New Nick Carter Weekly #15 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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EEKLY. inal gang! Thisman’s name was Murdock. He was one of the gang broken up by Nick Carter and Trim in New York in the be- isn’t the only one of the orig who is still at liberty. - **Nick sailed for England after one of them, my father intended cettainly to go) ginning of the investigation. to Brazil after another, and Patsy chased| Patsy had left New York on the chase still another off toward Canada. ~ after this man and as it proved later had Whether those three have been raapee followed him over a considerable part of y e I don’t know, but I think not. Now this country and Canada muchas Trim t is altogether likely that every one of had followed Ping. ve knew of this plan. Murdock had managed somehow to F “OD hereforé, I should say that it was ¢scape capture up to this point. reasonable that all of them were drifting ‘Tim was so astonished at meeting him toward the same point now and as they that he stopped abruptly but immediately di m’t know that I have had any thing to| walked on, hoping that Murdock had not do with Dr. Walker it strikes me aS noticed Sy surprise. Pp possible. that I may be able to corral; It will be remembered by those who Peter. -have become familiar with this great case : “He studied the plan again and again|that although Trim had seen Murdock and finally decided that of all places) in New York ‘the latter had not seen “along the Canadian border the one most | Trim, at least not to know him as a de- peat to answer to the description hinted | tective. at in the memorandum book was Detroit. Trim hoped, therefore, that Murdock Ff ecordingly he took the first train) would not notice his start of surprise. that he could get after coming to this| Perhaps Murdock did not. At all o or three days later|¢ events he walked on as if nothing had nelusion and tw 1 found himself in Michigan’s chief city. | happened, and of course Trim managed to. l ‘keep him in view. It was a ratuer discouraging prospect. | Ke To begin with he was not certain that) If Murdock is here,’? thought Trim, then Ping is, or it’s a thousand chances ‘Ping was.in the city, and if he were it pesodiie looking for a needle ina | hay-) to one he will ‘he soon and if I keep Mur- tack to nnd him. str? jdock in view I will some time or other rtheless, the aly thing he could | Come across Ping.” ing one a fter Spbotbes a numbers ‘of differ block pausing at Vast 1 upon 1 the ver y "spot 3 nt Ss disotieal and visiting eve! ; aundry that he could find. | _ In each laundry he left a sm all of clothing. His hope of course find some sight or trace of Sead lis c a Ag Trim at that moment aes out of sight pare ‘ina doorway. was tO Hears on yeh me, ed thebeats _the ed a cand he 1a had passed he had been lowed : ; ephaite le Siaeee who I am, B every laundry a and every Ch chi it _ “si “shop but of course he suspects that anybody in Detroit, and as yet had n not four Oks ty him must be a - dekeet: : throw any — mae SI to go § Sele here: now 9 nning’ to think that he we'll s see 5 tists it is.” © try el ewhere and was After a moment Murdock started on o try and this time instead of going around the | block he went down the street toward the | river. Trim suspected what he was up to at — once. ae ust across the river is Canadian — = nmder ‘ing whether so Niz a Falls of 2 along t at te to L : tried when | the end at the