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es ees a NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. | | ; e* be employed to prev ent. the horse win-| ‘‘Slightly.” ; Sia ning the race,”? — - **Then I ought to know.”’ ad 35 art 8D Ve been hoping almcst against hope | “Not if you adhere to the resolution that: my suspicions were unfounded. I|expressed yesterday afternoon,-to let the Mt wish I-had pocketed my former loss, and | horse go in the race.’ a a let this 1 matter alone. ’’ ‘‘It isn’t any use to try to pump you, I =e 2a There 3 1s still a chance to save your- | see, » said the broker, with a smile. © = % ct - - Bi “self without taking any risk.” “You will have your own way.”’ eee ‘“What do you mean?” "1 usually do.” : The horse can be kept out of the | ‘You’ re lucky.’’ = Bae ae | “*Now to business,’’? said Nick, taking — sey “Nick eyed the broker keenly as heja slip of paper from his pocket. ‘If you’ % made this suggestion. ~ {still desire the case to go on as originally es Ki been thinking about that.”’ ‘mapped out you must go to this address 3 at Tes | easy enough done, and in that |at ten o’clock with nine ee dollars — : will recover your stakes.’’ ‘In currency, and stake it on Denver Bay. ae seh “And Phas that leaves me just where I} ‘‘But, my dear sir, I have: too. much | if; | ot sta farted in.”? . money on Denver Bay now.” sae = ad ‘‘Count this as part of the expenses ot a ‘t ig ‘the S tei vou did last ‘ight? rr" the case, then. I put up a hundred asa O Monse mistaken. I’ve done rice g | forfeit last ni ioht against a thousand.’* ‘at t all i in the matter since seeing you.’ ‘*In other words, ten thousand dollars ~ “You have not been at the stables since | will be staked against a thousand.”” ey & Teaving my house yesterday afternoon?’’| ‘*That’s it.’’ eat : = —**T have not. ” ‘‘You have a ere deal of imme ¥ — 2S “Yon have authorized some one to gojin the horse, and also in zOMe ability to - there \make the race a square one.” = ae | “] never copper my own bets.”?. y ick 1 refle c cted a moment before speak-| The broker took the required nt ae in regen as of money from the safe ~~ put it into hi = ‘ «You ‘could have no motive in deceiv- ona poeie om ‘ing me,” he said, at lengtt ‘but it’s ‘*What sort of a plaeé 1s it?” ave ri" | ea * Piecey singular for all that.” aes: a gambling aed rae but you v " | ; ay don’t understand you.’ ey ) wes FE isn’t necessary at the ela time seabed haar in the cerulee: way iss sal e. a ee tk it you should.” “Shall I find you here when I retur = “But I’m deeply interested in the| poe ; I'm going a part of the way with — , you.” Sia ee Been Ser mini aie not all the way?) cea coe, “og eegeed aes “I have reasons of my gees: mn I infer from your remark that | doing so.” ae hh ‘unustial took place at the! Thetwo men passed | ae cpa S| Mera ob |rogether, aud were soon in ‘the viein a ity 0 f re " e ‘ ' 4 © 4 : i «€ | | . ‘ 5 as | ‘ : *® Ps i, a “-_. ~ - a - s ~ © + ” . ‘ if = | . : Of in a neig oh bori: 1g d loo f \ ~ < Karst . a | "Noro T ie “ eparde peeeaiag com