Part 6 (1/2)
”Well?”
”Oh, nothing, only I' to see Mr Whitford”
”What do youqueer part about this businesstheir goods to Shopton to be re-shi+pped here, to avoid suspicion, probably They have a suspicion that airshi+ps are used to get the goods over the Canadian border at night”
”But,” broke in Ned, ”the governent said that it was across the St Lawrence River they brought them Montford is quite a distance frooods from the river steamers, land them, pack them in airshi+ps, and fly across with theansville, and Montford with the slers, I don't see where it comes in with the St Lawrence, and the airshi+ps, Toet that part of it for a while, Ned Maybe they are all off on airshi+ps, anyhow I don't take h it ers,” went on Toer has lost all his money, he lives in a town near the Canadian border, it is aloods have been shi+pped here Mr Foger has a deserted house here, and--see the connection?”
”By Jove, Toht!” cried his chum ”Maybe the airshi+ps aren't in it after all, and Andy is onlyhis repaired, to cover up some other operations in the house”
”I believe so”
”But that wouldthe truth, and I can't believe that of him”
”Oh, I believe he's honest, but I think Andy is fooling him Mr
Dillon doesn't knowso him it was repair work on an airshi+p, when, as aboxes to shi+p the goods in, or constructing secret places in which to hide theree with you that there is soersto do?”
”I' to see if I can't prove, or disprove, that the Fogers are concerned in the matter If they're not, then souilty But I' in a way, and I want it sifted to the botto to see Mr Whitford?”
”I a to tell him what I think Come on, we'll look him up now”
”But your noiseless airshi+p?”
”Oh, that's all right It's nearly finished anyhow, I've just got a little more work on the carburetor That will keep Coent”
But Mr Whitford was not at the hotel where he and the other custom inspectors had put up They made no secret of their presence in Shopton, and all sorts of ru theone out of town for the day, and, as Ned and To their suspicions to any of the other agents, they started back ho to search every house in Shopton, before they go away,” said the clerk to the boys ”They are going to look for soods”
”They are; eh?” exclaiht in the Civil War ”Search uess not! A man's house is his castle, sir! That's what it is No one shall enter ive him permission, sir! And I won't do that, sir! I'll be revolutionized if I do! No, sir!”
”Why, you haven't any soods concealed, have you, Colonel?”
slyly asked a hotel lounger
”Soods? What do youof a fire-eater ”No, sir! Of course not, sir! I pay oing to coled goods, sir No, sir!”
Some were of one opinion, and some another, and there was quite a discussion underway concerning the rights of the custom officers, as the boys came out of the hotel