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i - t f az3 iS | NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. He rang up the captain’s office and! ‘‘What’s the matter?” exclaimed Pem- found that Pemberton was there. -berton, who was close at his heels. Sela Trim asked him to remain in the office “T left that window open, Trim re- until he should call, sponded. i oS So it came about that it was consider- ‘‘It might have fallen down, = an the => ~~ ably after midnight before Trim man- captain. =a. ager to find the captain and make his. ‘*Pefhaps.” =% —- report. PT rim put his hands upon the sash and 3:3 It need hardly be said that Pemberton tried to raise it. was intensely interested. | ‘Tf this window fell down,” he re- — He not only complimented Trim upon marked, dryly, ‘‘it could not have locked | his shrewdness and courage, but he ap- itself, for it isn’t that kind of a lock.” proved his judgment in every particular. | The captain also tried to raise the sash. ‘There’s no doubt,’’ he said, “‘that be-| ‘‘It’s locked, sure enough, *’ he replied. fore we rest to-night we ‘should have ‘*What does it mean?” a5 Schruggs’ body attended to. , _ ‘Trim “Said nothing, but went around Ee “1l] look after it myself, as I’m curi- to the front door and tried it. ~ ous to see the end of that remarkable tun-| That also was locked. So also were z nel,” the two other doors at the side and back . said of the house respectively. ‘“T think you must be mistaken,’”’ d better azo to Pemberton said, “sbont that window. | “1 go with you if you like, ) “Don’t you think you “= sleep instead ?”” | fastening. It is probably one of the self- = ‘No. There'll be time enough for sleep | locking kind.”’ a ae pea | ‘‘We'll see,’? Trim answered as he be _ ‘Pemberton was only too willing to gan to work away at the leck of one of Ee =. “= neve the young fellow. go ae ‘with the doors with a button hook that was at- ee him. j tached to his pocket knife. i 5 enineds they Sau up a deputy. “As it was a very ordinary lock it took. | ee coroner, and ‘accompanied - by two ordi- him but a moment to pick it. Then the mary policemen ‘they PLEO. Sas ferry to Patty entered the house. ~ Balmain. . | . Triimded them at once to the cellar. __ ae ___ Before leaving. Se: ne AS emai He had lighted his lamp and he turned ies _ had telephoned to an undertaker to have its rays upon the spot where he had left = ~ a wagon in readiness to carry the body of the body of Schruggs. =e Bien criminal tothe morgue. agai = fie cop ee oie = Sat ae a 2 Sinko ae ‘waiting for the base “Well, > said the captain, “where 3s. <3 = wae the departed criminal?” = =. = | and =FPemberton =e a cab ‘oPhe criminal has” departed with a =. 2 = he ont and drove fthe. village house on vengeance !’’ was Trim’s response. os mee pee == ue ARS pattie of th fst beeen Te where = He threw the rays of the lamp ae ae es (f Lice nae around the cellar. — Nowhere was here = ae ol men an any ee wigtee of Sigs ares ie “So this is the Sene ney reme ed Sitebon ee, Lae alighted 2 in ate f ~ g ‘ 7, natty : me oe ia Se ¥ a . + ee 6 bea ORT ley oe oe . in | * - * - ee ee a “co micboc