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CHAPTER I.
I THE TRAIL or Tm; 'lWAIN.

 

 

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“ In a minute, then.” ‘

A door soon opened and a half-dressed
boy stood before the bright—eyed colored
youth who stepped in from the hall.

“ Hit’s a matter 0’ business, an’, as -I
couldn’t wait till mornin’, I thought I’d
jes’ drop round an’ post you a little, you
see.” -

“That‘s right, Zip. You know you’re
welcome at all times, and you can’t come

. too late nor too'early if you have some-
thing new to impart.”

“ Jes wot I thought, Toby.”

The speakers were Toby Tip and Zip
Coppers, the .dock detectives, and the

9" boyswho. with Teaser, their pard, had
"secured the hearty hatred of the evil—
,doers of the Great City.

As Zip walked across the room his face
seemed to light up with new intelligence,

and as Toby leaned, against the bed

Which he had just deserted to answer the

darkey‘s rap, Zip dropped upon a chair.

For a moment he passed his hand
across his brow, mopping it, as it were,’
for his walk had been rapid and the
night was quite warm; then he said:

“ Hlt’s about the disappearance of dat
banker on Wall Street, Mr. Lore.” '

v " Have you struck the trail, Zip, on
the Lincoln Lore case '2.” ' __

“Don’t know ’bout dat, but I, cal-ker-
late I've picked up a link.”. ‘ 

“ Pretty good if you have, for the best
detectives are at .fault all the time. ‘ Har-
lan told maths other day, that the mys-
tery is abs'oluely baffling..."

“‘So dey all say,” and the darkey street,
scout leaned toward his white friend and
continued, but in a lower tone: .

“I came from de ribber, jes’. from de
piers. (I was down dar lookin’ among de
shipping fo’ anything (lat might, turn up,
an’ someghin’ did. I had . jes"_i$ettled
down on a lot of bales fo’ 3. little rest
when _I hedrd‘vdices near me, an" I saw-e
two menistandin’. :close to de stuff. ,Youif

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 by I‘began to Match sword cr_;two,
den my ears took in a good déal.” “  '-
“ And‘ you heard something W
leads you to believe that those men’-
‘know something of the whereabouts of
' they lost. Wall Street broker?” 
‘ '» ,f‘DEt-“s . ' t exactly. a One 0", dem was a
.tall, ‘dndishslookin’ chap, yjes’ sech as
"you ketch strollin’ through do, parks 0’
' evenings, spepodder was assnbetffdittle
' fallen mirth afi’imustache whichthe’zkept‘
twistin’ tillrle'thonght he wouldn’t have
; a hair lefties” the glass. Dey wastalkin’
A in low tones, butI, managed to ketch a;
' good deal. In de first place, dey snide—5
  dc little moke started do idea—eat thew
 was havin’ a ‘time keepin’ de~ prizehi
" ‘ ~ 'He said .dat all de coppers «tawd,"ifo
 ’sayinothin’ or de specials, wasatger dean.
’ "' .. an’ dat if dey didn’t soon puh‘vde golden;
 de game would be up“; ” ' ' i
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'  mentionedjzm?” '
’ '~‘_ l""Not’i§‘x,nctly,‘ but do tat .
~ j w oat dc rewind wouldn’t be,_1n Naughty
 ,.'some»,few-"days, an’ if dey co’u pnfy‘
 out ’dat long, why, dey would; kei‘ned‘e
.' putt.) '1  '» ~".>"'_‘ l». ‘1‘, " ,. '
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de time I was at their heels, and at last
they pulled up in» Pell street.”

“Not a very nice quarter for two Amer-
ican citizens,” observed Toby.

“ Dat’s all right; but mebbe dey ain’t
jes de right kind 0’ citizens,” suggested
the darkey. “ You see, Toby, dey didn’t
jes’ impress me as belongin’ to de fo’ hun-
dred, but, on de contrary, dey looked a
little tough under their vests."

“Wolves in sheep's clothing, Zip.”

“ Cert’ly. Dey was the biggest wolves
I’ve seen since’de las’ menagerie. I left‘
dem at home, an’ dat’s why I’m here,”
and Zip leaned back in the chair and
looked at his friend.

“Here’s de numbah,” throwing upon
the table near Toby a card upon which
he had scribbled a few figures.

“Oh, it’s near old Choo Lang’s!” ex-
claimed Toby.

“ Dat’s wot! Don’t you see! Those men
have taken quarters dar to be in de swim
Wid Choo Lang an’ his gang.”

“There's something in that; and you
remember, Zip, the time we had with this
same Celestial when we were looking for
little Maggie Donnelly last winter?”

Zip held out his hand and exhibited
a scar on his dark wrist.

“De ole rat eater's autograf, as you
call it,” he said, with. a, grin. “I’m jes’
waitin’,‘ Toby, fo’ a chance to get back

at ’im, an’ mebbe de day 6’ jedgment’s ‘

wme at last." ‘
'For some time the two boys talked,
but finally left the house together.

It was late, but no hour was ever too
late for thedetective pards.‘

New York had a new sensation—one
which was giving the police and the de-
tectives a good deal of trouble“

In brief, it Was the disappearance of
one of the most notedof the money deal-
ers in Wall street. > '
“Effljincoln' Lore—this was the man’s
gamed-mad vanished in the twinkling; ,
hlfiyegas it were—had left his 0‘ e3

abdut closing 'time and had not 

:I-Ie wasreputed to be worth a million,
and. Was noted ,{or his shrewd operations;
amdng. the bulls and bears of the famous
IOCallty;_'f’"ff   ~  ,’ 
He had \drb‘pped‘ out of sight, if not?
utrof existence forget a. single clew to
is whereabouts had-sabeeng" ebtained. ‘,
It was surmised thatshejh‘akdfgbe' car-
ried off by some cool héndsl«iior;rra'nsoim
but this idea. had begun who. abandoned;
and the police were alreost. readyttof’g’iee.
tip- the hunt. ~ - ~  , ' V ?
.. Lincoln Lore ,Was a widowen’ who lived.
upwt‘n : with his. only child, Lucy—a.
I I mahwerging upon wemanhood,
d she, f‘ofiered a. reward ot‘flve thou;
sand doll s tcrunformetion laminate a;
' ' ' " ’ ' all street mysterye‘
that she-was willing to,
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A ’ ‘1; y,“ at least, did not, and
she wdgthmrl‘me thgug‘ht her father the-
‘a " iefljmantmthe. world. [ ’ ,
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tention to a man who stqod on a step a. 
few yards distant.

- Toby saw, distinctly,
dressed man. V

“ Dat’s de tall‘bloke,” continued Zip.

Hugging the building, the two spies
continu’ed their watch, and presently the
man came down the steps and toward
them, , _ ‘

“ Shall we cut dirt? ” asked the darkey.

MNO’ hug this wall and take the
chances,” was the reply._ “He can’t do
more than see us. Down with your cap,
Zip. There, that’s 0. K. Now, let him
come.”

The shadowed advanCed without ap-
pearing to suspect that he was watched.

They saw his face as he passed and
noticed that it was rather handsome,
though bearing marks of a fast life.

He passed so close that the ferrets
might have touched him. "‘

,“ Hit was a close- shave, eh, Toby?”
observed Zip, when they had the man’s
back for inspection. ,

“Rather, Zip. But, come; we don’t
want to lose that man. I’ve seen him
before, and if I’m not mistaken, he is
worth his weight in gold to us. You’ve
made a ten strike to-night, Zip. ,You’ve
found an important clew\ Come, ‘don’t
let us lose sight of Nobby Nick Noggles,
for that is he, sure! ” I

“Jupiter! wot a. name,” grinned Zip,
following Toby. ‘

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CHAPTER II.
. WHAT NOBBY NICK DID,

Itwas evident that Zip, though well
acquainted with the sports of the town,
did not know Nobby Nick Noggles.

The man Was somewhat of a dandy, in
certain quarters,and was, moreover, well
known to-tlrefipolice. ‘  . 7

He mental! you fellow, 0f twentY- '5 ’
five, with; agpodfflgu 9,: which sometimes E 19?
was. to :be, seen on quitdyv‘ay attired in
the best ortauor-made’gt'o’ssery, and ne‘er-

;ly always with a ‘higlreprlced cigar be-

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.. Toby had “not only  “this fellows.
1glreatwdealpbut knew; something about  é
im:_ ‘ , 
 On one occasionmnot cdnnected with. 5in
.‘the ston’ in hand—ethe mysterious van-  '
lshment of Lincoln Lore—The had caught   
the young sportin a rascally trick, and  '
this had caused him to keep him in mind; . 
l  .. . "it
”-._inasmuch as Zip-had

; *i'ThereIOre, ‘whenr-he~,;,ound himi Pelt...
street, he desired atcfksep him in, gut,
‘ I “I :stracked him from
’thlezwlharf tatflqfiid . '  e  
,ic _;, smo ins; " seemingiyat “peace
with‘.;,;all the-:Wfd. . strolled "down ‘ the
meet" to theistiarest corner,._ewhere he; .
stepped to mister a. moment With .ai'tht
,littlej Chinema‘ , ‘. against  {he had;
'ahnost run;,j| ,' . V'  73233“ ' * ‘
rchoo . ’ng’s little Mercury!" ‘r"
marked Toby. with a nudze‘mhmh Zine
understood. \“ That‘s the same little ‘9.
mondayed heathen writ-of grahbed , you,
the easy that night,";z,ip:” = ' "r: 
‘ v fillet’s de yeller v hlqhe.”
cdlbrédqboy, with at gti‘m‘ace.‘ 
giéte-my head to havefihim in dat~ ,
they for aminu, " "bye; Timerfinrcont '
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The boys kept him in sight and soon
saw that he was making for the river.
He did not'look behind him, as if con—
 - 'fident that he Was not shadowed, and
“M at last was Seen to stand on the pier
"‘5‘ with his face turned toward a. vessel 1y-
ing in its dock. .
This vessel was one of many which
' ‘ply between New York and Liverpool,
and the boys with their keen eyes could
see the name which was in large black
letters, and seemed to stand out on the

"wood.

It was “The Strongbow.”

Nobby Nick walked closer to the edge
‘ of the, pier, and all at once gave vent to
‘ 2‘! a low‘ whistle.
I “ Dat’s a signal,” said Z1p.

Soon a second person appeared upon
the wharf, and he immediately ap—
~proached Noggles, who was then. seen to
hand the other something, which was

a erl taken.

33 e Hon goes it?” asked Nick.
I“ “All 0. K. Couldn’t go better.”
- “ Nothing’s suspected yet? ”

“Not a. thing.” I

“ And you’re good for a week here
yet? ”

“ We can make it two if necessary. You
know ship repairs are slow sometimes.”

Both men laughed at this, and then
Nick said: ‘ ‘

“ Don’t let anything scare you. Some-
thing may turn up of a worrying nature,
but in the end all will be right.”

“ We’re not easily frightened, and I’ve
been in the world long enough to take
things coolly.” * ' '

‘I thought so.” .

“ When you flustrate old Jack Donnard
just let me know, will you? ” continued
the man who spoke like a. sailor. “ The
Strongbow’s the best trap for your pur-
pose you ever heard of, but you know
this already.” I

’ "‘ It’s all right. _Now I’ll go back. Keep
your eyes- open, Jack.”

, “ Aye. aye, sir! ” was the reply, as the
speaker touched his hat and drew back.

Nick ran One hand into the depths of

 his pocket and pulled out some coin,
which the sailor took eagerly. -

gr" Good night, Jack!” said he. I.

. "".‘ Good night." - 
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“ Not.y"e The 'ship won’t fly away.
“’8 806d  a week here; you heard
Jack 'Donnai‘da.;.say as much. We must
see what  of Nick Nozzles”

Once moreathe; dandy crook led the
way, and the thtjboys continued at his
heels until he intoa short, nar-
row street, whichgwonid lead him to Wall.
, The man kept angina at length turned
f i into the famous th. fj ughfa‘re »
  ' He did not stop hat 3‘ e came out in

-' ifronta of Old TrinltY.   {as he crossed
 the street Zip observedj‘that he was go-
‘liis‘ to look for a ghost mule old bury-

  
     

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But, all at once. a ma "frees from the
. * fence in ’front, and the next moment had
 flowed) Nick. ‘ "
-- .1316,th men then walkedvgn, rwly up
"T.Br0adway, close together, am‘jf.-kegnly
.cf. watched by two young shatters. 
. ,‘f Suddenly they stopped, and Nick tainted
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“ But it’s an insult to me. I say you
must keep such words back or—”

The two men were standing face to
face, and the boys saw that Nick’s hands
were tightly clenched.

" I’ll turn you off now without a pen-
ny! ” he cried.

“Try it!” retorted the other. “Just
carry out that threat if you think you can
afford to.” ‘

No reply was made to these words for
a moment, and while Toby and Zip wait-
ed in the shadow of a doorway for the
denouement they wondered who the sec-
ond man was. .

“You can’t win both the reward. and
the girl,” reminded Nick’s companion.

“I can, and will, if you keep your
mouth shut.”

“I can tell you now that you have
your hands full. It’s the boldest game
ever played in this city of bold schemes
and-" '

“Hush! Here comes some one.”

Nick looked up the street and caught
sight of a solitary figure moving down
upon them. A " ‘

The other did not speak again and the
pedestrian passed them. .

“Now I’ll talk,” blurted Nick’s friend.
“You can’t threaten me with dismissal,
knowing what I know. You can’t let me
go at this stage of the game without a
dollar for the risk I’ve taken.” ‘

“Shame upon youlv What did I take
you out of the gutter of poverty for? To
have you betray us? To become the vic-
tim Of Your base ingratitude?”

“ That’s all right, but I simply wanted.~

to say that I’ve got some manhood left,
and that when you calculate to blight
the life of as sweet a girl as this city
shelters you may count without your

. hosts.”

“She’s smitten you, has she?” cried.
the dandy crook.

‘_‘ That’s not true. I never.spoke'to—'”'

‘.‘ There, you needn’t mention her name
here. The winds carry words‘into strange
What if we were overheard? ”

“I wouldn't more than half care if we
were.” . v

“ No, for you haven't got much to lose.
See here, Boston, you must keep your

' » mouth shut."

" That’s a command, eh? ” .
. .“ Curse you, it’s nothing else—a oom~
mand which must be
have it otherwise.” 4'

Boston, not so tall nor as h! as the
\dandy. backedoff, but the' d of Nog-
8188 £ng ed his shoulder. x I

H  ‘
he,-cried.' “ I’m more lion than man. I’m.

a terrible fellow when ’I’m roused. ‘It.

must be silence from this timefin-‘fi‘i

lence and obedience. orgitmu has. in: f’ ..

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gibey‘detectg

ives heard it in wonder.- “1 ' v ' '
BoStbn' could not getaway. f

' “Whatwi-ll you awe-keep silence or

feel‘.the hand ,0: the mane-“8a of New

The last word was

York?""zNickdemandedi ‘ .I V

The listeners could not make out the
reply, but all at ionce the younger man
was jerked into the" narrow street near
at hand, and Nick- seemed to drag him
away. , , i ‘

. Should the ferrets follow? They did

not decide for a few moments; then they
: advanced along the walkrthe crook had
. taken—advancedva cautiously, net to

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At once both boys bent over' the pros-
trate figure.

“This is the man Boston,” said Toby.
as he held a match close to the face of
the fallen one. “He’s alive, Zip! See!
he’s been thumped as witha sledge.
We’re on the right track at last. It’ll be
the softest snap we’ve had in a long
while. What’s that he’s saying? Lis—
ten! ”

The lips of the young man were mov-
ing, and Toby, who put his ears close,
heard him utter the name of Lucy Lore——
then all was still.

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CHAPTER III.
A BIRD IN THE HAND. '

But the boys waited, and were rejoiced
to find the young man’s senses returning.
In a little while he so revived that, with
the aid of the street scouts he got upon
his :feet.

He had lost his hat, and there was
some blood on his face, but he seemed
to notice his surroundings quite well.

But he did not quite understand the
presence of the boys, for he asked:,

“ Where am I, anyhow? "

Tip told him. .

“Oh, yes,, I recollect now.”

“ Your friend struck you, didn’t he? ”

Boston started. . A

“My friend?” said he, with a smile.
‘_‘ You don’t think one friend would strike
another, eh? ” ' .

“Well, no. I’ll take that back: it was
Noggles who hit you.”

“ Do you know him? ”

“I’ve seen the man.”

“ Don’t let your acquaintance with him
get any further," and the hand of the
speaker fell lightly upon Toby’s shoulder.
“ He’s a little dangerous.”

“ Your speak from experience, I sup~
 n .‘

Boston smiled.

to say anything against him Justsnow.
See?”

kept at his side. ,

It was evident that the young man
wanted to shake them, but Toby was de-
termined not to be shaken: he wanted

seated Toby.

needed again!- ~
“I M"I.Will," said he.

lasted." ‘ .
 a moment Boston
,to refuse the proffered service, but he
guided him to his own home.

as he ushered the young man into his
plain room. ,“It's not a palace like the
Vanderbiltx’, '
Toby Tip.”  . .

