New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 22 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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= ae There was a slit in the cloth fully a ; reason to suspect that I was followed to foot long beginning under the left arm-'this city until the event of last night.”’ | pit. ‘ Trim and Nick looked at each other Trim instantly brought a microscope to. and the young detective-asked : bear upon the slit. ~ **What do you think of it ?”’ “‘Y'd rather hear what you _ think, Trim,’’ Nick responded. “Well then,’’ said Trim, ‘‘of course it’s perfectly clear that these fellows won’t rest until they’ ve put an end to ce ““That isn’t a tear,’’ he remarked, | ‘that’s a clean cut. Itmust have been: made with a very sharp knife.”’ Ss Parmenter nodded. “an Saat ‘*l was afraid so,’’ he said. > “Tt didn’t look to me as if that could) eee: : ee P have been torn by a man’s fingerin strik-) | UU exe aimed Parmenter desper- ‘ ing at me. ately. “‘I’ll give them a long chase then. oe Ce Cee this!) _ ‘I don’t propose to be struck down Se He opened the coat and showed a kind) right herein New York by a gang of Be of scratch along his vest directly under exten Se een od : ies ae bad pel tthe raat — **You won’t be!’’ responded Trim. “Yes” said Trim “you Bony. need to ‘I was going to add that after last Sey , night’s failur - es tell me anything ; alana: 36 nig ure I think you will be per —,-— Phe man struck for your heart just ROCEIS. SAE Me SOW OTR Ie A Seg hile. at the moment you aimed your blow at ~ is = the man you SOLE SE TS Reais For that reason and for the reason art a ___| that Nanigos would not dare to operate ee ae atk + Paci Sse ire y ad he ogg as boldly here as they would in Mexico. a xo _ co pe ee I believe in leaving New York at once — of peo ods Pcs the blade got rio and meeting them on their own ground.” further than the edge of your vest. i'Vou haf a narrow escape!” As he said this the young detective looked again at Nick. “Well, that was the way it seemed to The latter nodded apRroaE ys ‘°That’s right,’ he said. ‘If you’re going into this thing at al] it’s best to go : in in such a way that you can have #t © out with the villains at once. Hie ‘*You might work a week or two here — and perhaps succeed in capturing the Seance n * 21 ty we went to three who were concerned in the attack — me im tieth Street t Station to inquire. ‘upon Mr. Parmenter last night, eat: : eae ne: hey had got away however and as/ yon lock them up, what then ?’’- 2 eae me,”’ responded Parmenter quietly, ‘‘and fter we ane AAOvES: < over it struck me SS ae eee oe Rete: in N ew Are: ieee oT eek T wished T had chased the eRe - polc e1r an on that 3 post regarded the ‘What then?” ghana A Trim, 6 wig “a cs. _ affair as an it SHES street brawl, no three or haifa dozen 1 others would take = = further effort had been made to capture the ir ces.” ape i them.” : regi Se a “Soe ee ae: Be explain yourself to the ser- << Whereas if you go strgipht to Mexioas we, -- geant? asked Trim, and strike at the head of the organization a eae a No... Phat 1s," 1 said nothing about you’ll stand your only chance of bre king 3 eee. uspecting that these fellows were con- them up so that Mr. Parmenter may look = ... Spirate had determined to kill ine. | after his business interests without f sar. a ene ice, tt agit as I'd put that ee. be Ls ane thgt!s what we will do!’ said > * i - a ~’ a “_" “SeL= a —) : ~ c= » « on > o — l | ‘ = | — - , | 33 ro a » & rter, it \ was ju as for a railway y and stea . . an Sie | | _ —_— = i dei «Re = » = ! —— » r ™ 3, f . | z.. . ' —_ ~ —_ ~ - eee, 7 1 _ , , — | - ~~ hl * ; » 4 - \ “ _ -— ws ; 4 é @