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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. : 13 boatful that went to the island to cap- had to wait most of his day in or around ture her. _ the court room. At last, however, he “Pm the only man who has escaped. | gave his testimony, and Dobbin was also. _ There isn’t ‘the slightest doubt in me called. mind that that girl has made it her life. The old sailor believed that there would work to kill off all who was concerned in, be no possible use in his telling the long her capture. ‘story of the Dunmore Castle, for he could “Tt was years ago, an’ for at least three not identify any of the Malays in court as years I’ve been feelin’ that her pursuit of haying been connected with the pirates _ vengeance was given up. he had encountered years before. ‘This thing that happened this afters) He simply testified that he had reason noon shows me that she’s still at it, an’ to believe that certain Malays were hostile it’s my belief that she an’ her men will to him, and he expressed his emphatic _ Inake it hot for you because you stood in ‘conviction that those in court would He way = the final act in their scheme.’’ | murder him if they got a chance to do -- so. CH APTER IV. He refused to make any further expla- DOBBIN ON GUARD. ) nation, and the 1esult was that the man “Well,” said Trim, ‘you're too old -a Ms a oars the direct assault was ee eld-for trial. Ben yey eg by se A abla The deserters were punished and the $2 Bette for y eos h ealth, a you ha q M alays who had come alongside in a boat stay “a nt rte Maltar” x ~ | were warned to leave the colony. Babisdctioais bc Fe As Dobbin said afterward to Trim, this was as much as could be expected. It seemed that the Malays had a boat in the harbor to which they had gone after the unsuccessful attempt at murder. It was there that the police found most ofthem. They promised to sail away, and | before sunset their boat had gone out of Table Bay and headed to the eastward. After the court proceeding had been **I’m not afraid of the varmints,’’ he answered. ‘They may get me in time, _ but if they do—well, a man can die but once. Meantime it’ s you that I’m anx- ious about.” ““I shan’t lose any sleep worrying,”’ ses tbe : and oe euired for the en “ee ee = — 4 | occupy a room adioj “hi ;,| Settled, Trim engaged a hansom cab for a own. | si Secs oS joining short ative about the city. It was too Neither was disturbed during late i in the day for a long excursion, iat night. . g the) He took Dobbin with him, and when _ I they returned to their hotel a hal] boy ap- pepper? after breakfast the dollepion < lay they went to the court where the proached. Trim and said: Z 4 2 0 cxanbned ere’s been a gentleman to see you, aS ae | ee ce. thatthe walice’ had sit, hand Hi think he’s hin. thee reading — o oom now.’ — : a of the deserters from thef ~;, ~ : oe: hat they had also arrested re we —_ asked Trim. =. 2 other Malays on suspicion |, E See nplicate d in the stra nge Trim took the card and read : ES ee - HoRAcE EBRRELL, 930 SSeS ne: nbered that no one : South African ices 2 Co. s = th the . fees or among ae General Offices, spr ee ak ai , ached in court | That's | a ‘new name = me, 1% sai ¥ ce large was in-| ‘Trim to himself, _T wonder _ bes Sus: Be a| “Shall a take vou t to” "im, sir