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'  E, CHAPTER I.
' can: aux-err JEWEL ROBBERY.

. It‘rwlas a rainy morning, and Nick Carter, Chick and
 fete seated around the long table, covered with
 that stood in the'c‘ente’r of the floor in Nick’s
me; ' ' "I J ‘
 had just concluded their examination of the
  (386%! a  they had caught re-
 had ended in a very satisfactoi'y manner,
 a the dc’t'ecti'vfi confirmed. ‘ '
 against the”  they had captured were
 e and the 11'“th sentenCe he could expect
elite imprisonmentf , ' '
 himself and lit a cigar. _ 

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‘ 3  die-receiver and turned to Nick.

1

“We might as well get them off our hands, so I'll
take them right around now,” and, gathering tog'ether
the papers, which were scattered on the table, he left
the room.

“I'm a little tired of these murder cases,” said Nick.
“We have had a lot of them lately."

“A good smuggling case fer the United States
Government to employ us on would just about hit my
fancy,” said Chick, puffing a cloud of blue smoke into
the air and sliding down into at comfortable position
in the big leather—cushioned armchair in which he sat.

“Well, I don't know,” said Nick, “3 smuggling case
is generally a simple thing after all. All that it re-
quires-to solve it is hard work. Hello !-——there’s a ring
at the telephone.” I
‘ Chick ran to the telephoue and picked up the receiver.
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 “They want us at Janies Hackett’s house? he said,

I ‘ “‘«éigf‘big jeivel robbery—last night.” ' ' '

' ‘  Everybody in New York knows that James Hackett
is one Of the prominent men on Wall Street, president
of one bank, director of several others, and owner of
millions of dollars worth of real estate in the heart of
the city. 1,, ‘ . ,, y , 

Nick raised his eyebrows and east aside his cigar.
“You can come along with me, Chick," he said, “this

looks as if it might pan out to be a big case. Leave I

word for Patsy to run up to Hackett’s house. We may
need hirn. Leave'a note-for him on the‘table. He’ll
 it whenhe comes in.” I - '
y C" Nick drew on his maddntosh,

’73“,  i and, .doaely followed by! Chick, left the house.

n T ,. A passing cab, which they hailed, brought them to
i "  big, brownstone residence of James Hackett, the
 __  whng  oneotthe side streets,.‘just‘ofi
I ’ Fifth Avenue, and they were admitted at once to the

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 hfmlgwith‘a dear. way of pitting things.  . .
1 . i‘ififi-lfit Nick see how the‘i‘land lay_in a few sentences.
,' His *wife had always kept her diamonds and other
 heavy'oakmchestrin a roomsadjoining, her
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been. kept, had been broken open and that. Jeweler:
were missing, VThe ‘jewels' were worth at"th 'fifty
thousand dollars, the banker Said. V i M 

“I have only one clew to‘offer you as to the identity
of the burglar,” said Mr. Hackett. “The thief got
away so quickly that neitherl'iny son nor thyselt saw
just what he was like. Tom, the dog, had a taste of
him, for his teeth and jaws were covered with blood,
and we found this piece of cloth, which he had evidently
torn from“ the leg of his‘trousers.” ” , - r

The banker handed Nick a blood-stained, oval tat-
tered piece of blue serge cloth. r.

Nick examined it carefullyand handed it Over to
Chick for safe keeping without award. ‘ ' '

“Now I would like to see the scene of the 'robbciry,’7
he said, turning to the banker. ‘

“Certainly, sir, certainly,” said the rich 'man, as he 7
led the way upstairs. ’ ' ‘ ~ ‘ "5

A large oaken chest; heavily studded and handed

ith'dull bronze, 'stoodhn "the corner ofithe  
which Nick entered.“ ’ V \ A . r

Nick carefully examined the lock, or rather the place . y
where the lock had been, for the thief, by the artful
use of a:§crewdriver, had, removed the>5crews Which '
held the big lock and lifted it out, , ‘
‘ It lay beside the. chest on the floor.
it curiously. _ t y ,_  ‘ ,  a  y , 
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young man. “Now I’ll just take a look around down~
3 cSaturn's: Chick, you might run around and talk to the

?_ ,‘Nick‘ started - downstairs, followed by Theodore

  who Was evidently anxious [to become ac-
 withithe great detective, for he spoke to him

' several tin—res on the way down. _ I

.r  Nick, however, seemed disinclined for conversation,

I;  answers ’were generally in monosyllables.

_.=:,_.,f‘Eyidentl<y’ the work of a gang of professional burg-

 -Said the, young man as Nick, the banker and he

reached the ground floor. e 7 .7 I

I “Do you  so?" said Nick... I

  in  house is honest”,
.,sureer thatrflzskea Nick.’ _ ‘
“new,” the young mm. “you don’t sup-

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y “if don’t‘suppose anything," said Nick, witha smile.
i ‘ V'tfs‘not my'business.” " ~ ’ i ,
‘“Well‘, so long, Mr. Carter,” said the young man.
' “ust be 05. Wish you succeess’and I hope to'see
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good spirits, thinking that the burglars had received
a' warm reception from Tom, the dog, and nothing
moie” ‘

,,“I see,” said Nick, gravely, glancing keenly at Theo-
dore. “You think that a professional burglar got the
jewels ?”

For some reason or other the smile left the young
man’s face.

“Of course I do,” said Theodore, “but my opinion
can be of little value to a good detective like you."

“Your true opinion is of the very greatest value,”
said Nick, still keeping his eyes fixed on the young
man’s face. ~

Mr. Theodore Hackett evidently didn’t like the way
the detective looked at him.

'/ “Good~day,” he said, and left the :room.

Theodore Hackett left the house a moment later and,
Nick went upstairs for a talk with Mrs. Hackett, who
had expiessed a desire to see him. ‘ 7

She was a beautiful woman, althoughrwell on in life.

The loss of the diamonds seemed to have shattered
her nerves, for her manner was strained and unnatural‘
and Nick watched her very closely as he questioned
her. 

' He finally took his leave, and, after shaking hands,
with Mr. Hackett and promising him to report what
progress. he had made within a day or two, wait. out '
to the street, where he was joined by Ghick, who  i
finished his questioning of the servants. ’ J i 

_“Nothing doingin the way of claws.” we? Chick.
“All theie._rooms lave-been searched; too. Lo‘rslike

v the worker! agoodseeond-story man.”

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the work of aliprofessional, burglar." ,  y  z
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I, r “Something queer about this,” said he, drawing
WChick aside. "It may be all 0. K. It may be a joke
V or it may be somebody trying to get me off this case.
“I’m going, anyway. Give Patsy that piece of
cloth, when he comes. and let him get after the man
whose trousers it came off. Then you can wait for me
at the ofiice.”_ ‘ _
Before Chick could answer, Nick bounded into the
cab and the cabrnan had whipped up his horses.
“Mighty queer thing,” said Chick, to himself, with
a worried look. “I wonder if it is any plan on the
V  of the burglars to do him up. I wonder what he
3 thinks of the case. He's got some clew of his own,
- but, tony mind, it is a case of an ordinary burglary.”
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THE RAINES LAW HOTEL.

WhenvNick threw himself into the cab and was
whirled around the corner into a side street, he knew
he was doing a risky thing.

It was no new thing for a criminal, learning that he
had been employed on a case, to try ahd kill him or

I put him out of the way. ' r
. Nick’s-reputation for shrewdness was so great that.

a crook often considered that the only gay to escape .
discovery was to get Nick off the case by doing him up.

Nick knew. this. .

He also knew that a man who tried to get him OE a
case must have some interest in it himself. I

The cab went east until it reached Secoiid Avenue,
then it drew up before a dingy saloon, with the sign
“Mulligan’s Eagle Hotel"'over the door. ’

It was one of the Raincs Law hotels, so com in g _ 5
New York City. . l. ~ f L _ 

They are saloons, with a few cubby holes, called 

, rooms, upstairs, and "are to be seen on eyery corner in. I r i
"the toughest sections ofcthe city. 1 ‘

'Nick jumped but of the can Before-he" did so.
he had examined the forty4two calibre swim-wee, I I
 he carried in his ogcket, seeing“ that it washroperly  
loaded; . ‘   I  ~ ‘*  ' I,  

'. He 3156 supped‘i‘Fbisss‘ knuckle 'uponvthe' titans '
finger of his left hand. _ s' ‘   
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man who had Swmig the Sandbag by the throat.

 was afiother'man on thei‘bfl'ler‘side of the
door and he’spi'angiat Nick like a tiger.

Nick’s long! left arm'sti’uck out; .
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“Chase yourself,” said Nick, “this isn’ta sleeping
contest." _ ‘ ’

The bartender jumped as if shot and hurried behind
the bar.

