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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. eo “What be ’ee goin’ to do next, lad?’ |*‘Now, then, drink hearty, an’ [ll tell asked Dobbin after they had stood at al yer what’s up with me. = }street corner for about a minute in| ‘The men poured down their drinks and silence. gathered closer to Trim, their eyes filled + ‘I’m going to make a bold play,”’ with eager curiosity. Trim answered. ‘‘I’m going to go right “Somebody in this yere town,’’ said jin among the dives that are scattered | the boy, ‘‘hes tried to do me up to-night, |) hereabout and let it be plainly understood an’ I’m a-layin’ fer him.’’ ~ who I am and what I’m after.”’ : He paused after this Set to observe ‘“That’ll put. every rascal in Cape | its effect upon the faces around him. Town upon. his guard, > suggested old| They were watching him intently. Dobbin. “The galoot didn’t get in his work,” he penton every one of them is on his! Trim went on, ‘‘but he came pretty nigh guard now,’’ remarked ‘Trim, ‘‘and-what | it, an’ the worst of it Is he got away. IT hope to do is to scare my man out of} ‘Now, I’m thinkin’ that some of_ vou cover. Come on.”’ fellers might give me a tip as to who he Followed by Dobbin, Trim led the way is.?” to a low saloon half‘way down the block.| ‘‘See "ere,’’ growled the bartender in A eee” ot » evidently sailors, were!a surly tone, ‘‘don’t you come in “ere to ing at the the top of their voices.|make a row. There’s nobody but voniest- _their tones the moment| folks as come to this, hestablishment, an’ Trim T lo ed at him and his| Hi won’t ’ave any row, understand 2’’ companion inquiringly “Stow that talk, Billy!’ exclaimed ‘Well, pardners,”’ said Trim, nodding one of the customers. ‘This young gen- ina familiar way to the group and drop-|tleman ain’t for havin’ any row. Let’s ping into his frontier dialect, “every man hear what he has to say. : yere is my friend, an’ every man will} ‘‘How can we give you any pointer, step up to the Ser an’ Hane his pisen, | young man, when we don’t know nothin’ : "T’s my treat, an’ when we’ve got ac- | about the feller what tried to do vou ?”’ quainted I?ll ask yer some questions ‘“‘T can tell yer somethin’ about him,” which ye’ll answer straight, if ye’re true| Trim responded. ‘‘An’ ef you're ac- | USP: ; quainted with Cape Town yer might be _*There were not less than a dozen men able ter give me the best kind a a in “the _ room. — They looked at the lad in| pointer.” astonishment, “and for a moment there _ “Well, what was the feller like??? was silence. - 4} didn’t see any eet of oe = his “I reckon yer know what I mean,’?|feet, but he did one pete. tie ae # <9 meeiued Trim, putting a gold Te believe thar’s any sqpnes" (ean. in ae q She dar. Seb Bl stands for the drinks—| Tow" sould doy - 2 ny ae name his stuff an’ drink | ie tore — the si wide of the house = # no need for further invita- be oe ie oe 1 crowded. up tothe bar) phe men in the crowd looked at each enas.* and. receiving other earnestly. gre . _| “Now, thea,” said Trim after a slight Bp : pause, y yer’l] find me square. I'll | ake it pl agent fer eid man bathe give ; _ “Ho a said the customer . iC} aad acted as spokesman for the _ mia ca see about this.” — = a mx every one of geo the. - A x rt. 5 335 ‘com ql Oe 4 . “390 a. > t ? 2 Bez = DP: ome ® ~ ee * ’ aees pies x : P <5 - . <A ee + : a 5 oe ~ ~ Ss Se “ —, ae eo a. 6 hee eS Oe. | bag oot 2 in wd