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IEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 27 up ee Saw a Fabe at a third-story window. | Nothing could have stopped him then, hHe knew it instantly and dashed across | however, and he dashed alon ge the first ; ‘the street toward he burning building. landing ¢ and made for the second flight of — = —— face he had en was that of Paul! stairs pee eid a thought of the danger he Siar ‘Al Ithor ugh: nobody was allowed within! As has was Ssieoitia g the second flight : "the fire lines ss BHOGE who had proper|he could hear hurried footsteps on the siness there, the street was ‘nevertheless floor ; above. ailve with men. | He had no doubt that this was Campo, Just now a number of firemen rushed and he tried his best to get to the top of » to repair the broken hose, and others were the flight in time to head the criminal e “trying to raise a tall ladder in order to}. Campo had the start of him, how- _ direct ‘a'stream upon the roof of the burn-/ ever, and when Trim arrived at the third ing building. story landing his man was not in sight. . 3 It seemed to be a day ot accidents, for | | Beside the detective Was an Open door =) st as Trim started across the street the and at the end of the hallway in the Tear mien in Charge of the ladder somehow lost of the building an open window. _ their control of it and it began to fall. Trim entered the room, which was an as A ery of warning went up from a pOreIDary sleeping chamber, and snatched pero throats, and the noise they made ‘up a letter that was lying upon the 3 drowned the report of a pistol from the bureau. rd story window. Without pausing to see what 1t was, he ‘rim saw a flash and the little curl of thrust it into his pocket and ran to ‘the “smoke and In an instant he knew that. open window at the rear of the hall. ss oe am po had fired at him. This window looked out upon a one- + he flashed across his mind that this time story extension of the main building. _ the desperé ate villain would aim steadily,| A glance showed Trim what. way ‘S an ate doubtless he did, but it was not the Cam po had taken and what he had done, = Sight of the pistol flash that caused T'rim/for just as Trim arrived at the window, to ha alt in his run across the street. aladder was being drawn away from it ssaw that the ladder was coming! by a rope held by somebody out of sight | dov a upon | him and he stopped just as it on the ground below the extension. ‘pg shed so clo , eee in front of him that he} It was not a fire ladder, but one that sould fe ‘Tush of air upon his face. |may have belonged about the building There was a little tingling upon his | somewhere. cs ch he k, but it was not made by Campo’s! Campo had evidently placed the ladder Z oe etic ‘there, probably to serve as a means gs ae | It was ge the fe ee torn off by the | ew SHS. * ~ ~ - * = — ; q i - ’ ss 4 Fad Ey =. - — .~ % a —_ 4 i: ey oxteninee to rahe arate and ¢ ah her 7 >| pulled the ladder away, this the -| detective, who had — »llo we 1 him n, W urst | 10t ‘no means of pursuing f furthe ‘ s ght : an -ampo, and he i cate chose to, Abe bis i ae 7 3 jumping down | } ave ' oe ie ed me with b that Hore 2 it gon oe 't two stories to the root 0 the extension, | tic n of Sve BL this =" | j ‘ . F , ' ‘i 3 ' a . - = = . Fs ry — > s . - s > — b 2 ' : : ~~ is ie - —. ae SS 7 > 4 = : iY > - » > a = ’ : “a ar “beg ° en 1 = 4 te | . | * a Hl } 4 , ” 7 . : “| . = - o i* =r = : _— > — = > & . * oe - - 2 d 7 | . % , ; . 7 - - - be s ~- i . 4 ) 7 = | fee ee * oo | _ j 4 % Ur a _ ; 4 ‘ | | ve 5 - | ese ae sc - . ae FT “ =z +a ~” + = -_ 2 . rLi , — a aol y LJ hee e 2 OS ) 2 *~ " ¥ 8 1 = ! te bt 1 5 4 = | ai = ~- y’ e - . - — , # | = | , alle : ry ay eae = _ id ey t . ¢ ” -_ x ~ i. . —_ a ay = ~ ; “ § 7 a * sd , ' J 4 r ' | oe : 2 ' 7 . | | . . i . .— . sill 4 ; = \ ae ‘ : d i F Z ° . - = .. = - = pot Ps = a J L - j f i 7 y “ ' J , ™ d it ‘ | . ~, - 3 — a: “ I / ' - - ~ Fi > a! i j f . - = - a a» * - | ; | ll ‘ j 7" a ln se O41 > nil gyre, > =-__— - ‘ a. \ r ‘f } a wl bale — if r| = f = : - — ~ °? | — . “ _~ = ; x 3 a a ar 7 . p | | i‘ “” ? ’ + ] , oe e ; -— . oe as 4 b fg = 1 F j ha i 4 wf | | b : e Lo FF | = —- = a > ts ~ wanna s b ‘ : oe : id i | | - re “ a ; 4 7! . . 4 , oe ae - wae F . ‘ ‘ - — é& * a >» i 4 i : a , 4 al ino P > 7 “4 . ; -_ — a. a , ey ee ae } rs _ A 4 = — “ al j * i "ea ¥ 7 “= | a + a 4 7 oo) 4 > ie t ’ | > 4 ti | ™ - . - iT by ‘ ~ - = 4 | 7. Ts = vs 7 : ) > { a all - ~ « Pr ° \ = » = J, : - a —— , ie so a = - 2 - is ; " 7 ™ in -_ 4 —_ : P " ’ —— * a : ‘ 2 ie wile