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The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers By: Claude A. Labelle |
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THE RANGER BOYS
AND
THE BORDER SMUGGLERS By CLAUDE A. LABELLE AUTHOR OF " The Ranger Boys to the Rescue ," " The Ranger Boys
Find the Hermit ," " The Ranger Boys Outwit
the Timber Thieves ," " The Ranger
Boys and Their Reward ." [Illustration] A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York
THE
RANGER BOYS SERIES A Series of Stories for Boys 12 to 16 Years of Age By CLAUDE A. LABELLE The Ranger Boys to the Rescue
The Ranger Boys Find the Hermit
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers
The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves
The Ranger Boys and Their Reward Copyright, 1922
By A. L. BURT COMPANY THE RANGER BOYS AND THE BORDER SMUGGLERS Made in "U. S. A."
THE RANGER BOYS AND THE BORDER SMUGGLERS.
CHAPTER I. OFF FOR NEW FIELDS.
"Now I believe you boys understand just what is wanted of you, as I
explained it yesterday afternoon, but just to make sure, I'll go over it
briefly again while you are waiting for your train," said the Customs
Chief to the three Ranger Boys. Our three friends were sitting in the office of the chief at the capitol
in Maine, preparatory to bidding him goodbye before starting out for the
Canadian border to try and run down a band of fur smugglers. As they sit there, let us describe them and introduce them to those of
our readers who have not read "The Ranger Boys to the Rescue," and "The
Ranger Boys Find the Hermit." First is Garfield Boone, known to his chums as Garry. He is the
accepted and chosen leader of the trio on all their expeditions. Garry's
father, known to the backwoodsmen as "Moose" Boone, is a wealthy
lumberman. Next is Phil Durant, a dark haired youth of French descent. He is able
to talk French fluently, but keeps this knowledge under cover, as the
boys once found it useful for him to do. He is the son of a father and
mother who are situated in very moderate circumstances. Last, but by no means least, is Dick Wallace, the ward of Garry's
father. Dick is the son of a college professor, who was a chum of Mr.
Boone. He fell from a horse and injured his head when Dick was a
youngster, and then disappeared. Dick's mother had died when he was a
baby, so Mr. Boone took him into his own home to bring up. Dick, by the
way, is rather fat; "plump" he calls himself. These three boys form an extraordinary unit of the Maine Ranger service,
that body of men whose duty it is to protect the great forest lands of
the state from the danger of fire. These boys were made Rangers through the influence of Mr. Boone, and had
been in the woods about a month, where they had some stirring
adventures, meeting an old hermit who has helped them, and making
enemies of a half breed guide, Jean LeBlanc, and a rascally ex deputy
Ranger, Anderson by name, who was supplanted by Nate Webster, a
warm hearted old Maine guide and a firm friend of the boys. Among their adventures was the rescue of little Patty Graham, child of a
rich broker who was camping in the woods, from the half breed LeBlanc.
As a reward for their brave deed, Mr. Graham presented them with a
specially made wireless telephone outfit, complete with home station and
compact carrying 'phones. Now that we know who our heroes are, let us hear what the Customs Chief
has to tell them. "As I told you boys yesterday, this is our problem. We know that
somewhere along the border, there is a regular smugglers' lane, where
valuable shipments of seal and other furs have been smuggled into the
United States with consequently a great loss of duty to the customs
house. Now it is impossible for our men to find anything out, and if I
get men from Washington, they don't know anything about the woods, so
there you are. "Now I think you boys can go up there, and by acting as campers, or even
in your role of Rangers, you may find out just the things my agents have
been unable to unearth... Continue reading book >>
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