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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 3 saw Ransom take part in the shoplifting! ‘‘I’m going to take alook at that house scheme at Partington’s jewelry store. in Balmain.”’ Later I heard Ransom’s name mentioned ‘*But the police have “already been in such a familiar way while Schruggs/there!’’ was talking with his highness that I’m) ‘‘I know it.” pretty certain he belongs to the gang.”’ ‘Do you think you can discover things ‘“You’re probably right.’ ‘that my regular detectives could not ‘Tt doesn’t matter much whether I’m | find?” right or wrong, Ransom isa crook and) The captain said this with a smile, but you can hold-him in any case. Perhaps Trim saw that he was sensitive. he’ll blow on the rest of the Tigers when, The young Ainerican did not wish to he finds himtself in prison.’”’ ‘offend the captain, so he was careful in ‘What do you mean by Tigers?” his response. “'T think that is what these conspirators’ ‘‘ You must remember,”’ he said, ‘‘that call themselves. They had a strong organ- | I was in the house for a couple of hours and ization, as you know. that I saw some things there that might ‘While I was in their headquarters at |lead me to look for points that your de- Balmain I heard«the word Tiger used |tectives would naturally miss.” several times. | “*Well, then, go ahead. I suppose that’s “I didn’t catch on at first, but now as I the most sensible thing for youto do,”’ ~ think it over I’m convinced that they are! Sone g ge Ss “ito accordingly sep- all figers, and so when I collared Ran- Hitated and the“young Teles ee ar wea som I shouted that word for its effect on to Balmain. him, and also in the hope thatsome of his | He knew that the police had been there gang might be near by.” pand found the place deserted. i cae 7 | He had no idea that they had made a “) didn’t think that after the racket of thorough search, and was quite confident this morning, when most of the crooks of | So 9a paler <a would result Sydney were stirred up, one of the, 3 Tigers would be walking along on Ade- |, He ae soathe a run through all the laide Street. Of-course I’m anxious to} ON ‘ookIng into rooms and closets ness, and so I made a big racket on the q ee epeenesse! Sic thew, bare chance that it might bring them from “&"¢e that ad been left while the family. ; ° ; 5 Se : ~ under cover somewhere, but I think |] W& @way ona visit. There was 10 evI failed.” dence of haste in, leaving, no confusion ‘“Tt doesn’t seem natural, Trim,’’ said 'anywhere. le the captain, ‘‘to hear you ‘speak ‘ob fall-\. re sae See oe he: ” AS : note of the way the chimneys were lo- = cated. — es ‘Oh, well,’’ Trim responded, quickly,| Having fixed in his mind just how they “*this is a failure in a detail only. ran and where they should be in the ~~. *Y’ve heard Nick Carter say a good floors above, he went to the main room, -“Giany times that nearly every success in where he had had his interview with work is made up of a handful! Schruggs and his highness. ‘There he s. I shall simply try again.’’ {saw that a chimney apparently was miss- 3 but don’t you suppose ‘ing. : , -and this fellow’ Qn one side of the room was a fire. could not have recognized them?” © simply a blank wall. te hink I can see through most dis-' It was in this blank wall that his high- wey : guises,*® Trim replied. ‘‘I’m satisfied “ness had disclosed a secret door which ‘they were-not there.” 3 ‘opened apparently upon a dark, deep CR fo oe Trim sounded along that wall and satis- Sag z re ot « com cCbooks.c . - - il , 7 - & soa Cy * : terete Meet fy. tel eaie® Pee - 2 Fe De Sh Ca an ae.