The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler - or, Working for the Custom House by Francis Worcester Doughty
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Young King Brady, of course, knew nothing about the dialogue which passed between his partner and the girl. But he felt pretty confident that Old King Brady did not know who the girl was. Without the slightest hesitation Harry made his way unseen to the rear car, and boarded the train just as it pulled out of the station. The boy wore a bicycle suit and a false beard. He felt pretty sure he would not be known in this outfit, and passing inside the car, he took a seat. The distance between Toronto and Montreal was about 350 miles along the Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence river. "I don't believe La Croix or his wife are in Toronto," the boy muttered, "for we've gone over the city with a fine-toothed comb, and failed to find the slightest sign of them. They must be either in Montreal or Quebec, for the girl is going to the former place. Miss Clara made a quick trip. She could not have been here long from Holland. And I presume she is laden with those diamonds she went after. La Croix is now doubtless scheming to smuggle them over the border into the United States. We've got to watch these people closely now. That Frenchman is a desperate man. We have seen that he would not stop at murder to attain his purposes. When I reach Montreal, I must telegraph Old King Brady to come on and meet me. He will be wondering what has become of me now." When the conductor came through, Harry paid his fare in cash. |
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