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im “We dont need to say anything more bout that and I won’t try to explain the lan I’m going to follow, for the plan fn a i changed at any nmunute, and you ean help me best by not understanding it thoroughly.” ‘“'That seems queer, 4, said Gordon. gee OU see later that it isn’t queer at tour. wits lively and put in a word now aid then ina natural way. “Tf you make any mistake I'll get you ton the v night track again soon enough. ” Fami ve. there for a moment until. that could be done for him. m not sure,” Trim responded, | NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. All you need to do now is to keep| n approached the clerk’s ithe Sick asked if there was anything | 15 ‘entered it between midnight and morning and made an attempt upon his life not only with a poisonous drug, but with a dagger also.”’ The clerk looked greatly shocked and ‘raised his hand to strike a beli for the | purpose of summoning a messenger prob- ably to give information to the police. “Wait a moment!” exclaimed Trim, catching the clerk by the wrist, ‘‘my 1m- ‘pression is that the least said about this ‘now the better; but you can do as you | please as soon as I have finished.” ‘“Is there more to come?’’ asked the clerk. “Nothing that need give you any ‘trouble. I am convinced that the murder- ‘ous attack was aimed at me and not at ly; ‘‘a very serious matter has hap-| Mr. Gordon.’’ but it’s so serious that I shall feel obliged | ito leave this hotel at once.’ ) ‘‘Nothing wrong in hope Bead the clerk. | Not in the ordinary way,’’ Trim an-| swered, the service, I is Mr. Gordon : 2? admit i ‘had you two mixed up.”’ Someboc dy who has it in for me sup-| 2 it Mr. Gordon was Trimble] JX. Carter, and last night Mr. Gordon’s| “3 ma Be was entered and an attempt was | se ms to murder him.”’ mae Good ee i "S ‘here no need of making a iong * it,’’? Trim answered. ‘Mr. Gor- | am in ahead of me last night and | esuly. to his room. is ¢ 1 to- fasten his door at 4 Ss , Sit enter! p ether you feel like doin g | anything about it or not I don’t know, | ‘*T suppose that you know that) Iam Mr. Carter and that my friend .here}gan again, but Trim continued without ie “Well, yes, I had supposed so,’’ the| (Gietk responded, ‘‘though at first 1 must, *ss, and other people have had us | KY hat reason——’’ began the clerk. ‘Never mind the reason,’’ interrupted Trim, ‘‘I’m so satisfied that I’m right that I shall at once leave town, for hav- ing failed in their attempt, the villains will eu try again if I remain | here.’ Tm awfully sorry——’’ the clerk be- | heeding. “Mr, Gordon has business in Kansas City that will keep him here for some days longer. ‘*T shall go as soon as I can prepare my | baggage and I hope that your people at ‘the hotel will make it perfectly clear ithat it is Mr. Gordon who remains and not Mr. Carter. I don’t want him to be \in danger a second time.’’ ‘‘Of course we will do everything pos- ‘sible to protect our guests,’’ the clerk |exclaimed; ‘‘and I don’t like to think of |your going away without having some | steps taken to arrest these parties. ‘“Did you say that the lock of the door ‘Thad not been tampered with ?”’ “*Not in the least.”’ ‘*Why, bless my soul!’’ cried the clerk, ddenly. ““What’s the matter now ?”’ (Mr. Gordon is in room 31, isn’t he?” iSVes ? ‘‘And wasn’t it the i to 2 that. room that was missing from 9 |found in the cuspidor ze aS ‘“Pyactly. a See a wet wet et