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CHAPTER XV

WITH THE COMING OF THE MOON

"Wall," Perk was remarking as the sloop
passed beyond range of their vision amidst the
gathering shades of night, already drawing her
sable curtains close, "I hopes they get through
without runnin' smack against a bunch o' the
racketeers."

"With fair luck they ought to manage to slip
along," Jack went on to observe, confidently.
"You heard me warn them to keep a watchful
eye out for smugglers and hijackers by land and
sea and air? Anyway we've finished our part of
the job and this paper proves that our find was
all I cracked it up to be when I talked with Mr.
Ridgeway."

"Course, you knocked up against the gent
then, eh Jack?"

"Sure, or I shouldn't have been able to fetch
those lads back with me to take over the sloop
and contraband cargo," the other told him. "But
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