“ Is‘thht your name? "

“ That’sWhatthey call me." . ‘

Boston, who had already taken of! h
coat; stared- at the ‘youthful,’ferret. m
then threw a quick glance toward. he

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that they wens dirty, and that his hands ' ' ’

  

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With this hp started on, but the boys .

a ilistle' more acquaintance with Noggles' '
' pa - - _
“ You ought to wash up a little,” sug- '

" Tiled right this way. I’ll show you. :
where you can clean up and not be me- '

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went off with‘the two friends, and Toby ‘
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Toby did not say anything while Bos-
ton performed his ablutions and when
the young man had wiped his face and
once more looked presentable he took a
seat.

“ Did you boys see the fracas?” he
asked.

“A part of it. We didn’t see the
knockdown, but we got to you as soon
as possible.” . '

“ You heard us, then, talking on Broad-
way?”

“ Yes; we heard and saw what occurred
there.”

For a moment Boston was silent.

“ My name is Bland,” said he. “ I came
from Massachusetts, and that’s how I
came to get my front name. I have been
in this city for three years, and fate
threw me into the hands of the than who
turned on me and struck me to the
ground.

“I don’t intend to peach on him, a1-
tliough I ought to do it. I am in a meas—
ure tied to him, but I can’t now tell you
what I know about Nick Noggles. He
isn't just the nicest kind of a man to
know, for he is one who can carry out
the slickest schemes you ever heard of."

“I happen to know something about
him,” informed Toby. ‘1 I k’now a little
something about ‘ Nobby Nick,’ as he is
called in certain quarters. He’s got a.
big scheme on hand now, hasn’t he? ”

“I shouldn’t be surprised,” answered
Boston, ambiguously. “But, you see, I
can’t peach on him.”

“ You threatened to do so to-night.”

" I know I did. He made me hot, and
I said some things to him I wouldn’t re—
matn ‘

“I see. You fear the man.”

“ That is true. I fear him,’.’ and Bos-
ton Bland for a moment averted his
face.

“ Don’t you know that you would have
the protection of the law if you were to
come out and boldly expose his
schemes? ” ,

“ I know that, too, but life is the dear-
est thing man has”.

Toby looked at the white face of the
man in the chair before him. '

“ Isn’t it about the Lincoln Lore mys-
tery? ” he asked. '

With a quick start ‘Boston looked at
. the boy sharply, and yet in evident fear.
 g “‘ I can’t tell you anything," said Bos-
ton, rising. “I am oath-bound in this
matter.” -

“ But you know a good deal.” .

“ There, by Jove! you must not, tempt
me," was replied, with a little laugh. “ I

must go. Many thanks for your kind-
‘ ness, boy. You are sharp, very sharp,
t2? tell me;"but you must look out this
t e.’." "
"I think I understand, sir.‘ But, Mr.
Bland, ’you must know that I am on the
[trail to stay; that is my way."

There was no reply, and in another
‘ [moment Boston Bland had quitted the

house. _ , - '

“ That, man knows a good deal]! de-
cided Toby. “He is in the swim, but
. ’ would like to get out ofit. He fears

«Nobby Nick and the others, for others

"latch"; and with this‘ the boy detective

3-." into the street. -

‘ Thought-of the nearest lamp fell upon
 the payement.»and,he saw Boston Bland
‘ -_ emerge on the walk belowwsaw‘vhim look
cautiously about him, and then, pulling
 his hat over hisbrows, he. started off.
,. .. walking rapidlrtomrdgtho rim.

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dismissed by Toby for the very pur-
pose. .

“ Wen you cotch dis chile nappin’ jes’
drop him a postal,” observed the darkey,
as he kept Boston in sight. “Wot’s de
use tryin’ to beat Zip Coppers? You can't
do dat, Bosting—not tonight. I’se on dis
lay, big, you bet!”

Boston kept straight on toward the
river, and then down on the pier—Zip
not a dozen yards in his rear, when——

From behind a stack'of bales on the
pier a figure rose right in front of the
boy tracker.

“‘ Here, you young rat! What are you
doing here? ” and, as the man spoke, he
seized Zip by the arm with a grip like a
v se. .

“ Why don’t you answer me? ” demand-
ed the stranger.

“ Hit’s none of your business!
go!” cried the spotter.

“None of my business,‘eh? I’ll show
you it is. my business. Come along! I’ll
introduce you to a little treatment which
may open your mouth. I’ll see what you
are down here for to-night and who
you're servin .”

The yellow oy was dragged across the
pier to the water’s edge.

A small boat was bobbing on the river
below, and without a moment’s delay Zip
was hustled over the fringeyof the planks.

“Down into the boat!” ordered the
man, and the prisoner was literally
dropped down’ after him, and as the little
craft was pushed from the pier the cap-
tor took up the cars and hissed in Zip’s
ears:

“ Not a word now! Silence is golden! ”

The ferret looked into the face of his
enemy and realized, in an instant, that
it was a cruel one—that defiance might
mean sudden death.

“ I'll see wot comes 0' dis adventure,"
he decided, wisely. “I may be right in
it, who knows? Am I goin’ over ter Jer-
sey? No, we’se turnin’ down among de
vessels at the piers, an' mebbe I’ll see
(is insides 0’ de Strongbow." -

Then Zip settled back in the boat and
awaited events.

CHAPTER IV.
IN cnosa QUARTERS.

Toby Tip waited a long time for Zip’s
return, but the night wore away with-
out bringing the yellow ferret.

The first thing Toby did in the morn-
ing was to seek the boy's lodgings in
hopes of finding him sleeping off the
fatigue of the past night’s work, but the
bed had not been tumbled, and he turned
away disappointed. ~

“I’ll 1001: along the docks,” he decid~
ed, “ and while there will take a look at
the. Strongbow.”

Already there was a good deal of life
along the water front, and the boy de~
tective, slipping along the docks, looked
carefully at everybody he met.

In a short time he came to the Strong-
how’s berth, and saw the old ship lying
guietly, with but little sign of life about

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' Toby was studying her and thinking of
what Zip had heard and seen between
Nick Noggles and the sailor called Jack
Connard, when he was confronted by a
large, rough-looking man, who carried a
piece, of tarred rope-in one hand. - ‘ '

‘ “ Jack Connard himself! "assumed To-

The sailor’s face waa‘ aflamb‘ with in-
dignation, ‘but Toby stood his ground
and waited for the opening of the battle.

'“ What yer want here? ' What’s this

“ What’s that to you?
master? " demanded the boy.

held the rope up threateningly.

“That’s the Strongbow, isn‘t it? ”'

“Can’t you read? Look at the name
yonder. You are a dock-rat-spy; that I
know. So git out o’ the way or I’ll leave
my autograf on your face.”

Toby drew back defiantly.

warned. “ You have no right to order me
away. The docks and piers of New York
are not private property, and I’ll walk
them as long as I please; understand
that, Jack Connard! ”

“Where did you git that name?”

“ Never mind. It fits you, don’t it? "

Big Jack hit his lip. “You little ten—
center!” he cried; “ I’ll just chuck you
overboard! ” and he reached for the boy.

But Toby slipped dexterously, from his
grasp. and from a. short distance laughed
at the man’s discomflture. Then he
looked once more toward the ship, to be-
hold a man leaning over the railing, eV-r
idently taking an interest in what was
happening on the pier.

Toby thought the figure looked famil-
iar, and then recogniZed Nick Noggles!

A shrill whistle came from this man
on deck, at which signal Connard looked
over his shoulder, then turned and
walked toward the edge of the pier and
left Toby to himself. .

Almost at the same moment the face
on deck disappeared, and the big sailor
let himself over the wharf and vanished.

“ That was Nobby Noggles," said! the.
boy ferret to himself. I “He is on board
the Strongbow, and evidently came down
to her last night.”

Toby Quietly withdrew, but in a few
moments had dodged into a small restau-
rant near by, where one of his pards
served as a waiter. .

“Hello, Toby!” cried a boy with a.
white apron on, as he entered the place.

Toby returned the salutation, calling
the boy “Teazer.” “The next moment
both.lads had entered a little room at
the end of the restaurant.

“ Can I have your bedroom, overhead,
‘for a spell, Teazer?” eagerly asked To—

1

by.

“ Certainly. You know how to get
there." ‘

Toby sprang to a flight of steps, and
in a short time stood at a window from
,which he could plainly see ,across the
street and down the pier and get a good
view of the Strongpow’s deck.

It was a capitali'xplace for observation,
and the boy detective sat down and kept
his gaze riveted upon the suspect ship.

He [was alone in his pard’s room, and
had locked ‘the door behind him. so as
not to be molested during his vigil, and
in a moment he had forgotten everything
except the business in hand.

For a little while he sawnothing that
looked suspicious, but. all at once. he
noticed two men' on.‘t‘he upper dedi.‘

The distance was not too great to pre.
vent his making them out. and he knew
that'they were Jack‘Connal‘d and Band?
Nick Noggles. '

conversation, and an- some time they
could see, in earnest tones. ’

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“Birds of a feather,” muttered the   

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vessel, appear, on the wharf. and then 
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He sprang across the room and put
his ear at the door, opening at the head
of the stairway.

In a second he heard Teazer’s voice
talking to some one in the room below.

“ Now, don’t try to deceive me,” said
Nobby Nick to the young waiter. “He’s
somewhere in the house." f

“ Don’t you,believe me?" angrily de-
manded Teazer, who, as we have stated,
was a tried pard of the boy detective.

“ No, I don’t. You’re birds of the same
feather, and if I \catch you entering into
a game. against a gentleman I’ll report
you to the manager, and you’ll get your
walking papers."

“ Report and be hanged! What do you
want with the person you’re inquiring
for? ” .

“That’s my business.”

“Perhaps it is, but I don’t betray my
friends. See here! I’ve seen you before,
and down here after dark, too. Don’t
you know, sir, that it isn’t nice for a
gentleman to be sneaking along the piers
with such fellows as Jack Connard? ”

“. You never saw me here after dark.”

“I have! Only three nights ago you
came in here and got a bowl of soup and
lost your handkerchief with your name
in one‘corner. Oh,‘ my, how it was per-
fumed!”

‘ You little wretch, where is it? ” cried
the alarmed Nick. “Hand it here, and
I'll see if it is mine.”

Teazer evidently retreated to the table
in the room and took a handkerchief
from the drawer, for Toby heard Nick
exclaim that it was not his.

“But you dropped it,” cried Teazer.
“I picked it up under your table. It’s
your property, and you can have it, sir.”

“ I hope he won’t take it,” thought To-_
by. “ I want that handkerchief myself.”

“You’ll take it, eh?” cried Teazer.
“ All right. Well, the boy you want to
see isn’t in the house now. He came in,
I’ll say that; but he went out, and you’ll
have to look elsewhere for him."

Then Toby, listening at the head of.

the stairway, heard Nick move away, and
in another moment the triumphant face

‘ I. of Teazer appeared at the door.-

_ " Did you hear me give the’ bloke that
same of wind? It was the man who left
the handkerchief in the restaurant a few
nights since. He came in disguised, but
’he dropped it on the floor, and the mo-

ment {spied it I knew he was no com-l

m0” him. ,lthe was in poor plumage.” .

 He Was‘looking for me, was he? "

" Yes; 33“! you had come here, and he
“wanted to findsyou. It took a little fib-
bms. but I guess I got the best 0’ him.”

“He 80‘ his property back, though. I
‘WiSh you Conlfl have kept the handker-
chief." : ,. .

“Why, here, it isi-'_'

Teazer held‘ out wank handkerchief,
and Toby t00k it Witha look of amaze-

 ment in his eyes. i

"I thought you saver-it back to him.
Teazer?” 
_ “ I did, but as he turned away I flipped
‘it from his pocket—a little trick I

 ~llearned last year from Swipen Ha. ha,
5. Toby!

It takes a daisy t0 getthe best of
A ' ‘Teazer, your» old pard. L001! at the name
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CHAPTER v. _ r
‘ »  r TOBY MAKES A CALL. . .
 ‘One place the dock detective shad ._
‘Vifliied..s'ince taking the trail of the Lin-

' 43.9111 Lore: mystery, as the disappearance,

"Of the wealthy brhker was called, and
'13th was the" home of the missing man;
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The broker, being a man of great wealth
and much of a power on Wall Street, his
vanishment created a great excitement,
and the office had been besieged since
the event by hundreds of inquiring
friends. '

A short time after quitting'the res—
taurant Toby was at the house front
door, waiting for a reply to his ring.

The door was opened by a maid in
neat attire, and he was ushered into the
reception room, after asking for “Miss
Lucy.”

In a little while she came in, and the
boy detective then beheld a willowy miss
of twenty, with black, expressive eyes
and good carriage.

Her face wore a sorrowful and troub-
led look. '

“You are Miss Lucy,
asked the boy caller.

"I am Lucy Lore,” was the reply.

“I have called to ask a few questions
concerning your father—”

“ You may have seen my story in the
newspapers?" she interrupted.

“ I’ve seen that, but—”

“Well, I can't say that I have any-
thing to add to it.” ,

“ All right, Miss, but I thought you
might have a little information for us in

I believe? ”

another direction.”

“For us? ” repeated the girl.

“ Yes, miss—for Toby Tip & Co.”

“Then you are. in business of some
kind? ”

“ They call us the. Dock Ferrets. Just
now Zip is off on a trail connected with
your father’s disappearance, and I am
here to question you a little if you will
kindly permit it.”

Lucy, who had taken a chair near the

table, watched the boy for a moment and r

then replied: ,

“ You can proceed. If I can enlighten
you in any way I will gladly do it."

“ In the first place, I believe you said
your father had a visitor the night he-
foré he vanished? ” '

“That is true.” '

“ You did not see this visitor? ”

" only the merest glimpse.’ ' -

“ Not enough for you. to recognize him
if you should see him again? "

“I can't say as to that. I got, as I
have Just said, a, glance at him. but
glance though. it was, I saw, a good deal
of him." .

“ His face, miss? ” .- g

“’No, not that, but the general shape
of him and his garments. He came to
the house that night shortly after father
had come home, and they were closeted
together for nearly an hour.”

“ And you? ” ’

“ I remained in the parlor, while they
talked in the‘ library across the hall. ‘I
did not try to ascertain what they were
talking about, for father has had many
callers, and when they ’came out of the
room, the, door yonder stood slightly
ajar, and then I‘ got my glimpse of him.”

Lucy proceeded to tell what’she had
seen of the caller, the boy listening at-
tentively. and at the close of her de-
scription he said: ' .

“That man ought to be found. ,- You
have told this to the police, I suppose? "

“ I have, and the best detectives in the
city have taken up the.clue.”

Toby was thoughtful a moment.

“You haven't seen that man since?’,’

he suddenly asked.

The broker’s daughter started. .

“I .WOD't say that I have not. Last

night as I was coming home~I had.
walked out a little—I was suddenly cqn-.

fronth by a man-whose
once made me start." . ,
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“ I won't say. It was after dark, you
see, and under the lamps. I cannot say
he was the same man, for I Cannot be-
lieve he would have any designs against
my father.”

“.Oh, you know him, then? ” .

“I have known him for some time.’

“ A friend, miss?”

“ An acquaintance of my father’s," an-
swered Lucy, quickly. “ You see, I am
a young lady without a very extensive
acquaintancehI have no regular callers
-—-and that is why I cannot say that the
gentleman I saw last night is a friends
of mine.”

“ You were frightened, I_suppose? "

“Not exactly that. I was startled by
the resemblancehe bore to the man who
came out of the library the night before
papa’s disappearance. His name is Nog-
gles——I cannot tell you his first name."

“ Nicholas Noggles, eh, miss? ”

“ Really, I do not know. You may
know the man? ”

Toby did not reply, but looked se-
riously. sober and thoughtful.

He rose to quit the room, when the
white hand of Miss Lore fell softly upon
his arm. ’

“'I already have offered the sum of
five thousand dollars for my father, and
I stand ready to increase it to ten.”

“So I’ve heard.” said Toby. .

“Do you think I had best do it? ”

The boy detective thought a mo ant,
and, looking up into her face, said: I

“ It might be the proper thing to do.

It Will stir up the specials, and they, will

work more diligently.”

“I had thought of that. Indeed, I have
been advised to increase the reward.”

“ By the detectives? ” ,

“Partly so; but let meshow you.”

She picked up a letter lying on the
table and took from the envelope a bit
of paper, which she handed to Toby. ,
- “That's the last letter of advice to
come in.” _she said, with a smile. ‘9 It
came this very day." ' ,

Toby took the paper and went nears
the light.

In another moment he had read:

“Miss Lucy Lore: \ .

