New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 37 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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— a 7 ae he . —_ 7 “~~ . *. > = ~s Oe ee au a od —_ _— - 4 Py * - ___ prisoner as he read the writing and then turned toward the banker. “You have assisted in making a very important capture,’’ he said, with a smile, ‘““and may leave the prisoner in my charge. You may report for duty, officer.”’ As the two men left the room, both the inspector and the prisoner threw them- selves back in their chairs and enjoyed a hearty laugb. “Well, of all the mad pranks I ever heard of,’’ exclaimed the inspector at length, ‘‘this is the worst! What are you up to now, Nick Carter’ ies * Well, ’? said Nick, removing the de. _ lapidated plug hat, ‘‘you see I wanted an accurate description of the fellow who _ deposited the checks.”’ | uy “ought to have it. I’m wearing the " a ‘clothes the man wore when he transacted his business at the bank.”? - “Tf he’s got a nose like that, he must _ be an ornament to society.’ > ee “tie has got a nose just like that,”’ = said Nick, glancing at his reflection in a : = mirror. ‘‘I havea notion of giving up Boe Ls etective work, and taking to pariait eS = Ee Say, aay say you have the 1 aia olsthes == x it where is the man himself?’’ “TP hat’s just what I’ve got to find out. sae know where he lived, what business he = was s in, and when he left, but no one abouts since iat eeny 7 eee Do you know where he got the = =. # * - = « ’ on ” hi . | = a . 4 +e. : . F : os o - . ° —— ’ . — = a a * “i ; « a = NEW NICK CARTER WEFELY. of it yesterday. ’’ consequence, ’’ ou’ve got it, I guess,’’ laughed the vy anything of his where-_ presented a check one day last week for six thousand dollars and they would not pay it. He went out and returned in a short time with a young man pretending to come from Jackman’s office, who stated that the check was all right.” ‘This is the first-I have heard of that.’ ‘*Tt’s the first any one has heard of it,” said Nick, in a disgusted tone. ‘‘The people at the bank never gave me a hint ‘“They probably regarded it as of no ‘They undoubtedly did, and, 1f I had... not presented myself at the bank dis- euised as their former customer, we should never have had an accurate descrip- _ tion of the man, and never could have _ located him. Now, you see, we know jut. . whom we want.’’ ‘That was a bright idea of yours,’ said the inspector; ‘‘but we are begin- ing to believe everything possible with: Nick Carter.”’ - ‘Tf this man Reed’s gang had only pecs a Aittle peas haat ogi a» said a, 4 | this 1 morning. ” a ae *“How’s that ?”’ Ree “Oh, all detectives make mistakes, and I made one over in Brooklyn by using a Jimmy-tough called Shoestring M Of course he betrayed me.’ | | “Anything serious?’ SW a ae “Not exactly. They followed me when I went up to Reed’s rooms is | yuise, tapped me on the. neal umped me into a tank of rain 1 water. SS was a bit cool, I can tell you.” | ‘They sought to murder y you 02 “Of course. But you see they dae ~ yee Brod a | small ladder Bavings! leftin — ° i -~ Tae! > -