Penny Dreadfuls, 1897 · page 15 of 36
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> SS ee eee (NEW NICK € CARTER aK a iim ~~ and ‘turned ee aps toward the] their Stine hours, opened from the oppo- 2 “ ‘site end of the hall. . =< X gafterhim. | ‘The detective’s object now wastogain c = You won't ack about that bet inj|a position from which he could’ overhear & thet morning,”’ ss _he said. what was going on there. = Ss should say not. I haven't got any| Seatiny ulmaeh in the outer roo _ thousand dollars to throw away that} called for - after g] ss of whisky until | | he spades: to be in the last ses ire * "said Nick, as the other! intoxication, og Each time he paid the waiter from a=0 2 and g large roll of bills. ae ee = hbiedd of immediately passing into the| ‘‘Here’s a seat at the table if you went — ~~ street” with the man Nick stood in the|to play,’ said a man behind the roulette he stairs, ‘‘I’ll light a cigar | : easton a Ment, SO as 40 ave the man wheel. no ‘“‘Guesh I’m too full t’ Sia. cna rn he Bicied “away after pais | 'go to the hotel ’n go t’ bed,”’ said the — * The fellow turned fnto a stairway on/man from Grand Rapids, Michigan. ie - William Street which, as Nick was well} ‘‘You’ll get run in if you go out on the ee You’d better go back there 4 : —~™ aware, led to another gambling room. street now. . = The stairway was dark and deserted as and lay down a while. Pompey!’’ = che detective reached it. ' Nick could hardly restrain a chuckle < as oe In> a net few moments the green|he was led away by the obliging darky, _ 3 3. countryman who had struck such effec-| ‘‘They don’t let any one out of here — tive Blows ; in the pool room stepped into| with a roll of money like that,”’ he - _ the lighted hall above, and tape cau- | thought. bs ap 2 = = tic usly at the door. | He was shown into a small room co - = z 2 ~ “Any game goin’ on ?’’ he said, as the. ‘taining a couch, a sibs tig (small wicket in the door was opened and a) table. vin ie ee He 5 pes RE we face ai ered out upon him. As the negro left the room the « etec- i ae ors Rees ete a ick tive heard a key turned in. the ock. . . =F steppe Nick lost no time in making é : a cies | you Sb bes bik heath peeng . ‘| examination of the apartment. boss.”’ said the negro, with a grin. | He had sized up the negro carefully, sn No,” said Nick, ‘‘I’m from Grand |and in five minutes he was a pretty good | Re a Michigan. I thought I’d like to'| counterfeit of that sable epi ire ; . : Jook around.” A-sound of voices now came faintl em “Well, you go right in dat door,’’ said | ‘from the direction opposite reat n th eal h ees rk. » painting to one at the end of| trance to the room he was in. eae _ It was very indistinct, however, an ES ee had aia in the place many after a moment’s inspection of the room cnew it to be one of the| preroud throu * he mE tk € ia sort tof place for | found hitniself in a uid dar k room from aw work of f all ‘kind s to be planned. | which he could hear the: le apa wor at ir te ) which he had bed Sia Ee ee ~ ae venir DGBKEZom