Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02

and watch me conduct a gas attack and
another to be in a boarding party where
there's no escape If there's any hitch. The
last proposition was a cinch.. but it's going
to take some doing to capture a good sized
vessel with an cxtinguisher and a crate bar
But you don't need to try to capture
her" said Nancy. ANY such attempt would
be. chivalry gone crazy, and besides it might
spoil everything. If you failed. Sylvia might
be gone forever. All we need 10 do is to
identify this vessel and send out the alarm
tomorrow"
Matt was quick to appreciate the wisdom
Of this advice. Once. the whisky runner was
identified, it could not take long to lay her
by the heels, what with the coast patrol fleet
and scouting airplanes.
Come on, then" said he, "wc'vo got no
time to lose"
Again he armed himself with his two eff
cient weapons, and again, this time together
and with unity of Purpose, they STOLE down
the stairs and#out into the night. their OBJ
jective the landing. AS they hurried along
Matt said: II
q beg to ~retract, again. my first unworthy
opinion, Of you. You are not the Miss Pry
Upstage that I thought. You have shown
yourself to possess the sense Of any three
girls I ever knew, and with nerve enough
to furnish ten"
E ~ loNthE Noa q II \ ,
too said Nancy, but 1 must say I still
think you a. good deal of 4 bon Quixote."
you'll think it even more il I get a
chance to tilt at this windmill o1t here on
the water with my faithful eX;i:ngnisl7er.
but ! can't very we'll do thu; With 4 lady on
the pillion. Provided, of course. ii is Il wind
mill and not what Pm inclined TO think. some
sort of. q big sea. going rum tanker"
Do you think we can get OUT 70 her be-
frr0 cl@n Ay.N- ~ ~, .-,. ,.i.-1 - t-1 - ,.-
do. what .then?'. >
We'll run alongside" said Matt. and
ask if they have !.a"l any news. Of the
: missing girl. It's certain that they must
have seen all the boats tla; have been scout.
ing about and been l:li!cd u good many
times for the same reason
T., /" If they've got her" said Nancy. what
do you think they'll do with herr" r.
The chances are" said Matt. that they
will treatiher7 with all due respect but keep
her a prisoner aboard until they see fit to
discontinue their rum running operations.
But | don't believe for d moment that they'll
try to ransom her. That's not theirs game,
and, they wouldn't want the risk or bother.
At first sight kidnapping looks as easy as
shooting fish, but the bitch comes in the
necessary communications to get the ran
som money: III itewerelN for that and the,
l'cayN spenalty attached everybody would be
ho3iS ih.".i siioHt"tiIdi murphy IdS EOt DaCk
With cur ln,,nch." M
Ell f;as.' said Nancy. " he came in Just
after VIC got bacs$from the Gates. r;1t do
syoustiltnli they wcs,ld risk keeping Sylvia 4.
prisoner foe long with, al the hue and cry
that has been raised for herr ~
/" don@ ts:low." Matt answered. "ln such
a big business as4WhiskS. smuggling seems
10 have become they might take big, cha noes.
From wllat$sI hear anl rtal ] should say
that The stuff changed h anss two or three
times before btiag distributed in small lots.
This beat were going To- look for might get
it from, another beat passing we'll off the
three mile limits or irom soma cache o., an
isand or sdesolate rointRcf land. wher. it shad
been hidden by another n.iialeman. That's
why 1t colies so high. n =
They reached the landing. and We're about
to get into the launch when l,aacy paused
Dent YOU taipi.SNa ought to leave some
sort of word? Z sat she. . If any accident
We're to happe, aooeupSwoila be the wiser
Tor what 81 ssnow. And TIA thinking 81, poor
81 Mrs tiates.ss
YOU'RE right said Matt. aalil,5se i
.scrsbbe IA note andteleave !. under mn oar
here on the float, Ave ouehtsto be. back be-
fore anybody finds it,
'That would be Vest. Z said Nancy. what
are you, going 10 Gay 2ty