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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. ee then,’’ the detective said, ‘‘but usually She led him to a large chamber at the find that my card is sufficient. es |head of the flight of stairs that led from | “T don’t quite understand.’ ‘the main hall. “It’s just this then, Miss De Leon,| ‘‘This is my room,’’ she said directly, ce Nick Carter wouldn’t send nip Body upon |‘‘and I was standing in. front of this ; a case who wasn’t able-to handle it.” | bureau——”’ | aus. , - ksee. ~Now I suppose that you would! ‘‘Wait a moment,”’ said Trim, ‘“‘let’s fe like to get to work right away, wouldn’t| fix the time first.”’ s ~-you?”? | ‘*Oh, yes,’? she replied a little sarcas- 2 “The sooner the better. *’ tically, ‘they all begin that way. ad And will vou begin as the others cOWell, Mr. Carter, it was a little aiter. ss have, by searching the house for the!ten o 'clock of a Wednesday evening six oF emerald and by cross examining all the | weeks ago; I can’t tell you the exact” _ . Servants ? ‘minute.’ ss **Nig, for I don’t expect to find the! elas near enough,’’ said Trim, ag emerald here and if I understand the case '“tand I may add that a detective’s task is } = I’ve no reason to suspect any of the pres- all the harder because of the long time - ie ent inmates of this house of having stolen | that has elapsed since the robbery.’ 13 ee | ae '- ‘I suppose so and my mother has often J of |said that she wishes she had sent to Mr. There was again a marked change color upon Miss De Leon’s face and Trim | Carter at the very first. Shall I go om oS felt puzzled. ‘with the story?” ane “Vou speak,’’ she said faintly, ‘‘as if ‘“Certainly.”’ a a3 vou knew a great deal about the matter;| ‘°'We see little company here and at 1<85 have you learned anything more than the that time there were no guests in the} = police of New Orleans can -tell you?” ‘house; there was therefore no occasion to as 4 4 ‘‘T haven’t talked with the New Or-| ‘sit up late. . 4 | “T had come to my room for the pur- oe then where did you get your in-) pose of retiring and had just begun to formation ‘disrobe. As I told’you at the first, I was: ee “She spoke eagerly and as Trim thought aeons in front of this bureau. leans eee _ See ae segs Bee Side § my naa custom I 5a iy v aoe ole eandtie was burning upon the |} bureau at this end, both the windows broth were open but the shades were down. — | z “Oh! 1 was all she replied and it destied | ‘*Vou can see if you care to examine] : t 1 th at she was greatly relieved. them, that they are at least twenty feet ‘There e/wens.a little tone of contempt in| from the ground and that there is no wa} when she uttered saat one |of getting to them from the outside un- less one aed a ladder. Will you look : ‘ ‘ as little things were ae by them?” 2 Trim eal he believed that so far they ‘‘Not now,”’ said Trim, er. goc on : justifyi ag ws Esecty. with w hat mapper at the bureau. 3 pees aoe,” ” oe ake pear hat will yor HET he pin fom my ‘th roat “ahd had laid ert Saat tle SEA jit upon the bureau. gS 3 ES ; how me the) ‘‘Inso doing my eyes naturally ‘fol: —— the ~ robbery — occurred, ” lowed my hand pert I was looking dow1 aswered, ae tell me aS x gaeetly| at the bureau; as I raised my ae 2 2 €- v ee | sume bas bd work ae Ble! startled t y are to search the do ~~