He had a bottle of ammonia there which he used in,
making early morning “bracers” for men who had
been drinking hard the night before. '

He handed it over to Nick. _

“Now,” said Nick, “you need .not report this,to
the police. I'll have a ialk With that chap and'we’ll
leave quietly, and no one \rv‘i'll eve} know there’s been a
fight hem. All you've ‘got Ato do is _to let us alone.” 
‘ ~“Thank‘yoo, sir; very good,‘s{§,'_’ sakigd thebartender; .
He hustled out, and Nick! after locking the‘door. 

devoted hie attepfion. to) the two men. > I, I

They we’re stdiiiafedq Qne'of'them had an egfy‘ cut 
where the “brassrkxiuckles‘ had strfick him, but (wither. 
of them  injured 1 _ .  _

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panies .. ' . '

' ‘ “What next?” continued Nick, with a smile.
I ' ‘ There was no answer.

,“I’ll tell you what comes next,” said Nick, setting
  his jaw hard, “it’s five or six years in State’s prison.”
“Gee!” muttered the bigger of the two, “I just'fin-
 f  up a two—year term there.” ‘
f, I,  'The other man grew angry.
  ’1 “Look here,” said he, “ivhat’s the use of keepin’ us
 this way, torturin’ us. Yer licked us and we
“ignoWe we’re goin’ ter‘ jail. Ain’t that enough? What

 yer keepin’ us here fer ?” "’
7 “1’11 tell you," said Nick, “I want to know the name
 man who hired you; to dome up. T ell'me that
 I'll- give you your money back, unlock that door
'  let yon. walk out. The police don’t know anything
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 if yoa‘wont tell me," Nick continued, speak—
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for five days. That’s all. We didn’t mean ter kill yer.
Did‘ we, Bill ?” ‘

“No, we didn’t; boss,” said Bill, “we meant ter
knock yer out and lock yer up.”

“Thanks for your kind intentions,” said Nick, “de—
scribe the man who hired you.”

“He was a tall feller, but slim,” said Crook, “a swell
dresser." , «

“He was a black-headed feller," added Bill, “a young
lad, too, about twenty t’ree, I guess. Had a smooth
face.”

“I see," said Nick. “I guess you have told me the
truth, and I’m going to let you go. . Here’s your
money, but I’m going to keep these weapons of yours.
You know it’s against the law to carry concealed
weapons.” - .

“Thanks, boss. Much obliged,” said the two, grasp-
ing at the money eagerly. ‘

Nick unlocked the door and informed the-bartender,
who had been listenling'at the keyhole, as business was
slack, that everything» wayall right.

“Now Crook ‘mdr;Curry;” he said, “behave your-
selves after this and don’t let me run up against you

The men hurried off, and Nick,

. revolver, went ' of? too.

"‘“Ii‘ha‘ve'gfive days to catch‘vniy man sh?" he said to
himself, “for that’s the time during” which ’the‘ 

"must be kept 'out of the Way. ‘He must intend to leave,
"the Country, and the'bnly thing he would  five
’{ilays'to catch would be ar'r‘ocean steamer.  I’ll get

Chick wsgasroung to the "Various steamshif) agencies."
4 Half about later, Nick wasta’lklng to~Chiek*in his
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“I’ve’gota who minimising»
said, after brieflyireepunttngj-‘lm'! :adVentures to chick,
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._ oceansteamers‘ that set sail within the next five days,”

 said Nick. “call at the various agencies, present my

 ' card. and the agents will do anything—they can for
' you.” ' .

Chickarose and put on his coat again.

“Very well,” he said, “what name is it you want
to find, It’s a pretty hard thing to trail a crook that
way. , __He could easily give an assumed name.”

“He could,” said Nick, “but the point is—would
The? A criminal generally makes some mistake and he
is liable to be very careless,. especially if he thinks
that no one suspects him of being the criminal. This
man very likely took passage under his own name.

“If he didn't, I think'fiI ,c'an' land 'him anyway."

, “All rightward chick, “I’m ready. Tell me the
name of your man."  ,' . ‘t_

 it is." hid‘Nick; handing Chick a folded slip

‘  of paper, l“you can read it when you get to the nearest

.jsteamship company’s office.” v

‘ 2  took the" slip and left the house.

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had often had dealings with the big pawnbroker in
regard to stolen gems. He had strong suspicions-in
fact he was morally certain that Hibson had, on more
than'one occasion, been the receiver of stolen goods;
but he had no positive proof against him—the old
pawnbroker being so cunning and crafty in all his
transactions.

‘ ‘ The only other person who knew anything about

the whereabouts of Tom Hibson was Nick Carter.

He had often had dealings with him, similar to those
of Captain Titus, and he knew some facts in regard ,th
some of the recent big jewel robberies. in the city, of
which even the captain of the Detective Bureau‘was
ignorant. - '

Nick had information: carefully set forth in sworn
afiidavits, which would have made a pretty goodicase I
against Hibson as a receiver of stolen goods. I i

For reasons of'his own he had never pressedtheee r.
Charges against. the pawnbroker. ‘ . ;  .

“Better keep them hanging over his head,” thought , ‘

Nick, “then I can scare him into telling me anything 

I want to know by threats of prosecution.” ,

Nick’s next move in the search for the  ff
Morgan jewels was to pay a visit to E"?
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"  withstand the most skillful burglar.
‘ The garden was neglected—grown with weeds and
half filled with rubbish, thrown into it by the inhabi-
,, tants of the nearby tenements.
I 1  “i It was to this house that Nick took his way.
I I A ring at the jangling door—bell set the echoes flying
'_ ‘ all through the old house, and it was ten minutes later
' when the door was opened on creaking hinges and
Nick was admitted.
h, '1 ' The servant who let Nick in was an enormous negro,
73" J 2'   four inches in height and broad to niatch,
  brawn and muscle, and. with one of the most
,'  faces Nick had ever set eyes on.
 detective had seen this man half, a dozen times
, before, but this time he seemed uglier, and bigger, and
‘1  longer than ever before, and Nick, for all his courage
and experience, felt an uncomfortable thrill pass
 him as he looked at his horrible countenance
‘1  frame. ' p
 man was dressed entirely in black and his
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as he walked, and up a short flight of stairs into a large
room, richly furnished, strewn with rugs of rare
texture and. lit by swinging incandescent lights—the
room in which'thelrnaster of the house spent the most
of his time.

There was not a window in this room and the floors
and walls were thickly padded, so that not a sound
could escape from it.

The Oriental magnificence of the furniture may be
partly explained lby the fact that many of the articles
in it were unredeemed pledges. ‘

Frequently rich men deposited their possessions with
the old pawnbroker in return for liberal loans of money
at a liberal rate of interest. V

Whenever they were unable to repay their loans,

1' and thus ,gain “their property again, the pawnbroker

selected the choicest articles for his own home before
selling the remainder, so this room was fitted with
jewels and ornaments of every description.

Tom Hibson was‘ seated at one end of this room,

' looking over a large volume of accounts, when [Nick

entered; '\

The servantyanished, Elosing the door'behind him,
without a sound, and, although Nick had been in the’
place before and looked around, 'just after the servant
had disappeared he was unable to tell the position of
the door, so cunnineg had it. been made to represent

{part of the upholstered wall of the apartment.

:' The pawnbroker arose to meet the detective.

' He was a small, withered old man, with a head com-
pletely - bald, ' and with dark, glittering eyes, ‘which
shone like coals of fire in his white, wrinkled face,
 'wils  sunken, witheither age or disease, as to
show clearly‘the outline of the skull beneath.

fiestas, dressed inblick- fike‘his servant,  he
greeted the detectivel‘ withf an": ngly smile. or 
snarl, exhibiting the few’fyellow teeth masseuse

named to him‘. _ j  i

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Nick sat down on a cushioned divan, and the pawn-
broker did likewise. .
\ Nick could not repress a shiver, although the air
of the room was warm, almost to sufimation.
“I’m quite well, thank you,” he said, “I’ve come
to see you on a matter of business, Mr. Hibson.”
“Business—always business,” squeaked the usurer.
“Why cannot you come and pay me a social call so that
we may have a pleasant time together? Ehl—Mr.
Carter ?” ; i \
“God forbid,” said Nick, under his breath‘lookin
at the death’s head face of the old man. - -
“The Hackett j‘ewels have been stolen, and you have
them in your possession,”'said Nick. “They were left
with youthis morning.” _
Nick grasped his revolver within his coat pocket and
" r- ' drew himself together as he made the charge.
‘ He didnot know what might be done inthis lonely

old house. - 'a- I
__ g :_The old pawnbroker threw back his head and

“Nonsense, my dear Mr. Carter, nonsense. How
7 can you prove such a statement?” \ .
 ' xe_Niek had nonpro'oi when. he entered the room, al-
‘thbugh he had/a strong suspicion that the man who
‘ 'I had stolen‘the ieivels, whoever he .niight be,kwould
“  ingthe  of Hibson, the celebrated pawn-
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‘ in; mifir'dgsgiption of this case in his pocket. In
fig  it,. when the Hackett jewels were
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Hibson saw that he was caught.

He started to his feet in a fit of coughing, and stag—
gered toward the wall.

“What proof is that, eh, Mr. Carter?” he finally
managed to say.

