aw the car that had been following whiz by them

imed. "He's going the Laredo road. I wish I co

ho's expecting to be murdered any minute. We'd better go the Brownsv

er that she ought to have kept on the Laredo road. "I can't help feeling as worried over that m

was talking to the service-

rm-"he'll know. He's a coast guard and goes back and forth oft

hen remarked low-voiced, "It might be a good idea to have h

pered to Florence. "He might know about the myster

ho promptly hurried over to the car and in answer to her que

er and better from him," Jo Ann thought, sm

nd asked the coast guard to accompany them. To make room for him on

," Jo Ann laughingly told Carlit

ssion on her face he knew she must be joki

hough an American by birth, was just beginning to speak English. The guard, proud of his newly learned

e strange telephone conversation she had overheard in the hotel and ended tentati

y'd been chasing some smugglers who'd been bringing in dope and gold across the Mexican border. I shouldn't like to be in thos

e, it looks as if they could sto

ou just one of the smugglers' many tricks-how some of the boldest bring dope and gold acr

ll be interesting to find out

Ann reminded the guard of his promise as he was about

d. "It's black as pitch under the bridge now, and yo

ed that the guard was going to show them how some

nformation along such lines. Of course, it's probably a little interesting-in a way-to

curious to know about smuggling methods as she

mission, and all five followed the guard below the bridge. Blinded by the sudden change fr

under the bridge and hide. Just before the smuggler, coming from the Mexican side, nears the appointed place, he

s here this very instant," Miss Pruden

e spying on them and s

voice as he answered, "There won't be any sm

h dark," Miss

ed Florence, grabbing Jo

table when they climbed back up the bank and out on the lighted sidewalk again. Her thoug

g of smugglers without losing

y to the coast guard, they

id while they were being whisked up in the eleva

ouse to dinner tonight," put in Peggy

to be together aga

telephone, Peggy and Florence listened eagerly to the o

ll five to spend the night at her home. "You've arrived at the right moment," she w

hat they had already secured their rooms at the hotel. "We'll

me and Carlitos to come. I'm too tired to go another step anywhere. If they'll co

to Lucile, ending, "We'll