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12 sharply, ‘‘you’re showing the white feather in a way that doesn’t please me at all. “I believe you would give me away if you \thought you could do so and so se- cure your own safety.”’ “Oh, no! no!’ Schruggs protested ; “that isn’t it. But I thoroughly believe that young fellow will——”’ “He will drown like a rat in ten min- utes,’? interrupted his highness. “What do you mean by that?’ “Why, just this. The fact that I have been back through the tunnel clear to the house and found the trap open and yet have not seen or heard young’ Carter, proves that he got into the passage, and when he came to the turn that he took the course to the south instead of to the north. “JT calculated that he would do just that. Just where he is at this minute I don’t pretend to say, but that he is some- where in the tunnel 1s.as sure as sunrise. ‘‘He certainly followed the tunnel up to the end at thesouth. When he got there he protably made his way back, and may be now exploring this end of the tunnel. 3 : e “Don’t get so frightened, Schruggs. You make me tired. Do you see this Fever 2)” TM gt Recs nee fee _ £€Ves, and I wonder what it’s for.”” “ve only to pull it and it will open e he gate at the other end of the tunnel at pepigh tide. That gate is under water. . ‘The tide is almost at its height now. z° - i ge >” > a * NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. as he was, he knew too much to take a leap absolutely in the dark. - It would be impossible to get his hands on either of these men without making his presence known, and that would give them both time to escape, as well as an opportunity to murder him while he was comparatively helpless in the tunnel be- low them. He listened in vain for any word that would give him a clew to the real name of his highness. His quick mind foresaw ‘that his high- ness would certainly leave this place and walk about unsuspected. “Tm the only one,’’ thought Trim, ‘‘who has seen the rascal, and I’m there- fore the only one who can identify him. ‘A man who is as clever as he is may have been able to disguise himself so that when I did see him he looked very much different from what he will hereafter. ‘(He is a man whose real name must be known to many persons in Sydney; quite likely he stands high in society. ‘(It is therefore necessary that I should know his real name in order to chase him up when I get out of his. “Schruggs is so well known that it wll be a comparatively easy matter to get hold of him any time, but as for that, I wouldn’t give a pinch of salt to capture Schruggs without taking his highness too. ‘“Phat Mnysterious man has been the brains of the Tigers, and if he isn’t shut up there’ll be no end to his rascalities. Hl at that lever and the entire tun- “If IT only knew what sort of a place it is that they’re in now, or even where this to capture them on the spot. As it is, don’t see but what they’ve got the best of is, I might manage to think of some way a 7 = ¢ - ~~) i? <% ' ‘rie for-the present.0? 5 ee oe ee. These thoughts were in the boy’s mind aC It hardly needs to be aid that Trim sel Be Setennd tp this, conve eee nase _ only two men—that is, Schruggs and _ ie = ae ; pee ae THE FLOOD DOES ITS NATURAL WORK. = s. —, ~ ” = a i - état = ase —— he = a —.| 2 x Vac mbes: advantage of the)" neth