“What did you boys come over here for?” was the next question.
“To look up the red and green signals.”
The captor laughed softly to himself for a moment and then asked:
“Did you look them up?”
“We didn’t get a chance!” was the reply.
“What did you come into the country for?” asked the captor.
“To have a good time hunting.”
“You said something like that yesterday,” the man continued, “but I didn’t believe it! I’ve less reason to believe in the truth of it now! Boys out on hunting trips don’t travel in expensive aeroplanes, nor do they wander about in the night, trying to read signals not intended for them to understand. You’ll have to come again, boys!” he added.
“That’s all there is to it!” Jimmie returned. “We came here hunting.”
“For smuggled goods?” asked the other with a laugh.