Penny Dreadfuls, 1897 · page 23 of 36
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a aga Pe ee ee ie Se a OTS an EEN GF Ng a Sis Se ts | 1S s a ’ “ . — = = ; e — ee - @ ~ = P P " , ‘ P . 4 j 1% = NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. | I come to the road that leads to the Sum- mit H¢ | “Phat § su ti ts me well enough,’’ Duke i Pes 1, let him suspect, then ; the thing | responded. - “So lon oe _ fs go - to be done!” He stepped into the shadow and Trim ; a Yes, and the young fellow. has got heard his footsteps growing fainter and be ‘dene at the same time.” ‘fainter as he went through the park. o> | “That's right, and there’s no use talk-| The professor sat down on the sleepers about it any longer.” and waited for several minutes, then he ‘he professor stood up, looked around | T0S¢ again and started up the railroad. Totes and then added: Trim waited until he was beside the “7 1k Nn ao. the young fellow to you, little shed, then he gave a cat-like leap foe and you out, Hive one arm across the professor’ S ) yOu Can trust me to look after Sg Rena 4 _ 0 be any ‘suspicion if Mead should fe e during the night.” _ § ‘Carter will suspect.’ ead.”” throat, tripped him and bore B Will YOu give him the poison ?’? ito the ‘ground. PiNot ‘ae oer The professor was greatly startled, but 7“Why not, if you think people will ihe struggled like a mad man. ; pppose he died of fright?’? P | Trim clutched him by the throat to cfm did not ““Because Car | prevent any possible outcry, for he ooh woeld Surely demand want Duke to be made aware that the _ 4p post mortem examination that would re- professor EON AB tal p 180 and 1 Carter would Be his us- : icions o ee E Spinner clutched at Trim’s throat, ‘ all . | He seemed to have the strength ofa \giant and for a moment Trim feared that he would get on his feet. With one hand he could not ward off “| the proiessor’s, and meantime Spinner was kicking wildly and wriggling over ‘the ground in an effort to get away. It was evidently a fight to the death so far as Spinner was concerned, and Trim had not dreamed that he would find him such a hard antagonist. It was necessary to overcome Lim ick a ga (in my 3 mouth so that en ie ne. 3 won t tum able, and i in any case the AUS U s understood 7 that Mead isn’t _ | wake up to-morrow morning?” ._ ek nig ame y, and 5 as are to see to the’ _ly let go Spinner’s throat and caught him professor's arms back and pressed the ‘brought his own head down sharply upon geet s tem ten Aas | ~ 7 .~ & i. of ee ~ APES, Aes 5 vio for ve 5Ob —“ = —— > a — , , —— i 1-2 - 3" ll 24: | 4 \ - | , he , i ; — 1y own to hint ich a view of Duke’ s a ACE | rast too Oo!” “a it he © should know it _ Teta bbed as Read which was ach- x0 bas ling f from the blow he had given the pro- ot) AT T hope I haven’t ‘thoroughly and quickly, so Trim sudden- | by both wrists; then using all his force still and nocked the life out