“ My opinion is that an increase a the
reward to $10,000 will have the d ired
results and will speedily bring about
your father’s return. I advise this from
what 'I have known of similar cases, and
would therefore earnestly advise you to
increase thenreward at once and publicly
proclaim~ih  '. Very truly yours,

‘ ' “ A. Friend."

‘f Let me see the envelope, please?»
Toby requested. 

It’was placed in his hand. and he .

looked at the stamp. . a -

“ It’s a city letter, I see, Miss.”

“Yes, it came from some one in New
York.” ‘ . ‘ ,
“Mailed at one of the up-towh sta-
tions.” ., .

“ That is true.”

The boy held: both the letter and the
envelope. in his hand‘ and smiled: I.

“ Would you let me keep these a,'lit- 
tle while, Miss?”

“ certainly; if you care to.. I ain will— 
ing’ to do anything that will assist your .
inyour huntfor father. I cannot think 
from whom the letter can have ,come,'_,
but it' seems to be written by a friend
who has our welfare at heart.” (f: 

 Or your main,” thought the r boy 
cial, but just then he did not care It!) OX”;

press himself. ' _ M . v
' With the letter in his ' pocket. , be" 
bowed himself out of the! hem. andrsin‘a; ‘ ‘
short time was on a car ailing. 
town. There .was, a puzzled expressidn. »-_'

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.  on his face, but now and then it seemed
 “g , to vanish, as if he was getting to the

 bottom of the mystery.

He did not find any traces of Zip at
either the old nest or his own rooms,
and this absence seemed to puzzle Toby.

What had become of his darky chum?

As he came out of Zip‘s quarters he
almost ran against a man who avoided
him and struck a fast gait from the vi-

 ' cinity.

 “Why, that’s Jack Connard, the sail-

- or! I can tell by his shoulders and his

,_ walk. What brings him up into the city,

 and in that sort of toggery? ”

 In a little while the boy ferret was
after him. and the man thus discovered
,more than ever convinced him that it
was Jack himself, and he wondered
again what had brought the fellow from
g   y the Strongbow.

Ce  ' Was he watching Zip’s home, or had
" ff , he merely happened in‘ the vicinity in
time to be seen by Toby?

‘ -_~ . It did not take long for Toby to traEk

7.2" the sailor down, for Jack dodged into a

 ‘small chop-house and took a table in

’ the‘last row.

Presently he was joined by a man
whom Toby, recognized as Dandy Nick
Noggles, and the two at once put their

. *_-. heads together. , .
r ,1] . ‘. “Something’s gone wrong with the
a ‘1‘ city vultures,” assumed Toby; ‘f they’re

" here for consultation, and the chances
are that the broker’s case is under con-
sideration. I ,must find out.”

He waited until the pair left. the place,
which they did in a. short time, and,
after‘ walking a short way down the
street, were seen to separate.

after the burly sailor of 'the Strongbow.
He was led a long chase, the man stop-
ping in at several places before he turned
_ g , - to the water front, but looking in at the
g _ "  f ‘ restaurant. where Teazer worked before
" ' he crossed’over to the pier.
Toby waited so long for his reappear-

‘ 2‘ to see what Jack was doing.
As he entered the eating ‘house he
caught sight ofr the stalwart figure of
x the mate at the counter, and Te‘azer
. tipped him a wink to be cautious. .
/ _ But the keen eyes of JaCk Connard in-
nterceptecl'the' sig'nal, and? the next mo-
;ment vhe‘had whirled, upon the boy de-
‘tective. _ 9 v
He knew Toby on sight.
“Come here!” he commanded.
"Toby’s eyes flashed.
'l“You Won’t, eh? ” 'cried Jack, and the
' next moment he‘sprang ‘forward as nim-
g bly as a cat and grasped the boy’s arm.
"  .“I’ll shake you to pieces, you little
 sp‘yl." he hissed. “I've a mind to do it
 right here; should have doneit on the
pier, but this is just as good ‘a place.”
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 .~ Meantime Zip. "the, darky‘
"prime having some adventures of his own.
 We left him in “a iboat,With'.a; man who
»,,,app.eared tolbe takingmimlto‘some‘ ves-
I's‘iel dying-  its dockeawholly at the
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“I’ll try Jack,” thought Toby, taking ’

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But he .was not given much time for
thought, for he was quickly hustled be-
low.

The heart of the old ship was dark
and gloomy, and the crib in which Zip
found himself was small and foul smell-
ing, and he soon discovered that he was
cooped up like a rat in a trap, and a
death-trap at that. ,

“Dis yer looks like business,” said
Zip to himself. “ I’m of de ’pinion dat
I’m right in de innards ob de whale dat
Jonah explored,” and he laughed at the
suggestion.

Zip always looked on the humorous
side of things, and his laugh must have
been heard, for a sudden thumping on
the wall near which. he stood‘was heard.

"Dry up, there! Let a man sleep,
won’t you?”

“Wot, can’t you sleep?” queried Zip.

“ Of course I can’t, with you cackling
in there.”

“Den go to de Fifth Avenue or de
Waldorf!” ,

“Stop your jabber and let me go to
sleep, or I’ll know the reason why.”

“ Well, you can’t come [in yer to stop
me.‘ Guess I’ll dance a jig or sing a
song to keep up my spirits and amuse
you."

“If you do I’ll murder you! ”

“ Dat’s mighty ’couragin’. Whar’s yer
graveyard, mister? ”

The man beyond the partition there-
upon grew‘ furious, .and his impreéa-
tions rather amused than frightened the
irrepressible lad.

“Who are you, anyhow?” suddenly
asked the irate man.

“I might make de same inquiry.”
“Of'course. That would be fair. I’m
Captain Sellers, of this ship, and I’m
laid up here after a fall in the city.”.

“I beg yer pawdon, Cap’n," put in
Zip. “I don’t want ter disturb yer
sleep, so you kin go back to yer bunk.
I’m Zip Coppers, an’ I was brought here
against my will, you can bet on datl ”

“ Who fetched you aboard? ”

“ Dat’s wot I don’t exactly know.”

"Where do you belong?” ..

“ In de city, of'course. I was on de
pier when I was cotched an’ toted on
board dis ship.” . , .

"That’sfunny," said ‘the captain of
the Strongbow. ‘f I don’t understand it.”

“Then give orders fo’ dem to let dis
nigger go.” ~ ' _ ‘ -

“ I’ll see. to that.”

“ When, Cap’n?”

i.‘.‘ In "the morning}?

“All right.” 

Zip, found“ a bunk On One side of the
“ stateroom,” and ma little while, mak-

‘ ing the best of the’situation, he was l‘y‘-

ing in it ready to court, sleep.

He wondered if the. captain of the

Strongbow would keep his promise to
look after his case in the morning, and
by and~byvall sounds seemed to grow
still, and he slept,  ,

How long his first slumber lasted he

I~ did not know; for all at once .he found
'- himself sitting

boltu'upright in the nay;

irow bunk; ‘

-- 'He seemed to have been wakened by

.a'sou'nd .of same :kind,
cried for its hepatitioa-  ,1.
, It was heardg‘e ' in, and the, darky' do:
tective? knewtthai he was not,__aidhe“in
that littlefir‘oom. ~ ‘ '~ 2 1% ‘

and now he list

.All washer,- but he fancied team.

’see someone hear thef‘dtior. 
_,> is Zip: remained quiet andvprefintly he

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was. a soft :trea‘d,;3but ’ h-

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his body and then began to feel for his ,
face. - i ‘

Zip, who had fallen back upon the. ‘
pillow, did not stir, and hardly breathed.

At last his face was found by the». 1
hand, and he felt it very softly pass over
it.

The person in the cabin evidently be i
lieved that the darky ferret was sound
asleep, for he soon drew back and struck
a light near the door. ‘

Now Zip saw his visitor.

As the flame flared up he caught sight.
of a well-built figure and saw a bronzed
and cruel face.

The man stole a glance toward the
bunk and then came forward with a
small lantern in his hand. '

“ Wot you want?” cried the boy, sit—-
ting up again, and so suddenly that the
fellow stopped and gasped as if he had
been confronted by a ghost. '

“ Wot you want here, I say? ” repeat-- ’
ed the boy.

“I want you!” was the cry, as the.
man sprang to the bunk.

The agile darky leaped from the bunk
and stood on the floor facing the man
with the light.

They looked at one another a moment.
in amazement, and then' Zip said::

“You’re here fo’ no good, mister.
They’ve sent you down here ter finish
Zip Coppers.” ,

“ What if they have? " was the grow1-‘
ing reDIY- "What if I am to be execu-
tioner? I have you foul, boy, and you
can't get away from my hands.” '

Zip looked at the door, but it was
closed, and he doubted not that it Was.
locked. ‘

Then he thought of the Strongbow’s ‘
captain beyond the wall, but he heard
no sounds in that direction now. . 1:

“Oh, you’re shut in like a rat in a. -, i
trap! ” laughed the man, with a merci- .1
less grin. “ You can’t git out no way”
you can fix it.”

Zip’sblood seemedto boil at this.

“ In a few minutes you’ll be food for'
the fishes, You will see what’s at ithe-
bottom of the river, for dead boyst’ell.
no tales, you know.” ’ / .- ' 

. The man as he spoke made a step to- '  
ward Zip, but the boy dodged him, and _
he missed him by an inch. ‘ ' ‘ -

This‘angered the fellow, and he dert-~ ,
ed after Zip, who suddenly caught lip-a ~
stick standing against, the wall and _
placed himself onthe defensive.   ~

“Don’ttouch me!” he cried.

“ Down with thatstick!”  V, , 
‘ “You’ll go down;,f;ist. Stand bfack‘or- ., A.
.take deconsequences!" -' . V

Quick as thought the stick came down  
'upon the outstretched arm, but itjbasfi .2
dashed aside, though the blow drew a, 

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cry of pain from the man. ‘~ 4 .  ,
" Might as Nil foller up (is, victory,“ . ?"f. 
thought Zipfi‘hnd springing, forward he” I ' i
struck agatnand again, driving his. (in: '
emy into incorner, whereffor a little _‘,3
while hetwas at the mercy 0! the war—i

       
   
     
 

  

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.. Zip was fiendismuraged, forfhll'. ~-‘,
once ..,he heardv rWiceS beyond , thefidobl’;
and someoneédernanded to,  'W Wilt.
‘was happening in. there; I.“  j I ,'

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‘H'e‘ nearly overturned some one in his

, flight, and he heard behind him the loud
’ voice of the man who had attacked him.
: , “Stop him, Perry, stop him!”

‘4‘ But the nimble-footed boyr was then
' half way to the deck.

‘f Don’t let him get off, Perry!” cried
the Voice in his rear. “Stop him if you
have to kill the little rat!”

But Zip had gained the deck.

“Catch him! Catch the boy! ”

Zip gained the railing, but something
then struck him in the back, and he felt
himself sinking to the deck.

That time you got him, Perry!”

“Not yet,” thought Zip, and the fol-.
lowing moment he managed to throw
himself over the bulwarks! ,

“That ends him,” said a voice over-
head. “He’s gone down between the
Ship and the stringpiece.” .

This was true. Toby’s yellow pard
had dropped between the side of the
Strongbow and the pier piles and had
vanished in the water!

Two men leaned over the Ship’s side
. 5. and looked down.

i Their faces were dark and brutal in
expression, and they laughed as they
turned away.

“ I’d have finished him in the cabin if
you hadn’t come, Perry, but it’s all right
as'it is. The Harbor Patrol even won't
find him!“ _ . ‘

Another laugh followed, and the men
vanished, leaving Zip Coppers to his
fate.

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CHAPTER VII.
A cLosn C‘ALL FOR TOBY.
,, 'Jack Cennard of the Strongbow found
a  that he had his hands full. ~
' "Teazer showed signs of coming to
-oby’s rescue with. an ugly-looking piece
of iron, so the mate wisely let the boy
detective go, uttering a. dire threat of
.future vengeance as he left the restau-
' rant. , J
_ "Anything new?” eagerly asked, the
young ferret. ‘
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Captain-Sal ‘

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“When did He begin" going there,
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“About tell)“; , - ago." ‘ :
... 'f‘ Can you ham. "e date precisely?”
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in certain page. ' "  ' 
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his cigar, and nearly ; 

every day since I’ve seen him here-
abouts.” ' ,

“I don’t suppose you saw anything
suspicious on the pier the night of the
ninth?” I

“Can’t say that -I did.” _

“And nothing very suspicious since?”

It No.1! '

“ Do you know Captain Sellers of the
Strongbow? ”

“Slightly. He had a fall the other day
and hurt himself pretty badly. A little
too much barleycorn, I goess.”

“ Where is he now ?—at the hospital? ”

“No, he wouldn’t let them take him
there, but insisted on being taken to his
vessel, where' he now is? "

“What sort of man is he? ” ,

“A queer chap. You never seem to'
get acquainted with him. .I ohly know
him by frequent sight, and that’s about
all the acquaintance I want with “Cap-
tain Sellers.”

“A dangerous man, Teazer?” - -
“He looks like it, and yet I’ve know
him to be kind to a forlorn kitten which

had been abandoned on the street.”

“He’s got some good traits in‘him,
then," said Toby.

“So has a tiger.”

The rest of the day Toby spent wait-
ing for Zip to turn up, and trying to
strike the well-covered trail of the lost
broker.

Once more night spread her sable cur-
tain over the city, and the lamps flashed

. From a secluded spot the boy Shad-
ower watched the, dark outlines oi the
Strongbow, s if the true solutionof the
mystery lay below her decks.

. He saw'people leave her and come
ashore, which Was but a few steps, as the
Strongbow lay snug drawn to the pier,
and these people he eyed with all his
keenness. . ‘ '

‘He longed to \be on board the vessel
himself, and at last he resolved to make
the attempt; to decide was to act, and
in ten minutes time he dropped like a
cat upon her "deck, quite unobserved.

That was a lucky beginning, and in-
stantly stealing overdeck to the cabin
coping. he dropped to- the deck close un-
der the lee of it, near the companion:
WaY~to spy, to see, to hear. » -  I
“If he could escape being seen all might
be well, but, if :di overed there by Jack-

‘Connardor his fr ends, he would have a .

fight for’his OWn safety~perhapsitor his
life; but, believing that thezreal clew of
the trail lay within the old. vessel he re-

the Strongbow- could reveal.

Hardly had be nestled down by the
coping .When some one stole up from be-'
low.. ,. , ;'~  -,  ”

It was‘ Nick Noggles;   "
ascertained."z , . 7  : .. r ' .

“ Wait a. moment,” said ar‘Voice below“
and Nickrstood‘jstill and waited. " _
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Tobi; quickly *

i“ I wanted ,tojha‘ndi you’this,” and; Jack. .

COnnard,‘ .mming up the companiOnWay,”
handed Nick '3. little-film: package. 5 .,

“You know how to use that. if -neces-,
:sityv compels," Jack remarked; in low

j‘I understand, Jack,” Neggles passed:
over the plank to thespier. 7 ' " g j,
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ecided- togsun.
one voyage stem? ;      ’

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cabin where, he could hear what was go-
ing on within. A

But a moment passed when he heard
voices.

The boy ferret started. Two men were
advancing betwe‘en him and the compan-
ionway.

“Who saw him come on board? ” one
asked.

“ Dick saw him on the plank. and the
next minute he couldn’t see him, which
means that he came on board.”

Were they looking for him?

Toby held his breath. \

He was in a place where he was likely
to. be seen if the men searched with a-
light.

“ It’s pretty dark down here. Strike at
light, Jim.” ‘

“Wait till I find my matches.”

Toby thought the jig was up.

In another moment a match would be.
struck and he would be round!

“Come. Don’t let’s fool away much.
time dowu here. I don’t take any stock
in Dick’s yarn, you see. Where’s yer
match? ” ‘1 »

“I haven’t got one. I’ll have to go to
my bunk fer them.”

Both men retreated and Toby breathed
freer. and he at once made his way fur—
ther along in the hold and struck an‘open
box, which proved to be empty. Under
this he crawled and pulled it down over
him.

Hardly was he thus ensconced when he
heard voices again, and saw the glimmer
of a light along the floor. 

Around the halo the men tramped,,but a «f;
seeing nothing of interest to them, soon ‘
were ready to leave. .

“ Come. We’ll go ashore to the little
restaurant and try it’s soup.” \

“All right; shore it is, for we’re off
duty'now.” ~ - ,,
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on‘deck ofvthe Strongbow, looking over 3. ,5, 
the top lights of‘what might be termed ; 
an after-cabin upon the' strangest sight 
he had eve’r'seen below a, liner's decks, .

up ‘JéHAP'EER VIII. - I

, THE sup Twa'r CUP AN? LIP. , K

The place was well furnished, and the
person reclined on a sofa, with his hands 4
over his face. . ' , ~

Toby co 1d see that the man was Well
dressed, a ter the manner of business"
men, and that he was not a. voluntary
tenant of that inner cabin. [   I, _.

