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

good nerves, for the dramatic entrance of the B

he detectives and Mrs. L

re the

," replied Old Kin

e you sneaking in

wardness of your giga

ust be

are quite sane

mean by our

ghter's trip to Holland and we've been w

lady, icily,

we h

t do you w

is a warrant for the arrest of you

he document, th

e door and let

the boy to hear all that transpir

e pounded on the door, entered and

ves in your daughter

d La Croix in

rrant for your da

re?" groan

Bra

are

me this package and tol

with a glad cry, La Croix eagerly seized

ed, giving the boy a bill. "Keep ze s

om and the man wrote a not

dressed and rushe

earfully

doubled the driver's fare and was dr

ght a depar

y had Clara La Croix with the pac

hand on the gir

id he, half apologetically,

rest with exasp

m, she said in l

with smuggl

es

ha

,000 worth

ridic

. We've got a

e name

Your party crossed the border and were searched. Of course, no jewels were found on you. A short time ago the spy and his bride followed you; they smuggle

ackage of diamonds,"

u which you can't deny. Be sensible and save yourself further troub

ling you

ncealment i

us and convin

offer and failed

arched her mother with equal non-success, a

ot them!" exclaime

other," added

t have hi

h the

adies, or we'l

at ignominy,"

arch of the place, but failed to meet w

ds remaine

e greatl

occurred to Har

hall-

him?" asked

carried off

ee

guard

rig

hed out o

own in the office

he package that girl

a panic seized him as he suddenly tho

s and chattering

on't arrest me, and

peak out

told me to give

you

, si

e was

his

there

n't k

hed upsta

or of Paul La Croix

rbed, but Harry caught view of the note

t up and read th

as you please with my innocent wife and daughter. You can prove nothing against them.

rady smiled

rnfully. "If he imagines he has beaten us

te to Old King Br

escaped with

m?" asked the old d

hem to him by

I fe

convict th

elease

, you a

id Clara, with

must say, though, Mrs. La Croix, that was an inhuman thing for you and your husband to do, boxing us up a

face reddene

head, but m

en said to Harry

x's trail. We'll run him down

hed from

aused outside the

ughter uttered a mer

ied the girl. "He'l

o-morrow you and I will go back to New York, and put up at the Waldorf. When your father has safely disposed of

dded and

It wasn't good policy to pull you in without the diamonds if you only knew it, and that's

or feeling well satisfied with