New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 31 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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NEW NICK ‘"No, you don’t, but the man who pot) out of the ambulance didn’t loc neither.’’ juare catiealy satished: that they had so, | been on a wild-goose chase. ‘‘I reckon we might call 1% square vd don’t know what you’re talking/now,’’ said Trim to the guard, when the about,’’ said the detective. train passed on. The guard approached and listened in-| ““Why??’ terestedly. “‘T saved your dinner and you saved me ““What’s up: ?”? he asked. from arrest. ’? ‘Why, it’s this way,’’ answered one « of _ Weil, of course, but——”” 1¢ policemen: > ‘some fellow escaped | ‘I was the man they were looking Dm ‘the Bellevue ambulance | on Twenty- | for.”? ‘You don’t mean it!” sam £00 . | ““Yes, but there’s no harm done, for I 2 GCs ription \ was telegray phed down | shall explain the matter to the police the nd: and we got on the train he took} rwhen I pet good and ready. re at Grand street. | ‘Meantime, if anybody should happen Fi ‘We went through it, but he was not/to steal your dinner later in the day go _thére, so we got off at Chatham Square/to a restaurant and have a good square and boarded. this train to see if we could] meal on me.” find him here. We think this is the] ga .ing this, Trim slipped a bill into man.’ a aes ithe guard’s hand and added, ina whisper: The guard looked at Trimin a sur-| ‘You _needn’t. fear that it is stolen prisea Way while the policemen were Con: | goods, for my name’s Trim Carter.”? Ss alting the description. | ‘The detective ?’’ : ; The detective gave the guard a sly} ‘T‘he same.”’ wink, ie ‘Gee whiz!”’ “un? exclaimed the guard, ‘‘you’re; ‘The train was Just stopping at Hanover Way. off.”? | Square, and the guard had to leave the ~ £“Can’t be!’ returned the officer, | detective to call out the station. _‘“‘here’s the description plain as day.’’ | Trim got off there, and the last he saw ee “*] don’t care anything about that,’’|of the guard was a wondering face staring | etorted the guar], ‘‘there’s more than. at him from the last shit GaSe of the de- 01 1¢@ man in this city with a gray beard | | parting train, = te ands big nose, isn’t there?’ Trim was greatly amused by his little = SOR course there is, but——’’ adventnre, but he ceased thinking of it as ‘“*There ain't any but about it ! ‘ared soon as he got down to the street and a ¥ nan got on the train at Houston street, | | began to walk toward Broad street. % | ‘*“This has been a asant little excur- = ision so far,’’ he said to himself, ‘“but 33 ‘now I’ve got to get my think tank to mS assenger | from | | work on old Hatgood’s matter. ‘(with si y| ‘“‘I don’t see any reason for changi = ‘It aint ‘my first plan, and in fact now that Dm | nis man | ‘disg ee ) _ Accordingly me NV uised a bit, it'll wosk tather heroes 7 Se he +t and the policemen W were ‘coneisced! be = at T'rim was not the man they were | \ co