“Proof enough! It’s the case which contains the
Hackett ruby.” ‘

“The Hackett ruby. I know nothing of it, Mr. Car—
ter.” V

“How did you get this, then ?”

Nick was watching the pawnbrpker closely.

There was a peculiar look in his eyes, and he was
leaning heavily against the wall.

“I don’t know how it came here, Mr. Carter.”

Nick heard a rustle behind him.

The big negro who had admitted him had entered
the room, accompanied by another negro nearly as ’
large.

Nick arose and stepped back toward the‘wall.

“What are these men'doing, here?” he asked.

His hand was tightly grasping the hard rubber stool:
of his revolver within his coat pocket, and every muscle
was tense. . i ‘

“You know too much, Mr. Carter,” said‘ Hibson. 7

He looked at the two negroes and motioned with
his hand toward Nick. . ~

They, started forward toward him. ‘

Nick’s revolver was out, and he fired.

As’he did so the room was plunged in darknessfi‘ 

The light had been turned out by the‘old paw. 

r ‘broker, by‘ switching a lever on his table.

‘ Nick’s shot had not stopped the rush.
- He was home back toward the'wall. . ~ ,V 
He fought like a madman, although heumuld. see 
nothing, but he was in the hands of two powerful: men. 
He fired again, but the revolver was twisted 
Ward, so that the hot powder scorched his face “a
the  made him choke and cough. ,   A i I
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gilt hit something hard, and there was a heavy "thud.
 .‘X‘Gmf dawn andout,” said Nick, “‘now for number
3 twe.” ‘ , i V, I 1
 Two’s hands had again grasped Nick’s left
 wrist, BC the detective, in spite of the darkness, knew
, .prfiity well wherehisthead was. _ ' ,
‘ mangle came across and hit it with a jolt that
   the shoulder. .

 heard! a heavy fall 0n the carpet and
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“I can’t tell you—~21 dark :young man-41c absolutely
refused to give his name.” ’ '

“Why didn’t he put them in the Safe Deposit vaults
himself 3’2’ .

“He was afraid he would be detected. He said he
was prominent, socially, and that the official at the
vaults would recognize hint, and he was afraid to keep
them on his person.” ’

“When are you to return them toshim ?” >

“Next Monday I am‘ to get them, and‘he will meet
me on the street in front at the Equitable Safe Deposit
building and‘take them from me.” L

L “What time of day are you to meet him ?”

I “Ten in the morning.”  "

The pawnbrokei' was shaking with fear and scarcely I
able to articulate with terror. '

' Hiseyes were’ continually fixed on the barrel of
NiclE’s‘ revolver. ‘The detective believed'that he had
told him the txjuth, _> L ' _ ' ~ _ , L‘

"1. mid easily putydu in jail,” said Nick, “but in,

 View of the information given, and thefact that your

servants‘are in Pretty bad  I’lgnot pfess any charge
against you; Let  out [of here.” ‘ V ~ a , ,
It was Hibson. himself who  the way to themed 
doorandopeneditforNidt. :   ‘
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said Nick, as in m: Ham, _“hu,t leak out for me 

- ’ “farm-fwd; 3‘0} yduln‘ge‘y‘: nut-time youytunupagaiaetme.”  V  

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Avenue, quick. PATSY.”

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CHAPTER IV. '
PATSY cons UP AGAINST 1r.

 clew given PatSy to trail the burglar, who en—
’_ tend the Hackett house, Would have meant little to
7 the ordinary detective. _ l 7"
r A small piece of chewed-up cloth doesn’t look prom-
ising as a clew. So thought_Patsy. ‘
Patsy was no ordinary detective, however; and,
~ though'young, hewhad' gone through a good schooling
in Carter methods of.detective work. '
first move was" to visit the detective's ’lofiice and
 gétiiutda suitable disguise. ’ .. ‘
_ An hour later the hangers-on in a low saloon ofi
 .Chatharn Square; ‘ saw an unusually tough-looking
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panied by three of the toughest specimens in the place,
and sat down. /

“Hear about the Hackett house bein’ cracked open?”
said the young man; “fellow that cracked it got caught.
It’s in de papers already."

“Nit,” said the toothless man. “I know who done
that, Jimmy Maquire did that, and he didn’t git caught
either.”

“What’ll you bet he ain’t caught,” said the young
man.

“I ain’t bettin'.”

“Yer bluflin’, yer can't kid me like that. Jimmy
Maquire's in de pen all right."

“Like h—ll. He‘s laid up in the saloon on West ‘
Thirty-sixth Street. He got his leg chewed up by ‘a
dog.” ‘ '

.”

“Yer can’t stuff me, cull; have another drink,”and
the young man rose unsteadin to his feet, threw down V
a bill and staggered ‘out of the saloon. _

“Whew!” said Patsy," as he reached the corner,
“that’s a tough hole. The air in there is a little rich V
for my blood. I think I'll ‘land my man, thoug ”

Three-quarters of an hour later Patsy entered ‘a
saloon on'Thirty-sixt'h Street, West of Sixth Avenue.”

There were a crowd of men in front of the bar, but!
Patsy'pushed past theni'into the  room, where he . _
heard hoarse voices engaged in conversation. ' " fl, " ‘ '3

Patsy stood at' the door‘looking the men over. i 

At length one ot‘them'arose to get a match for his"? 4

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 liThi; was enoogh for Patsy.

 The, stealer of the Hackett diamonds, he thought.
was io his grasp. ’ l ' _

~ - em, beemey to tackle him now,” said Patsy, “I
mgl’ll send a telegram for Nick end Watch the guy
tat don’t get away.” i _ ‘ l
I Y may, Vient'thc telegram, and then took up a post
_ e he "eould watch both' doors of the saloon.

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  looked at EatSy suspiaously, 31511 at “Wm
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Crack! something hit the boy over the head, and he
staggered. ’

The next moment he had disappeared from View
into the manhole. and the two then turned hurriedly to
go back to the saloon. ‘ " I

At that moment two othef then dashed 'around the
corner. V 7 I ' I V l‘ ‘6

“He’s down the manhole, Chick; try and get help.
I’ll attend to these Scoundrels,” called the forerhost, as
he clashed at Maquire and his companidn. 2 l V

It was Nick Carter and Chiek.‘ !

They had come in answer to Patsy's telegram, but
had come too late, so far as Patsy Was concerned.

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1541‘va 3.0926 $33 LOOP. )
 Patsy had wulked over to anuire, ready'to
slip the handcuffs on his hands, hehad not noticed the -_

He was so engrossed inhis awn plantar catching? 

~VMaqdire/th’at for 2’  he‘was‘rofi his guard. r x
v- ’4 It was a mistake that Nick would never have made »

Patsy realized this in? flash. as theth (rumba- f
 911;?“   ‘ M ,. J,  _ I _ g  f 5’“;  q .,
It did not knockihim out, for the boy had a th'idflwé 

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I. rent that am: to travel with breakneck speed.
j 3'13“,  99 question of seeingywhere he was or
:We  
5:5 V “It   black as night in answer. »
 '1   of the rushin'g'jwater was deafening.
 out swimming along with the current.
f Err: muse to swim gamut," he thought, and
-  won’t give up While I earn inove.” ‘
.y 9"; Patsy had struck something. His head felt as if it
and been run 1W1! '4; WM beating machine.
is“.va under water min, whirled armnd,

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He was dizzy, Bright flashes of light shot before
his eyes. N
Every moment, almost, his head sank under the
water, and he was choking and spluttering constantly.
Louder and louder- grew the roaring noise.
Then something struck Patsy's head from above.
It was a projection ‘from the roof of the sewer, and
it left a big scalp wound.
The boy sank under the water, fighting for life as
pluckily as ever.

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Patsy has never been able to describe what followed.
A deafening roar? in his ears, 3. terrible pressure of the
water on all sides of him, were all he was conscious of.
1 He seemed to be plunging deeper and deeper: Then
he was shot forward like an arrow from a bow; and

[then he suddenly came to a standstill.

He struggled ton reach the top of the water, and,
finally, came up with a rush.

He was in the open air somewhere. . r s

It' had stopped raining. and the sun was shining

v bfightly on the water so that itblinded Patsy, whose ‘
' eyes had become used to thedarknes's. V

When he did blink them  egain, he was not long
in finding out where he was, ‘ g V
Patsy had traveled down the  running under

Sixth Avenue, had  intovthe rnainlatergl sewer I 
‘ that runs WW”:  Street, and was ‘_ . ‘,

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“Swimming, nothing,” shouted Patsy, leaping to his
fest,w as he remembered that he was still' on the track
of Maquire, the burglar.

“I’ve just had a ride through the Twenty-eighth
Street sewer. I’m a detective and want to get off and
go to Thirty-sixth Street as quick as this tug can put
me there.

“Hey, cap, leave me off at T hirtysixth Street and
you get a ten~dollar bill,” he bawled, looking up at the
man in the little pilot house of the tug.

