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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 7 17 they caine were-too far. to be ee aise clock in the evening he learned that as in the neighborhood. - ithe house over the brow of the hill where Trim thought how it might be possible he had left the dead body of Schruggs that his highness was still “lurking some- belonged to a certain Mr. Jackson, and where near to see whether his victim had that it had been leased for a terin of five managed to escape from the terrible trap years many months before. prepared for him. z ~The man who had taken the lease was 5 He therefore disguised himself com- known as J. A. Brown, pletely before he left the house. | The agent who had managed the trans- As~ he found all doors locked from action said to Trim: without he made his way out through a’ ‘‘Mr. Brown was a stranger to me, and window. > admitted that he had no acquaintances in : Then he betook himself to Balmain, ‘Sydney or its vicinity, so he could not” which proved to be a short distance away oS me any references, you understand. over the brow of the hill. | -‘*Bor that reason I required him to pay He met nobody who appeared a take! a considerable sum in the way of advance = the slightest interest in him, and was therefore convinced that his eg suee ee “He -was willing to do this, and having left the house after murdering planked down enough money to cover Schruggs, had gone immediately away the rent for two years. Simce then I =. from the neighborhood. haven’t heard from him. Trim went to the headquarters of the “He said that he was going to take a ‘Tigers. long” journey and might not. occupy the : house within a year. The house appeared as before. | = LAs F - Hestill had the key with him, and more = the See a didn't Oe te we sr curiosity than. anything else he un- 379°¢ ito eet Be ACen pied: She a house or not.’’ : locked. the door and went in. ~ = . The front. room was as he nat first re Ge of Brown,””-thought Trim, sera We: Panter: Sp p y much. owever, _| we'll see if it was the same man Svied - Hefound another dapdle, lighted i it and | leased the house occu pied by» the Tigers then pressed the secret springs that _as a headquarters. ’’ worked the panel door. _ It was too late then to follow up- ‘this rece ‘Tt flew open readily, revealing this line of inquiry, and Trim poeaorngeyy fet. 25 time the dark well. ‘it rest until the morning. © ons — He looked down and held his candle Before going to his hotel he ‘aired at = ae ont t over the opening. About fifteen feet Pemberton’s otice sy” notify him of the =e elow him he saw the reflection of his death of Schruggs. = ‘light in water. That showed that. thee The captain had gone rome and Trim — tun arene. been flooded as completely as did not care to Paplain’ ‘his: business to a the villa Soke acacia it could have subordinate. a dae | ws It did not seem right to deave the body 9 uneared for t jroughout the night, andso i the Blade wake up on ea ; = “re- he set out to wake a ae WwW he See ved at Pemberton’s house ne found that that official was away at- tend. ng! to panee papene’ ina distant et - fi ha 1 ee jut left for his home. Back | he - to the. captain’ s house, where < 2 le a that —s weg not ye ~ ~~ < ae te Gr git ‘aie ~~ ee - ie er books.com {ane | ins em Sei ee: oS > at = ~— > * * ———