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s= 5 NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. efore, Was just what hej paper that Gordon had written into ~ would have liked most. }pocket and shortly attes crum pied F sk will certainly take in the ‘profes-|another sheet on which he had be® sor’ s’ free show,’’ Gordon said to himself, |writing and tossed it into the was and then he checked himself with a queer | basket. smile. | He did this with a significant glance coy peneer: he thought, ‘if that isn’t | Gordon and then left the room. some trick in Trim’s game ? | Gordon promptly fished the crumplé tees fy is, 1 wonder how in the world he| paper out of the waste basket and went ! is going to turn it to good account in dis-| his own, room to read it. covering the scoundrels who tried to kill} ‘‘I bet Trim was glad I gave him tly me and in revealing the mystery of J. V. |tip,’’ thought Gordon as he smoothed ah - Dent ?”” _ {the crumpled paper, ‘‘and probably -f ti Gordon’s curiosity was now stronger | has written a lot of instructions here’ fe. = than ever, but he had not long to wait! me. ' before a little light was thrown on the| The young fellow was sur prised ar matter. dleapectnted at what he found on th Shortly after noon an elderly looking Bigs: sa : man came into the hotel, accompanied by The ‘‘professor’’ had taken such a “Tok q a servant, and signed ir Seaman upon 53 oe] time to write it that Gordon su ppos¢ egister eat ia Rivecssiarty. ithat the entire page would be coveré Witetmwas * Drnfonenr Helm,” but al- | with words; all he found was this: = AS though he was an old-looking man the| ‘Take a tumble yourself, Charhe, atk _ disguise was nevertheless so thin that|don’t worry.” pene Gordon recognized Trim through it. ‘There w - ay re | as no signature. <0 re Bete S, ‘Now that’ s funny,’ thought Gordon,| ‘Ajj right, then,’’ said Gordon to hin — . “Trim iss such an expert at : te a 4 ' - a. s* et disguises | self with a si h, ‘Gf he k hat h hat I shouldn’t have thought he would | apout it’s 8 of my iene ~ ae ye C ix Sep BEC. himself up so that there would be any | chances are that he has made this the danger of his | eet recognized. disguise for a purpose. “Towish I ¢ could give him a tip without} ‘‘T sfiall certainly take in his show ‘ th iv attracting any attention, for then he afternoon, and I’d like to bet even that FF might go to his room and patch up his! will be the most interesting ] performan Bear face a little and so improve matters. ”” eal I have ever seen.’’ there was an Bi sree to give this} The announcement of a free show 1 a little later. — ep lattract a crowd an where, Ee ise The “*professor’’ having had his room | had. the town eat ba as ES) gned to him, sent his servant to it | that in spite of the short notice the. “hal ro wae =: page age that he had brought | chosen for the event was well filled whel «= andthen went to a table in the writing the hour came for the _ protesmats ee : room and beg it make his appearance, n idled at sut for a few minutes The crowd was made un 1 sa is lown at the came ta OMe men, but th ae 1 ere was a sin 3 of wome few words on paper he managed to push Gordon, who had gone early, sat n =. a> PF « =~ oe =. . “ % * a . : > 7 J vi ball = : | i’ * - .. ' j i $) } - . — UU a Wic ssa « 3 * : = ” J : *s 4 - ¢ = = -*. = . . i P f ; - y q i - ~~ # 9 na P E " = gg “ ir a \ " b | . | : * : a. | ie 7 = = ' bell ¢.. - , - * Pile A , . ’ oil 1 1 aa ' - é ie. 4 - - i r ‘ : - e = . be ~~ _— — a ee oe é f . « = a ' | 4 % “ 7 . - . * , # . 4 a : 7 ii # ‘ 7 -_ é Be - . = rs Dal -» «= 4 At oxactly ju St 0s ere ae a - —e a 5 _— + ahs re i | rl " = vas conti Li U