The Phantom Freighter (2010)
The Phantom Freighter
“Frank and Joe followed close behind.
“I wonder where Aunt Gertrude went,” Joe said.
“We’ll catch up with her later,” Frank replied. “Right now I’m very curious as to where we’re going.”
Five minutes later the taxi stopped in front of a rooming house about six blocks from the hotel. The woman got out. She paid the driver and hurried up the steps.
After she had gone inside, Joe stood guard while Frank rushed to a telephone to call police headquarters. When he said a suspect in the express-carton ...racket had been cornered, he was told that a detective would be sent to the rooming house at once.
“We had a call a few minutes ago that that woman was at a downtown hotel,” the officer reported. “She moves fast.”
“Aunt Gertrude must have notified him,” Frank said to himself.
Within three minutes a squad car pulled up at the curb and a man from headquarters jumped out. Quickly the boys introduced themselves and said they would like to go into the house with him.
“Okay.MoreLess
“I wonder where Aunt Gertrude went,” Joe said.
“We’ll catch up with her later,” Frank replied. “Right now I’m very curious as to where we’re going.”
Five minutes later the taxi stopped in front of a rooming house about six blocks from the hotel. The woman got out. She paid the driver and hurried up the steps.
After she had gone inside, Joe stood guard while Frank rushed to a telephone to call police headquarters. When he said a suspect in the express-carton ...racket had been cornered, he was told that a detective would be sent to the rooming house at once.
“We had a call a few minutes ago that that woman was at a downtown hotel,” the officer reported. “She moves fast.”
“Aunt Gertrude must have notified him,” Frank said to himself.
Within three minutes a squad car pulled up at the curb and a man from headquarters jumped out. Quickly the boys introduced themselves and said they would like to go into the house with him.
“Okay.MoreLess
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