New Nick Carter Weekly #24 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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— - :_. - — -_ dine 1 a : = re: = —_ - w - - 4 —— | - > = - -_ es la » « ; all ~~. = - —_ sani - Men os - * i ; " - 1 ~~ rs - ; NEW NICK CARTER WEEE - Both De Leon and the prisoner turned} ‘Trim produced a key to one of these : around to see what he meant. ‘boxes and opened it. “rim quietly stepped forward and put There was nothing in it but a single his hand up to De Leon’s neck. ‘small plush-covered box. -_ ~~" . «Ouch! > exclaimed the latter, clap- Trim removed this, locked the box and pin d upon his neck and turning | went out. ge es = 2 He found an empty cab near by which rein was laughing. | he engaged and in which he was driven “What have you done now ?’? cried the to the Crescent apartment house. prisoner. He arrived there just as the clock ina ~ “ve got the drop of blood I was after, neighboring church tower began to strike that’s all. ? twelve. : | or sae gah his neck | At the last stroke o the cloc é = = a ae a : ‘stepped from the elevator upon the third “The keeper was rather put out too. floor and rang the bell to the De Leon’ a E “What have you done, Carter?’’? he apartment. Pa d by the butler, 4 emanded. The door was opere y — to the sitting- Prim his hand and showed a “who showed him at once in 1 as : A sephe lroom, where Madam De Leon sat with y said the detective. the physician who was in attendance upon vig | her and her daughter. as hea ns = I believe, madam, sai¢ asam not half as serious.| "Just noon ; “By o eepite and Trim, and presenting the box—’ ‘permit Dy pricking edle at the end By = epee the bulb/| me, therefore, to restore you the ‘green oressed together ntil the needle was ¢Yé. =e his skin, oe then letting the bulb He thereupon opened the ie and ute Sr Bloc I’ve drawn out two or three drops played the wonderfully beautifu ee ‘of blood which I shall now examine at ae had been twice ae ce P s eo “mm fAino-|Leon’s possession and W. == 20 — ee AS this mas 3 | second ee Trim restored to them. rs Madam De Leon’s eyes opened wide with astonishment and delight. _ = “You have kept your word,’’ she cried, ‘‘and I suppose you have a thief in custody. Pt “No,” said Trim rather grimly, “Tm said the prison oe /sorryto say-that 1 haven't, but’ 1-shal what you came for I sup- t veg is lon’t seem to me quite the, it way to go about business.’ was a case of ‘eit thar,’ my d Trim. ‘I haven’t done |, bound to have ee | Bog ve Raoed hin,” e wound on his neck is about as. ic tahoe | as 3 if he ; . a - ‘ oe ea: * = * , a : iP. | _ - * ~~ , | : | . © ‘ a l to = Pi = ond 4 a . = * | é ; a ae * a ' — , ‘ # done.” } “But if you haevn’t captured the thi e low did you get» It was pceertainly in my laug last a nme ser 2 : r Sak I was J that | di ¥ a b ood | re got it, sec. “rll ae you more al about it later - ve) a 0 2 . 7 ' - ~ 2 " . * : h - 2 = « 2 , F. _— = z ~<« & _ - ail ; a 4 Pa * e a a = . 4 ; “ ¢ : ; e a i > , & ; ’ ; * e ie 2 “ r- is gm _- F - _ tee . » 3 b sé © : 7 ~*~, - _ P. =. j - e - _) » ~— em . = * i | that it w renty m to “twelve, urriedly ieit the riso n Al ithe re oug gh | he was burning with curi- wd -~ “ < an . .. a = : | yto r a ¢ jemnic est of De} re the yto m et Uh ew eee ‘ a 4 | ~ | impossible for me for \ val F | e - . a " - =~ * > > — = = = | ‘. € . = * 7 a y 3 . 4 q = [ . = ff} - a ; i - , i. - a _ - -# 4 — 7 * ab ° ." See > Re > « ar «a ' - © | sis | | -_ans*" Sek | \ , ® * ie, y \ d ae Ange — _ ln ; aimee ai fn gee = « P| “a - . j °. - — = ‘ = mh _ . —— > = . ; ——— * ; : ' ; - : _ * * ; " P . ra > . 4 i ot we) 7 : : — = _ . he + ’ A ’ ~*~ 4 a “, 4 - ; , =) = | ~ » i ia _— a ae sm . é 4 a » | ‘ ; } ? | | = a 7 ty 7 w i 7 le . . = - 3 A , =o ] D bs | “vn . | — ce a: ; - « - t ' wi al e ed at i a . ‘ ; . id <= . —— ; = 7 4 -" z =. a af i | * _— — > » e . 4 | = Pa “ 7 E . c 7 — a «il — 7 — ™ _- | | . => i ae, , ie: * —_— , ; ~~ ‘ _- y ; 4 ~ P ' \ 13 . , . a - - ri - - me | j - | { ey aad a : a i - e - as ; y i ” L d * © ' . a j + * = a e 4 = - a i » y —_ a _— £—. «4 ' er. Se a“ * = ba, Ma try to capture him, though I will not make any prophecy as to when it can: mee pe » an “ - a oe] - fe my ; 4 ’ | | , ‘y : oa 7 SS . s t , * rd - | a ” e J = | pres ty a . 7 1 y _— ) . a : ' ad “ “¥ —_s a . - - x . = , » 2 e e - - , -" ; I ft. , ee aly ae as 4 n a . 1 4 . - oe . * " ; ys i : : : . 7 4 al : . : : . ‘ * ' ” | a me * ' j 7 " J ~ ~ = wie j . ' J “i pat | ' ~ 4 = ‘ ' Fi | - ; ai al Z ove :; i _ Pa L. ; . ~ 9 ly bs ¥ LL 2OSSESSION n of sggrt eee a ~ aan , { & = , Lael ** — - he = ¢ ~ ‘ » ye ; : _— , J . 4 ' ini al J ~— i . = ‘s ral "] . « ; I: { e ’ | anal é — a _ : A ” ‘= ev * : si 7 = a a se = aad . '* ve - j ! \ _———