Penny Dreadfuls, 1897 · page 28 of 36
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“Now tell me the way to I Avery gave Trim careful directionsasto a “Don’t go ba re young man whimps ered. “*T. shan’t, but | see that you keep|the roads that lay between Old Orchard — let. ‘and Portland and by the time he had With this parting command ‘Trim left | finished a hall boy was at the door. the ‘Toom and crossed the corridor to the| The landlord then gave the instruc- room where he had left the banker and /|tions that Trim had asked for and turned ~ ‘Avery. again to the detective. ee oe He tnied the door and found it locked, ‘“You asked what the game was,’’ said uae but it was opened for him tu mediately Trim. ‘I presume by this time youve. ss ee by the landlord. guessed who is the chief conspirator « ose. **O, hello, professor! !’’ said Avery, in a! against old Mead ?”’ #3 ae tone of surprise. ‘‘I didn’t expect you so! ‘‘Then there is a conspiracy, hey 3 Poe ; early. Carter has gone out and left me in ‘“Yes, and a very strong one.”’ ae Bee. charge during his absence.’’ | “*And is Professor Spinner——”’ = = Trim looked over Avery’s shoulder | ‘“OF course.” es | and saw that the banker was asleep. ‘Then he’s a keen one and dangerous, _ e “How 1s Mead ?’’ he asked, in his nat- | too, Trim.”’ a Ue a ural voice. “He isn’t dangerous any longer. You _ ee ete 8 star aren and acti back imeem know the ranch railroad that runs out” re - Sake Trim Care in ronda aad closed the | oe ertainly. Pf 3 es ae “is “Perhaps you don’t “ats He that there’ ’S SS eee ped ied how Mead was,’ he said, |q little shanty some distance out where. = ‘but you needn’t bother to answer, for I} there used to be a switch?” that he’ s getting on well. : | “T don’t rem ember any such buildis 1: oe . heaven's sake! > exclaimed | put if you say there is one——”’ 3 EY u’re not Professor Spimner,| ‘‘Send three or four men that POSES Came es 353 ‘trust to that snanty.’’ a a / Then ak his head, still laughing. NNW ; eee ‘Well, said Avery, ‘Gf I hadn’t been | ~ Well, before morning; that is, ‘if Re oe so well acquainted with Nick Carter, I} you’ve got a good lockup at the beac Bia, >. shouldn't have known what to make of; ‘‘I believe it?’ s strong enough it” this ve yo arning, young we’ ve got a room in the cellar here tha "S47 “Phen put the r Or 11 modify your voi ‘*Certainly, witty where su prised t to heat you aay. sol ’ re- || Professor ? 2”? |hand and fox ot allt sO pag sti t away, b te as lo ; he’s there it’s barely possible hat some of his conte lerates im and prczense him, Huh! you're equal to it, I see,” said ery. “Now tell me “what's but t woulda't remove his har id cu fis a be cords about his Tees, for. as yo = lerk - or Sine hall boy | “all right, Sean: I shall see th aia a ix: V Bi € 3 rs 7 4) ot ¥ : answers that call, = riox he deen “tell Instructions are. followec care