New Nick Carter Weekly #18 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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‘‘Rivery morning at eleven o’clock, you say ?’’ asked Warren. ‘“That’s what the boy tole me.’’ ‘‘And nobody tried to scare you away when you tried to touch the horse ?’’ ‘*Didn’t say a word tew me. “Tf ye want tew take a look at him there hain’t no reason why ye shouldn’t do it jest as I did, but I tell you mister, that Mephisto is a cute cretur. the race.’’ **T shouldn’t ° other subjects, about his farm and deal of advice as to himself at the race course and in fact ‘ grew very friendly with him. When they separated for the evening | Mr. Bascum had received an invitation | - from Warren — te his flat in West Sixty-first Street, New York, on the following day. Bascum > accepted the invitation and | seemed very glad to get it for he declared as that he wanted to see more of New York | than he had ever seen. **T’ve been there quite a number of | tir Hee = ae es tkies I never pnd igr , ao | claimed, cared of the h “6 When ore ¥ ou going down to thes: race ae oF ”? asked Warren. ee ee H _ returned Bascum promptly. ‘‘I’ve heerd | there’s quite a number of people go there | Ttew see the races an’ I want tew early enone! tew get a good place. now, | “I'll bet fifty cents he’s goin’ to win familar Bieigs of Trim Daren | | He concealed his disguise among som} 3 bushes and then hurried on to the stable There he found O’Brien in a nervoul 'fever for fear something should yet hap pen to spoil Mephisto’s chances of wim ning the race that afternoon. 4g O’Brien was glad to see Trim and a once asked if anything had happened. rs ‘plied Trim “and it'll happen to your wonder,’’ answered War- ssi te ren, and then turned the conversation to | ‘worth his fee He alice’ pleasantly with Bascum} ‘Yo 1 gave him a great) sick to-day, then, would you ?’’ how to take care of | now until noon and at eleven o’clock | take supper with him at ht smart early in the mornin’,’’ | be there +f at, _ shane ‘be able to go until about! . a8 : — “Impe irtiatit tastness will keep me here} ee eRe - un hen. but I'll see you there. ee ou ly me in the betting ring: ate Es righ es near r the north o-nid 4 | rland | by ‘“‘Something is going to happen,’’ 4 horse Bantry a believe you said Bantry wasn} wouldn’t mind if he was takes, ‘Not a bit.’ | ‘Then I'll be your stable boy fron want Bantry to be covered with Mephis} to’s idenkets , ‘If you want to see your red-beardeq- friend then, you can watch yen somé 'window at the back of the stables, buf don’t let yourself be seen. O’Brien was surpri man of few words and he agreed low Trim’s suggestion. “Ill do anything you say,’’ he ex4 ‘Cand if you’ll only catch the ‘rascals that are trying to queer my horses, Tl make it worth your while.’’ “T'll do that easily enough,’’ Trim answered, ‘‘but I have got another missio® in this thing. rg ‘Ts that so?’ What i is one missi: PE a a a secret, Mr. O’Brien. init you will know bef ‘days pass. is | ‘S All tien’ ; I hope you'll win 1) out, that’s all I’ve got to say.”” | +3 bogsompest 6 a suit oF peatees from ¢ a gan to weed ‘ten up and ¢ lente = The horse was at ed so that el ;