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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 13 e » face | ‘ Sow upon a table at the further before the detective succeeded in throw- _ side of the room. ‘ing his man to the floor. ~ De Leon looked startled at sight of the} Even then there was plenty of fight 1n "detective. ‘Pe Leon, and for a full half minute more “Ah!” he said, ‘‘what the deuce do|the two struggled upon the floor unti] the you want now ?”’ ‘detective “at last conquered his man and said Trim, closing the had him handcuffed; then as Trim stood * door ODye got to ask you to account for! Up several employees of the hotel came | Syokixsc! between the hours of eleven-|!unuing in to see what the racket was all thirty and the present moment.” | about. = ‘What do you mean by that?’ Trim did not offer to explain at first. “Exactly what I.say, and the sooner| Leaving his man panting on the floor you make your movements clear to me he went across the room to the chamibet the Jess trouble. you'll have. ’”’ door to find the green stone. : De Leon hesitated a moment and then) It was not to be seen anywhere. The exclaimed - | pas ors was partly open. &% e stone went out that way,” I don’t propose to be badgered by thought. *hrim:enaseecs peace any detective like you, and I won't answer | your qiustions ; that’ 5 all there is to it. | °° that Paul ‘Campo carried it.’? Then ‘there was a curious smile upon his face y roc jing for the porter | nome Pet ngs es at BR es ou o oe 3 Plt ring P | “Tts-all nght,”’ he ‘said to himself. | 24 <ck “<s =hek 2 on Scions A '*T shall restore the ‘‘green eye’ to ‘i ‘out t with 3 . » then, if I 8° QUT YOu SO Madam De Leon at twelve o ’clock to- ne as a prisoner. ’ lmorrow, just as I promised to do, } unless ‘On what charge?” ~ 4 Pp 7 ‘I should have the luck to nab Campo at 7 The attempted murder of your sister.’ | ST ehat Foci. _ De Leon almost shouted this and from his manner Trim was convinced that the) fellow was surprised, not so much at the charge as at the fact that an attempt had; Trim pushed the chamber door open been adhe to kill his sister. and looked in. é _*That’s the charge,’’ said Trim, sud-| -One of the hotel clerks who did not ) di nely epierPene across the room, TPES know Trim’s business and who supposed _ U8 Is part of my evidence. ee that the detective was an intruder, leaped Saying this gore him to pull him back. **Here, there!’’ cried the clerk, you" re not going to get away so easily.’’ Trim caught the fellow by both elbows jand held them so tightly that the clerk © could not budge. ‘Then in a quiet voice the detective asked: ‘Does that door at the other side of the sleeping room open upon the maim eorridor ?”’ ‘Ves’? the clerk <¢ nswered, ‘eying vainly to get away. One or two others came clerk. “2 CHAPTER IV. TRIM AND THE VOODOO. sas ‘fone and with it fell a green stone. ue ated olled across the flode toward a door bat Trim discovered later openec De etats sleeping room. = : At that moment the detective cow not | - give ¢ his attention to the stone, for he was| wae occu ied with De Leon him-) Ne koe : P ‘“Now don’t be fooli i tant 3 ‘Trim, ‘While you're st soles here a “8 atta ked the detective and gem worth one hundred thousand dollars ei ury s house in the pane and surprising is walki ng out 0! ne