“ Why, it’s Lincoln ,Lore, the Wallf 
street broker! ” said I Toby; "after’ 'aj _, »,
searching look. “ Found at last!  '
just where I thdught he’mightihe‘. ’3 
' The man in the cabin", kept his-hands
0V8!“ his face, and, ton-semis time he did? 
not move. ,  l " ' ' ,  

All at once, however; he sprang up and"i
panted like'an; imprisoned eagle; he shirt,-
his handsmadly‘anduttered some words
which Tobg' did‘not understand. ,

“‘r It’s ~ the broker, sure! ”' [muttered . the
deck spy.” “I’d. like to let him kno
that I’mghere,‘,but perhaps thag Wouldn
be ,bes‘téziust now. out it won’t beak)
long: We’ll soonhave him out of he "
  seen enough. Toby anon ‘ ‘
under-the came coping to make“:
sans plank. ; - ‘ 
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‘policeand the city should
;’-9ther‘trinmnhfby”roby fir ,
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anyhow, and this one will drop where he
did.” ,

Toby's ears were deafened by a thun-
derous report, a severe pain pierced his
shoulder and a faintness came over him
as he had gained the plank.

He had been shot by one of the vi]-
lains!

A stagger; then he toppled over, and
was lost to view.

“There he goes, and in good time, too.
Here comes a cop! ”

The last thing the boy detective re-
membered was a sudden baptism in the
cold water; then the consciousness of

utter obliviousness.

When Toby opened his eyes again he
was lying on his back, amid the most
profound blackness. _

He heard sounds, but they seemed
mixed in his ears, and he could not make
out a single intelligible word or action.

Had he been taken back upon the
Strongbow and shut up;in a dungeon
somewhere in her hold?

Or was he really in another world, and
amid the darkness of its unknown re-
cesses?

His limbs ached and his garments
were soaking wet.

He felt on either-side of him, and—
touched the ground!

Then he thought that he might be un-
derneath the pier. '

He knew what human nests there were
in such places, and felt that perhaps
some deck rats had pulled him from the
water into the darkness of the place.

“I’m in a rat’s nest, sure enough,”
concluded the boy, as he caught the
glimmer of a light on a level with his

behind it. I’m under the pier up in the
docks, but I’m hurt.”

The least movement of his shoulder
pained him, and by'degrees he recalled
{his adventures on board the ship, the
shot, and subsequent tumble from the
gang plank.

He was free—that was evident; then he
must act; he' had no time to lose.

He moved to the edge of the den and
looked out upon the water;

Yes, he was in a Wharf-rat’s nest, up
above watermark, under the pier. How
came he there? Who had rescued him?
Why washe alone? ' r

Hedid not try then to solve thes
problems. All he thought of wits to work
his way from the nest, along under the

of the pier and clamber to the dock.

‘e

soon he stood on the sound soil of the
dock, on the street level. ' '
 “Ah, what an escape!” he sighed—-
“ what good- luok! Guess I was born un-
' der a lucky star. Now Toby Tip & Co.
' is on deck again; so, Mister Nobby Nick
& Co. look out- for yourselves!” - .
To the headquarters of Teazer, at the
restaurant, he at once turned his steps.
~ There was a side door to the restau-
rant, at the rear, leading into a back
room, used by guests who wanted pri-
V_ vacy. To‘this hevmade his way, and:
1 opening the door, ushered himself into
the little room. .
, “Did you hear that? Some one came
in,” said a voice in the darkness as Toby
V closed the door. ‘ " ,' '
"'Whowoidd come in here?”
'“fWaiti Strike 9. light." ‘
, g The boy detective stoo‘d breathless near
the door. In another moment a match
flared up, and by'its light he beheld two
 hly dressed men. I y
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sinking to immeasureable depths; then,

body, and thought he saw some figures-

cribbing, until he could get to the edge r
. This he did, for it was not difficult, and ‘

Down went the match; then there was
a scramble for the other door of the
room, and Toby was left alone in the
darkness once more! '

Thus relieved of the presence of the
pair, be rushed across the room, found
the other door, and let himself into the
next apartment, where he found the
stairs leading to Teazer's chamber, on
the second floor.

“Wot’s scared the two tars?” cried
3- bOY who rushed into the room and al-
most ran against Toby.

“ I did. They took me for a ghost—”

“ Toby! You look like one, by my
soul. Why, you've been in de water,
boy.” ,

“That’s right, Teazer. I must have
struck the wash of the river at low tide,
and been fished up by the rats in that
nest. But I'm all right side up now
with a little wound. Why they ran off
and left me I can’t say. Thank ’em all
the same. But who were those men,
Toby? ” ‘

“They belong to the old vessel over
there at the pier.”

“The Strongbow? I thought s6. They
tried to put an end to me, and I turned
the tables on them by nearly scaring
them out of their wits.” ‘

“ They wanted to have a private talk
and so I gave ’em this room, but they
must have taken the last one. Well, nev-
er mind. It’s all right now, Toby.”

Toby now went up to Teazer’s room
and examined his wound, by means of a
small mirror. .

It was very slight, though the bullet
had given him no end of pain, and the
boys congratulated one another that it
wasn’t any worse.

Then Toby related all his experience
on board the Strongbow, and Teazer lis-
tened, open-mouthed, to every word.

“ What will youldo now?” the waiter
boy asked.

“I intend to rescue the broker,” Was
the reply. “It's simply a blaCkmailing
scheme, I now see, and they are holding
him for a large sum. They’re low enough
to sail with him on board and tumble
him into the ocean.” '

“No doubt of it, Toby."

“ I don’t intend to let grass grow un-

der my feet 'now,” and a half hour later

Toby Tip stood in his own little room.
He had been there but a few moments
when some one came along the hall and
stopped at the door.

“ Can it be Zip?” cried Toby.

He had‘ looked the door, and the per-
son outside tried the knob and then said:

“ Hit’s Zip, Toby. Let me in, fo’ heb—
en’s sake! ” i ‘

Without hesitation, the boy detective
threw wide the door, and'a man sprang
into the room, 

“ That’s the young rat! See that he
doesn’t get away this time,” he heard
spoken, and instantly a thick cloth was

thrown over the boy’SIhea‘d and drawn ‘

cruelly tight.

f‘ Come, now! We haven’t a moment to
lose. We’ve trapped the ferret, and must
see ,that he‘ stays trapped! ”

,' That >was said, and then. he was

seized, lifted. from the floor, and borne,

‘away.
0 APTER IX. 

A MASK, A F TUNE, AND A LETTER. ‘

'Five minutes had not elapsed before
Zip Coppers, looking a little the’fwbrse
for his own adventures, came 40* the
door of Toby’s room and knockedrf

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of finding Toby before morning. 
dropped to the floor beneath a stair- .
way near the boy detective’s door. '

Perhaps an hour had passed, when the
darky saw some person coming down the
hall, saw him pause at Toby’s door, and ‘
then open itwith a key. ,

Straight inside walked the caller and
closed the door behind him.

Instantly Zip was on the alert.

Who and what was the visitor? Why
was he there in Toby‘s absence?

The colored pard would know, and
quickly he had pulled himself up to the
transom.

He looked in beneath the slightly
tipped window.

The man was alone in the room, and
Zip saw that he wore a mask which
concealed nearly the whole of his face. I

He had taken a seat at the table and r.
was looking over some papers in a long, ‘3
old-fashioned black pocketbook which 
belonged to the young detective. 1

Zip could now and then get a glimpse
of his dark, evil eyes, which shone like
polished coals, and he noted, too, that
the hands were encased in kids. :

This person evidently did not find
anything in the pocketbook to his‘liking,
for he replaced its Contents and then re- I i
turned the wallet to the drawer. .

Once more he stood up, when the
mask, not very well secured, fell to the
floor.

The man was Nobby Nick Noggles!

The mask was readjusted, and then
Nick proceeded to search the boy’s room ,
thoroughly, and at last turned out the 3
gas.

This was the signal for Zip to vanish.

The night visitor came forth, to be I
shadowed by the now doubly on the 
alert darky detective. - , * g , :1,

Nick walked some distance, when he
struck down a narrow side street, \_
stopped at a door, which he unlocked, ;
and then disappeared Within. 1 ,

In a jiffy Zip had come up, and 1
through a slit in the curtains .beyond
the shutters of the low street windows
beheld his quarry. V e ’

Nick at once divested himself of some .
of his clothes and put on others, which.
completely altered his appearance. .

He also put an another hat, and still ««
other gloves. '

After this he sat down and smoked a
cigar and appeared to be waiting for
some one.

Presently Zip heard footsteps, and,
falling back into the shadows, he be-
came invisible. _ ‘

The person who came down the nar-
row pavement approached the house and. 7
entered. ( ’

Once more the keen eye of the dark?
detective was at jibe window. _ -

“ He’s safe yet. eh. Perry?"‘asked  ,f
Nick, as Zip plainly heard. . 1

“Of course. and will remain so until '

We choose tolet him out.”,~ 

a What does he say about it $y this
time? ”- w [ I
l“ At times ne’s nearly frantic, and re— ,
fuses to discuss the point at all; at: other 1' _ '
times he: seems ready to give in and sign 5 u,
the paper.” v r 

' “ He knows what. thatgis? ” , 3
“Of course, ~ for he tore. the first one 
up.”  .. .
4“ Souhe did. Well. Perry: we can’t af-
ford to-let thisgold bird go." Indeed,
I've been thinkins;.y0u’d better strike ‘
him for more.” '

“ Oh, that’s , enough.”

“ But, Perryfidoyol'l’
_ly safe whitehe is?
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, , “You know what the boy did? You
‘ ~ iknow. where he was seen.”
. . f “. That’s true, but he won’t be seen
w  there again, eh?”
i  “ That he won’t! That’s settled for all
 time, Perry; still, I would like to think
’ *they can’t by any possibility find him.”
3 “ How can they? The captain has in-
i jured his leg and is laid up for repairs,
g and the mate’s master. That ought to
1“ .settle it, and you know what Jack 1s.”
,2. “ Jack’s all right.”
“Of course he is.
weight in gold, and sticks to a friend
like a tick.” »
There was silence for a few moments.
: “I'm going out, Perry," finally an-
’ ’nounced Nick. “ You Can sleep here to-
t night if you want to. You’re not need-
«ed in your bunk?”
“ Not to-night.” V
Zip dropped away from the blinds and
disappeared just as the door opened and
Nick appeared. ‘
 “ I’ll be back between now and to-
morrow noon. If you should want me,
you know where to find me, Perry,” he
' called out.
i The nobby crook turned toward the
main street, the boy spy on his trail.
“No gittin’ away from dis chicken,”
said Zip to himself, as he closely shad-
owed the rascal.
Nick stopped at a street stand and
picked up an apple.
The old woman who watched the stand
winder her flaring fight reached out her
hand for the money and drew back sud-
denly.
, ~ “What‘s the matter, mother? ” asked
J‘Nick. ‘ ' .. ._
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Nick held his hand, gloveless now, in
the light, and laughed.
“ What’s the matter with it?”
w , ‘,‘ It’s a bad one?” ,
‘  ; “ See here, do you pretend to tell for-
~- tunes, mother?" I
E g “ Don’t I? Wasn’t I a seventh daughr
‘ ter, and who can read hands better than
I . Mother Apples? ” h r
Once more Nick laughed, and, 'seeing
his: one hear, he thrust his hand across

' the heap of- fruit and let the old woman

Winspect it a moment in silence.

_ She bent over it with her wrinkled
 face and piercing black eyes, and her
 .1 finger nevedglightly across the palm.

 _  "‘ You want the truth, don’t you? " she
4' asked. v ,
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r I suppose?"  .

“ Nothing 1658." was the curt answer.
“ Here’s a lot of cross lines—bars.”

r “ Bars, mower? What sort of bars? ”
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in ’ ‘

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Nick seemed to Start‘ealittle.

 "'«Hereisaline which is nearly faded.
Its means a gbod deal When it'looks that
swaygft, ,- ' 
.“A good deal of good luck?"

 "; Lotsof evil!” said Mother" Apples-
,“th means evil for you, and you are in
the tolls. There, that’s all. I don’t care
touread._your hand any 10118915” 

" Nickgwit'hdrew his hand and affected
to treat the incident with derision- rt” '
,fll‘He’lie. that pays you for apple8 and
fortulle. doesn’t it? ” he demanded, filng~'
1118’ a dollar upon the cloth. “Thanks.

  
    

  
  

       

  

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for‘onoefi-your fortunes were no good-

sne" wattle: prompt answer.

   

He’s worth his.

“You‘ll neVeri'come and say that”

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Zip had overheard all from a safe re-
treat.

IMothér Apples watched the man keen-
ly while he remained in sight, and when
he turned a corner gave a solemn shake
of the head, as if to confirm her preph-
ecy.

Zip, keeping Nick in sight, traced him
nearly to the pier, when he entered an
eating house and seated himself at one
of the tables.

No one joined him this time, and when
he had refreshed himself he rose and
wrote a note on the counter, which he
handed to the clerk at the desk.

Zip waited .for him to come out, and
as he did so he dodged into the place
without being seen. '

In another moment Zip was at the
desk and was reaching his yellow hand
toward the young clerk.

“ De gemmen what jes’ went out wants
de note he left wid you,” said Zip. “ Him
concluded not to send it. Fee to take
hit to him.”

The clerk looked at Zip, but did not

suspect, for he reached in the desk and’

took out the letter.

This he placed in Zip’s hands, and the
darkey detective transferred it to his
own‘pocket.

“ Dat’s wot I call a trump kerd,”
mused Zip, [as he passed out. “ All’s fair
in love an’ wah, an" dis is de latter.”'

He did not stop until he was at a safe
distance cm the restaurant; then he
pulled for the letter, unfolded the pa-
per, and glanced at the‘writing, which
was good and clerkly in appearance.

“ Jehosaphat! ” cried Zip. “ Hit’s worth
hits weight in gold. Now, wharx’s
Toby? ”

PYes, what had become of the boss boy
ferret? '

 

CHAPTER X. ’
A MYSTERY IN YELLOW.

All that night the darkey waited for
his pard's return, but the young detect-
ive came not. The most anxious yellow
boy went back and forth between his
lodgings and the piers several times on

lithe lookout for his partner.

It was the longest night in Zip’s recol-
lection, and he hailed the morning with
delight.

Now he would strike Nick’s trail again.

On a former occasion he had traCked

the dandy plotter into Pell Street, '80 v

thither he went and kept watch over a
certain house for some time. ~’
He was able to do this on account of
having a friend across the street who
loaned him' his front room, on the sec-
ond floor, for his purpose, and, seated at
the window, behind the curtain, the
keen eyes of the darkey’kept vigil on
Nick’s home. ‘ v - V ,I
Long he watched'and waited; then he
saw a little Chinaman emerge from the
house and look carefully up and down
the street before he moved away. ’
“It’s Choo Chin; I know him,” said
Zip to himself. “I’ve ,met him. before,
an’ in dis very street, too. ‘He is one o’
dem crafty, cunnin’ yallerskins who are

always into. some sort 0’ mischief, an’

he’s hyar on dat same business.”

'Choo Chin very soon came back and
re-entered the house, and Zip watched
on. A ' i

s , m
,A few minutes later he saw Nobby" .‘

Dick come-out, dressed in the height of

fashiOn, and fitting on? his gloves while

lie paused on the step!!! ' r; "  .'
There- was 8.5le of triumph; on his

‘face. and as he moved awayfwi’t‘h agile.

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POSHB Milftak‘e after the, fellow whenhe,

caught sight’of Choo Chin’s face at one
of the windows, and that sight kept him
at his post.

Not until the Chinaman emerged from
the house did the darkey leave his look-
out and pass from the house.

i“ Why not? ” asked Zip of himself.
“I might find a clew in de house over
there. I’ll look for it, anyhow.”

He did not intend to enter the house

by the front door, for that would have
been too risky, but in a few minutes he
somehow reached the cramped backyard
and managed to slip into the place.
, It was Zip’s first visit to Nick’s quar-
ters, and he found that the place really
was fitted up with a luxuriousness ex-
ceeding anything he had seen, and the
darkey’s eyes opened to their widest as
he went from chamber to chamber.

“ He’s fixed like a prince,” said Zip
to himself. “ Dis man called Nobby
Nick knows what's he doin’ when it
comes to puttin’ on style; but—”

He paused suddenly, for a singular
noise came to his ears from a distant
part of the house, and he leaned toward.
the sound.

All grew ominously still while he
waited and listened.

He then advanced to a door and
opened it carefully, listening all the
time,’ and looking up the stairs, down
which the noise seemed to have come.

All at once he heard it again.

This time it sounded like a groan, and
the next moment the darkey ferret was
on the stairs.

Half way up the flight he stopped, for
again came the same sound.

It seemed to emanate from a room in
the hall on the second floor. The boy
bounded to the door and put his ear to
the keyhole.

