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26 NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. Stormy, leaping across the room and| ‘‘It is an Indian spotted adder,”’ ie turning the key. = ‘remarked in a low tone, ‘‘the most dan- In his excitement Trim had overturned his lamp so that now it lay on its side | its rays were no longer directed to- ward the wall. gerous snake that lives! 9 Caught by the noose the snake slowly uncoiled itself trom the doctor’s brow, and Trim holding the dangerous reptile “I don’t think you’ll need to shoot,’’|at arm’s length, tossed it into the iron he responded, reaching across the bed/safe and closed the door. for the lamp, ‘“‘but do as you think} ‘‘The doctor is dead and perhaps it is best. ”’ just as well that he came to his end in He caught up the lamp while Stormy this way as to wait for the hangman,’’ he was running through the hall and di-/| remarked. rected its rays toward the ventilator. | | ‘Was it the snake thet did the busi- ked Stormy in an awestruck There was nothing in sight except the! ness?’’ asl | ‘dummy bell pull which was swaying whisper. back and forth. ‘‘Yes. You see that saucer? It’s full He then started toward the hall after}of milk now. Snakes are as fond of milk Stormy and as he heard Miss Walker |as kittens are. moving in her own room, he called out: | ‘‘But let’s get out of here “Don’t be alarmed, young lady, we! best means we can of letting shall have this matter settled in a mo-. ment.’’ concerned my inv estigation Is over, but “A ~ When he got into the hall Stormy, who | I’ve got to find Ping and before I leave had found the doctor’s door locked, was! this house I must see 1f there 1 is any clew : just bursting it in by throwing himself to his presence here.” — sagan it. ‘But I don’t half see through this part Both entered the room together there-| of the game yet,’’ remarked Stormy. fore, and the sight they saw was enough! ‘‘Come into the next room then, and to chill their hearts. I oat explain i it to you.” and take the Miss Walker know the dreadful facts; so far as she is a Ss ated betake his desk was. the tall Say a — ‘ rm of Dr. W _ his head thrown) | - mouth wide : pen R * ‘ Ie ALMOST - CRUSHED TO DEATH. = and his San S tig y y paiog Aes chair | Stormy werlt at onee into the room soca where they had had their exciting watch, es or ge his forehead was a speckled | ‘while Trim stepped to Miss Edith’s door } “Heavens a d earth !”” gaspe ed Stormy. ‘to tell her in a ere words that wae uncle Stand in the doorway, ’» Trim inter- bes: met his end by the means that ‘h 1ad intended for her. 1 aiker nhc. aoe He did not go into the details at all, j WwW 2D Lae ee ‘but advised her to rest easy and leave it Bees Stormy s stepped back and ye him: | to him t to 9 notify tI e authorities mdtoke i =~ self in the doorway, ‘but he could not | all s eps Pet OS See ace a ast a SSEP his eyes from the speckled banc SLR = i 8 Sgt a revolver ak wall : rh rupted coldly, “and — aoe, t let Miss ‘Sit Storm | placing his lamp so. tl hal lighted the room, he made per-_ | eet aa what had happenec 4 ‘That snake,’’ he said, gis most | instantly by its bite. The 1 ma ark 3 made by | Pek: cy 18: SO tag thi lat a . * =o See... , “4 . af 4 4 $<, —_ =! ie ey pw — y he * ‘ - | = ; = | ' @ 4 . } ir aa a, 4 : : > a ; _ * — - r + - ~ _™ 4 — m ‘ - ‘ P — = a hh - | a” “ | oa ; : — — Cd , —_ *?* + * - , = ’ *) 7, , a noose un -aine ciose Jown | to! he loc a sin = ny i 4 —_ % a SS q ail ' _ 7 > - ' — ’ - = ’ £ 4 — —- sa t . , _ . ee Se. CU ee