.,“I’ll put yer there,” called down the captain.

The tug swung around. A bell rang, and a full head
of steam was turned on. g ,

A few minutes later the tug bumped; its nose against

the bulkhead of the dock at the foot of West Thirty:

sixth Street. 

Patsy flung a ten-dollar bill on the deck, leaped for
the string piece of the bulkhead, caughtit with one
hand,- swung for a moment, and then, gathering his
strength together, pulled himseli up on the dock.

* The captain and deck hands of the Comet gazed at
hing/their jaws dropped and their eyes bulging with
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the crowd was Nick and also Chick, holding as pris-

oners Maquire and the man who had helped him knock

Patsy doWn the manhole;

. Ah expert from the Department of Docks and

Sewers had been sent for and had just emerged from

the manhole, into which he had lowered a ladder.
“Any man that went into that sewer is drowned long

ago,” he was saying to Nick, when a cab whirled up,

scattering the crowd in all directions.

Out of it sprang a dilapidated, water-soaked person,
who ran up to Maquire and laid hands on him.

“Patsy!” exclaimed Nick and Chick together.

They had almost given up all hope of ever seeing
their young assistant again, and it was a glad surprise
to them.

Patsy was choking for want of breath.

“Here’s the man that stole the Morgan jewels,” he
finally articulated, keeping tight hold of Maquire
“I’ve just looped the loop. I came back by way of
the river}?

~There was a deafening cheer from the crowd.
Patsy’s pluck was appreciated. _

“Let’s move on to the station house," said Nick.

There was a triumphal procession to the police
station on West Thirtieth' Street, led by the three Car-
ters and their two prisoners. ' '

At the door the crowd was scattered and the pris-
oners were taken inside. , '

Maquire’s companion, who had struck Patsy the
blow from behind, was promptly charged with felon- 'i
ions assault" and locked up immediately.

Then Maquire was led before the sages-it’s desk
and gave his name and address. ' ' ‘ ‘

“What’s the charge?” asked the sergeant.

r “Burglary,” said Patsy. , b V

“Don’t put that downgmgam,» an Nick. an .
a’srnile. I ” ' ~' '

Then he turned to Patsy. _

“How do you know he committed may? he
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' “Ithink‘not,” saidNiek. ‘ ' -- - ‘ '5

A a" “What?” cheer-ms}; «he: the man riff 1' ~ ~ ‘
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5' ’: “No; you haven’t,” said ’Nicki‘i‘yO“ got the WWW“
3- after: Maduire' deserves docking up “all right,
 it is onr‘duty to lock him up, only We are after
 bigger" game in regard tok'theIHackett jewel robbery.”
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' The man'who'ran this elevator was also unfamiliar
to those ‘who knew  building best.

He was apparently a very old man, bent and shab-
bily‘dres‘sed; and wearing a long, white beard.

He was kept busy taking the people up to the various
OBiCes above, but he found time for a moment to step
over to the young man in charge of the news stand
and sp‘e‘alt'to him in'low tones.

“Is‘Nick here'yet, Patsy?” he asked:3

“Yes,” was the reply, “he’s hanging around outside. ‘
He’ll be in here and give us both a sign‘when the man
we are to watch comes in.” i
‘ “You remember what our orders are?” said Chick.

“Yes,” said Patsy. “Watch the man Hibson from
the time he gets the package he has deposited here.
Do you think he intends to try.and pass it to some one
in the crowd 3” p r

' “That’s what Nick says he will do. He told Nick he
was going to get the stuff out to-day, and, of course.
-he knows he’ll be'watched,‘ so he’ll try to cheat us.
Nick had all the other elevatorsl stopped so that we
might be sure at keeping track of him when he went:
up and down.” I _, 7 ‘
~“Right,”i,said Patsy. and
elevator; ‘ ‘ ' ' . A ,

A  later; Hibsod, ' the pawnbrokergi»with a
whom Nick had had an interesting interviewsin rug:

Chick darted bad: table

. mitten: met: jewels. entered the btiilding..

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» "Ye don’t go up in dis here elevator,” said the ele-
vator than, “this is for tenants.” .

 He closed the sliding door with a bang and shot his
elevator down toward the basement, just as the Italian
attempted to enter it.

There was a laugh from several people in the cor-
ridor at the bdotblack‘s discomfiture.

‘1  The apparent Italian picked up his scattered brushes
and blacking bottles without a word, and left the build-
ing.._ ’ .

The Italian was Nick Carter, and he had just given
hisvassistants a Sign as to the man they were to watch.
' ,VNow both Chick and Patsy know the man they’ve

. got to watch and I’ll watch here on the street,” he mut-

 me as he reached the sidewalk. ‘ . ‘

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firi‘iaftet gettingthe jewels in the" ofiee of the Safe
 Company in the ham; atathc building,
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’W‘ith Hibson, a tall, elderly gentleman, wearing a.
frock coat and .silk hat, left the office of the company.
Together they entered the elevator.

Chick watched Hibson closely as he went up.

As Chick watched, letting the elevator ascend very
slowly, the well-dressed. stranger stepped for a mo-
ment in, front of Hihson, facing Chick.

A moment later he drew a handkerchief from one of
his coattail pockets and wiped his gold-mounted eye-
glasses. , I .

When the elevator reached the ground floor, the
stranger drew back, courteously allowing Hibson to
pass out first. x

This placed him very near Chick. .

The detective slipped one hand against the man’s
coattails. , .

He could distinctly feel the outline of a hard, square
object like a box, through the cloth.

That was enough for Chick. r

. He turned the elevator over to one of the employees

o’clock,- by the manager of the building, who was act-
ing under Nick's instructions, slipped on a hat which
was lying in the elevator and followed the man in the fi.

" tall hat to the street.

Meanwhile Patsy had his eyes glued on Hibsonr, pay-

, ing no attention to what Chick Was doing.

He~knew that his business was to watch Hibson,
no matter what the other two Carters did. «
iHibson stopped at *the. stand tolook at the staring
headlines on a newspaper, and, as he did-so, a. young ,
man in abicyc‘lec suit jostled against .him,’and.’ after ‘ '
apologizin‘k, walked on. 4 ~ i, '  -. 7’
...Patsy could. see a‘cardbowd boat sticking out at one _
at thesi’de pockets inithe’ywng man’s Norfolk coat. f ‘ ' 7‘
After 'epeakingi athurriod sentence to  proprietor
of the standswho was seated=behind the cigar countet;
Patsy followed’in the trail-of the young? man.  ’ ‘

      
  

    
     
    

     
  
   
   
  
   
  
  
  
   
 
   
    
   
   
    
   
     
        
  
     
  

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'2' i'fiashaid’up the'9teps 3t 93¢ same time, nearly kflOCking “I’m a detective," said Chick, “and I want to talk
' thebld man Over. 1 t9 you.» I ‘._
He caught him‘in'his arms and set him on his feet, “Ah, a detective, a-hifin," said the doctor, laying
I then went on into the building, buttoning' up his loose aside his glittering‘stoveopipe, “a very exciting.occu-
blue reefer, which had been flying open to the winds. pation—-—especially for an old man. You should retire,
Five minutes later he emerged from the building-"-- sir, retire. You need a vacation, sir—a trip to Palm,
and started ,at a brisk walk d0wn-‘Broadway, followed Beach, Florida. I think it not unlikely that 1“you have
1: by.   lack, who had been hanging' around the an aortic aneurism." ’ ‘fi
511 the morning,  Who had gotten rid of his “He'll have an aortic aneurism himself before I get

“  in 361116 way. v through with him," muttered Chick, under his breath.
" V  ’ I K  V p ' ' s “I will now proceed to enamineyou,” said the doc-
'  ‘ r L  rm: "' ‘ ' ' tor, drawing a. stethoscope frornhis breast POCk€L'

“I want to 'examineyou first,” said Chick. standing-

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r ,1, Both Chidgrmpatgyisfafied ofi sleuthing'rt-he men» «scope. ‘ V
  with high hopes of , catching the ‘f:Paresis," he mattered, “do You have these deluSionS
m/Zofithé’fI-Iackett tivetlvels» '  i" ‘ ‘  " * often 3’"
Eachtlioughtithat he had-spotted the right man. » ‘ “I simply want «tovlook at the package you have in
 Chick followed ‘wns‘as "respectableclooking your coattail pocket," Said Chick- “I’m on the "an 0’ 
Emma“ as you cwldsmeet in a mom}, of Sundays” some vatuabie jewels that are missing. I’m not sick,_
sag-SEW was immaculateand his stoveépipe  I’m here 01,1 detective business, .,.'I followed you from
.mummies.gnradvertisemem'ior shoe polish. the Equitable building.” ' '
 from appearances," thought Chick, The doctor grew very “‘1 in file fa”
“inflow vilififootsteps-likeaébloodihound.’ “ i "‘What I have in that Pocket.” he said, “is a mm“,
L hem Name-can . ' ‘ "lere-«af—er—a- mum Wm" "Wt"

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.  was of‘an entirely different nature.” ‘ read. , ' * ' ‘ . ’ ' ’

v “1751:0616 thiak you didrs'said the doctor, restoring ~ I: was as fofiowS: l ‘ I
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 I V _ L . ‘ NIC'K’S GREAT JUMP.
“‘Good-day.” {ax , > u r

I» I chick “a” Maorifgfickg 9316a, feeling that, if ‘Nick, i‘nIthe disguise‘of an Italian, had.fouowed a
: “mined for: him dang”. fi the Hack“: tall man: With bushy whxslfers anc'l a reefer Jacket from
.W’ theijouldgnwer be {mine};  ., V . thefiguxtable Safe ,Dvepos.1tybuuuldm'g on Broadway. '

‘ "g. ’ The man in ,the reefer Jacket haxled a cab.