Some one was inside, but Zip could not
make out a single object.

He tried the knob, but it would not
turn, and the transom was shut, so he
could not make gut anything by it.

He was still at the door when he
heard a sound between a voice and a
screech, and when he turned he saw
bounding down the corridOr the little
monkey-like form of Choo Chin. -

Already the Chinaman was ready to
fall upon him, and Zip had just time to
‘hrace himself against the wall to re-
ceive the attack.

Choo Chin uttered another screech as’

he landed upon thetdarkey, who. threw
him off and nearly across the corridor.
In another moment they were at it,
and, being nearly equally matched, they
had it right'and left for the mastery. ‘
Agile though Zip was, the Celestial
Was a little the best as a wrestler, and'the
darkey found himself pressed against

the wall with Choo Chin’s handset his .

throat. ‘ .

Zip was pressed to the floor, and the
Mongol was upon him.

“Watta bring you here?” demanded
Choo Chin, whose almond eyes seemed
to emit sparks of fire.

“Why you commee to dis house? ”

“ Dat’s my business."

” Melicah hey pay for his comin’. Him
no business here." v "

“ You’re Choo Chin. an’, you’ll get yo’-‘  . 
self inter 'trubee if yen interfere with. ‘ .

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The Chinaman’s kneegseemed to   5
[itself in Zip’s bosom, and he could 310$  .

dislodge it. it

At the same time Zip’s strength was 
,waning, for. the heathen guard! W8 the 
viiriest, and his limbsvwere'das sunrises} '

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“ Yallar boy won’t talkee! ” hissed
Choo Chin. “ Him spy!”

“Wot ar’ you?” retorted Zip. “Wot
are you but the spy of Nick Noggles, an’
who‘ve you got in dat room yonder?”

This infuriated the Chinaman more
than ever, for in another moment the
long, yellow fingers of the Celestial
closed tightly on the boy’s throat.

It was life or death now.

“Yallar boy die here!” cried Choo
Chin.

The now desperate Zip, by a great ef-
fort, managed to free his throat of the

*terrible hands and, at the same moment,

his own fingers were on the heathen's
windpipe.

The Chinaman gasped. He tried to

. break from the boy’s grip, and in the

struggle they rose together and for a
moment faced each other like gladiators

' catching breath.

“Who’s in dat room? ” demanded Zip,
and he pushed the Chinaman against
the wall, and all his strength in the
clutch of h‘s hands.

Choo Chin grew black in the face; his

' hands dropped to his sides, and, at last,

he became limp and unconscious in the
darkey‘s awful grip.

Zip let him slide to the floor, where he
lay like one dead, though he ‘ still
breathed, by gasps.

“ Mebbe he carries de keys to de
room," suddenly thought Zip, stooping
over his enemy and searching the queer
garments.

A bunch of keys was struck in the
oversack’s pocket; and then, keys in
hand, the boy detective sprang up and
rushed toward the door.

The first key tried slipped easily into
the lock, and the darkey threw wide the
portal.

But, the room was empty!

It was a mystery that confronted the
boy, for just before the fight he had
heard some one groan in that very
chamber, but here not a sign of life con-
fronted him, and he stood breathless
and amazed in the middle of the apart-
ment. ‘

What had become of the tenant of
the chamber, and who had it been?

In the hall still lay Choo Chin, but not
in the position he had left him, for the
Celestial had recovered and crawled
nearly- to the head of the stairs and was
looking over the flight, to the floor be-
low.

He did not see Zip.

All at once the darkey ferret saw the
yellow hand of Choo Chin feel along the
wall and suddenly stop. ’ ’

“ Dar’s a button dar," said Zip, watch-
ing the dusky fingers as they essayed to
press it. “He’s tryin’ ter spring some
sort of trap on me, an' ”— '

He was interrupted by a strange
sound, and the next instant the whole
stairway seemed to sink out of sight.

Choo Chin fell down with it and van-
ished, and as it settled back the little
Celestial was not to be seen.

“Dat beats Mistah Herrmann an’ all
de rest 0’ dem magicians," cried Zip,
falling back with blanched cheeks.
“ Choo Chin ought ter go on de stage an’
perform. Whar is he now?”

He ran to the head of the flight and
looked down.

Choo Chin was gone, and everything
looked as usual in the place to the
dusky boy of the trail.

 

CHAPTER XI.
THE VALUE OF A PIGTAIL.
Zip, the’ detective, did not know
whether to trust the magic staircase or
mot.

 

There might be another button in an—
other part of the house, and while he
was on the stairs it might fall and pre-
cipitate him to his death.

“ I’ll try hit, anyway,” he said, at last.
“ I kin git down dar about as fast as she
lzin fall,“ and he sprang down the flight,
landing suddenly in the hall below.

He had reached that place safely, but
did not know what would be the China-
man‘s next movement.

Zip‘s hands were ready for another
tussle with his little foe, but he was not
glven the opportunity, for a door flew
open in his face, and he was struck by a
missile which came from the room, and
staggered back.

Out of the parlor like a thunderbolt
leaped the figure of the Celestial and fell
upon Zip once more.

This time it was an easy victory for
Choo Chin, for the darkey detective had
been rendered almost helpless by the
missile by which he had been struck,
and was an easy prey.

Choo Chin uttered a shout of triumph
as he wrapped his hands about the neck
of the half-unconscious Zip, whom he
dragged into the parlor and cast upon
Nick’s fine sofa.

Zip came back to consciousness in a
short time and covertly watched the
Chinaman.

He saw Choo Chin at the table untan-
gling a red cord which seemed to have
twisted itself into a maze of threads,
and the yellow fingers worked swiftly,
while the dark face of the Mongolian
was seamed with fierce delight.

“ That‘s for me," paSSed through Zip‘s
mind. “Hit’s de las’ fight 0’ my life,
an’ if I don't conquer now, I’ll never
win.”

Choo Chin continued at his work, and
at last the cord was untangled and fell
at the Celestial's feet.

Choo Chin stooped and picked it up,
and then made a running noose, all of
which the darkey detective saw.

All at once the Chinaman turned upon
the boy, and, grating his teeth, came
forward with the noose in his hand.

Zip‘s upward spring was so sudden
that the little fellow fell back with a
cry of affright, and in an instant the
darkey was coming at him with an up—
lifted chair.

“ Hit‘s my time once mo’! ” cried Zip.
“I‘ll beat you down ter China if you
‘tempt ter strangle dis chile. Stand
whar ye ar’, yaller Choo! ”

Choo Chin did not obey, but threw up
his hands, and the chair came down
with crushing force.

Zip promptly followed up his stroke,
and before the Chinaman could recover
his hands were tied with the crimson
cord and he sat dejectedly on the sofa.

“De table’s turned!" said Zip, com-
ing close and grinning in the Mongoli—
an's face. “Hit's de las’ time dey‘ll
turn fo’ you if you don't talk truth-
fully.” ' '

“ What dusky boy wantee to know? ”

“Who was shut up up stairs in dat
room? ”

The little, elongated eyes seemed to
twinkle as if their owner possessed the
secret and no one else.

“You know who was in dat room,
Choo Chin.” .

“Boy go up an’ see.”

“I’ve been in the room, but it was
empty. You pressed a button somewhar
in de house an' emptied it.”

“ Boy rightee. Him gone!” ,

“Come, you needn’t boast o’ yer deed,
because I have you in my hands now,’
an’ dar may be no Choo Chin by de time
I finish wid yer. I am Zip Coppers, de

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detective 0’ de docks, an’ you’se only a.
yaller Chinaman wot‘s hardly worth.
killin’.”

To this the little prisoner on the sofa
made no reply, an’ Zip caught his arm.

“I’ll take yer cue first! " he hissed.

The next moment he twisted the jet
black one of Ch‘oo Chin in his hand and
drew his knife.

“De fact or de cue!” cried Zip. ‘

Choo Chin at first did not seem to?!
think that the other would carry out
his threat, but when he saw the knife
laid against his precious pigtail he
sank back with a gasp.

“ Off hit goes if you won’t talk, Choo
Chin.”

The little man gasped again.

“Who was up stairs? ’

“ De white boy.”

“ When did he come here? ”

“ Last night."

“ Who brought him—~Nick? "

Choo Chin slowly shook his head.

"‘ You know, you yaller rascal! " cried
Zip, pressing his knife against the pig—
tail.

Choo Chin protested that he did not,
and appeared to be in earnest. in his pro‘
testations. .

“You’ve seen him, though? ’

The Chinaman nodded.

“ Was he bound?” .

“Much tied," was the reply.

“ Whar is he now? ”

No reply. and Zip continued:

“You know, and you must tell. You
will come with me. Come, Mr. Choo
Chin. We’ll go up an' see.”

He pulled Choo Chin from the sofa.
and dragged him into the hall.

They went up stairs together, the Chi—
naman under protest and the darkey de-

tective defiant and determined. ,

The door of the room of mystery still
stood ajar, for Zip had not relocked it
after his hunt, and there he turned upon
his prisoner and pointed into the ten—
antless room.

“ Where is Toby? ” he demanded.

Choo Chin, looking innocent, shook
his head, but the boy ferret did not be—
lieve him.

“Very well." he said, in a nonchalant
manner. You won‘t tell, eh? Hyar goes-
de pigtail.”

Once more the knife fell upon the
plaited locks, and the Chinaman recoiled
with an exclamation of terror.

“ You will talk now, Will you?”

“ Choo Chin talkee.”

“ Then see am you does," was the an—
swer, but the knife was not removed
from the pigtail. “ Whar is Toby? ”

“In the pit.”

Zip started.

“ Whar‘s de Pit? ”

Choo Chin threw ahasty glance be—
yond the room.

“Not here, I guess. Take me to it.”

The eyes of the Chinaman suddenly
beamed with. hope.

“ Choo Chin will show the yaller boy,”
said he.

 

CHAPTER XII. I,
A GLORIOUS FIND. I,
The Celestial left the room, closely fol- "
lowed by Zip, and Went down stairs. '
They passed into the parlor, and
thence into another room beyond it, and
one which the darkey detective knew
must be directly underneath the mys—
terious room overhead.

This chamber was foul-smelling and '

dark, and the Chinaman stood near Zip
with his hands tied.
“ Choo Chin can’t show yallee boy
with. his hands tied,” said he, at last". «
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gde 'i‘ope in de world, eh? Not while dis
,‘chil’e’s name is Zip_Coppers.”

 “Vellee well, den. Yallee boy can’t
N" See the pit.”
' ‘By this time Zip had struck-a light,
and was holding the match up while he
hunted for a gas burner. Spying one
in a litle while, he touched the flame to
it and lit up 1he room.

It was a rough—looking place, and, for
all the darkey knew might well be the
way to a pit of darkness and death.

. “ Show me de way ter de pit," he said,
looking at Choo Chin.

The Chinaman took a step forward,
. and seemed to shrug his shoulders.

“ Is it in you corner?” asked Zip.
A shake of the head Was the reply he
' got.
“Come, I can’t stay hyah all day. Oi‘f
comes de pigtail, dis time fo‘ sartain.”
, The hand of Zip for the fifth time
seized the cue, and the knife was lifted
for its ‘curtailment, when a noise was
heard in another part of the house.
Choo'Chin’s eyes opened with hope.

‘ “"Not a Sound, not a cry," threatened

Zip. “De first sign, an’ off comes de

cue!” ‘

A door had opened and shut.
V Zip put up one hand and lowered the
, light, until just enough remained to
. show him his enemy and the room. .

Some one had come in.

«‘fChoo China” called a voice, which
4 Zip recognized as being Nobby Nick’s!
 The Celestial seemed on the eve of
 answering the call, but a look from Zip
 beat back, his desire. ,

.,“I’m back’, Choo Chin. Come here at

~ nee. I’ve got work for you. In the

ame of. thunder, where is that yellow,
3“ dog, anyhow?- I .left him here, and he
 was not to quit the house.” ,
C. . Choo Chinlo‘oked at Zip, and wanted
1,.‘Vto speak, but the menace of knife and
eye deterred him. ',
1 ' They heard Nick in the parlor, heard
,- him about the hall. and then looked at
"tone another. . '
 ".g‘fWill he come in here, think ye?”
whispered Zip. - .  , ‘
 f‘thnaman no say,” was the reply.

f“ Deaths eber visitalis yer. place?”

‘.Somat_imes.” , ’r '  ' '
 ,. "'"V'erir. 'Well; if he opens dat ‘d r. on
“camels d'eé‘pigtail,” and with this it rest
gig watched.:’the portal with eager eyes.
'.  nee thétéjcfijiie toward the door foot-
, .fore'they *tiuiteieaohed it. .
» 1 , “Hang the rasdai, he’s gone out,” they
heard- Nick 533’,- I-‘gthink I know where
no find him.ami.Ifn;-give him a shaking
I   tGQICh fligiesson."

*Once, more a. door beyond the little

om opened and shut "and then the
#9. ti.- Choo Chin,
istme know," grilled tam; but the
.qelestial was in norm  
reveal. it when) It haywigcounted

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a, can...” - .

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boy’s'gaze, and the enemy, with his lit-
tle‘ eyes, seemed to wonder what Zip was
thinking about.

“ Is he down dar?” asked Zip, point-
ing down the pit.

There was no reply. The Chinaman
stood as immobile as a statue of iron.

“Speak!” commanded Zip. “ Tell me
de truth.” , '

“You want white boy? ”

“ Yes—Toby. Is he. down there? ”

Choo Chin nodded. .

“Who sent him to his doom?”

Silence as before, but in the eyes of
the Chinaman a gleam of defiance.

“Down you go to him!” and the
darkey ferret clutched the Mo'ngolian's
arms. -

Choo Chin fried to shrink back and es—
cape the doom which impended, but Zip,
with the strength of desperation, thrust
him close to the edge of the pit.

“Who sent Toby down there? Who
fetched him hyer?" ' I

All at once Choo Chin managed to
break from Zip’s grip, and in another
moment he had fallen back» to thewall.

There he stood with his eyes glaring
at Zip.and his ‘mien'unconquered. ‘ ‘

This was more than the darky ferret
could stand, and all at once he again
threw himself upon the Chinaman, and
in the twinkling of an eye Choo Chin
was bound so as to be entirely harmless.
‘ Having done this, Zip looked about
the place 'for a rope, and after a little
search discovered just the thing.‘ he
wanted. '

With this in his hands he approached
the pit and then made one end of the

rope fast to a bit of immovable furniture '

in the room. ,_ ,, .

He now bent over the dark hole and
made a trumpet of his hands.

“ Toby? Toby?” he called. .

There came up from the depths below
the faint cry of some one in peril, and
Zip swung himself clear of the sides of
the pit and began to descend.

It did not take. himllong to reach the
bottom, and. he stood 'on solid ground
with his handon a human being.

The braye boy had found Toby!

“‘Hit’s you, Tobe?" said Zip.

“It’s me, Zip," was the reply; when
the gag had been taken from the dock
boy’s mouth. ‘ , , I ‘

The boys did not .stop to exchange
congratulations, but began to quit_"the
‘,pit, which. they managed to do, aided by
‘therope.  . 

On'the' floor above, Choo Chin was as
harmless ‘as ever, and . Toby. and Zip

concluded. to leave him where he was. ' '

They went through Nick’s quarters,

but did not-“find anything that melted” 

like a clue t], the‘mmmry theyJ‘», ,. ,
after, and  they had emerged??an
the lade- an {were satel'y"awayj.21p
aske Toby for. an. “ennui: of his ad-
ventures since .theyllast separated. ‘

Toby complied withy'thei request, ,and.

in time the story led'up to the seizure in
his room. ‘ , -
“ When I heard the voice in the hall,
Zip, I thought you had come back, but
the moment I opened the door I knewl
was mistaken. But it was too late to

. escape, for the men sprung“ upon me,

and beforeI could defend myself I was

 their clutches;  w

.. “ I‘:.W33 bound and gaggednand‘dn ’

ditianj was" taken/.3 I .

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tied' in a chair and placed exactly in the
middle of the floor, all for a purpose, as.
was afterward shown. My bonds seemed
to ‘cut to the bone, and I could not keep
back my groans of pain. I heard some
one beyond the door, and then I heard
also some voices. All at once the floor

'seemed to sink beneath my chair, and I

was carried down into the pit. The fall

hivas not very fast, as if certain ma- ’

chinery carried me at the proper speed,
and when I landed on the floor of the
pit I gave up for lost, for who, thought
I, would ever find me in that abode of
darkness.”

“You’se found, all de same!” cried
the dusky skin pard, his eyes lighting
up with triumph as he looked into To-
by’s face. “We’se still in de ring, eh,
Tobe?”

“Still in it for. vengeance!” cried

'Toby, laying his hand on Zip’s 2.11114

“ These rascals shall notprofit by. their1
rascality. I will live to see every. one.
behind the bars.” 

