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The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler; Or, Working for the Custom House
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20 total!["Madam," said Old King Brady, "here is a warrant for the arrest of your daughter. The charge is smuggling!" Calmly taking the document, the lady read it. Harry opened the door and let the hall-boy go.](https://www.gutenberg.org/images/image1.png ""Madam," said Old King Brady, "here is a warrant for the arrest of your daughter. The charge is smuggling!" Calmly taking the document, the lady read it. Harry opened the door and let the hall-boy go.") "Madam," said Old King Brady, "here is a warrant for the arrest of your daughter. The charge is smuggling!" Calmly taking the document, the lady read it. Harry opened the door and let the hall-boy go.
SECRET SERVICE. - OLD AND YOUNG KING BRADY DETECTIVES. - Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Entered as Second Class Matter at the New York, N.Y., Post Office, March 1, 1899. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1900, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D.C., by Frank Tousey, 24 Union Square, New York. - No. 79. NEW YORK, July 27, 1900. Price 5 Cents. - The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler - OR, - Working for the Custom House. - BY A NEW YORK DETECTIVE.
CHAPTER I. - THE BRADYS AS CUSTOM HOUSE DETECTIVES.
CHAPTER II. - NINE SMUGGLERS.
CHAPTER III. - CAUGHT IN AN ELEVATOR.
CHAPTER IV. - THE CLEW IN THE BASIN.
CHAPTER V. - AT A VILLAIN'S MERCY.
CHAPTER VI. - TWO MEN IN A BOX.
CHAPTER VII. - A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN IN BLACK.
CHAPTER VIII. - GAINING A FEW POINTS.
Description
In the teeming halls of the New York Custom House, a wave of illegal diamonds and contraband has left the officials bewildered and angry. The Collector, fed up with his own inspectors' failures, decides to call in an unconventional pair: the legendary Old King Brady and his bright‑young son, known for cracking the toughest cases. As the room swells with sarcasm and doubt, the Bradys step forward, promising a fresh approach to a mystery that has stumped the city’s finest.
Their arrival is dramatic – the elder sports a bushy beard and steel‑gray eyes, while the younger exudes daring confidence, both shedding disguises to reveal the true detectives beneath. The first task thrust upon them is personal: a wealthy lady’s daughter has been accused of smuggling, and the Bradys must untangle whether the charge is a ruse or a real crime. With the customs officials watching closely, the duo sets out to trace hidden routes and motives, turning a routine investigation into a lively hunt through the shadows of the port.
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Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (139K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Starner, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2005-10-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Francis Worcester Doughty
1850–1917
Best known for fast-paced dime novels and early detective adventures, this prolific American writer helped shape popular entertainment at the turn of the 20th century. He wrote for mass audiences in an era when weekly fiction was a major form of fun.
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