» he thdu v‘ht,"“'hat’ h 't' l ' > , _

 '. ‘ g t s w 'y. me? 0f “5 WV": “1 must be at Atlanta: Street, Brnoklyn, to catch a
$9113!” that we  watch every‘ possible person to g at m thirt ” he said “Get me there in nm’ e
 the jewels {night have been passed, Nick’s sure. a can!“ ‘ ‘ y, I»

V  _ 5. a v 3 I V _ ‘ ,  {you get fifty dollars.” ' . . 
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   n‘ ‘ we“? e‘-a"g  deal that He inandgthe cab»mtfled,,down Broadway‘at

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V, v,  .  may: awhichewasithe Italian baotblack,, . 

’fifiou‘thandra  ggmfi‘y" Meab t3}; ma With. tge‘ubeard and reefer ‘. had

,_   95’  7 1 taken hadtthe hemr“hor§e.and._ in spite of all the
I " ‘ I .  efiom pf {he gecoddvjcafiman’; he could not overtake its.
: It reached'the fcgy at the Battery to Atlantic Street.

'deokfjn, just as atwas‘kaving.  A  .

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 All the gang plank; were off, and the big liner was
" slowly slipping out into the East River.
I A crowd of men and women, as well as numerous
L parties in carriages, were streaming from the docks,
after having seen the steamer. start. Nick' had to
1 push his way through that throng.
‘ He got‘ clear: of them finally and: started on a run
; toward the end of the dock. _  ' ' '
The ‘Km'serin was gathering momentum and mov-
 and faster. . " W
, In a moment more it would be clear of‘the slip.
' , ‘Where ye goin’?’ bawle a watchman, as Nick
dashed past him.-" L ’—
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Another watchman startedto head. N ick: off in his
~ raceth dead of the deck.» v : l
iii/Re got a reply in the shape of a right-hander that
'he'felt' for aw‘eek. , r » ,. . . .
Rick reached the bulkhead, the great stern hr the
 wasj‘usa‘elearing it; ‘ ‘ i ' ‘ ~»
Thedeck was six feet above the level of the dock,
 Was an iron pipe/protruding from hole in
mainline-near the -’stern‘ a few feet‘below'~ the ,level ‘of
I amide”?  Nick, pas/(he drew  for

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standers on the dock when Nick made his great jump,
but no one on board seemed to understand what it
meant and certainly no one saw the figure of the de-
tective swing by a rope under the stern.

Nick ‘was a good encugh gymnast to climb fifty feet
by rope. hand over hand. 7 ‘ -

This time his climb to the deck, was a little more
than fifteen, and, although the overhang of the stern
of the ship added a great deal of difficulty to the feat,
N'ck swung himSelf up, and, as the great vessel, with
a blast from helilwhistle, turned into the upper bay, !
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CHAPTER IX.
OVERBOARD.
":‘When Nick pimped on the deck at the Kama
Maria Theresa; the Lmajority’ofvthe cabin passengers
wettergathered at'the railing at the'other side of the
ship; looking at the shores of New York and Brook- i
lyn, which they were leaving for a. transatlantic voyage; “
An officer and hire or three of thepassengers, hqw- i i.
ever, saw Nick climb over, and it _was not long" before
he Was surrounded by carious people” and ansyVering'
the questions ‘of a tall, blond—bearded,  '
man, the mama} of the Kaiseriu Maria Theresa.
 was’in'  hurry to get the. handcuffs on, the 3
hands of the tall man in thereefcr, who had boarded! 7\
the Kanmm 1when: Nick was now sure was the _ -.
man whohad atom the Hatth jewels, given‘ than:
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That was not Nicki: way. however, him in regard to a case some tiine before. and Nick
He wanted ta‘catch the criminal redrhanded with the was treated to a round of handshaking by passengers,
jewels inhis possession. l officers, and the captain; and invited ‘to dinner, lunch,
 there would be no question of proving his tea and several rounds of drinks by as many different

guilt in a trial of the court. ‘ People
' .Nick,iiked to land his man with sth clear proofs He “fits-ed 311m" imitations: WWW“-

if that there would be no Question as to his guilt. “I must get right to busigess’n'he ,said‘
'~ ” “I want to see all the cabin passengers.”

The passengers were all hustled in the main saloon

He seldom made an arrest on suspicion, and never ‘
 incited up a suspect until he had almost positive proof I
yam!“ m the gm“), man. . . ‘g and Nick glanced at each one,

iii . He failed to find the, men he was looking for.

i; The'rna‘n he was after'was on board 'theKais-m'n,‘ v
“I’m looking for a tall man with'whisken and a

grand; was naturally a' little impatient when he was ,
 searching the ship by snugly man With
 buttons,“th ' insisth on crowqgestioning him

reefer coat," he said.
“I know 'who he is,” said one of the stewards. “He

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 ' "es assures:-  ’Srouié‘shifi: ire! 

 aboard at the last minute and went to his state-
rodm. _'He’ls there now.” I h '

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my:  so mxich. ‘ ' in his chase and many (If. the passengers asked him to
 "Dr, Schlgss, I’ll turn-them over £9 you While I do so, but then be reflected that it was not his business
 this man.” V ‘ I I to catch criminals. '
i  Words 'seermd to fill the man with Sudden SQ he Steamed on out to sea. with everybody on the
" ‘fury.  ' ' _ ‘ ship straining their eyes at the two black heads bob«
_V He sprang ich like  wildcati'snatéhed the hing in the glittering waters of the bay.

package {mm his hend, and legged 151115 tép 0f the It was a swim of half a mile to the Brooklyn shore.
failing at a bound. .  i _ Nick saw that his quarry had headed for the slip of
‘ 'diown. but you’lllneverlget the jewels? he the ferry from New York to Thirty-ninth Street,
  thrusting the  his reefer jacket. Brooklyn, and he foliow¢d with a strong, double over-
‘ISiiek made a grasp fof mugs. but the ‘ydungfmen hand stroke. fighting hard against the tide "which was
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A-Afmmnk‘w at ilétfiff'hi'é‘ iiearcd'abow: thew'aves’ ’ one. but plunged am" doggedly’

 it the St”? oi the‘lifiex, which‘w'as nowisweepmg.’ Nick. saved his hgeath also. i , . A
 pate-f, ’ , ”  '  ' ' ' “   His blood mupnowiand11¢,Wm‘idh‘19'f‘omm"

hen rims dame engiiicwit Nick did ms: ' one in his capture“ im‘mm“ “hm” m V“ ' ‘

    . I? ’  He want“; :9 take him singleyhandcd and alone; sad 

H  I; <    ‘  L he was de;§rmin¢d to‘dp   all hazards. _ . .

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 if  . ‘ Nick fiaw him swim'imo the ferry slip. in ,1' "

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I away like an arrow on hearing the direction that his
manllhad taken, leaving the two men glaring after him
in anger.

. “The yards,” spoken of by the men, is a railroad
yard at the foot of Thirty-ninth Street, Brooklyn, with
tracks running up inland to connect with the Long-

‘ Island Railroad system.

.The company that built this branch railroad failed
and the railroad is not in use, except when cars that
are out of commission are taken down it to be stored
in the terminal at the foot of Thirty-ninth Street.

lNick turned into the old railroad yard and'saw his
man skipping over the tracks a hundred feet aWay.

 A locomotive had just broilghta train of old cars
 the terminal, had) been uncoupled, arid was stand—
ing puffing on the track. f ‘ l

Themantwith- the whiskers leaped»: into it," shoved the

 { engineer out; and threw open the throttle.

K {l‘heengine jumped along the track;

   [Nick saw his man’s move—for a moment it looked
fleeifthelnanmight getiaway. ‘~ ‘ ' '  ‘
Q ’ There were sever-Al teains of horses: in the yards. ‘
  bye contractor, who had been
  Mme tot:ka  in «their ferry-

,”  and one of them. swing, tangy bronchus-was;

   trom- Nick, tied: by

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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY.

He drove his heels hard into the white sides of the
horse, gripped fast with his knees, and laid the end
of the halter across the animal’s head in a stinging
blow.

