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point. Can you-name any c other peculiart- ties ?”” ‘*Ves; his face, eee the lower line of his eyes and the upper lip, is very Jong, and there’is a small scar on the right side of his head, where the upper portion of his ear joins the scalp ene. “Phe description, on the whole, is an excellent one, but it is almost like hunt- ing for a needle in a haystack to look for a person not generally known in New = York.’ ‘a ‘‘I am anxious that officers shall be put i upon the chase at once. The boy may be ES in trouble i cteh wr hiake: Of course, any reasonable bills will be promptly paid.” ‘“There is a private detective in thie have never yet known him.to make a failure.’’ - Secure him at ofice.”’ i After a little further conversation, the es banker took his departure, and the in- E : Eapector lost no time in dispatching a note to Nick Carter’s private residence. - Half an hour later, the celebrated de- -_ tective; dressed as a rather well-to-do. oe - Western farmer, walked into the ee ) ee tor’ s office. : <P The inspector had seen the Satertive in - that character before, and, therefore, had ae p Sitienity in seeppuraing him at a “y don’t ROW, Mr. Carter,’’ he said, ae Ss asmile, as he met the detective in cae the cen tre of the room with a hearty handshake, ‘“‘but I am presumptuous in _ occupying g your time with an affair whieh properly — * longs to the criminal officers ; } ‘act Of the matter is that I eave | person just now that I can ye «4 — ‘ ‘ - ae - on, | . —_ ~ - , > ¢ NEW NICK CARTER WEEELY. city, who is just the man’for the case. I three hours.’’ what related. *”. : - ‘ ? — ow Pa =u _ le yA" the ' Pa! Z = o aed ‘- 1 | * { — "= - | ae | —- ~ — .* Meg : — ' <.. » ~ a" | ak, re id ‘ = — = ~—_— ‘“Has Mr. Jackman made any examina- tion of matters at the office ?”’ 4 ‘‘He has not. And, more than that oat refuses to listen to any suggestion of wrongdoing on the part of the book- keeper. ‘““Have the boy’s relatives been con- ferred with ?’’ ‘It has been discovered-that he has not been at home since Saturday morning.”’ ‘“Where does the young fellow live ?”’ ‘‘On Hicks street, in Brooklyn. You will find the number on this slip of paper, = together with a pretty good descirption of the fellow.’’ “Ere ‘The banker insists upon foul play, | does he??? ‘Yes; he thinks the young fellow has — been murdered or abducted. ”’ After leaving the inspector’s office the ‘‘T'l] soon find out about that. You — great detective proceeded at once to the | Brooklyn side of the East River. may look for me here again i tworae He found without diftculty the dence of the young man who had so mys- | teriously disappeared, but did not enter, i The neighborhood had,-as all neigh-— borhoods have, even in the City of Churches, a corner saloon. bees - co _ Nick entered the place, and, sittit down at a table, ordered a glass of peeks The tine was about the middle of soe jis forenoon, and. pustares was by 1 no 3 J near a # ‘rushing. Leesa oS = ae a someays theieloxe: had no di eae gaging the young bartender i a 5 cena. aS ‘“There’s a young fellow around hee” ” he said, ‘‘that I used to know right w vel. . In fact, his uncle’s brothes married any _wife’s cousin. § eat, hat? S his