Penny Dreadfuls, 1897 · page 30 of 36
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Iie a = = a - ae om 8 - ay 7 ; s i * pe ° . 5919 : aa ‘ = * | NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. : ' ‘‘Ts Barlow the name of the big stuff in-| CHAPTER VIII. oh side there ?’’ asked Trim. 4 ‘“Ves,’’? said the policeman, ‘‘he’s a. fence and his den is a hiding place for ae ee ' wie. Trim did not attempt to explain the ee Bae city We'd ithing to the man but-accepted the reward) ee a Golicenval bie bie offered for the recovery of the pocketbook |. whistle as a signal to the officer on the wish aeclete ie ae motel. Phin iB FS next beat, and a moment later another| t would not have surprised him if he 5 GAS*”** Thad found the woman to whom he had/ — cicugire the COW. | Spokes waiting for him, but she was not Mim Sonic” = gO red er the ee to wait, for he was perfectly con- 0011 vm pro and their > go along to the sta- naest: that she would come before long. ~ h hen h E th RAE e ‘“She’s bound to make another try for tion house when he saw the pickpocket! my jife,’? said ‘Trim to himself, and) He leaped aves ‘aa seized it while}. si sgt aaines : onan et eee lay add the policeman catching sight of the same_ ee oe te man to be mighty careful act revented the prisoner from dropping | gp Sn ee saethit 7 else at Shee same time. st |about it,” Gordon responded. poe oy gfe pave eS “Vou can bet your own life that I The thing Trim picked up std 99 aoe ARIES will. “3 Pe eee te oe ot was early inthe evening: when-a Iiallp The other article the pickpocket was boy informed ‘‘Professor Helm’’ that a trying to. drop: was. a watch, and it was. lady was were oe for him in the parlor. — this that the detective had seen him steal} V7, save Gordon a significant glance! and at once went upstairs. from the old man who now joined the The woman was tliere and at the mo-, | FINDING THE KEY. crowd. SP ie ea “This pocketbook,’’ said Trim, ‘‘was| ent she had the parlor to herself, stolen earlier in the day and I shouldn’t|} «yo, don? t know me, Trim Carter, sail - welts Beote if it belonged to that gentle-| 41. 1 Sah if a low. tone thea the}. - detective stood before her. ited to the man who had asked | om him Fists wae to trace his st pocket- | ‘I expect to before long,’” he replied. | it . k. | ‘*VYou will indeed, for I have come to se i |tell you. I can see that you have wonder* os Prim ‘after the ahaw hoping to nee ful powers amd T think that your exhibi- tion here must mean that you are gomg ae his powers of second sight for}, quit the detective business?” him to use . the recovery of the article. . thin . It proved that this pocketbook did be- Mapas ae ‘Tf that is the case,’’ she on es long to the man and at the station house) aoe offer you a chance not onl for } our ‘life, | Gt was restored to him. y ¥ y . ‘but for great wealth.’’ i He was very grateful to the ‘* profes- fy ntoa r ighty kind | 19) said: Trim. ia) © sor.’ a and ee : Sears pave made him| ‘Wen dott believe me? she oa .. - pickpoc vor abe we claimed. ‘‘I can see that you know that _ SS eee a = I sought your life. - Tas ae him that the | lost t pocketbook was in the ma a mi s tha eae you here because I “ poate ae 4 lence a inst ie ss Yon sntist Spee seen that Sickathook |) eseier otto me | ga ts ee Tight — tt rough his stothes | the man Sh e hesitated 41 mo met mt now that you ondevful powera.of\ nc. 10 ema ee See ep ond 4) you've e got wor err powers of - ius -