The Right of Search And the Woman Who Would Try to Do a Little Smuggling
A curious tale set aboard a voyage where Mrs. Jeffreys schemes to hide valuable lace and vases from duty checks. Her plan involves disguises, stolen ornaments, and deft concealment as inspectors tighten border rules. The narrative follows her daring, comic manoeuvres and the tension of impending discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahi
Marae
Mra Deffreye
Gael
Heloise
Paris
Joffreys
Uitil
Tim
Customs drama aboard ship ends with seized goods
Mrs Jeffreys and her husband face a tense shipboard inspection after valuables in trunks are questioned by treasury officers. An appraiser assesses $700 in goods, with duties due after allowances, while a split over searches and a missing vase unfolds, ending in a husband forgiving his wife.
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Cuatows
Bry
Jofreye
Dia
Jeffrey
Hin
Phente
Hetoise
Pell
Mrs. Lettreys
Ateam
Mrs. Jeffreys
Nadam
Let’s Office
Ringo Mr. Jeffreys Tiene
Treasury
Gerald
Pariangolot
Mr Jeffreys
The White Ones and the Grandma’s Window
A curious child Lucy watches a white hair in her grandmother s hair and mistakes it for threads she can pluck. The tale shifts to a conjurer in a Souther village who tricks a collier into giving a coin then pockets it and asks for another.
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Lucy
Grandma
Lelientor
London Mall
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Aio
Aterleas Presa ‘Assioalation
the Atlantic Refining Company
Rayo
B. W. Stennett & Son
R. Graves
U. S
Dennison
Dixon’s
Doz
Harry J. Morland
Center Street Corry
McCray & Stearns
Babbitt & Son, Druggists
Corry
Kinsella
the Carpet Man
W. Main St
Corry, Pa
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