The white horse shot forward like an arrow, mad

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with terror.
It was gaining on the engine.
“Hike it along,” yelled Nick, “now or never."
Crack! i
r The heavy halter again struck the maddened horse.
It was flying like the wind now, and through the
cut close beside the puffing, rumbling engine.
The locomotive was getting up speed now, and the
horse did not seem to be able to gain an inch.
\ Crack! crack! ’
Nick, struck ityblow after blow with the end of the
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There was a fresh burst of speed. The horse gained
an inch or two and then Nick had leaped from its
back and was swinging by  hands from the cab of

rope halter.

the engine. 'v ;
in; criminal had seen Nick coming. ' ‘ V I
‘He'struck at  detective’s hands with a shovel, try- >
ing to make him loose his hold, but hisfblows were wild "
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swinging cab like grim death. I

Ila-haltertoapost. ‘ K. p.  ., to: Then 'liev'di-agg'ed'hirnself‘on to it. 'I'he‘rnanin the ‘ I ‘
" fibli‘ik.mniflih58 hack-martian  hi: i‘ reefer striking ""h'ini time‘fianer‘ time with the heavy

Me: a wild snort the animal leaped forward.

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woo thq‘fiobi‘bftfitmyihgcab.  *' rt  ,,
“meningeal/himself ohhis lam," roachg' ed form!“

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 (legion, but he was in the grip of a man who had
gushedthe fight out of hundred of stronger men than
. LA: the engine came to a standstill,-the handcuffs
 placed about his wrists, and, when several men
V appeared, Nick'was on his feet and helping his prisoner
whom he had. avoided injuring as much as possible, to
 the floor of'the cab.
f  of men, who hurried up to the engine
  name to a standstill,-vwere as bewildered a col-
 of citizens as could he found anywhere.

One of  was therengineer  the fugitive
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ting into the cab that had been such a terrible experi-
ence. '

The thief had tried to fight Nick out with a big
shovel.‘ ‘ .

‘* Blow after blow had landed on the detective’s head
and knuckles, and he was now dripping blood from a
dozen cuts.

The pain from his wounds was excruciating.

I. An ordinary man would have fainted from them, but

Nick Carter was no ordinary man.

He set his teeth hard and looked out at the crowd of
men who had gathered about the cab of the engine.
meanwhile keeping a firm hand on the collar of his
prisoner. 

“Gentlemen,” he said, “I am Nick Carter, the detect-
Ferhaps some off you may have heard of me.”

There was a chorus of replies from the group of
men:

ive.

“I .sltould say we hevl”

“50 you’re Nick Carter, my?”

“There ain’t maner who hasn't heard of you."
“w‘5 knew yonwere pretty swift, but you’re swim, _

' than we thought you weie.” '. ‘ .

Not‘one‘of the men thought of doubting the detectv
ive's word. n \ I ‘ : l L ' . ‘
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figure and gm,  irpice’ were enough 59': 
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“Much obliged,” said Nick, with a smile, “what I
. want now is a doctor, to tieup some of these little,

scratches of mine.” ,
“You’ll have that,” said the teamster, and he started
off immedgately; at a run.

“Now,” said Nick, ‘.‘I want to take this prisoner toil)

any place where I can keep him safely“ for an hour.

.2”  don’t want to lock him up just at present.”

V “I’ll show you where to put him,” said a man in the
back of the group. “My name is Sims. I’m a tele-

 graph operator and I attend to the signaling on this

line. I’ve got a little office on the track here, where
you can put him.” '
“All right,” said Nick. , w -

1 _ , L, Sims led the way, and, the prisoner, who had not
V . V uttered a word, biit had stood weak and out of breath

V beside Nick, during the conversation, was taken to the

, 1’ little shanty, where he Sat in a chair, still speechless,
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' oneside, and it Was evident that they were false.
  Nick dismissed the crowd of men at the door of the
‘ gggf‘rm momma ‘yqu  heisaid, “for your kind
, I’m  Elsi: tell you the was
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  at this time, butbeiforefiiNiek would
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CHAPTER XI.

CONCLUSION.

Chick and Patsy! lost no time in getting to the signal
shanty, after they had received .Ni'ck’s telegram

When they arrived, Nick’s clothes, as well as those
of the prisoner, had been dried before the stove in
the shanty and Nick’s wounds had been cared for and
bandaged up.‘

Chick recognized the prisoner in spite of his disguise.

It will be remembered that Nick had given Chick a
slip of paper several days before with a name written
on it. ‘

Chick was toldito look up the name on the passenger
lists of outgoing steamships. He had found it on the
lists of the Kaise‘rin,» 4

The name was that of the man now in irons, and ‘ :
Chick was not surprised to see him a prisoner. V i

‘ Patsy was surprised, however, and showed it.

V,“I have sent for you,” said Nick, addressing iboth. .
“so that I  search this man in the presence of wit-i '
nesses and prove that he has the stolen jewels. I

“Mr. Hackettis ‘Soming, and I want to prove to him,
by'the evidence of his own senses, who it was that stole ; 
the jewels”. 1"   I i i - I  7 f 

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«I don’t want to lay myself open to a prosecution":
for false arrest. Mr. ,Hackett will be here shortly. :
his presence I. will take from this man's breast  .
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i , gNick drew the sealed package from the young man’s
"pocket, unsealed it, and-"disclosed to view the' missing
jewels, and Mr. 'Hackett was “forced to admit his son’s
'guilt— o .

The mystery .of the Hackett jewelry robbery was
«solved. i ‘ l .

V Mr. Hackett refused to prosecute his son or have
..  under arrest, and Nick assured him that
 the; matter could easily be hushed up.

“My assistants and myself never disclose profes-
‘ aiiooai secrets,” said nick; “You are at liberty to cir-
enlate‘the report that I'made that arrest by mistake.”
  you,” said the banker. I

“You can rely on me for silence,” said Sims.
 banker thanked him and' then turned to his son.
“IV Mr. Carter will release you,” he said, “we‘will
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said

“I happened to know from a friend of mine,’
Igick, “that the young fellow had a lot of gambling
debts. Then I'saw that the chest from which the
jewels had been taken was not broken" open by a pro-
fessional burglar.”

“But how about Maquire ?” Patsy asked.

“He broke in,” said Nick, “but the bulldog tackled
him beforehe got upstairs. It’s a safe guess that no
bulldog will let a burglar rob a house and then tackle
him when he starts to go out.”

t “Then the attempted burglary was a coincidence P”
said Chick. '

“Not at all," said Nick. “When Theodore learned
that there was a burglar in the house he saw his chance.
He went upstairs while the rest were in the dining-
room and had the job finished before they. were
throngh celebrating. Of course they thought that the
man who brokein the window stole the jewels.”

“Well,” said Chick; “we’re through with him. He’ll
8'0 West now and behave himself.”

“I hope so," said Nick, “but I’m afraid flot. When
a man makesa start like that, be generally tries it
again.”

THE END.

Next week’s issue, No. 329, will contain “Nick. Car-
ter’s Clever Capture; or, The Tip that Didn’t Wor .”
Nick ran up against a new game when the confiden;
tial adviser' of Millionaire Matthews engaged him to

recover  missing. govemrnent bonds.

The”. “game; ahead, ‘a‘ad no one knew it better
thanthefamoussleuth. ' I ' ' ' -_
Was the alleged robbery a "blind?" If so, then?-
 éhe'pio'eif"'rhaia is What will puzzle aad‘ias- ,
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The Counterfelt Case. ‘
(By Cyrus McFaul; Newark, N. Y.)

Ned Brown and Tommy Smith lived in a little town in
Western New York. They had read some detective stories
and thought they would become detectives. "Tommy,"
said Ned, "the next mystery that comes along, let's tackle
it.” ‘

“All right." said Tommy, “I Will be your assistant.”

Ned was walking along the street, when Tommy hur-
ried up to him, greatly excited. “Come, Ned, quick; I
haxe found a case.” . v

“Well, Ned, I was down to Green’s storethis morning,
utter some groceries. Green came in in great haste. 'Well,
John,’ he said to his clerk. .‘I tool: that money to the bank

"  morning. and twenty-five dollars of it isbad.’ Well,
»_ what lee do? So I hurried to find you."
a I, : f‘Welll" Ned exclaimed, f‘I am afraid it will be too
. much for us. But we will go and see Mr. Green.”
 i As they walkedinto the store Mr. Green was still talk-
ing to his clerk. , r -
‘ {Somethhp will? .he naked. , . .
“We would like to talkrto you a few minutes."
“  Theeleflt started tn'wefit‘upon a customer. ,
;_ “Say,” said Ned, “we would like to try to find out about
 l d It matey." ,  ‘k
, ' “  "Youl" exclaimed Mr.  laughing. “Ned, if yous.
.. , de '1:me will find out who gave it term I. will give you

   
  
   
  

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v Joe theywere outside Tom}: ifiqflwed ti‘WVhat
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The next morning Todds came to the post office and re-
ceived a lette‘. He gazed around a second. The young ‘
detectives were there, but were seemingly busy looking
out of the window. Todds tore the envelope open, and
read the letter. ..

