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| NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY, | 13 Pans - —— ‘ for Mexico will be known to the enemy,| There, Parmenter started toward the Se and if some of them don’t go along on Feant door, _ the boat with us they’l] get word to Vera ‘‘No,’’ said the old man, touching him ~ Cruz so that I'll be seen when I land.’’ | upon the arin, “‘come this way.”’ “No matter,’’? Trim answered, ‘‘leave| Parmenter foltiwed with some wonder- _ that to me. ing, for the old man Jed him down the a Pve no fear but that we can outwit |Stairs into the basement and from there - them if they shouli attempt to travel on ‘to a covered passage across the back yard - the same boat with us, and by the time of the house. } ‘we get to Mexico I’ll have a plan for They presently entered the basement of ooling them. 2 another house, went up the stairs and so ety fact I’ve got a plan now! 1 out of its front door. Ee 7m glad to hear it!’’ exclaimed Par- | This other house was also owned by a - ee. ~ gnenter. “What'll it be?’ 'Nick Carter and the passage between the a> ce Vill you wait here a few moments?’’ two was frequently used in order to throw ee <7] rim responde 1 without answering the / Criminals off the track. oC apertion, | | The residence of the great detective st AT here - an old man who helps us| Was of course well known and it often Ee eeweslty in matters of this kind whom happened that criminals shadowed it in | a8 want to. speak to a moment. the hope of learning something about the | a f ir = a | ) ym to you and if you wil] | movemen ts of the detectives in their head- ollow tie idztentinns until you get on | quarters. a ard the “boat it will save me some} In this instance it was quite osteitis \that one or more of the Nanigos had kept = ‘ All tight I’ll do that. 3. /young Parmenter in view and had seen ee Wh nere are you stay ing?’ asked him go into Nick Carter’s house. Parmenter and his old guide found a re in Twenty-eighth | closed carriage waiting at the curb in | Ss front of the other house. cites They got into this and the driver with- outa word of directions, drove them at. once « and so to the ¢ gask cof the Ward Lsue Steamship Company. - °. cA ris - ett ion’ a Silk necessary. I could irchase eweeever i nese for Ne net at ‘Pl AG Sag S _ The old man didn’t stop to pal the “apis _ of hou “s if you cea ” bo Wno. pt eee ly his ned about anc See J rove away as soon as ssenge ‘hat will be the best way then. Lalichted. 3 pa ‘ll ») ~ ; aps i fnd _— shoo raga d hb Ni ke Parmenter was then Sa Ae witty Par, [08 board the vessel and aie pare uy don’t see young Mr. Carter any- ae ed | ‘where, ” remarked Pavmentes 3 jent tal looking ‘minutes, aroul 1 nd. <A A 2 : Beer bate »e here soon,’’ pea asta the ». ers fs 1 11 nan ina cracked voice. ets | “Tust wait a few minutes ur | the’ after the tickets.” V“it.} The old man went out and returned | shortly with tickets for Vera Cruz and: t ne Nick, ey to a stateroom. ee Tr ,_,|_ He led the way to it and when ‘the with» me, 1] were once Bereoe locked the door. at iy s is th 1e gentleman.’ EAS said : - oung Epenaten,