New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 28 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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= “Den I fess a have got no sleep,’?_ ~ ‘Suppose I had hurt the horse?” * Before the two eyes could recover | from their astonishment or ‘lift a hand, the cool voice in the darkness continued : e how it 1s, gentlemen, - two | _ men have the drop on ae so you may as well give in.” | ‘Course I does,’ ” Hold stead y there, Mr. Officer, while; ‘‘Then you stick close to him df slip on the bracelets.’’ morrow. ’’ Almost before the men could realize; ‘‘You bet I will. “their true position, they were handcuffed him.’’ 7 2 and helpless. | “Well, if you see a new hostler hang- i SEES Just this way,’ said Nick, still)ing around him on the track, ae ask keeping i in the shadow, ‘‘nothing is to be| him if he doesn’t think he’s a dude. If = aid about your attempt to lame Denver) he says he was a dude yesterday you go on about your business and let ea alone. ee Fe ‘What are | Understand ?”” ‘ gasped SS ‘All right. : Por the larceny of twenty thousand | /man’ll be.’ - dollars from James Wheeler’s office in| Wall Street not long ago.”’ Where is your proof?” = ‘Never mind the proof now. ‘There is; morrow’s work.” “ea Se a carriage waiting outside. If you make} The boy nodded. and turned ie 2 _. any noise here, or in the future give any| ‘‘And now,’’ thought Nick, as she _ intimation of the place of your arrest, it| walked toward the hotel, ‘‘I’ve got the _ will only Gamage your case with the/| biggest scheme of all to face in the mo = court. a ing.” They offered no further remonstrance, | ——— P _ and were goon in a carriage on their way CHAPTER < _ fe the'e county jail in charge of two ved ens Sp a ee ne A FOOT RACE, . A fer ed ienaieg about the place | ‘* There’s pparec: m saw the men enter the carriage, but no|on.”’ | 0 e uspected that the elegantly attired | gentleman and the rough-looking hostler listening, al] attention. were handcuffed together. ‘Anything new ?”’ ) =f, ‘s Nick stood watching the carriag ‘Why, there’s rumors around | of when it was driven off he felt a soft pull stables of strange — happenings ; last ig t his coat. “My said the voice of a os, “wasn t that a slick job?’’ - ‘You little scamp!”’ said Nick, with a : ‘ I = ile, “i you see that ?”’ Bae son Ct = qT did. ont at fee s” on. “Vou think a ood 1 deal of. shat; NOTRE, don’t you ?’’ = Bay.’ 9 ~ 5 , eo then ?’’ we arrested for, jockey, | definite.” “Tn what way ?”? SPS cs eee what J can't nieve out. Pee Es gta ioe Cart. es a * ; * 2 5 ’ he , “ - aoe * aR ie va _ , | | . ne ~< : “a = 4 re 7 ee - “ Te wgt » - ei- 9 7 Sa ie ae ES , . as re “*. : | — ~~ i . - - ’ F<: te ‘Then I’d have clawed your eyes out.’ Pm goin” to mis Guess I know who de new “Well, don’t you open your mouth 5 jabout what has taken place here to-. = ‘night, and keep equally still about -to-— ? ; “The she : Jockey who is to ride D enver Bay — al ¥ _ - > . Martin was the speaker, and Amos was ‘but no one seems to know anything 4 a