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

ix went upstairs to the man who made

zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento. To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing

as it takes up valuable space," replied Mr. Reynard, pleasantly. "Come

x was profusely thanking him, put a

ont room through a door in the part

smuggler turned to his wife, pointed at

at zat ees f

ve no ide

ze detect

at

n ship z

it kill

lied, indifferently, s

ction, "it will give us time to get away to

Zat ees m

and taking the lid off the box, he saw that it

dmit air for the officers to breathe. This would keep them ali

re much about

he next room where the two bound and gagged

ould move

ring what their

that this Frenchman had alone overpow

Brady first and dragged

arked, "help me to

she grasped his ankles and they quic

served the

t room enough

ealized what he intended to do with the

s away," thought

rush and marking pot and they hear

Sacramento, California. By ze time ze secret polic

the case and wen

atchway into the street, and it was banged with a hook, tur

re badly bump

d they had to s

reaching the Erie freight depot, the driver got a

e imprisoned dete

rd the d

. Dat box goes via

ied the fre

I tink it's got artificial flowers in it, a

ificial flowers,"

truck d

ilding for some time, and the interio

stood as they were l

with other freight. The detectives were tumbled and slammed about roughly, at one moment resting on their heads, at another

ered as they were bumped, bruised and cu

in until they were laden on a fre

ed so that they

re in misery, for they were face to face, with their bodies bent over

orts to get rid of their bonds and g

train get in motion and knew th

dragged v

by and the night pass

es they already endured and the strain they we

take on some freight and the box in which the detec

struck his face forcibly against the

and one of the frei

d tones, as he glared around. "What'

n to the packing case, and he saw a tiny stream of blood tr

rror darted th

he box, and visions of a dreadful mur

ome here, quick!" he ye

s the

do you

a hamme

bust op

t I'm g

at

groaning in tha

eir ears and seeing the blood, they quickly

mmer, they pul

ectives wer

was se

ving that the pair were still alive, they pulled

men brought water and bathed the bruis

tment rev

weak, and they

nk," Old King

e they asked for

he station and a big crowd gath

legs and arms, the Bradys recovered rapidly

me they were

arrest the rascal who did this?"

wouldn't find them there if we did. They

after

es

l we arrive in Buffalo and you won't

the newspapers get hold of the story and publish it, our enemy may learn how

ach Buffalo to-night and you can th

lly reached their destination and put up in a ho