This done, between them they lowered the case through the hatchway into the street, and it was banged with a hook, turned over and over and pushed up a pair of rungs on the truck.
The Bradys were badly bumped and bruised.
But being gagged they had to suffer in silence.
Finally the truck was driven away with them, and reaching the Erie freight depot, the driver got a receipt for the box and dumped it off his truck.
The shock upon the imprisoned detectives was awful.
They heard the driver say:
"Collect de charges. Dat box goes via Buffalo, don't it?"
"Yes," replied the freight agent.
"Well, yer'd better handle it wid care, as I tink it's got artificial flowers in it, an' yer might smash de stuffins out o' dem."
"Mighty heavy artificial flowers," growled the agent.