New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 8 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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s* NEW K CARTER WEEKLY. Entered aecording to Act of Congress in the year 1897 by Street d Smith, in the Office of the Librarian of Congr S Washington, D. C, Entered as second class Maller at the New York, N. Y,, Post Office. Issued weekly. Subseriplion price, $2.50 per year, February 20, 1897. Oe et —_——$—$$ No. + STREET & SMITH, Publishers, NEW YORK. 29 Rose St.,.N. Y. 5 Cents eee ———[ i —— ———————— ——— ———— —— ——— , ’ 3 TRIMS TROUBLESOME TIGER; OR, HOW HIS PRISONER ESCAPED THE GALLOWS. By the Author of ‘‘NICK CARTER.” j | CHAPTER I. young man, ‘‘and you are the only man . . dney who didn’t have the sense to A PUZZLED DETECTIVE. = ee Se Se gee : “Stop thief!” “You re the man - 1” want. ~ Come One would have supposed that Adelaide |along.’”’ < Street was filled with crooks, for at these’ With this the young fellow caught the words, shouted in a high, clear voice, at! gentleman by the sleeve of his coat! and ; leastg. hundred persons stood still and) began to pull him across the street. around to see what was the mat- “Hold on, there!» Hold on, there, you young ruffian !”” shouted the man, trying to disengage his arm so that he could give the young fellow a blow with his cane. ; | “*Not so fast, there. I'll have you ar- — le ested for deceit, % # “No, you won’t,’’ was the blunt ‘re- ~ sponse. ‘‘You’ll be jugged for thieving © and swindling, and I reckon there’ll bea ‘ charge against you which will connect you with the Tigers. "9 At the mention of this last word the gentleman’s face paled slightly. He had resisted the young fellow’s. at- leman, | tempt to pull. him along, with the result ~~ irl him | that both | were ‘standing still now in the } ins the middle of sie’ ar aecarey thoro istlase was. gine "ade . + oe 4 vd es as s collecting, of course. = = ng g fellow, still holding to the - n age so that he could aoe: use_ a ; ” ai ¥- , a Se ’ . . oe od e - = oe gee me . ah re: a ata = 5 rage * se