“ Includin’ Jack Connard? ” ‘,

“Certainly, Zip; he’s one of the mean—
est of the gang.” '

Having told his story, Toby Tip and
his partner took a rest, and after a.
hearty meal waited for night.

Choo Chin, the Chinaman, was good
for an all-day stay in’the little pit down

which the boys had lowered him on quit— .i

ting Noggles’s house, and unless-Nick

took a notion to search the pit for his ,
tool, which was not likely, they would 

safe till then.
.“ Wat’s de programme? ” asked Zip.
“A raid on, the Strongbow,” was the

reply. . “ ‘ .
“ Wid de' copsif’

L

“You shall see, Zip. " .I haVen’t quite
finished the plan in my mind, but it will i

be ready by night.”

CHAPTER XIII.
NICK. NOGGLEs's BARGAIN.
Meantime, in another part of the city,
and in a back room where they would”
not be disturbed, sat two of. the coolest

‘ rascals that ever were candidates for

Sing Sing: ’ i ,
- “So you’re going to try the game,
Nick?" said one of the precious pair.

“ That I am, Perry. It‘s got to be a.

bigger reward, and I think I can get the, I

re ise.”
“ Good

luck to. yen! Be careful,
though.” ‘ "

‘.‘ The inn; safe, and the gold.  H

bird still imam the cage where weput

hima; No‘onecan balk our little gating?  
and all Iih'aye to‘ do is to play theifight, 

Venues.- , .  ..  .~ v. 
‘ l'lrhey separated on the outside intf‘tho ‘
-.bniiding,;.and Elegant» Niek"T‘Noggles,

neatly attired. made hiswa'y lip/emu;

alighting from the surface earsxnear. the. ‘

Lore mansion. ‘

He tripped up theater-is inxtront of‘thef ’ ' 

house and rangdfihgbenuwnh his usual
coolness. 1' v- c 1 . >

He was admitted, and handed his card I j

to the midi-‘inwthe: hall.

 Send thegenflemafl' in,” said a voice?"
beyond théfflobfi and in another minute.
Nick swandngthe presence of Lucy,.;.uig‘l'-
'nahob’sv‘dau’ther» ‘ r . 7 .
r The. grammar} started sii'ghtlywa «i-

10st some: might of him

afghan” called,” said Nick Janus“

, . suggest in matter which. 1

vindicate your interest.” 2 
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“I believe you have offered five thou-
sand dollars for the return of your pa-
rent? ”

“I have.” '

“ Did it ever occur to you that he may
have fallen into the hands of some
roustabouts, who mean no real harm to
him, but who are holding him for the
purpose of making a little money? "

“ A ransom, you mean?”

, “ Exactly.”

“Like the brigands of Italy? "

“Somewhat after their method.”

_“I blush to think that we have such
villains in this country."

Nick Noggles did not wince, though
the shot went straight to the target.

“Of course,,” said he, avoiding her

, gaze for a moment, “it is deplorable,
but I was going to say that these men
may be holding back for an increased
reward.”

“And if I offer ten thnusand they may
want twenty.” '

“I think not. They cannot be men
who w 1 act unreasonable. I am quite
sure t t an increase of five thousand
vrculd bring about the desired result."

“ That would be compromising crime.”

“You may look at it that way, but the
end always Justifles the means, miss.
How many articles which are yearly
stolen are taken back and reward paid
with no questions! "

“ That is true, but—”

“I beg pardon,” proceeded Nick, “ but
this is a matter of business. Your fath-
ver is detained from his home and is kept
away from a lucrative business. Since
his vanishment he may have lost five
times that sum by not being able to look
after his brokerage.”

‘ Lucy had to ,admit the truth of this
subtle argument, and the next moment
she was talking to the cool rascal.

“Would you undertake to negotiate
with them? ” she asked.

“ I, miss? ” ,

“ Why not? I believe I can trust you,

for you appear to take a deep interest‘

in our welfare.” .

“IndeedI do, but you might suspect, '

athat I was in the secret of this plot it I

were to bring about your father’s re-
turn."

_ “ Not at all! ” cried the fair girl, look-
ing Nick squarely in the face. “ If you
will agree to look after the matter, I will
toflfer ten thousand dollars’ reward, to be
paid anywhere you suggest ,upon my
father’s safe return home.”

Nick protested that he had nothing in
the matter mere than the broker’s safety
and interests at heart, and after accept-

,- ing the mission to look after the negotia-

A‘ gens he rose and prepared to quit the

ouse.

“ I think ‘you will hear from this inter-

view,f' said he to Lucy.

66 I  so":

7“ The police, of course, are not to be
told of the bargain?”

“ Of course not.”

“ Nor the detectives? "

Lucy nodded. '

At the door Nobby Nick touched his
hat and wished the girl good-day. 

" That’s the man the boy detective was
asking about! ’.' she. exclaimed as she
shut the door. '" That! is the same ‘per-
son who sent me the suggestive note the
other day. And to think that I've made
a bargain with him}, Why, he may be
as deep in the mine as any one, but

 .father is to come homepan matter what

it costs.” , ‘

‘She had barely turned to; the, parlor.

.. when the bell rang again, and Lucy went

to, the door; V ' ._  '

 “I’m back again, Miss Lucy,” said a
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CHAPTER XIV.
TOBY ON THE VVARPATH.
The boss boy detective of New York

entered the house and the young girl
looked at him speechless.

“ I see you’ve had a caller,” said Toby.

l‘ Xres'l! '

“Was he welco‘me, Miss Lucy? ”
“Not very, and I wasn’t looking for
him ”

“Of course not. but the unexpected

happens. I haven’t looked for him my-
self and he’s turned up to my sorrow,"
and the boy recalled his adventure in the
villain’s house.

Lucy ushered Toby into the parlor and
remained silent. -

She was ,thinking of her promise to
Nobby Nick and couldn't see how she
could honestly break it, ncfmatter if it
had been made to a scoundrel.

Toby appeared to understand the sit-
uation, for, leaning forward, he said:

“I hope you didn’t increase the re—
ward at the suggestion of that man,

' miss? "

color left the fair one's face and she
locked away for half a second.

“Well, if you have, I won’t say any—
thing against it, for it would be too late,”
he wentron; “but just now that man is
interested in the matter and we will
have to strike soon if we balk him."

1‘ I am under promise not to tell what
passed between us,” remarked the brok-
er’s daughter.

“Oh, that’s all right. Don’t let me
cause you to break that promise. I am
not under a promise to him and I intend
to prevent him from taking in a dollar
of your fortune.”

“But father must come home," said
Lucy, earnestly.

“ And home he shall come! The water

I shall give up its secret.”

“The water!.” cried the girl with a
start.

“ Yes. Now, Miss Lucy, if you will
agree to one thing, and that is not to
issue the new reward till you see me
again—"

“ Why, certainly, I can agree tothat
proposition. I did nottellhim when I
would increase the reward.” .

“ Just hold it back, then. You won’t
have to pay a dollar for your father's
return."

“ Why not?" '

“ Simply because Toby Tip & Co. won’t
charge you‘ a cent for their services.”

“ Oh, it’s to be your .work, is it?”

Toby smiled. '

" It looks that way," said he.~

“ But I don’t see how you’re going to'

bring him back. Why, you are boys and
this matter is puztling the police of the
city.” r’ '

“ We‘re boys only in Years,~miss,” an-
swered Toby, proudly. "I fancy Toby
Tip & Co. can do some things fairly well,
and this matter in particular." / . _

The boy picked up his hat and crossed
the room. ‘

“ When will you report? ”

“ Not later than to-morrow night.”

“ I shall bein suspense till then," re—
plied Lucy. ‘

“I don‘t think we shall, miss. Now,

don’t let that rascal play out his hand.-

for it‘s the-coolest one ever played in.

this city- He’s held all the trumps till"
now, and thinks he will hold .themtili

the close of the game, but-he won’t.” ’
“ I'm pleased to hear atop say that."
Toby passed/from are ..mansion and
walked away.  ., t ' _i-‘.'~
“He’s playing his/last handf'he said

.to himself.,- "‘It’s"Nick,NOSgle's last

me, and he seems to realize it. Jack
onaard jsaid theother night that the

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days.
ment’s notice."

Once more under cover of night, the '

figure of Toby Tip moved towards the-
docks, and there he was joined by Zip,
who had been waiting for him.

“ How goes it, Zip?”

“ She's there yet.”

“ Who's gone on board or left the ves- , .

sel? ” .

“Nick is ober dar now—jes‘ went
aboard.”

Toby went down the pier and taking
up a station behind a lot of bales near
the suspected vessel fell to watching her
closely.

Zip had glided off in another direction
and the dock ferret with his senses on
the alert was playing the last hand in
the exciting game of the broker mys-
tery.

By and by he saw two figures quit the
vessel and appear on the pier.

They were Jack Connard and Nobby
Nick.

He did not follow them as they moved
off, but sprang up and darted across the
plank and climbed like a squirrel to the
Strongbow's deck.

For the second time since the open-
ing of the game' he dropped cat-like
upon the planks and looked about him.

He saw no one.

From a distant part of the ship came
the refrain of a sailor’s song, and Toby’s
ears caught the sound and he listened
closely, as if he wanted toVremember the
chorus.

As the song died away he bounded
forv'vard and went down the main lad-V
der. .
He knew where he wanted to go.

The sight he had seen over the top of
a. certain door on the vessel was still
fresh in his mind, and he knew where
that door was. ,'

Toby Tip soon stood near the portal
and saw beyond the crevices a dim light.

“ He's there yet," thought the boy de-
tective. “I have again come back to
Lincoln Lore’s prison." ..

He was 'in the act of laying hands on
the latch when he heard voices behind
him, and upon looking over his shoulder
be perceived a light bearing down upon
him. »

Behind it moved a man. Whose stale
wart figure the boy saw, and while he

She’s ready to pull out at 

watched it he stood ready for defense.-

Was he to be balked now?

Toby had not come-t0 the heart of the ~
Strongbow unarmed. and now he felt'
that ,he would have to use his weapons. ,

In an instant. he leaned against the
door’ with a revolver in his hand.
Discovery was imminent.

'01: came the light, and the corridor ,
was so narrow-that it would be impoli- '

sible for the.bearer ot‘the lantern to
pass Toby without a collision.
Suddenly up went the boy. ,spy's. arm,
and he covered the man. behind the
light. ~

“ Halt‘there!" said the boy ferret in ’1

low but distinct voice. I
“Jericho! what’s- that?” cried the‘
other, stopping short and, throwing up

a gun."
" As
stand where’ you’are,” was the answer.
“lYou won’t be hurt if you Obey 1119‘”
“ If-r~obey-you ?

not Cap’n ,Sellers?
can’t.” . ‘ .
“You can and you will,” said To

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I But, kid—”

.‘  ' “ Come, don’t ‘kid’ me,” and the boy’s

"~'*‘revolver seemed to approach Mr. Burns's

.head. “I am in dead earnest. I want
that door open. You can open it."

“It wasn’t locked by me.”

“Perhaps not, but it comes open, Jim
Burns, or you'll measure your lengthen
the floor with a bullet in your head.”

“You don’t mean that? That would
be murder.”

“ It would be justice. Open the door! ”

Toby stepped aside as he finished so
as to let the sailor at the door, and he

saw Jim Burns move toward it.

“ Do you know who’s in there?” asked
the burly sailor.

“ I think I do, and I guess you know,

, too." ' 1

Burns seemed to daily with the lock,
and Toby became disgusted.

“I’ll count three, Mr. Burns,” said the
boy.

The sailor started and went to work

z." again.

3., “ Who’s out there?” suddenly rang out
i _ a gruff voice from behind another door
 a little distance away.

 “ That’s the captain, and he’s a devil!”
 said Burns. “Captain Sellers is laid
 ‘ up with a broken leg and he can’t bear
,3"3 to have any noise on shipboard.”

‘ 7, - Toby did not stir. '

 . “Go and tell Captain Sellers that I
 . am herein the name of the law, and
' :37. that the man in yender must be given up
' ‘ instanter.” .

Jim Burns looked' toward the cabin
from which the gruff voice had come,
but did not move.

“ You won’t eh? Then, open the door
before you. One—” ‘

 . “ Curse you! you can’t get to the wharf
‘ I. with him if you liberate him!” cried
Burns. . .

“ Never mind! that." _

 . Jim Burns turned for the third time

‘  and a key clicked in the lock.

' ' He flung the door open and then
turned upon TObY-

 .. “March inside, Mr. Burns!” he com-
. i mended.
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a “You!” and as the sailor crossed the

i threshold a man sprung forward, and

 Toby continued: “ NOW, stand where
ag'ii you are, Jim." a. r

at? The'sailor halted and looked at the‘
 man Who had just left his bunk. '

 “ Mr. Lore, you will tie that man you-

'  der and come with me," said Toby to
‘ the prisoner of the cabin.

There was. cry, accompanied by p.-
siart, and the captive looked first at the
boy detective and then at Jim Burns.

A rope lay aeross'a beam overhead,
and suddenly the broker jerked it down.

“ Make a clean 10b? of it!” remarked
Toby. “ I’ll show you if y0u don’t quite

 know how to secure the 1" seal.”

’  " Don't touch me! " roe. ' Burns. “ If
‘ you. do r11 yell and alarm the ’crew."

I ‘5‘5You will never alarm another crew! ”
waa'the retort fromnthe  “Now,
vt‘gpvto work, Mr. Lore. ” I ' ‘
f.“iYou"-seem to know me. said the as-
.mgt‘onished *p‘ri‘soner. ' 

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“ As the broker, eager now to tie hm
,‘But‘nb, threw the rope around that
worthy’s body a sound was heard beyond
est-he dear. v
Jimsnarns smiled. :
",Qllick’l‘MrgLore, thump him on the
William ed-TObY. ' ‘ ‘

 The ,'_..er'<s arm was lifted in midair,
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CHAPTER XV.
AN INTRACTABLE CAPTIVE.

Nick Noggles went away from the
home of Lucy Lore with an exalted
opinion of himself.

“VVe’re in luck, just as I said we’d
be,” he cried.’ “We’ll win the game
and rake in the money as easy as pick-
ing it up in the street. It was about
the slickest job ever put up in the city,
and we can’t fail now.”

He made his way to the wharf and
boarded the Strongbow, going at once
to a certain part of the vessel, where
he met his old friend and co~plotter, Jack
Connard.

“It’s all right, Jack,” said Nick in
transports of glee. “I‘ve just seen the
girl and she’s agreed to increase the
reward, and in a little while We’ll have
the purse in our hands.”

“But you want to see that there’s no
slip this time."

“I’ll see to that. Of course there’ll
be no slip, for I’ll have everything so
fixed that when the broker gets home
the cash will be in our hands and the
old ship under way.”

“ That’s it,” said Jack. “Now, if the
boys are safe and they must be—"

“The young dock vermin?” answered
Nick. “ They’re perfectly safe and won’t
trouble us any more.” .

“I’m glad we’re out of the woods,"
grinned the mate. “ You see, Nick, I’ve

not been feeling very good of late. I’ve-

had one or two startling dreams—”

“ I’ve had my fortune told,” broke
in Nick with a laugh. “The old woman
told me that I would soon be looking
out from beh d the bars of Sing- Sing
and that I wo (1 never come back to her
and say that she couldn’t read the fu-
ture.”

“But it’s all 0. K. at last, thank for-
tune.” I

“Yes; how is he now? ”

“All right. He’s been rather quiet
for a day.or two, as if he takes it for
granted that we have the bulge on him.

He still refuses to write a letter home ‘

saying that the reward had better be
increased; in this he shows his nerve,
but he’ll weaken before long."

“He don't have to weaken, for the
girl will attend to the money part ofuit,
and the moment we get the gold in our
hands the cage door opens.” ‘ . ,

“ Would you like to see him? ” eagerly
asked Jack. .

“ I don’t care if I do.”

The men rose and Jack Connard led
Nobby Nick down a narrow corridor and
stopped at a door.

“You know how to play the hand‘

out." and the burly mate with a glance
at his companion.

Nick nodded.

In another moment the mate unlocked
I111: door and Nozzles crossed the thresh-
o .

The little room was well, lighted from

without and Nick saw a man lying on a
s ‘ "

moved, and Lincoln Lore, the, missing
broker, sat up. . .. . . 
.“ Good day,” said Nick.
here yet, I see.” i
' For a moment the man of Wall street
did not reply, but his face grew red.
-“I on’t understand this,” .he said to

“ You are

‘Nick. “ You’re my friend, aren’t you?”
'- _ “I am nothing less; I have always

been your friend, and you know that I
V0314!!!) anything in my power for you.”
“ Thenget me out of this place.”

"‘I would like to do that, but 1111- .

fortunately; I seem to be in the same
boat." "  I ‘

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As the plotter came forward, the figure

 

“What, do' you tell me that you are a.
prisdner on this vessel?”

