New Nick Carter Weekly #15 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 24 sothiny to show very cleatly just how, — ‘‘There is no ) telling at what time Dr. they had been killed. * ‘Walker will return from San Antonio | ST: ‘have been thinking, > continued and if he saw you and recognized you he | “Trim, ‘‘that this fellow, the doctor, who)! might suspect something.”’ . . has lived in China and who is evidently | “111 take care thet he doesn’t see ine, | a confederate of Ping’s, may have learned; Trim. But won’t you tell me what you | | from Ping just how to carry on this cold-| want the willow twigs for?’ $ blooded operation and that possibly if we, ‘*Later, Stormy. y 7. knew all the facts we should understand; ‘‘AIl right then,’’ and off Stormy. went > just how those murders were committed. to fetch the willows: ’ in New York, but that is not so much} He returned with a couple of ow 19s ‘aft. } matter as to know how to prevent this|eran hour or two and for sey eral_min- ; one. ’” - utes Trim amused himself by hitting a | ‘Wer goin’ ter htv the girl sneak into tree with them. ete = the other room, ain’t © Aig} of ~ asked! They .seemed to be just what he 5 Stormy. : -wauted, strong and limber. So ees el RS, but you and I are soing to be i in} - 1 reckon,’ he said at length, ‘‘that > — her room.”” . ‘you'd. better have your guns: reaay. | =; An’ ye think thet thar’s danger thet Stormy, and I'll use the willows myself.’ | s ° ae the doctor may do us up: eo? ee This was all the satisfaction” th at 4 Page ‘Why shouldn’t be? he has succeeded Stormy could get, for Trim stubbornly — i ee with others, we are only nen and what refused tc answer questions. So they “a ee will kill one person is likely to kill us, pas xhe.$ time as best they could until >. “CBr eakow- thet ’s so. But say, Trim, | Th ey. saw the doctor ‘ride up to the F _ *-be ye gettin’ scary?” -|ranch and disappear within the building. & = ‘ ; “No, no, don’t think that. The only “Once they disting uished the tones of sa a - -thing is Iam really puzzled to see just | V abla He was evidently eee ina} apts how to play my game, for the doctor has er epmened,. 3 Be as Sect up his sleeve that takes all the anne = seas umps, idly. up to the ranch and ‘go ie various p By jimminy? Pve got it!” ‘buildings. They were probably the doc- f 3 “F Trim suddenly sat bolt upright and|tor’s. employees, or as Trim thought7 - Jooked at his com porion with glowing likely his confederates in crime. : “| It was a tiresome wait, but the end -leame at length when a light appeared 1n u| the middle window of the wit occupied d “on | by the doctor and his niece. me! ‘I'rim and Stormy after making certain that their horses were ee hae’ through the g: Wi : -_— , 4 ' : a i‘! te, ' del je “i .. i yt x* : = + _ “> € . vy a “‘Hev ye found a way, boy??? «4 EVE. Look bere, Stor ny. ie Ss > Tr ar eo ee nae SS a er cat p er ienaaier thet.’ y Well then, I want a couple of willow they} had, in : the aa y lig’ gk : twigs, rather strong. ones, ‘mind, and where they found ie s \ Va about four or five feet long.” = ———es=‘<Cs~<Sthne.. : 22 | erent & a “etick ofa cottonwood tree el They Sietaaged n no “words. The he a 2 | Set - er , . &. +a i * | - ° i > ~ - : | . - | > ” a wt$Fttir kt “4 . = / ) ; | j R ‘ : : = . ! as \ ve! ~ tty * 3 s , - < _— L x : * P. » ‘ =») ’ on ; | ! = ~~ ill a dt: .« . « : | . ’ —— . a +; - , . - * & _ 4 oo a / Ti - No = > a ' - . | a = — 2 7% Wi , —_, | y ® > | ‘ / a Y : , oar ¥ Sr = 4 — Z " iI «a x: = . - i | - k ; 7 ' oulc le; 9 ive this pace ‘at| eae : sie al seem are: a eo ”