“We must have it,” whispered Tommy.

“Yes; come ‘on, let’s follow him," said Ned.

Todds had started toward his home. The boys were
following. Todds, as he walked along, tore the letter up
and threw it in the street, “and went on.

“Too bad l"lcxclaimed Tommy; “that will do us no

00d." ‘
g “I don’t know. You pick up the pieces and «I will read .
this sign.”

After he had all the pieces, Ned said: “We will go to
your house and put it together.”

After a couple of hours of labor Ned read:

“MR. TODDS: I will be upto your house to~night. Keep
mum.” '~

There was no name to: the letter.

“Well; we will try andsee this person to—night, too."
said Ned. When the evening train arrived the boys were
at the station. Several people left the cars, amohg them a
flashin dressed man. -‘ >

“I bet," whis red Ned, ‘f'that is the man.” 

As luck We d have” it, the man,stepped up to the boys . .
and asked them the way to 'M'r."l"odds'. The young de:
,teetives ve him the direction to take and followed him.
The 'Swel bought a paper,ithen went on. When he got to y f
Todds’ house, darkness had come. So the boys had no» ’
fear of being‘jseen‘. The man rang the bell and in a‘few‘; 
moments. wasadmitted. I , ' , " , ‘
'_,,"Well," said Tommy,‘ “we are left behind" ‘  

' “You stay here”, answered Ned. _“and I will sneakin 

back way}? 2 . . -. I  .V
'- ‘ ,W lking through the back shad. Ned opened the shop ‘ 
door; He heard voices coming that way. Closing the“. 
-doorneatb the waited. _.  j g ‘  T ‘ 1;;
. i“1‘have,‘gd,enmakin 'a‘goo'd thin “out ofthat money?" 
Todds was 1-" havo passe nearly one hundred
and twenty-five dollarg. [rodeo  suspects'tne yet.
“Maybe they can‘t tel it.” ‘ ' . “ . ‘   ‘ .
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Tommy went and saw the bill that John had given the
newsdealer for the paper. It was counterfeit, as Tommy
could see. Ned hurried to the justice and swore out a
‘warrant for Todds and John Scamp. Jones, the police-
man, Mr. Green and the two young detectives hurried
« back to Todds’ house. ¢ ‘ -

Temmy and Jones went‘in the front door, which was
unlocked, while Ned and Mr. Green went in the back
way.

“I arrest you two,” exclaimed Jones. ‘

j ‘ “What for?” said Todds, after they were handcuffed.
Ned told. them the charge he had against them.
..“Ha.l ha 2” laughed the rogue from New York.. *“You
can convict this old gawk,” pointing to Todds, “but I have
not .done anything, and I havevnot got any. counterfeit
money!”  . ,.
§C;IWeH,” said Ned, f‘wé’ will see whatis in that'old tea-
c'” L I ‘ '

g The rogue sprang. forward, but was Held back, While
“Ned took the edunterfeit out of the kettle. A,.search re—
vealed about one hundred dollars of_ had money in Todds’
goeketg .Two weeks later, atthe trial, Mr. Todds turned

v tate’ ‘ evidence.” He said that John Scamp had written

“money. ,
“7, Todds got a light sentence. J'ohn Scamp got three
 . for, giving the .bad bill to thenewsdealer, but he
‘ ' d not tell where he got the counterfeit money. Our
two young heroes" got their reward. So ended their coun-
se. 1 ‘.

“envel- Dan’s Murderi’Case.

r; H( By EarlJukes, Beluidere, 111;) 
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Tommy was,'he4 quickly told him what he had seen. V

 year, ago. Scamp was to:,fumishrme_,¢un—A '
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Dan entered and saw there on the bed an old man lying
on his face in the bed. Dan quickly reached the bedside,
and turning the old man overahe found a piece of cloth in
his grasp. He took this and put it in his pocket. He was
just going to write, something in his notebook, when he
saw the face of the man, and started back.

' “What is the matter?” said George.

“That is the man Whom the police have been hunting
forthcse'many years.” »

“Are you sure?” queried George.

“Yes; but did you everhear the butler call your uncle
anything but Hanson?” asked Dan.

“No,” said George, shaking his head, “and yet it seems
as though I heard him say to him, ‘Mortimer, you’re a
fool!’ but I am not sure.”

h “DPid your uncle ever go out, or have any one come
, ere.” -

“No, never,” replied George. “The butler and myself
are the only ones who ever saw him.”

pan had been writing in his book, when he suddenly
pomted to the only door in the room, except the one they
had entered, and asked: “Where does that lead to?”

‘iTo  rm.’l ’

3‘ "Been Opened lately?” ' ' ' '

“No, it'is never opened." g a '

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Dan Was opening a dhor in a bookcase by the door,
when he made this last remark. There were, no booksvin it,

“Had your uncle no books ?” asked Dan. 

"No, he had none,” answered George. V I e
' Dan was now pointing to some ma’rks'in the bottom of
the case. . .

:‘Do you recognize them ?” he asked. '

IND.” said George, “I do'nat.”  ' '- ' ‘

‘Will you ask the butler to bring in that: bench out
these ?” he asked, pointing tOhSettee in the middle-of the
yar . v i 
‘ “Why, "of course,” said George, andhe called the butler
and-gave the strange order. '. '  ‘ 4 ‘ - ' = 5

When, the butler had returned from the yard, Dan
pointed to the footprints in the snow‘, and said: i '

‘Do you know them now P"

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b‘ 't‘lYeaf'  charge, “they are the footprints'of‘the?
1: er.” . ..  ‘ ' 
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and: 1d: a... same-piee‘esof'papcnv  git“; ‘: 1‘

“ t these ethanii you'can.” saidleja'a‘he gave
them-to  ,. “while 1'E0’downmirS-ml’ ‘  ‘

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The butler turned. 'He was completely fooled, but

(before he cauld turn backnagain, Dan was on his back
and had pinioned his arms.‘ ‘
' The man was limp in his arms, for, in his wild burst of
fury at being thus foiled, he had stabbed himself to the
heart. He was‘ beyond all help now, and w0uld' never be
tried for his sins on earth.

Dan dropped him there and hurried back upstairs.
George had the paper put together; it was a confession
of Hansen. alias Mortimer. ' '

Inlit he in] heated his two brothers, who Were twins—7
George and 'ill.’ George, he spoke of as his butler. He
said that Will had threatened his life if he told of the
train robbery of which they were guilty. . v

.  “5:: there is mother.” said Dan. after he had read the
 confession. "I wonder if we will get him.”
 .',..,He' hurriedto the window, and said: f‘Yes. here he
~ cornea.” In a few inornents Harry came up, leading Will.
39 was an exact picture of George Mortimer. Harry
< m tty well bruised up. ._; ,
A y a r. .“ hell; said Don, addressing Will Mortimer, “you're
’ w. t." - \4
5  ’f es.” said Will, “but I’d like to know what for ?” r
 1" “For the murder of your‘lrmther. Last night you
hid under. Hanson’s bed, and when he was asleep you
~  the that endth in: e. your brother was
' libero.  stood in that bookcase .until he entered, when
you‘s‘tabbed himin the back. «But he get a small piece of r
 coat, which you noticed: missing. I thought it was
 I compared tithe-lath with your clothing,
torr‘yon both leave the’same footprints. You killed him
because he  “Am I right i" -‘ r
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 the held that a” i him, “You haven’tgot me

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“Don't be too sure. Come, give me all you know. I
like a fresh trail.”

"All right, Mr. Gray.”

“This morning I lost a fine diamond very mysteriously.
A young man, perhaps twenty-three or twenty-four years
old, came in to see a diamond. Of course, I showed him
a tray of fine diamonds. He looked them all over care-
fully. None seemed to suit hiin and he started to go. Be-
fore he'left the store I ’missed a very valuable diamond.
I called in the police the first thing. ' The officers searched
him well, but found nothing. He was a good talker and
the police turned him loose. But‘I am sure he got the
diamond. There is my story, Mr. Gray."

"Can you describe this man P” asked the detective.

“I can tell he is one I could not easily forget. He had

v a very peculiar scar on his- left cheek.’~’

Mr. Roberts went on to tell all he knew of his mysteri-
ous customer. Joe Gray listened. Mr. Roberts noticed a
smile on the detective’s lips. .-

“Do you know this man whom I haVe described ?"

“Not sure, Mr. Roberts. I shall go now, but I will see
you before yOu close our store." "

Joe [Gray left'the p ace, “If I‘don’t know the fellow
Roberts deteribed, I quit my 56b,” thought Joe Gray. “I
know where he brings out. If he isn’t there, he will be at
the ‘hop joint.’ I’ll go and see."“'

' The detective went to several saloons in the tough part
of the city, and not seeing his" man, he started ‘for China-
town.‘ " Passing through dark halls, and alleys, he’ came to
a door. Rap, rap, rap. '

“giro ?"hcar3e gram the inside.

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“All; lightfw'

The detecti‘veentered. -

,“No one here, Chine?" asked tho-detective.