“ Unfortunately I am,” said Nick, with.
the coolness of the practiced villain. “I
have been seized by some enemy, and am
allowed a little more liberty than your-
self, but am a captive all the same. In
other. words, I am a caged eagle, and I
wish we could devise a plan for escape.”

The imprisoned broker looked at the
speaker in doubt just what to think of
his reply, and at last his face seemed to!
soften in looks.‘

“Who’s at the
scheme?” said he.

“ I cannot say. Haven’t you seen your
enemies? ”

“Not fairly. I have grown tired of‘
guesSing, but I believe it'is a plot for"
ransom money, and I have been advised

bottom of this

to send home for ten thousand dollars

with which to get myself out of this trap.
But I won’t compromise with crime.”

“Your daughter might take up your
case and pay the sum.”

“ Lucy can do as she likes, but I doubt
if she will compromise with these
precious rascals. I would sooner rot
here in the hold of this ship than paythe
villains a dollar.”

“ But your business suffers by your
absence.” -

“ It does. I have lost largely, but that.
is nothing compared to my determin-
ation not to compromise with these?
wretches. - It is worse than Italian brig»
andage, and the greatest outrage I ever'
heard of.”

.“ I should think the police would take
the matter-in hand.”

“They may not have heard of it. It.
may be supposed that I have gone away
on business, but my child must have the-
shivers over my prolonged absence."

Nick crossed his legs and looked cool-
ly at the victim of the plot.

He saw how completely Lincoln Lore:
was in' his hands.

“ If I had your money,” said he, insin-
uatingly, “ I believe I would compromise
rather than witness the ruin of my busi-
ness.”

“ What, let them rob me? My dear fel-r-
low, Iwill never'do that. Never! "

“ In the‘ event of .this vessel sailing
suddenly we would be carried to un-
known ports.”

“Let it be to the end of the world! ”’
cried the broker, striking the round
table with his fist. ” I won’t compromise
with them; there! ”,

Nick Noggles drew back from the def

termined man.

"‘I can’t help myself. I am ‘in the»
hands of some inveterate foe. and must'
take my chances. I haven't any ready
money at my command to pay a ransom,
and must-wait till I am released, if that.
day ever comes. I was taken from my
lodgings at night‘and spirited here, and
I can’t tell who did it." '

" But you know who your enemies
are. I don't.” ‘ ‘

.“ I never thought you had any foes.”

“ Neither did I till the blow‘fell," said
the broker. , “ It is a mystery to me, but-
I have nearly come to the conclusion
that it is simply blackmail.” 5

Nick then' told the broker that histinie ,_ "‘

was up, saying that he had bribed‘ a.

ailor to let him have a talk with him,,’ .‘ . 

nd as he walked to the door he said:

“ I have just overheard a conversatibni
which leads me to believe that this shim 1

will quit the harbor to-morrow.”'

“ Let it sail! ” was the answer. “ It can. .

carry me to the ends of- the woridz‘; lint
they shan’t rob Lincoln, Lore! ” "i ‘
As the door closedxon theQIOCtW-tha’
broker sprang across  room uni.
placed his ear against the portal-

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He heard voices in the corridor.

“Is he firm yet?” asked one of the
men.

“ As firm as a post.” '

“And you couldn’t do anything with
him?” ;

” Not a thing.”

“ He would not offer the reward sug-

 gested the other day? ”

“ Not a dollar of it."

“But the girl will. There‘s where we’ll
beat him. We’ll get his money all the
same, eh, Nick? ”

“ That we will.
Jack! "

Then the voices died away and the
captive broker started- back with the
whitest of faces and a look of astonish-
ment in his eyes. -

“I see it all now,” he cried. “That
elegant devil is at the bottom of the
whole matter, and it is his plot. Why
didn’t I think of this before? Why didn't
I get to the bottom of the scheme long
ago? I never heard of such a devilish
plot for a man’s money, and I’m now
convinced that he will do anything.”

.Nick Noggles and Jack Connard
walked laughing down the ship’s corri—
dor, and the man shut up in the little
cabin lost the sound of footsteps and
voices.

The discovery of Nick Noggles’ treach-
ery fell upon the broker like a thunder-
bolt.

It fairly stunned him, and he retreated
to the table where he threw himself into
a chair. .

All at once he reached up and jerked
a little rope which was suspended from
the ceiling. . 4. ..

During his imprisonment his every

Beat us if they can,

[want had been supplied, and all he had

to do whenever he wanted anything was

to pull the cord. and a man" would. come. .

He waited for the servant, and the
, moment the little slide in the door was

‘ ushed forward and he‘saw the sailor’s

. see there, he said: .
“ Tell the gentleman to come back——

the one who. was permitted to see me!

Just now.” -
. The face vanished and Lincdln Lore
. plantedrhimself near the door; ,. .

“I guess he’s relented,” said Nick, to
as taken by 'the
-'sailor. “ I think we’l have the reward
from him and the girl both. That will
be a double pull, you see, Jack! ’.'

He went off laughing toward the brok-
er’s room, and unlocked the door.

As he tepped inside he was seized by
the broker’s :hands and thrownf‘against
the boards. ‘ ._ - “

’ “I' know you now! " cried Lincoln
"Lore. “ I see through the whole infernal
plot. I intend to kill you here." * Ni k

c

He, was 'as furious as, a 'tigerpand
Noggles felt the hands of his assailant
digging their way toward his windpipe,

- a while he. could hardly articulate a Word.

.“Itfs your'work. It’s your plot, and
you’re playing. for high stakes,” ‘con-
tinned the maddened‘broker.’ '“'I' shall
hold you. here till I see your life go out.

V .It’s aEpoor game which two cannot play

"H.

' 1'." at, and you, shall‘ discover it ,to- your

everlasting sorrow.” 4

 But " Nick, rendered desperate by the.

fsituation. managedto loosen the hands a
, for help ‘ rang
'thrbushout the,ship‘.  .- . 1,

Jack Connard: heard it,: and sprang
 «maths corridor withgreat speed;t . .‘
a  . Into thereon hee‘ifushed, and took in:
 situstion «in. a'vmoment. .  g I ‘ ; I,
. Jack,  as strong as a giant, and his
"hm mavementawas..to so egthe broker:
fig! f bend his hasty;wa ill'he throat-1. '

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This procedure frightened Nick, and
he tore Jack’s hands loose.

Don‘t kill the goose of the golden egg,
Jack! Just throw him over on the sofa.
He was playing a little game of his own
—that’s all.” ' I

Jack relented and did this, and the
two worthies betook themselves from
the cabin.

 

CHAPTER XVI.
A FLIGHT you mm.

The scenes we have just described hap-
pened the afternoon of the day which
was still“ to witness Toby Tip’s second
invasion of the Strongbow, and his par-
tial rescue of the missing gold-bug by
using Jim Burns as a means of getting
into the little cabin.

The moment the broker, at Toby’s sug-
gestion. felled the sailor and saw him
sink an inanimate mass to the floor, the
noises in the corridor strangely grew
still. '

“Come!” cried the boy ferret. “ Now’s
our time.” .

Toby and the broker rushed from the
cabin, the boy taking care to shut the
door and lock it on the outside, thus im-
prisoning Jim Burns, and in another
instant they were making their way to-
ward the leader.

The boy detective still carried the re—
volver, which he intended to use if an
emergency arose, and they succeeded in
gaining thelladder without molestation.

But as the boy was half way up the
ladder, with the broker just behind him,

,he ,heard a loud voice on deck.

It was the voice of Jack Connard. \

The burly mate, who had given them
so much trouble, had I me between
again, and the situation looked trouble-
Some.

“ Keep close to me," said the boy to
his friend, the broker. “We may have
to fight for freedbm before we enjoy, it.”

They emerged upon the deck, and the
young ferret saw before him Jack and
another sailor, who in another moment
would have come down the ladder.
’. ‘3 Haiti” cried the mate.

Toby covered himywith the revolver,
thrusting it‘for'ward with a good deal
of pleasure, for he cordially hated Jack,
and the big fellow recalled with an ex-
clamation of terror.

“Stand back!” cried the boy. " We are
going to quit this vessel, and. the man
who‘interferes with our intention is lia-

ble to fall dead in his tracks."
"It’s both 0’ them!" said Ja ’ ‘com- ‘

panion. “In' heaven’s 'name,’ ow did

There was no answer from Jack, for

his eyes seemed'on weave of quitting

his head, and he stared at Toby and the
broker as they moved . forward ' coolly
and with vigilance. -  ‘ ' a

f‘ The plank’s gone! Yen can’t get
ashore.‘ It’s been" pulled in for the
nightd? ‘ . g ,

ens glance was sufficient to show that

this'was’ the truth. and it seemed to give

Jack Connard a good deal of satisfac-
tion. ‘ ‘ '

_" Put lit-down! " thundered the boy fer—f
rot." ‘ '  '4 “  «6 ~.
“ Can't 1‘ do that, boy. It’s aginf' or?
dare.” ' ' ' - ‘ ‘    

' ".' Whose orders? ” '
f'Thecap’n’js'.” . ,    '
“ You will, disobey“ the. napalm ” said

the boy.’ ‘f‘Put down -.s‘ne "gangp‘lank."

-:¢-’Still‘- Jack hesitat dj‘i‘fdra‘ '5, g" himself

up toxhis true heigigfiand  gas at the

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Toby moved a step nearer and ilk;
two men looked at one another.  '  "

At that moment something came eve p
the side of the Strongbow and dropped:
like a cat upon the deck.

Toby uttered a cry. of joy.

It was Zip Coppers! ‘1 ,

The darkey detective came forward, . ‘-
seen by Jack, who greeted him with an
oath, and planted himself beside his
friend.

“The plank is up, Zip,” said Toby, in  
lowered tones, “and I’ve just ordered
Jack Connard to replace it."

“Dat’s de thing. You heard Toby,
sir?”

Jack threw a curse at the dusky boy
and glared again at Toby Tip. '

“ Down with the plank. Jack!"

There was doom in the boy’s voice,
and Jack Connard, with a look at the
open hatch moved in the right direction.

His companion followed him.

Covered by the revolver, the two men
lifted the plank and ran it out upon the
edge of the wharf, and Tob'y told the
broker to go forward.

This Lincoln Lore was eager and
ready to do, and in a moment he had
stepped upon the plank.

Toby covered the retreat, keeping his
face turned toward the sullen and beat—
en mate, and at last stepping upon the
Plank himself.

“ Well see you later,” he said.

“When?”

f‘ You know when.”

" Come whenever you can, but don’t
forget «that Jack Connard is a lion in
your path.” ' r

“ You’ve already been that, but lions 
even get the, worst of the battle some-
times. Good-night." ' .5 ~=

Jack sprang forward as Toby vanished, 
but he stopped suddenly ‘and whirled ' .7 .
upon his friend. 
. .“TheY’I'e gone, Joe. There must be ,,
some treachery on board the ship. Did
Jim betray us?" ‘ ' . “3

“We’ll go and see.” “

The. two, Worthies rushed below‘ and-x1;
found the deer of the broker’s prison-9
locked. ' , ~ , 
. Jack threw his figure against it and. /
crashed it. in, rushing forward to find ‘ :
Jim Burns on the floor still unconscious. 

“ The hey did it—did it himself,” he
cried, looking up at hiscompanion. “ Joe, 
the broker is gone and the young deck, -.
rat has turned the tables on us all." ‘i 

" We must alarm Nick.” . V ’ "

"That’s. right, ‘They’ll swoop down.\;.._2
upon Nick likeeagles now. and if they”
catch him it wiil_"’be all day with us.” ,'

Jack rushed: awn deck, but could not. C
seetanyth‘ingflof the-late captivesle the "
p0,. Ski-r. 'vl V.\\‘. [K ’ .
‘ Meantimegi-TOby and his frignds._were is
some distanqiefromthe damage“ 'a carm‘ “
riage was'jzyspidly bearing‘,all'three 9781::
the stones. Of New York.. " ", ' ,
r 'The broker was silent, but tho‘ughtful. .:'-‘

He 'wbsi going home nfidflbaek from the
clutches of as gr‘eat‘i-a lot of scoundrelo,

      

      
     
    
     
        
    
  
    

 

  

    
 
  

      

  
    
       
     
    
     
     
     
    

  

  
       
    
           
     

       
     
    
    
        

 
 

     
        
     
    
  
  
  
    

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9 Who is this Boston you’ve been tell 
in: me about? ” he suddenly asked'TQby‘ , .
. :‘l‘LIOf Boston we :ltnow but little, but we ‘-i
khaw enough-[to that he’s out with
Nick Nogglpg‘,”,ifi;%ifi ready to tell, aléih
knows aboutjim. .. a "

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'way as Lucy fell upon her father’s bos-

om.

“ Now! ” cried Toby, seizing Zip’s arm,
“ we must strike fast from this time on.
They will warn Nick, and if we rest a
moment the bird will escape.”

“ Dat's wot!” exclaimed the darkey
detective, and the following minute the
boys were going away in the same car-
riage. _

They left the vehicle some distance
from the broker's house and took it
afoot. .

In a short time they turned up in front

I of Nick‘s residence and saw that every-

thing was dark beyond the door.

“De bird‘s gone already," said Zip.

" It looks that way. boy; but let us
hope not.” '

They did not tarry very long there,
but bolted toward the wharf, where they
stopped with a singular cry.

The Strongbow was backing from her
moorings, and the noises on deck were
understood by the boy ferrets.

Was Nick Noggles out of their way?

Had he been warned by Jack or Perry,
and was the archrascal of the plot about
to escape justice?

But suddenly the voice of'a man rang
out above the noises on board the slowly
moving vessel.

“ Dat’s Cap‘n Sellers’ voice,” said Zip.

The old Vessel seemed to be arrested
in her flight by the Captain’s commands,
and then came back to her wharfage.

“ He won’t let her go! " cried Toby.

The almost breathless boys stood in
the shadow of a lot of bales and watched.

" There's mutiny on deck,” said Toby
in a whisper.

“ Let ’em fight hit out, Tobe. Dey can’t
reach us,” smiled Zip. “Hlt‘s wolf an’
wolf, an’ dey might as well tear one an-
other to pieces as enny one.” '

“This ship shin‘t go to-night,” said
the loud, stern voice of Captain Sellers.
“ I can’t go to sea with a broken leg, and
there’s some rascality afoot which has
been going on without my knoWledge.”

“Never mind him, men,” replied Jack
Connard. “ This Vessel puts to sea to-
night. Seize the Captain! ”

“ If you dare!”

Toby and Zip could see that the great-
est excitement reigned on board the
Strongbow, and they caught sight of a
figure supposed to be Captain Sellers,
which was firmly planted against a mast.

“ Death will strike the first man who
disobeys me! ” said the same stern voice.
“ I am captain of this vessel, and I will
see that we remain here till our time's
up."

This seemed to quiet the others, but'

suddenly a man sprang over the Strong-
bow's side and came down upon the pier
like a huge ape.

“ Don’t shoot him! " cried Captain Sel-
lers. “The law will deal with him in the
city."

The escaping Party came toward the
concealed boys, and looked over his
shoulders as he vanished toward Teazer’s
place of business. ‘

“ Dat war Jack Connard, de mate,"
said Zip.

Toby nodded, as he watched the man,
and then he clutched Zip’s arm.

“He’ll warn Nick! ” cried he. “ They

will escape if we don’t pounce Upon the
precious pair. I’m confident now that
Nick isn’t on board the Strongbow. and
we must take care of him.”
. The boy ferrets darted after Jack, and
did not lose sight of him till he van-
iShed into a crowd which had been at-
tracted by a fire, and the boys looked in
vain for him.

“ Never mind. We must 80 back to

 

Nick’s haunt,” said Toby. “He is in
Pell street, in the place where we left
the little Chinaman in the pit. Come,
Zip."

Eager to play the last hand of the ex-
citing chase, the boys darted away and
left Jack Connard to take care of him-
self.

“De cap‘n had de sand, eh, Tobe?”
said Zip.

“That he had, and he would have shot
Jack Connard but for his lucky escape.
Captain Sellers doesn't seem to have
been in the plot at all."

Ten minutes later the boy detectives
were in the vicinity of Nick's retreat, and
there they stopped to round up their
plans.

The old house, so well furnished in-
side, still looked dark, and they won-
dered if the bird was still in the gilded
cage.

 

CHAPTER XVII.
THE TRII'MI‘II or roar TII’ & co.

In the house occupied by Nick Nog-
gles, the rascal of the deep-laid game
against the broker's wealth, a different
scene from the one outside, was taking
place.”

Nick was at home.

The sleek villain was in his own dom-
icile and in the parlor, but was not tak—
ing his ease.

He seemed to look worn out and cast
down, as if impending fate brooded over
him while he stood at the little table in
the middle of the room.

He did not know that the tireless ene-
my was so near, nor did he dream that
startling events then were taking place
on board the Strongbow. '

“I wish Perry would come,” he said,
watching the door impatiently. “He
promised to come by this time, and
there’s Choo Chin, my porter: I can’t find
the yellow rat."

