New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 22 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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Nick, ‘fand spent about fifteen minutes scsi of afamily and that they had in anxious thought. Then he consulted | not forgotten him. the time tables of the various railroads “*Well, about a month ago, Pamenter’s that enter Mexico City. ‘There was a train leaving by the: Central line for the Texas border, that evening = ‘“The last trains for the sez either direction had gone for that day. ‘““Parmenter went ‘down to the hotel thing out of his property there. ofice and talked with the clerk about the train for Texas, clerk to teleph one to the railroad station for a berth in a sleeper.” ““Did you say,’’ asked Trim suc ddenly, ‘that this young Mr. Parmenter‘is alive to-day ?”’ ‘Oh yes, very much so.”’ aa ‘“Then he didn’t take that train ! at o ‘Certainly he didn’t. purpose of deceiving his enemies, who he believed were watching his every movement. ‘*He made appa leaving the city by that train which ee Se would “keep him twenty-four hours or more within the limits of Mexico. ‘*He knew pe fectly well that a good ‘many things could happen in a journey of ___- Victim of murder has to pas of the time in a sleeping car. 1 Having had his gage lo ‘omotive to make a special. trip for him. aK - menter had plenty and a $a fore the train left the Cent: a om Parmenter was spe« ward in the cab of an exp ts . a s i = : ’ 7 = Tt r- | : . u " t I ¥ # - | # i « | - " - _ 7 é ~ys - — , - ol nm & ond i = i i _ ine iy = | r a " ' | i | i - x | ‘ - . =| : ‘mother Arid and as that see broke up ending- in asking the) ‘of spirit and I think he would like to take the risk of another journey to that ‘county even if there wasn’t a collar in- volved.”’ == rent preparations for | young man entered the room and bowed é 10: ad, he quietly went to the eadquarters of the line that runs between | Mexico. -ity and Vera Cruz and hired a ) 'son, Trimble, who is as good a detective ‘It took money, but ey: Par- il He arrived at Vera Cruz early the nex pepening in am . time to take the | t s i. ‘mothe and |sure but what I ne ‘tio o/ ance at protection Fn, I bg vay vee ee ee ‘their home, the sister went to live with late relatives elsewhere. “Young Parmenter is therefore left coast in! without any especial responsibilities and ‘now he wants to try Mexico once more in order to see 1f he can’t make some- ‘It’s perfectly natural. He’sa fellow ‘‘I suppose,’’ remarked Trim, ‘‘that |he would just like todo up the rufhans that are standing in his i'murdered his father ?”? ; **T presume you can guess what he did and of course you have implied that his talk in the hotel office was merely for the that Way anc ‘““"That’s about it, but in any case it offers a rather neat job for one of us and I thought you’d like to tackle it.” ‘“Of course I would. I suppose that Parmenter has been to see you about it ??’ ‘“Ves,’’? Nick answered, *‘it was from him that I heard the story that I’ve told you. Now—_— This question was addressed to a serv- ant who entered at that moment with a card. that length, especially when the intended pass a good deal **It?s Parmenter himself!’ said after looking at the card. ‘*Show him in.’ A moment later a medium 1-sized to Nick. ‘‘Good-morning, Mr. Partienter ” the detective said. _ ‘“‘T want to present you to my grand- as Here 3 is in the Sk and who .|take hold of your case.” — — Gilad to see you, ” said Parmenter, = A gh aking hands with Trim. —— ‘“ Anything that Nick Carter says” goes wie) me and if he says that you ee one - ued with a nervous laugh, “Pm not = it 1 need a: yer deal of assist- _ —