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— ——=—— ££ « NEW NIGK CARTER WEEKLY. peared, and was abeut to. approach eng how many different games they are play- ack "whose Nick stood when a quick Ing over at the stables.” ~ motion informed him that he was to pass! ‘The sport settled himself Seed china _on without recognition. a paper as though he had some time to ‘““Did he make the bet?’’ Nick asked, | wait. seeming to address no one in particular. So Nick left him there, and passed out The broker nodded and went on. into the street, and ten minutes later, Before long the man with whom Nick |disguised as a howling swell, sauntered had conversed the previous evening passed into the pied stared about through his down the stairs, and took his way to a/one eye , and finally took a swine near neighboring poolroom. the waiting g man. The detective followed until there was; At the end of half an hour the sport go doubt as to where the man was going, became restless, and began walking nerv- and then et | ously up and down the room. > n¢ ments in : deep ihonght, : _ Just then a rough-looking fellow en- hn When he finall y entered the poolroom | tered, and in response to a signal seated ae 3 the man stood at the desk iting cotth | himself ata table in the rear end of the ~~ Ute » proprietor. as ae oy te Stas _—s—s "Phere is no doubt in my mind,’ Nick Hello, Steve,”’ said the sport, ad- As 4 a. * vancing. to the table and taking a seat, 3 d the latter say, ‘‘regarding the : = ’s ability to win. The only question | 5 5 — Peet, SONY Vout eae is whether the boys will do their work well.” y “About the same old thing,’’ was the ace ae e “4 careless response. ttc can’t gamble on anybody’s| Both men glanced keenly about, and ho wee 4 mines it =e fee and | the next moment were engaged in earnest cents,’’ was the reply 1¢ other side) on versation. ae has the age now, and can afford to put | Nick strolled around toward the back Eo ws Ss a of ee? to have things go their part of the room, stupidly gazing at the He Er. = way. handsome paintings hung upon the walls. ae you'll have to take yourown| gut the men, evidently very suspi- | cious, dropped their voices to whispers _ | whenever he came near them. "You's re too old a sport to get blufted | “This won’t do,” thought Nick. “J _ inte a bet of that size.” ‘must find out what those fellows are _ Yes, I ought not to have done it.” | talking about.” Ther may be some way out of it) Ryvery effort to overhear them, how- ever, failed, and he finally gave it up. After a long talk, during which Nick _ other, with a scowl as he turned away. [saw some money pass from the sport to ‘va aa » After leaving the place the sport, | his com panion, the former left the place. a _ s (om | rietor addressed as Brower,| ‘‘ Well, eve) ’? said one of the helpers te sabe 1s way to a messenger office, sent ajabout the saloon, ‘Shave you got any dbo! oy ut ut with a note, and then hastened to | pointers about the race to-morrow??? oe fomietonal e saloon in the * neighborhood. | ‘*T can tell you about that to-morrow. ete Now, then,’’ thou Nick, | as he| ‘“‘Aw,’’ said the aes aa vancing toward» took a seat © not far from him out of the| the | two men, “we e 3 talking a ‘ ‘i - / PAT - = | — “a3 Pll try and find some way,”’ said the |