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taken one with him that very lay. The price of the machine puzzled him some-|after he had read the note. ‘‘I’ll see what what. I can do for you. Tell me all about it.” ‘*T ain’t got as much as two thousand,’’; ‘The farmer, therefore, with many repeti- he said, in a disappointed tone. ‘tions and unnecessary details, told Trim ‘You can borrow that amount on your| what has already been narrated. | farm, can’t you ?’’ they asked. He added that the machine set up in ‘Yes, I guess I could git that much on/his barn was a humbug from start to a mortgage. 5, ‘finish, — ae Well, you see for > they con-|_ ‘Talk "bout grindin’ rocks with it,” ‘how quickly you mania pay off | he said, ‘St couldn’t dew a darn thing, the ae kt It would not take many tons at|an’ I don’t b’lieve there was a cent’s 3 that rate to clear your farm and pay for'| worth of gold on my farm, anyhow. the machine, too.’ "You! re probably r1 ight about hat ni The result of it was that Maynard ac-|said ” ‘But you stay here for two or companied the farmer back to the Grand | three ‘hours while I'run down to Broad Central Station, saw him safely aboard a street and take a look around. | and the next week turned up in | ‘*T’d like to see for myself that sort of Berlin with a big machine that he set up| people Drummond and Company are. in the farmer’s barn. | Make yourself comfortable now and don’t Meantime Hatgood had borrowed -two/| worry. ' housand Soliure by mortgaging his farm, | “YT think there’ll be no difficulty in which amount he paid over to Maynard. | bringing these swindlers to Justice at The latter gave him a bill of sale and|least, and perhaps we can recover some of immediately left the place. }your money for you.’’ At was three weeks after this when| The detective, therefore, left the farmer Hatgood called at Nick Carter’s house. |1n Nick’s house and started down town. — Trim happened to be the only detective| As his trip’was to be only one of general. at home at the time and accordingly asked | observation he did not disguise himself, the caller to explain his business. but went out asif he were upon an ordi- been swindled, sir!’’ cried Hat-| nary errand. ) “All I right, Mr. Hatgood,’’ said Trim, senseless uy] ‘ L, excitedly. | He was approaching an elevated stair- 3 “Tve been did clean up, an’ I’m a| way up which he intended to go when the __- ruined man if yeou can’t help me and re-|sign of a laundry which he was passing . 53 cover my money for me. | fel] suddenly, struck him on the head and pon the sidewalk. ‘“T b’lieve yew can dew it, for I’vej|laid hin “ae heard all ’bout how yeou found ‘the thief | ialcapioeiooy = | that was robbin’ se ane Bowker in East) CHAPTER III. Berlin, one is a part of the town I| TRIM FOOLS THE SURGEON. ae “The fact 1S, Selectman Hubbard give | The detective was unconscious for only me this note tew yeou.’’ - few minutes, Trim nia the letter that the farmer m is simply a note of intro-| on beggin; ‘Trim if he had time: to| that attracted hhis attention was a stifling new he scond Bat | be ted =e | picked up and carried inside the laundry | before which he had fallen. 1S -| This fact instantly made him suspi- 4a t Berlin cious. He had had rough experiences i in | ponesencd | } Chinese joints befure, and it now occurred m that perhaps this adventure was [pan of a put-up job to injure him. Hen was sae dazed by. the blow on his had made an investigation in in ‘which the selectman was ich had nade > his 1 na’ ne. « « Ls ¢ ~ \ - * - "7 _ ™ = pal 4, Sa 4 J i a ‘ “ § 7 > | - 7 i . , ‘ —_ wi ‘ - a P ie) , : y = * - _-= , \ “ i 4. a ° - - - 4 ' > a , - i « F 4 ~~ = a 4 4 w| ; 4 _ ; abi - t. — . = _— - . s = . ’ : * : ad , - : ; % ‘ a e * 4 Coed e = ‘4 4 4 . . o es . | a ‘ ~~ / . . ma ue > - =~ ~ * ' : i - = - - r * ~ , ‘ ra a — ‘ ¥ % : é 4 . > oe : ee) *