New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 37 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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rd * ag ‘Vou see,’? said Adams, as the banker the edge of my desk. Iam very sorry, 4 i” % ds itil * > i Pa - 4 i $ 4 = » o 3 ~ . ; ' 2 4 i] * ‘ 7 F . —.s ¥ 4 | ‘ ” 7, a : shee me¢ : ' ' liar NEW NICK CARTER may allow your very valuable employee, He wore a very loud suit, ‘with a very? Adams, to go out to lunch.’’ high collar and very broad cuffs, and ‘“You think he won’t come back ?”’ carried in his hand a small valise con-\ ‘‘Tam certain of it. Ah! That was. taining cheap jewelry. careless !”? He did not seek customers for his _As the detective spoke a bullet whizzed wares, however, until he found himself ° through the glass door, and embedded jy the vicinity of the street and number. his head. z , ‘“The next street,’’ he mused, as he| walked along, ‘‘is the street where Adams | rushed out, ‘‘I was throwing on my coat, lives, and his house must be just about | and the hanimer of my pistol struck on opposite this. This street is——”’ | The young fellow placed his valise on sir.”’ the walk and looked about in a half- | “As I said before,’’ continued Nick, bewildered way. | resuming the conversation, ‘‘a very nervy “I’m in luck again,’’ he thought. young fellow. It is quite a pleasure to cvphis is the street Mrs. Reed mentioned st such people ag and then.’’ last night, and, as I’m an honest mer- ere chant in the bese jewelry line, here’s the elle CHAPTER IV. number. ’”’ Pe, pee a LaTTLE GAS. The house in question was a tenémenfi building, two stories in ga fee and was } divided into four flats. A wide hall ran through the building | from front to rear on the low er floor, and © the detective could see that it ended ina large door at the rear end. . - Nick entered the hall, and knocked" at} the first door he came to. A woman, with a red face and dis- | find them _. ordered hair, answered the summons, and N ick thrust the paper into his pocket, stood peering out of the half-opened door. i ee stened out, and while Adams was cea ‘‘Jewelry, ee rs ni next corner got into the cab _— ‘Sure, an’ it’s hard work enough we | ‘owned AY ahenaie with the have to og eet let al a ad hair air, and was quickly driven to said the woman, with a scowl ite, sh oe the big bridge, making a ‘‘Makes your eyes brighter, your che seks eh o eremeaaed on the way. fairer, and your hair ties into” mae be- | coming knots when you wea _ **Now, then,’’ said Nick, as Adams passed out of the place, ‘‘have you a - memorandum of that fellow’s residence ?”’ : The banker copied a few lines froma book which he took from his desk and & CapaR the slip of paper to the detective. “T always keep the addresses of my <r nen,’’ he said. ‘‘It is sometimes quite important that I should know where to » bought ta canes os ae caly a short |