling man gave a yell, and demanded, exci

yer mean py dot

ting the government,"

? You va

dly asked Ol

t mein boot vas g

," grimly replied the old detectiv

first layer of leather from the heel

mall paper package which the detective drew o

f five magnifi

f horror and Old King Br

se on the manifest, Mr

, in deep anguish of spirit, "I vas rui

Custom House," replied the detective,

looked envious of

d them with a cold gl

you find t

had 'em," sheepish

ugh yet," said Harr

scovered?" demanded th

ed yards of fi

re i

t as she looks? Well, just notice how big around her body is, and how thin her arms and neck are. If you'll get one of the lady in

sisted upon rummaging in her trunk a sec

and protested. But when the boy opened the false bottom o

isrobed her in a stateroom on the steamer and taken five very c

e smugglers exposed, and fully quarter of a m

watching these proceedi

n reached him,

green men step in and do the work you've been at

badly, I'm sorry to say. I don't need to wish them luck for they've go

eir contraband goods till they are nearing port. We know something about the matter, you see. Moreover, we know would-be smugglers who don't make a profession of it are very c

amateurs. But it would not go with

e with you,"

formance, Mr. Brady, and am convinced that you are the very me

best," said

d the inspectors

keen eyes of Harry observed a young girl o

ing out one of the port holes and sha

glance back, she suddenly dodged d

dress and zouave waist of fine silk, while a stylish big Gainsboroug

had a pair of big brown eyes, a pretty

beauty, yet his suspicions of her ac

rtner on the arm

xclaimed. "What c

ul survey. "It looks to me as if she were up to some trick. She wouldn't be watchi

ficers left here. Everyone knows that a couple remain constan

andkerchief to that man who is comin

erson in question and suddenly recogni

La Croix, the di

is, by

ust be his daughter, for s

hat pair are up to

d out by wa

the steamer and joined