Ah, if he had looked in the right place
he might have found his yellow guard,
but Nick did not dream that that very
moment the man from the Flowery King-
dom was underneath that very floor.

Toby and Tip watched the house.

No one entered it, and at last they
resolved to play their hand out and see
where the master spirit of the plot was.

“ Now for it. Zip," said Toby to his
companion. “You’re ready, eh? "

“Always dat way, Toby.”

As they were in the act of leaving
their retreat a figure came down the
sidewalk at a rapid gait and mounted the
steps.

“ Look! " cried Toby. “ It’s Jack! ”

“ Connard, the mate 0’ de Strongbow!’

Yes, the runaway sailor and would-be
mutineer was there, perhaps to warn
his master, and the hand of the burly
ruflian was on the knob when Toby
leaped forth.

“Hands off there! ”

Jack turned as if his death sentence
had been spoken, and his hand flew to
his hip at sight of the boy detective.

“The kid ferret! We havermet, boy,
for the last time.”

“Not quite so fast, Mistah Connard,"
exclaimed another voice as a lithe form
appeared in view, and the mate of the
Strongbow looked with a frown into the
gleaming eyes of Zip Coppers.

“ You. too? ” cried the cornered man.

“ Whar you find Toby Tip you usually
find his shadder, Zip,” was the answer,
and Jack saw that he was at the mercy
of the boy pards.

The? commanded him to come down
from the step. which he did with reluct-
ance, and stood on the pavement at the
boys' mercy.

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“Throw your pistol into the gutter! "
commanded Toby.-

Jack growlineg did so.

“Now go!" commanded the boy de-
tective.

“What; don’t you want me?”

“You‘ll turn up if we do, no fears of
that,” smiled Toby. “We want the head
bird just now.”

“ Do you mean Nick?”

“ Yes, Nobby Nick. Or would you like
to ring him up and greet him as he opens
the door, Jack? "

“I'll do nothing of the kind—not to
save your necks! "

“Very well. Be ofi, then!"

This unexpected leniency stunned the
mate of the Strongbow, but he moved
away. with alacrity, taking a last look
over his shoulders at the triumphant
young beagles.

“Now, ring!” ordered Toby. ‘

The clear tones of the bell were heard
in the hall, at which Nick, in the parlor,
started, dropping the pen with which he
was writing at the table.

“It's Perry at last!”
why does he ring?
and—"

He crossed the room without suspicion,
but in the hall he halted and thrust one
hand deep into his pocket.

“ Maybe, after all, it’s not Perry. One’s
got to be cautious now. It’s the ticklish
part of the game. and the cards must
be played well if we expect to~rake in
the stakes.”

He went to the door and unlocked it,
and as he opened it stepped back a lit-
tle.

“Is that you, Perry? ” he asked.

“Not quite, Nick, alas! " and an agile
figure bounded into the hall to be swiftly
followed by another. “ I don’t think you’ll
see Perry here to-night.”

The man recoiled against the wall and
stared at the two boys who faced him
under the strong hall gaslight.

He knew that the jig was up!

“ The broker’s at home,” informed
Toby. “The Strongbow no longer holds
its captive and you are our prisoner! ”

Prisoner of those two boys!

No wonder Nick glared at the two fer-
rets with the fierceness of a wolf.

“You're the essence of impudence to
thus invade a man's own house,” he
cried. “This is about the coolest bit 0'
business I ever heard of.”

“ Not as cool as the abduction of Lin-
coln Lore from his office in Wall street.
That was a crook game which still puz-
zles the police of Gotham, but we’ve
solved the mystery and intend to send
you behind the bars, for the villain that
you are! ”

Nick fairly frothed.

“ I wish 'I had crushed you when I had
you in my hands,” he grated, address-
ing Toby Tip.

“ Why didn’t you? There’s many a slip
twixt Nick and Tip,‘ eh?” The rascal
was too mad to speak, but into the par-
lor at the m zzle of their weapons he
was driven; t en he was forced to sit
down while the eager Zip bound him to
the chair.

“ Did you find de pig-tail, Mistah Nog-
gies?” asked the dusky lad.

“Choo Chin? No, the scamp ran 0!!
iii: the wrong time, and I failed to find

[n.9,

“Mebbe he's in de.pit yit, Toby?"

"111 the Pit?" almost roared the ras-
cal. “You didn’t leave the poor devil
down there? ”

“ We did. It‘s nigher China dan de
floor.” grinned Zip.

Then the boys investigated; and, sure
enough, Choo Chin was found at the
bottom of the pit, and when brought up

said he. “But
He has the key

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he was on the verge of suspended ani-
mation, but a few teaspoonsful of bran—
dy revived him and he rolled his almond
eyes about till he caught sight of Nick
in the chair—at which sight he shut his
lids, as if to see it no more.

It was indeed a dead beat.

A silent, sullen prisoner was taken to
the nearest station house that night, and
the chargeagainst him was of such im-
portance as to make the prison keeper
a much surprised man.

Lincoln Lore soon heard of the head
villain’s arrest, and before morning a
lot of officers guided by Toby secured
the others who were in the secret and
brought them from the Strongbow.

Jack Connard was picked up at an 0b-
scure sailor‘s boarding house, where he
was in hiding, and in a few hours the
whole gang was in the cells of the sta-
tion.

Boston also came to the front and
turned squarely against his old master,
Nick. He much: helped to tighten the
coils about the human lizard, though
they would have been sufficiently tight-
ened by the boy detectives, who, without
the aid of the headquarters detectives, or
the noted specials on the case, had se-
cured one of the greatest victories in the
annals of recent city crime.

Lincoln Lore’s imprisonment on board
the Strongbow became the topic of the
hour, and he was called upon to retell it,
time and again, until every reporter had
had a turn at him.

Of course Miss Lucy was rejoiced over

 

her father’s return, and when she offered I

to enrich the two shoulder-to-shoulder
detective pards who had brought him
back'and punished the guilty, Lincoln
Lore added a neat little sum to the
original reward, so the cash account of
Toby Tip & Co. got a wonderful boom:

The trials of the conspirators drew a
large crowd of people, all of whom re-
joiced to see justice meted out to the ex-
ecrable rogues.

Nobby Nick had a chance to ponder
over the Swift vengeance of justice be—
hind the bars of Sing Sing, and perhaps
he recalled Mother Apples’ prophecy.

Certain it is that the old woman fre-
quently referred to it to her customers,
and said that it was only one of her
wonderful revealments, all of which se-
cured for her added business at her
fruit stand, and not a little to do in the
fortune-telling line.

Some months after the finish of the
game, Boston led Miss Lucy to the altar,
and our friends, Toby and Zip, were in-

terested spectators of the happy event,

Truly it was a marvelous bit of de-
‘tective work, but Toby always referred
to it as a “soft snap," saying that from
the first he believed that Nobby Nick
Noggles had a hand in it, and that the
missing broker was a prisoner on the
Strongbow.

I need not add that Toby Tip & Co. are
still on the trail and doing business “ at
the same old stand.”

THE END.

 

 

 

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Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s D:rk Days.
Deadwood Dick Jr., Dolled.
Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s, Double Device.
Deadwood Dick, Jr’.s. :u.......:- Venturo. ‘
Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s, ' "" cc. ’
T Deadwood Dick Jr.’s, loyal Flush.
81! Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s "cad-of.
816 Deadwood Dick. Jr.'l. Rival.
8 I Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s,
Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s. Scoop.
4 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s. l'rox .
Deadwood Dick. Jro’s, Clutc . '
Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s, III h "one.
Deadwood Dick Jr.. at cvil’s Gulch.
Dead wood Dick, J r.’s. DcathloIe llustlo.
Deadwood Dick. Jr.'s Bombshell.
R70 Deadwood Dick, .lr.. In Mexico.
Deadwood Dick. Jr’s Decoy Duck.
, Deadwood Dick, Jr. In Silver Pocket.
891 Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s, Dead-Sure Gallo.
Deadwood Dick, .lr.'s, Double Drive.
904 [Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s. Trade-Mark.
9ND [Deadwood ck, Jr“ at TI -'l‘op.
Old Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s Dooble-Dccker.‘
Deadwood Dick. Jr., st Dollarville.
984 Deadwood Dick, .lr.. In Flash Flats.
Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s. Fbakc-u .
Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s. Double Irwin
Deadwood Dick. Jr.’s. Right. Bower.
957 chadwood Dick, Jr.’s. Ten-Strike.

, Deadwood Dick, .lr.’s, Gold-Dust.
9f] Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s. Oath,

 

 

 

 

 

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190 Dandy Durke; or. The Tigers. oi High Pine.

319 Faro Frank 3 or. Dnndv Dsrke'l Go-Down Psrds

818 The Hustler Rogue-Catcher.

888 Poker l’eire’s Double Dodge,

851 The Tie-To Sport; or, High Husillng oi Sinnen’ Fist.
888 Monte Saul. the Sport.

901 Diamond Da vc, the Gilt-Edge shooter,

919 Crack-Shot Daisy’s Drop,

Dill he Sfiort in Velvet; or, Big Burt’s Blnfl'.

.45 Billy ird’s Bonanla: or. The Rook-Ravens’ Root-Ont.
90. Flip-Fla Fred at llurd Fun

909 The Gir Sport-Shadow"; or. Clark’s Close Shove.

Deadwood chk Jr.. in Bcclsebub’s Basin. ‘

 

 

BUFFALID BILL N 0VELS.

BY COL. PRENTXSS lNGP-AHAM.

969 Buffalo llill's Rush Ride: or, burs-Slim. the illgh-Flyer.
964 lluifalo Bill’s Decoy; or, The Arizona Crack Shot.

953 lluli’alo Bill‘s Mazeppa—(‘hasm

948 lluli'alo Hill’s Snap-Shot : or, Wild Kid's Texan Tully
942 llull’alo‘lilll‘s Tough Tussle.

936 Buffalo Bill’s lloy Mahcui; or, Joe Jurvis' llohhup.
929 iluil‘ulo liill‘s (‘rack-shot l'ard.

6.30 liuil'alo Bill‘s Boy Paul: or, llnitrriIVBilly.

216 lib-on lilli. UN: l'l’im‘e 01 the rind. A

222 lllsoo Bill’s Cine: “7- (int. ihc Bmvo Sport.

BY BI'FFALO BILL.

3 KIDIII King; or, The Red Right Hand.
19 The Phantom H y: mfl he Hint of the Prairie.
55 Deadly-Eye. the inknown Scent. or, The Banded Bloibeihood
6" Border Robin Hood: or,_1‘hc Prairie Rover.
158 Fancy Frank of Colorado: or. The 'l‘npper’s Trust.

BY CAPT. ALFRED B. TAYLOR, ll. 8. A.

191 lluii'alo Billy. the Boy llullwhscker.
194 lluil'alo mu“- lien or. The Gambler 6.1.1..

BY CDLDNEI. i’REN'l‘lSH INGRAIIAM.

 Ne‘v ‘vork Nnt‘u Ilro : or. Ex-Frrrct Sykes’ Bold GIDQ‘
926 New York Nut and I w ’l raiior l‘erret.
920 New York but Trapped.
914 New York )al's 'l hree of a Kind.
903-5 New Y ork hai's Double.
902 New York Kat’s in Colorado.
R96 New York Nat in Gold Nugget Camp.
989 New York Nal’s Deadly Deal.
833 New York Kat's Crook-(Tune.
8?? New York )at’s Trump (‘ard.
3?! New York Nut and the (.‘rave Ghouls.
860 New York hut’s Masked Mascot.
“59 New York Nat. the Cumin ilrirtiive.
Doom’s KIdnuppcr Knock-0|“.
Doovu‘s ’l‘cn [ill-Ike.
Doom’s Flash "and.
Doom's Death-Grip; or, The Detective by Destiny.
Doom's IDesIIII)‘; or, 'I hr River Blacklez’s Terror. 1
Doom or. 'I hr Shorts and Sharin- oi New York.
Doom In Boston: or, A Man oi Many Masks.
Doom in Phil-ago.
798 Dick lDoom in the “lid “'esi.
808 Dick Doom’s (lean Fuccp: or, Five Links in sCluc.
808 Dick Doom’s Dcth flue.
Hill Dick -Doom’s Diamond Deal.
819 Dick lDoom’s (ilrl Main-oi.
829 Dick Doom’s Shadow "not.
886 Dick Doom’s Dig lloul.
749 Dashan ('lun-Ileg or,The KentuckyTendcrfcot’sli'irsi'l‘rsll.
756 Dan-hi (‘hariic’s Destiny: or.’l'he Renegade's Csptlnw
760 Dun-bin... ( harlic’s l'nn nce l’ard.
76“ "film"? Charlie, the Rescuer.
‘9? Duck Taylor, King oi the Cowboys.
73? Buck Taylor, the (mom che‘s (‘nKIivm '
743 Buck Tsu'lnl-OI “0’1: Ir,'l'hc Er Rider-oi the Rio Grsnde.
560 Pawnee hill, the Pruirir Shadows-r.
Till Pawnee Bill; or, Curl, illr )lsd Cowboy.
719 Pawnee lllli's i’icdgc: or.'|he (‘owboy‘sDoom.
725 l'awnee lllll: t-r, Dnrihgllick.
692 Ilcdfcrn‘s (‘urlous ('use: r~I.Th¢ RivalShnrpI-
391 "care". at In. ‘11,. Ranch; or,Thr Sharp from Tens.
70. Iledi’ern’l 'lllll "and: 0?, mile Jflc‘fli-
70? Redfern's Lust Trail: or.Thr Red SombreroRsngeu.
. And Filly (Miners.

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‘89 Torn-Cat and Part]; or.Tbr Drsd Set at Silver City.
02! Torn-Pat’s Triad; or, 'l‘hr Afluir at Tomb-tons.
681 Tom Cal’s Terrible Task; or, The Cowboy Detective.
688 Toll-Cat’s Trium is; or. Blsck Dsn's Gust Combine.
54. Captain Cactus t e Chaparral Cork; or, Josh’s Ten Strike
568 The Dandy of Dodge; or, Rnriling ior Millions.
The anCI' sport; or. Josh Peppsrniint‘s Jubilee.
588 Daho- Sol. the Men With s Sbsdnw
801 Ila p llnns. the Dutch Vidncq: or,HotTimcssi. Round-Up
611 Bil a Barnacle, the Deleciive Hercules.
646 Cowboy GI , the Csitle-Rsnge Detective.
65‘! Wurbl ug “ Iiiigm the Mountain Mountebsnk.
065 Jolly Jeremiah, the Plsins Detective.
676 Sits-i limo. the Lookout Scout.
89 Billy the Gyps ." fipyt or, The Mum; ol Two Livss.
99 Simple film, the I'irnnrho Bust": ov.l"or l2 Stakes.
1'1 The Mesmerist Sport: or, The Mystlflcd Detective.
788 Toltec Tom, the Mad Prospector.
745 Kansas Jim. the (‘ross—Cui DeichiVI-
761 Marmaduke. the Moan“. Detective.
178 The Rustler of Rolling Stone.
"‘5 bone "and .l‘oe. the Commitus 010M.
80] Kent Kirby, the High-Kicker from Klllbock.
88' The Doctor Dctc ctivc in Tell“.
87. Two Showman i‘ctcciives in Colorado.
98? Tile Texan Fircbrgnd: or. Brssos Billy’s Snsp.8hot.
901 The Traunp’s Trump-Trick.

BY T. J. FLANAGAN.

909 Midshipman: Dare. the Piratc Cueher.
925 The Young Cowboy Captain.
988 The Two MldshIp-en; or, The Comir-Chsur’s First

Cruise.
949 The Three Llcu‘Ilenants I

959 The Mascot Mi .V I or. The Four Commanders.
96¢ Fighting Jock Sbubrick.

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979 {:1}le the Girl Eliot; cr, Sol Bunker. the Cowboy. By
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980 Tin-cc Detective Paras; or. Nobby Nick’s Big Game,
By T. C. Herbnugh,

981 Buffalo Bill's Fighting Five.
982 Barney Blake, Son 'of a Bel-000k:

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972 Fillsting Jack’s Middlcs; or, Dsndy Dick’s Dash. By
T. J. Flanagan,

By Col. P. l’nzrshsm.
By Herrick.

978 Bantam Bllly, the Corker-Ferret: or. Dunk Duncan's
Double Drop, By). C. Cowdric -

974 "ld Saint‘s Dark Deal; or, Miner Mni’s iron Grip. By
'vn. Perry isrown.
975 Buffalo Bill’s Rifle. Shots; or, The Buckskin Brnvo’t
Lune Trail. Bv Cal. Pu an'flhfllH-
976 The Boy-Spy Detective, 8)' Ned Si. Meyer.
97? Deadwood Dick, Jr-’I. Death-Doom. By min": 1,,
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978 Find; Pa the Street-30v Detective: or, The
Chinflmzn‘s Chem. By J. C. Cowdrlck.
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