New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 28 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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NEW NICK CARTER WEEE The clerk retired behind the screen,| ‘‘I’ll bet you five dotiaze you can’t.’’ and in a few minutes came out and stood} As Amos started to take off his coat behind the counter facing the detective. | and vest, Nick picked up his own. “I’ve got it made just as you ordered, When Amos itined his garments down but it will take a few moments to dry.’’ | Nick threw his own on top of them. ‘Tt will be hard, will it?’ , | The money was : staked. and Amos won *fAs hard as a rock.”’ easily. Nick purchased some cigars, and sat; ‘‘That’s hard luck,’’ sail Nick. ‘‘Can down by the window to smoke. you run as well as you can jump ?”’ As he did so, Amos passed along on) ‘‘I can do some running,’’ said one of the opposite side of the street and entered | the men. a small livery stable. ‘‘T want to get my money back on this ‘What sort of place is that over|jumper,’’ said Nick, throwing himself there ?’’ Nick asked. ‘down on the pile of clothes. “I'll bet five Rather a tough joint, I should say. dollars that he can beat any man in the _ ‘They have very little business when/! patty for a block.’’ oe im there are no races on.’’ ‘*“T can’t do . ” said Amos, “but Pi. == —. Nick ecsniceal the badge indicating try it if you make the bet.”’ that he was a follower of Denver Bay,| He winked at the others as he spoke. and pinned the steel badge of adeputy| They had found a sucker, and they __ sheriff upon his vest. would divide the money, Amos. of course, _ ‘**Hfere’s your pill. It’s big enough to/ losing. | sweeten a cup of coffee with.”’ The loafers all rushed to the door as _ *£¥*1] sweeten more than that with it,’’, the two rushed down the street, and Nick said Nick, as he took it, paid the bill, followed with a coat anda vest in his and hastened off to the livery stable. hand, ' Amos sat ona bench near the drive-| He remained behind the rest, Kale _.-~—Ss- Way, conversing with several attaches of and seemed to have some particular busi- 7 E the place. /ness with the pocket of the vest he held _ “Here comes a new deputy,’’ said one|?™ his hand. Pt wee ese: of the loungers, as Nick stepped up. ‘VYeou’re beat,’’ said one, as the run- “You haven't been on the force long, | ¥¢tS Teached the corner. ee have you, partner?” 7 I guess»I ain’t no good,’’ said Nick, “Just got on this morning.” ‘as Amos came back. “I cowougnt I hadn’t seen you around|. © Hello, there,’’ said Amos, all out of -fore ; breath, ‘‘you’re trying to put on my On vest.”’ ‘““That’s so,’’ said Nick, with a wink. = J ‘‘It looks a little newer than mine.’”’ vy how eae his jump was, but it Amos put on the garment, threw on 2 been a clean twelve feet.’’ his coat, and hastened to the rear end of — _ **Speaking about jumping,’’ said Nick, the barn, where Nick plainly saw him “J can do a little of that myself.’ ‘fumbling with a box which he had taken ae ick, in his present disguise was rather from the vest pocket. - a green-looking specimen, and the loafers You'll find a pill there, all right = anented “ome irk at once. enough,’’ thought Nick, as he walked 3 “How far can you jump?’ asked one. | 2W4Y; ‘‘but not one calculated to a = ms | I don’t bnow.’? horse lose a race. In the mearitime,’’ he a et 's go back i in the barn and ‘try, > added, rolling a hard, round subatanue ted another. in his pocket, ‘‘T’ll keep this and have it | ba Sari ”