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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 27 cowd 3 in front of the phic li and at%imall| On the floor in a corner were the spikes squad of policemen came up to keep the which the-steeple jack wasin the habit Street clear. of fastening to his feet and the belt which Trim a SS himself known to the ser- | he wore around his waist, as well as a rod -geant in charge of the squad, and asked with a hook at the end with which he if anything had been learned by the po- pushed a rope above him in the process - lice concerning Miller’s. movements the| of climbing. : day and evening before. Trim said nothing, but as he picked up *y don’t think there has,’? the ser-|the spikes he exanuned the points care- _geant replied, ‘“‘but you'll] have to go to fully. He found things exactly as he headquarters to find out for certain.” had expected to. “There’s no hurry about it,’ said| ‘‘Aren’t you going to take the hook ‘Trim, ‘‘as long as Miller is up there in| With you ?”’ asked Terrell as Trim started the air, but perhaps you can tell me from the room with the spikes and belt in where he lives.’ his hand. _ ‘Oh, yes!’’ and the sergeant proceeded} ‘‘No, ’’ Trim answered. ‘I’ve got a to give Trim the street and number. better way of climbing than that.”? _ “hats quite’a distance from here,’’} They returned to the cab, and on .the remarked Terrell, who had overheard fie way back to the church stopped ata hard- _ conversation. ware store, where Trim bought a quantity No matter,’? Trim responded. ‘‘I’ve_ of small but very strong rope. ~ a cab with me.”’ There was a bigger crowd than ever _ Oh, indeed! And are you Soing to| about St. Luke’s when they arrived there. ‘drive directly to Miller’s?”’ As they were making their way through : Wee 2 the throng to the church door Trim ‘Have you ding objection to taking aj whispered to Dobbin: passenger ?”’ “*Pve left something at the hotel that =. **Not the slightest, Mr. Terrell: Come}I want. Jump into the cab, get it, wrap ght along. There’ll be three of us, but jit up in paper so that it won’t be recog- he cab has plenty of rvom.”’ nized, and hand it to me without letting “4 Accordingly Trim, Dobbin, and Terrell anybody see what you have.’* ot into the cab and " were driven across| ‘‘All right, lad,’’ returned Dobbin. ene city to a tenement house not far from |‘‘What is it I’m to get?” | where Trim had got on to Miller’s tracks} ‘‘A spyglass that youll find in the ‘op “the night before. of my traveling bag.”’ Nothing of consequence was said dur-| ‘“‘Bless your heart, lad! Can’t ye see eae the aria. Terrell talked easily about -with the naked eye——” Sa feat that ‘Trim was about! ‘‘Don’t breathe a word, Dobbin. Go } oattempt, a and frequently “expressed “his|and bring it to me as I tell YOR re eee hop imate young detective would come| ‘‘I’ll do it, lad.” er = } Puzzled and worried almost out of. te ce ut of it ‘without broken bones. a 4 |senses, Dobbin went back A the sh and mrived. at the place where all three got out and did as Trim directed. er vo flig hts of stairs to a room | The sexton Jed he: way into the e anitor. told them had been occu- church, where bi a ———— a goc i - ‘Miller for several weeks. — oe aoaeeee pe ee 4 ey found the for them when it he sp iy anito: og it for them when Trin Ven i = ‘ain a eg we? tee th bf ted . y, ‘ 4 PP \ ; 4 ¢ ” 4¥ 4 aL . eo , ao : 4a Clas han he 6 PAY RAGA wr? Ae ot ae: ee mY 4d £.* + ee re yr “going ‘to Stay” Fae ghee eek ? 1d look on?” asked ‘Trim, : (C©) MUGlOolks: