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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. room and felt of the window fastenings. | but this time Trim was sure that it was |} They were in order. pie: not caused by the rusty of the iron ' The room was in total darkness but/safe. It sounded more like the squeaking there was a faint spot of ligh t upon the of leather boots. “wall by the ventilator showin g that al The doctor is getting up on his Jamp or candle was burning low in the|chair,’’ thought the boy. fs ‘Trim felt his way in the dark to Stormy |Stormy could have seen anything he } and making a funnel with his hands | would have seen that Trim had his arm | whispered in Stormy’s ear: _ drawn back ready to strike the bare wall “Sit down and don’t stir. Have your)in front of him. } guns ready but don’t fire until Tsay 50° | There was another moment of intense |} Stormy silently obeyed and Trim, | silence, during which it seemed to both _earrying the willow twigs with him, went | men as if their hearts would burst with |} to the bed and sat upon that. Then the excitement. Then both heard a low but } they had during the long wait in the cot-| on the side where the bed stood. } tonwood grove. | a ble This hissing had no more than begun } Out there the two men had been aD!| when there was a blinding flash ef hght. | to converse and swap stories; here they; Trim had dropped one of the willow } -hardly dared breathe for fear of betraying 'twigs and opened the slide of his lamp. — f their presence to the scoundrel in th€} He directed his rays upon the wall } next room. : where the dummy bell pull hung and at | Both were highly excited. Trim be-|the same instant began to lash at the bell } cause he felt certain of what would hap-} pull furiously with his willow stick. } pen, and Stormy because he had been ee Stormy sprang to his feet eager and | able to make even the wildest guess | anxious to take a hand in whatever was } the eae of crime that the young 4€-| going on, but his eyes were so blinded } tective had evidently discovered. a by the sudden light that he could dis- ! - ; Perh aps hali an hour had passed, a tinguish nothing except the frantic move- F ‘ot gh to the : silent watchers it seemic\’| ments of the boy as he struck repeatedly “much longer, when they heard the faitt with might and main at what appeared | sound of a footfall in the doctor’s TOOM: | to be a swiy gin hed cn ta Oe } Then there was a lig | ‘The instant the blows. of the stick be- and Trim knew that the doctor was OPS" | gan to beat upon the wall both men heard ing his iron safe. | Gc a aT low whistle two or three times repeated | - | J " f Ls | n 7s - 1? 4s Pe, ee Tr! 1 , Ss. ally | On 3 = =” - | | could be distinguished. = ae — vac he| ‘The girl never dreamed that prered the pevorvars ame eS Chinched teeth as he continued to pound " bi J - —_ a - . es ' hs ? = {| ] ’ =a : = | i ‘ F “ f { #8 j : “ | ; —_ : . ! i | o a iy > a =. - | , ry . a © a. =a . 7 tt, Pe? ee. LL. a av es 1 7ET —- = ' = ‘ a, * — > 7) ” .\ 2 ; 1 ™ s ~ Ww, we | » | ; - : - 5‘. ; _* , - ‘: ail = i _" . e » F » . -_ ; A # = : ae = a ——— . i _- r ~ = a a ! | | 4 , a : J ——_— P ee ot - ’ -, 9 : i | i \ : . ™ — . Bon j o md . 7 ; ¥ . ~~ i . > . , . : I, _ } - i . j q|turiously, sr-| Give mea shot at something!’ ex- 2imed Stormy under his breath. oe “What in thunder——” ae > ot ae Page®" His excited question Wasinterrupted by 3 gw ch hand. a horrifying shriek from within the doc- _ te but just what the! it seemed as if the man, for s< iinpossible to tell. | 454 man, who uttered it was in ex’ ae eo. — “ s ; = * ‘ — ae 6 . - * F e ‘ a - ' i i- ' “ t , ; 3 7 - . v t : i a the bed o. — : . a ~ - — ; A _* | 7 * _ i - * * “a q ri ' x | itevidently = . . . . ~y . 4 r { . : : * a ual ~ : — Pf * - 4 rv, ! cal” 5 be » ee Ne - r = 4 Pee « " » « 4 P| Re ie - i= a , saad - i i | J ¥ . ' ‘ _ " x — - : : cc oe ae. | be fee SS ifim, sat * | | Ps " he x ‘ os F ‘ : al a “a q ik } i ; : — a, a oo “se ——- — '# - = a "a. a * ' ‘ = ; os . " F 3 —\ -. fe . — om . re 4*" _- ~ Ze . a : | _— o ? a a“ , : ° ‘. , : Ja . — m 5 | | a.) —_ -— =, a .. ' q i . — ™ “| = "y 1 ; Yi Me | a - - || a, 7 re ! “i : by 4k . : 1 aT . ‘ $ 4 oS ' —- “Sowe rw a . ee ae s, - i ~ > ; “. J : | i ia ; ‘ as a - » ; , os } - oll . — e 7 _ w** * ‘ — all \ = : - ‘ # iy a ’ > as -= — = 4, i . “4 _ _ =. ° _— 4 =e v <—_ ee Z « . P Pad P = - %. a “Tareny, - ~*~ ™ | = ; ~% » @ ° 2 ‘ a = - _ = ~ : eS ae oS | ‘ * ® * * * , . : ] P , =. Ban «a ¥ e - rd - ~ i cm “ PP a % ~~ = ’ — & - =. q L , 2 a a > = & r a , i. a © ‘| ; il 4 a ° a Md ‘i . is = - & bs » * ” - & wil - » ' a | - ’ _. a .. nn e." - — ’ | : + ona } } —— : ‘ = _ 1 i | ws | “ < * ee = { *