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oté 5 « ae 7 * ud a a « " > ™ , — 4 . a a* : 7. * ‘ ‘. : ~~ le > y" | a sa _ NEW NICK ( He accordingly turned in his chair and two or three minutes, Trim might come looked through the open window into the up and he would be clever enough to S office. overcome my mistake.”’ 4 He saw an ordinary-looking Mexican; ‘‘Well,’’ said Parmenter aloud, “ standing at the clerk’s desk talking with |is it you want?” the landlord. | The man looked surprised and doubtful. The Mexican seemed to be disap-| ‘‘You know perfectly well,’’ he said in > . «= = = —sy > S r a ' ‘ ie? _ | re 1 . ey ’ ‘ - 8 “* “what pointed. alow voice, ‘‘and if you are in earnest Young Parmenter had never seen him ‘you know better than to talk with me before. upon the street. ‘Don’t you know when he will be in???) “You must tell your plans in the pres- the Mexican asked presently. ence of all.”? “How can I tell?’’ the landlord an-| ‘‘Of course! of course!’’ exclaimed Par- swered. ‘menter quickly, wondering what the plan ‘He will probably \ sleep here to-night | was and feeling worse and worse at the but it is still early. Wé6ill you leave your ‘slip of the tongue that threatened to bun- name ?”? gle the affair hopelessly. ‘‘No, I will call again.”’ ‘Where are we to go?’’ he added. The Mexican ae left the office and “Pil show you,’’ the man replied, walked up the street. ‘fand Iam told to say just one thing He had gone but a few paces when Pars! ‘more. qmenter, whose curiesity was greatly ex-| ‘“‘You are to go with me at your own cited, arose and followed him. risk. ‘Pardon, senor,’’? said Parmenter in} ‘“‘If we accept your plan all will be rather bad Spanish, for although he could | well; if we don’t, you go away from our understand the language he was not skil-| meeting a nidsicnt: sndie <> 0io you under- est, in speaking it, ‘‘were~you not inquir- | stand ?”’ ing just now for Senor Parmenter ?”” | °‘Yes,’’ Parmenter responded, wonder- “teVes,” said the man looking at him ing wildly if he understood a thing, ‘“but - with great interest. is there any hurry about it?” ‘They told me that you had gone out.’’ | “Hurry! ” retorted the man impatient- ‘*T was sitting outside whee the land- | jy, ‘you are afraid then, or you are lord could not see me,’’ Parmenter replied treacherous. Which is it: >) before he thought how much the words, ‘‘Neither,” responded Parmeuter, meant. fearing that he was making the matter Up to this time he had been very care- ___ ful not to admit his real identity. His disguise had protected him from; ‘‘QLead on!’ can - being known by persons who had seen| The Mexican promptly turned about him before and ever since their leaving {and Parmenter went along with him. ae _- New York, Trim hadinvariably answered; ‘‘If I keep my eyes open,’’ he reflected, > _, fo the name of Parmenter. “TI may be able to tumble to this plan The words once said however could that Trim has evidently suggested and if eS Brot be asker back and Parmenter waited I don’t, why I guess I can manage to take a ; B* see what the Mexican would say. care of ‘myself as Trim has done. __-**T was sent for you.’ e ‘Anyhow I’ve made a blunder and q = That means,’? thought Parmenter, shall have to get out of it as best I can.’ “that he was sent for Trim. Not a word passed n them during ay wonder if it is something to do with their walk. pe the Nanigo business? I presume it is. The Mexican led the way to the nese | rat shall I do about it? I have to which Trim had shadowed his man and. ~ Now wh L As a or riven myself and if I tell him now knocked in a peculiar way S ar It was opened presently - worse with every word he said and with every moinent’s delay. ms . 6 ‘ lat { am not Parmenter, he _ will ‘be sus- ably admitted. _ Parmeu nter found himself i ina room that. ™ role Saige of the house. ye pi ag pici i0 Dus end all Trim’s plane will p prob *» ’ renin _ a ~