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10 NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. It seemed to him that tle time was not] ‘‘you’re no kind of a Tigerif you can’t be ripe for such action. cheerful under al] circumstances, *’ Whether he made a mistake or not may| ‘‘It’s very well for your highness to be judged by those who study his opera- feel cheerful,’’ said Schruggs, ‘‘for it is tions and methods. still possible for you to go out into the The fact is that he stood perfectly still) world and escape suspicion, but for until there was another sound of creaking me——’’ | followed by a clicking noise; then every-| The rest of Schruggs’ speech was proh- thing in the passage was deathly still asjably a shrug of the shoulders. before. His highness said: “T reckon that means,’ said Trim to “So you think you’re sure to be himself, ‘“‘that the fellow ahead has got caught?” out through a door. Now I'll find where ‘IT don’t see any escape for it.” that door is and then see what’s to be ‘‘Haven’t you confidence in me ?”’ dane* . Schruggs made no reply to this, and Aoeain he started forward, and at the his highness reiterated the question instant he heard a laugh. |sharply. : It came to him in muffled tones,and he| ‘‘Haven’t you any confidence in me? was certain that it was ahead and some-| Answer me!” . what above him. “Well,’’? replied Schruggs, ‘‘and as The laugh was followed by the rtun- ‘man to man for this once I suppose I’ve bling of a deep voice uttering words that) YOUT leave to speak freely ” See ' ‘*My dear fellow,’’ éxclaimed his high- Trim could not distinguish. After that there was a moment of | ness, pleasantly, ‘‘speak as freely as you silence, and then the dull sounds of voices; Wish. I shall take no offense. *’ began again. Meantime Trim was making | ‘Well, then, it’s just this: 1 did have Ms his way forward more rapidly than before. | Te! deal of confidence in you, for there’s Presently his knee came agaiust some- | 0 question that you’ve more brains than thing which proved to be a flight of steps. all the crooks in Sydney. Pape He felt around with his hands and) You got up such an organization as found that he was at the end of the pas- Was Never known here, and you fixed up “sage, mt _|schemes for plunder that were better than The steps were very short, for at that * 4 er dreamed ot. SP spot the passage was hardly higher than. Didn’t I carry them out well ?’? inter- “2 his own head.” rupted his highness. . f aes panties Se ri ‘“Ves, but listen. You carried them cS So eae pies ae Fits ae os g at met out well because you were dealing with vacmaco y traptoor avove Milt; + men inferior to, yourself in talent.”’ me ~ and at one point near the edge of the wall his fingers detected the presente of iron) «Now. then. you planned a most tre- fastenings. as Lmendous scheme in which we all entered By persistent feeling about these fasten-/ heartily. ings he discovered at last what wasun-) «you wanted to free the Convicts in doubtedly a keyhole. |the jail, get rid of Pemberton, Hawkin- As soon as he came to the steps he) and Deever, and clear out with the whole could hear the voices above him distinctly, gang to an uninhabited island in the and he promptly recognized them as those | South Seas where we could have our own of Schruggs and his highness. government and do as we pleased.”” | The first words that he distinguished| ‘‘Glorious scheme!’?” remarked his were spoken by Schruggs. highness, softly, o“= 25:5 fe 4 ‘Well, now that yourhighness has had) ‘Yes, it was a great scheme, and you ‘“T suppose that’s true, ”’ ow his laugh, perhaps vou’ll let me know! were undoubtedly in earnest, for you what there is in the situation that should | yourself undertook to throw the bombin- S make a Tiger cheerful.” = : OE gsi 9 Woeumeaan: 2: = ““~ty dear fellow,’’ was the response nrg Dine ee te ___ his highness, uttered in a mocking tos - You're not