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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 17 I’m afraid you’ll find it difficult to remain |one thing and his ability to do so was with me, much as I would like to have | another. ou do.’’ The fact was that the old man was thor- ~ ‘*Why, what’s the matter, lad?” oughly worn out, and gradually he dozed ~ “Pm going to do some work here that| until at last his head sunk forward, his will keep me hustling by myself.” chin rested upon his breast, and he snored Dobbin looked very sorry. lightly. “T don’t see why ye want to go to} Dobbin was sound asleep. work,’’ he said; ‘‘and of all places in| A man accustomed to the discomforts Cape Town. Why don’t ye go on to ofa bunk in the forecastle can sleep any- London or New York, or somewhere} where. where them Malays won’t be prowlin’ His cramped position in the chair did around ?’ ' not make Dobbin’s slumber any less “Dm sorry you can’t get the Malays/sound. out of your head, Dobbin,”’ Trim te-| He was too far gone in sleep to hear a sponded. scraping in the chimney that might have They had no further talk about the given him real cause for worry if he had matter then. Inthe evening both went Deen: @wake. | : toa theatre, and When they had returned He did not stir when a bit of mortar to 2 Ss hotel ‘Tri _|fell from above into the fireplace. soe ae heal peal ms SO snored on, and when the scraping L Dobt in rer mained in his own room, but and rustling came nearer his eyes did not y did not go to bed. The door between * dab his room and Trim’s-was open. — the opeuiy en Ret oF Spe appesine a ng e fireplace and reste Fist gd ‘a eee a akan aa upon the brickwork back of the andirons ve Pp Ss *"4YS |there was a moment of deathly silence. _ and wondering how he should manage to! ‘The feet did not stir. Dobbin snored protect Trim from trouble at their hands. ee When Trim was ready to goto bed he} ; looked into Dobbin’s room and spoke to ae ae fellow, the feet changed their position, a pair of knees came down to the brickwork, and a dark form, catlke and wiry, crawled to |Toom. ‘ ail my y ‘rick at ithe wheel, Pm ‘think- A beam of light eastitito the room from a street lamp outside reflected with a flash “Well, if you think so, keep allen; 2 upon something that the intruder carried said Trim ; ‘*but as for me, I’m going to\in his hand, Then there was a light rustling noise, — oo 'from the fireplace and stood erect in the: tu a ipl He looked sboitt the room for an in- : “eenGod rest you,” returned Dobbin, sol- stant and saw the sleeping Spur ain the — ei C2 aes ~ | ehair. Yo. ses =A utes later. Trim was sound He drew near and — brought ie tact ‘here wa ight about the room: With his hand in the air he aused for All was still about the ee and noth- a moment and maker ee iis bel? paeccold be. heard: fr save | fell upon San ae eet / ae d to his side, and t ‘no fire burning there to send % was carrying the gleaming thing. ict Dat ot nf : 3 ~ Dobbin continued to sit before aca ‘down to Dobbin’s. Then he - fireplace thinking and worrying. straightened up and raised the aM. that . be plittesisg thing a