New Nick Carter Weekly #18 — page 14: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

E NEW NICK CARTER : Aches up and presented a handful of | : tickets. sie Whew! > exclaimed Warren , looking ee at them, ‘‘you’ve hit it heavy, to-day, og ek haven’t you, Charley : r a ‘*Picked the winner in five races out | of six,’’ the young man be aga ‘Cand for | good fat stakes each time too. ‘‘And you must have had a big roll | ; with you,’’ said Warren, ‘‘when you| es came to the track, for you didn’t cash} pas any of your Gcket as you went along.”’ oa “No, ee and surprise you.” =“*Well, you have si the bookmaker. ‘“Hope I haven’t broken you?” ‘Oh no, although I have been a vid hard hit on that Treadwell Pilate race.’ ‘Why,’ exclaimed the young. man, “T thought you were well fixed on that. | Didn’t you back Reno heavily ?’’ _ Yes, but at the last minute a tremen- _ dous amount of money came in on Reno, rprised me,’’ said * ; are: of course a bad to settle. <3 y tga Pm all Bett. ‘Charley.’ se ow yn » Thave no doubt of that, War-| lad Pte haven’t, ei ee : Peaife Would you object to settling at my | a} eRe house this evening “Gay Pe * Not at sot if iat will be any conven-| a, ~. sence to you.”’ Beenie = “It would help me outa bes I’ve got Poy plen asl _ there ‘and bie i Eaten ten o clock. We'll I have a|cently. 4 P »”* ‘ = = - =— —_ a _ 4 7 « 7 ? > * - : , i er » ’ . - is . ae a _— x ¥ - a A i ; sd ‘ & : a a : ¢ ° . — = " , ; y “ a oil = : : LL sell , : . ._, - . ~~ wal * 5 - | ome , . : i = + ' . sd ‘ . i ra , 7 ! ; : s . i, J... Sh . ‘ —_ ht a P| 7 I thought I’d let them pile up| |young man, who was more interested i of a gentleman. WEEKLY. Trim walked after him taking a roll o bills from his pocket as he did so. He ran into the young man as if he did not see him and then apologized. ‘‘T was so excited counting my win- nin ys,’’ said Trim, “that I didn’t see you. ,) “So you’re in luck too, are you: Dt asked the young man pleasantly. ‘“Ves,’’? Trim answered, ‘‘1 struck it [tight on five races out of six.’’ ‘You don’t say so!’’ ‘I do though.’’ | “That’s funny, for that was just my Iluck!”? ‘*Ts that so?”’ The young man was so pleased at hear- ing of another who had guessed the win- ners as luckily as epee that he easily fell in conversation with Trim. and the talked together all the way on the traiz to Long Island City. “| Trim’s object was to find out as much as he could about Warren. 4 He learned that his companion’s namé was Charles Brewer, and that he had know Warren but a few weeks. Brewer himself wasa rather wealthy else. horse races than anytlene He knew all the bookmakers well and : had taken a ‘great Saises for Warren, it he said was a square man and very muc ‘‘T won a big pot from him to-da : Ee Brewer said cheerfully. ‘‘I guess he wa | Laima hara ait for ne ae me to ‘Will ee 3 as it 2 were ‘Oh yes, he’s squar ae - 7 a - -* a ew “Pd athe Sg ee rath er get 2 my mney before « | | > hh F , n | | * | . . a = '