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NEW > “NICK “CARTER WEEKLY. a2 cop hey eae tescape me iis time,’’ he! ~‘*‘No vou don’t!” Eaiied Trim, sy ump ag thought. ing from his own catriage and seizing ie 12 Be Be was tempted to bring one or both horses of the other by the bits. =o of them down by a shct from his revolv-! ‘‘I’m not going to have any nonset er but it was broad daylight, many per-!about this. Where did vou leave your sons were passing and he disliked to! passengers ?”’ shoot unless it was absolutely necessary. | The driver was inclined to "pretend _ He knew that he could outrun, both! ionorance but when Trim lost all g tha these men and believed that it would be tjence and drew his revolver threaten the best plan to capture both without! ingly he weakened and admitted that he | wounding them. had left them down at a roadhouse about _ an They darted around the corner before half a mile further on. ‘ee :* ee he was more than out of the house. _ The young detective, believing that Lee, When he arrived at the same corner) ij. driver was telling the truth -at last, ___ they were not in sight but a carriage was let the horses go, got into his own > driving down the street at full speed. ‘riage again ‘and was driven on. Then Trim regretted that he had not shot, é It proved that the driver had been t ell- | 4 =. at them. ing the truth and that his passengers hav- / eit There was no other carriage in sight. ing got offat the roadhouse were on the | ney Disappointed, but not discouraged, the | Jookout for Trim. oa | ee <= t detective made after the carriage as fast ~ Just as the carriage came well AG vi 2 as he could run. | ot the house the two fugitives startec xt a ae _ For several blocks he kept the carriage breakneck speed from the door, vaulted Ey in view but at last it turned a corner and over a fence and started across a field. * Z se when Trim arrived there it was not in| ’T rim left his carriage al once and made sight. Then he dropped his pace toaj|after them. As he ran he saw that a a gees walk and began the kind of search with great many other men in that vicir ity. “ Ee which all detectives ale familiar. were ect pess Bs ~5 ad He yet questions of Beseone wanm he 3 Se =~ | g Mississippi. Me epee an “empty sherians ack he promptly Pecople had even Weadassed the possi-— hailed. Then continuing his questions) bility that the levee might break some- < “pe patiently he proceeded on through the | where and thus bring untold destruct ion city; some ae 1€s Beis. Bla 9 he was s hot} apon. the city. pee He woudered as he saw these men rup- \ Aine orth tools in their hands whether a are last aces they trad come to the out-' break had occurred. - ) = skirts of the city they met an a CaI-| He was too interested in his chase of un Hiage the. pormes - ape were ital the track SS to uk mucl Zs ty tl driver to halt. treet ‘toward ‘the’ Teve be: of the great _ ‘*Now then, my: friend,’’ he said, ad- |. iriver. a a dre Ss ing the driver of the other- carriage, | mand ate) gained on ‘th . £1 yj s at oi rT ve ry ab oe - ‘twhere have you left your passengers?’’ | stride and. presently he was ‘ neaggeee snough — -" ue ee. Pp ise! hat passengers xu the man —— 'to call to them. oon ae a ae eT ee - He commanded them t halt, 1 ‘Lee ing to shoot unless they ‘ot eyed. he men at that, ture ed One of t 1 at fired a a shot. att t . ; e detective moe oe