“No, sir.” ’ ' - -' x
“All right; I' come

' J‘oe Gray. went oubinto the alley...» Right next to old '
Chin’sdoor waa‘a large boar": used by the Chineman for a 

fecal shed; rIn’thls-bo'x Joe bid." Pretty Soon he heard the
_ -,o.croekin'theboxbeoouldaeethe ‘ i;
' old-Chinaman. coming our of hisden with a bucket;

slipped out of’the box. a It mu. being day, he had to be. very ‘ 
carotid. 'He-oponed door. .welleedin and crawled uu- 
benkyJoe Grey knew his muould cam. ‘
He was under-inst in time,  Chimnmn came in
man was talkingltoithei .. ..
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“Tell‘rne just where the diamond is, Charley, so I ,won’t
have much trouble finding it.”

“just slip your hand under the counter till you come to
it. Pinch it off and put it in your handkerchief,” said
Charley. . ; '~ r - ‘

Mary got up to go. Then 0e heard Charley say:

“Hurry up, Mary, I am a 'd the gum won’t stick.”

“Ah i” thought the detective. “I have. it now.”

‘ The girl was gone. So Joe must act quickly. Just then
Cherie got up to get a drink of water, and Joe Gray
; flip out into the alley. Going. on a run to the jewelry
state, he entered, told all he heard and lay in wait ior the
worm». Soon she came in and asked for something.
When the jeweler turned his back. she slipped her hand
doing under the edge of thecounter and picked some-
thing off. Joe Gray jumped out of hidin and grabbed
her. Snatching her handkerchief, he  it to the jew«
eler.f Mr. Roberts found. his diamond in the handker-
ehie . - , , ' ,

“How’s this ?" he asked. I .. ~ » .

“I’ll tell you," said Joe. > “Your customer you sus-
. is the man who stole your diamond. He came in
and looked over your stones. The first chance he got he
‘one in a piece pf he held in his hand, then
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frank Harkins’ Last Hunt.
(By Roger N. Teachout,v_Gunnison,,Colo.)

 One of themost popularhoysin ; Pond Creek was.
 Harkins, lav/am éavorite with etzieryone. For
this reason. hi plan on won '* mysterious; isap arance, '

‘Mfdypl’WCd to besdeath‘, shookedi ‘e whole

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and Frank on the right. We expected to meet each other
at the end of the bluff. But,” he continued, “we failed to
do so. The blufi grew wider and wider, and we grew;
farther apart at every step. I became alarmed, and, losing
all thought of hunting for anything except Frank, started
out to find him. I shot off my gun repeatedly, as a signal
to him; but receivednoanswer. That is all’I can tell you
about him.” .

For a moment no one spoke. Then some one said: “It
woeid be no use trying to find him tO-night. but to—mor-
row morning, at five o’clock, we must go after him.”

"‘1 will go, for one." said a youth by the name of George
Hamlin. Several others volunteered, until quite a party
was formed. George Hamlin was‘ a great friend of
Frank’s, and he had a good deal of talentas a detective.
This proved very valuable the next day. ‘ , x

The party arrived at the hunting grouhd of the boys
very early in the morning. Cecil showed them where‘hey
had rated. There had been a slight fall of snow, so
George, the acknowledged leader of the party, could trace '
Frank’s footsteps quite easily. They followed them for
over half a mile, without discovering anything, except
some blood on the snow Where Frank had killed a rabbit.
Finally they came to the top of a ridge, where the snow
had been blown awa ', and it was impossible to trace the
footprints farther. (>311e of the party suddenly shOuted:
“See that piece of papebover'there by that rock? Per-
haps it will pay us to examine_it.” .  ‘ ‘

The paper proved to bethat in which Frank’s lunch was
wrapped. Around the rock were scattered crumbs. 1:
was plain that the 10:! boy had stopped there to eat his
dinner, They could see his footprints now, so they can-
tinned on the trail. The party was startled. when, com-
mg around a ledge of reek. they beheld the dead body of
Frank‘I-Iark‘ins lying stiff and coldin the snow. It'was
lying face upward, and thcgunclosed e es~ stared . tethe sky
above. It was an awful spectacle. ne hand 0 the boy
held a revolver, andupon. advancing, ‘Geo‘r e discovered
: that there, was a palm Pinned “5 his 9.93“   it, he

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“To Wndewm fines Mv‘BOnv‘:AI hare taken‘irn [own
life. ‘I am diSSatisfl'ed'with it; and desire-to‘qiilth ' ,
That is an. _. v   ' ‘ rum.

. The part listened inv‘fiufl’ smm-  not
know tor‘w ‘ Rem Frank werild dorsucththingi

“I think 1 undemand this little game,” said'George. as
he pulled from his pocket a paper. v

    
  
     
 

   
    
  
  
 
  

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street,"he picked'up a letter. He looked at ltheaddress. b

He thought the handwriting seemed familiar. As he
.walkfimlong he compared the writing with that of the
forged'note. There was no doubt but that it was written

by the same person. *’ . .

, Presently he passed a man, who, asked him if he had
‘.. found a letter on the street near there.
J'Yes,” replied George. and he handed it to him.

The man’s name was Bill Grimes. He was a worthless
fellow, and hardly ever sober. \George followed up his
clew. He secured, after a length of time, enough evi-
dence on which to arrest the man. ' When Grimes heard
the evidence broughtfigainst him in the trial, he gave up
hope, and pleadedgtiilty. He said he had killed the boy
toiget even with his. father, Mr. Harléins, who was his

' ,. enemy. He had followed the boys to the hills. and there
‘  thdthahk. He was hung, for the deed several
’w" .later.'iu ,

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“a?”  _. The, Post Office Robbery.
' _ (By Sumner S. Morley, Barre, Vt.)

‘ *How much will it cost to send these papers?”
  - This‘question was asked by a young, man, whom we
;  call Jones, who attended “a Seminary in the city of
  Vdrmont. ‘ ‘ '

A a {juries was in the city ost office sending a package of
~ .  He “his a man 110 always wanted to do some-
 inth‘e detective line, but never had the chance.

-, j A no cents.” answered the clerk. ~ '
‘ "?‘We' hit again; it only cost four when it came.”

     
   
  
   
     
 
   
   
  
   
       
    
  

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 , fmorning, about a week later, Jones went’to the
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-  line few moments he learned‘thc. safer had
3  ‘  and he said to himself: “This is my chance.”
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figfew wards wi him let him in. Jones went to the .
JIWJ’and told him if‘he would answer. a few q'uesx
 FORM capture the thief inside of a Week: . 3;
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thatrobbedfithe safe at the post oflice, and so do the police.

I came here to help you out of your trouble.” ,
“Well,” said Edward, “what do you‘wish me to do?”
“Giver’ne the stolen property. I.will keep it safe for

‘you; then if the police make a raid on your place, they

will not be able to find it.”'
Thinking the advice good, he left the room, returning

,. presently with a box under his arm, saying:

"Take it, and keep it safe.” ’
Jones took it and left. He went straight to his room '
and locked the box in his trunk. Then he went to the chief

‘ of police, saying :,.“Give me a pair of ,bracelets and permis-
" sion to arrest a man, and I will bring you the robber of

the post office.” r . .

The chief gave him/what he asked for, and offered him
assistance, but Jones said “No.”

Jones then left and returned to Mr. Kent’s house a little
after noon. Edward came to the door himself, and asked,
“VVhat’s up ?’-’ ' ' ‘

"I have good news," said Jones. “I have fooled the
police, and they are on the wrong track.”

Mr. Kent was so overjoyed at this, he forgot himself,
That wasjust what
Jones wanted. When Edward extended his hands, Jones
snapped the bracelets. .

“What is the meaning of this P” roared Kent.

“It means that you are my prisoner, and that- you ve
me what you stole for me to prove that you are the right
man. ’ - _ v. s, . - .
. Jones took his prisoner to the police station and left him.
- The detective received a large reward, and afterward
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How a Bicycle Captured a Thief.
I (By L. C, Hughes, New Orleans, La;)’ ' _
 it was: Christmas Eve when I‘askectmy mother for a:
bicycle, and she got me one. .It wasa fine one. too. A
month rolled'by and.I gottired of it. So one nightlight
it out in the yard. About ten o’clock it'begau to rain. and»:

f vaent‘ downstairs andvput the-bicycle on the gallery and

then went to bed., It was about half-past one in the morn;-
ing when my brother rushed into my room and acid that
there was a thief downstairs‘stealing my bicycle. so I
jumpedand ut :half of my clothes on. Ididn’t know
what to do. ' here .wasn’t a weapon in thezbonu.  I,
grabbed a large Indian club, and my brother‘le a Walk-
ingupe. we went downstairs. We, opened the back
door and we saw a big fellow all tangled up in my hicyde.
Mybrbthergrabbed him and I went and got a policeman,
and bye/was takenuto jail. The next morning We-f'ound '
out. who'he_was; ‘ His name was Williamfirowm'alias
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