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above the office. tatingly. “I don’t feel like lettin’ ye out of my Sight, lad,’’ he said. ‘There’ S$ no reason why you should,”’ responded Trim. “I dont imagine that this call means any thing private. ”’ 7 The servant looked into the reading _. room and found it empty. ‘‘Periiaps ’e’s stepped hinto the par- lor,’’ the servant remarked. ‘‘Hif you'll | wait ” ere a moinent Hi’ll look for ’im.”? Trim and Dobbin accordingly went into the teading room. The old sailor took a chair in a corner and began to look over the marine news in a paper. Trim stood by a window opposite the door looking into the street until he heard a voice saying: : ‘“That’s Mr. Carter by the window, eit?” . He turned about then, and saw the serv- : ant pointing him out toi a young man who was entering the room. | __ This young mgan_ was well dressed and dignified i appearance. His face was gtave and yet not. unpleasant. He seemed at first glance altogether like one who would be either a good com- panion or a careful business man, accord- ing to circumstances. _As he crossed the room Trim noticed eer: e that his gait was not perfectly steady. = _ He walked quickly and apparently with. ease, and yet one foot dragged after the _ other in a curious fashion. . a “Mr. Terrell has the queerest limp I - ever saw,’’ thought Trim as he advanced - to meet the caller. “Dim looking for Mr. T. C. ‘Carter, % -_ 7 “age 0 Lie | Gees: es Cot oe ¢ gentieman said prestntly. os .. = “That’s my name,’’ said Trim. — “You s are Mr. Terrell, I suppose ?”” =e Ves, at your. service, although, if t may speak plainly and without preface, I ape that you will Par nei be at mine. “i; __ Mr. Terrell smiled a she: BEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. ~ Debbin fatiowed hesi- old Dobbin was poring over the news- paper. ‘You can speak as freely before him as if he were not in the room, ”’ ‘said Trim. ‘“He’s my chum.’’ é “Your chum? Ah, then I take it he is the sailor whose life you saved on board the J/alta yesterday.” ““Well,”’ answered Tiim, or suppose he is the one you refer to. It seems té me that all Cape Town has heard of that aftair.”’ “‘Yes,’’ responded Terrell. ‘It’s in everybody’s mouth and you are regarded as a good deal of a hero, Mr. Carter. e ‘*I didn’t do anything,’ returned Trim, ‘‘that any other man wouldn’ t have done 1if he happened to be standing just as | was near the assailant.’’ “Phat may be, Mr. Carter, but. aside from that some of us have heard that it’s quite your way to do such things, and that you’re one who can be depended on to exercise not only courage, but unusual shrewdness in dealing with men.”” “You seem to have heard a good deal.”’ “Yes. You are not the only passenger who left the Afa/ta to remain in Cape Town for a time, and one of them hap- pened to mention to the president of the South African Railway Company, by which Iam employed, that he had got _ acquainted with you on shipboard, and he told us something about your detective work in Sydney.”’ Trim nodded. ‘‘He gave a very good account of you, _ Mr. Carter,’’ continued Terrell, “‘and the | president was greatly interested. Ss . “Indeed !?? “And this passenger fe us that it was your intention to putina weer or so in this colony.”? Fy “T thought I'd stay. over at least one steamer. ”’ \ ‘The president hopes that you end be aa 5 _. 7 . » ihdavced, to remain jonger.t! “Indeed !” ices ee puldn’t hel * = - comict epocks. com. ie