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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 15 _works, and they can see it as clearly as-1f] From Hatgood’s account the detective it was in operation. i /had supposed that it would be a simple ‘Then it don’t work at all?’’ remarked/enough thing to set a trap for Drum- Trim. mond & Company and so expose their _**Of course it doesn’t. Now, if you’re | Operations. a miner and are thinking of putting up a N ow, after his shrewdest questions, he bt om’, * ; plant, why, I shall be very glad to | could not see any cyv idence of crooked have one of my men explain the separator, business. | He stepped out into the corridor feeling _ toyou. If you are not, ladvise you not to waste your time with it. ‘that it was going to bea harder matter ne You See, > continued Drummond, than he thought to work Hatgood’s case oath: kindly, | ‘we've been greatly annoyed by successfully, and just as he eclosed the a, farmers from all parts of the conutry ‘door of Drummond’s office he saw a mau a coming here with what, Ney ,call s aim ples entering a door further down the corridor 3 of rock. and upon the other side of it. This was the man whom he had seen ‘iS ‘* Poor fellows, they ve had the gold). cP er, I suppose, and gone to the expense | in the laundry and whom he had vainly = ta j< arney to New York all for nothing. en to shadow. % “We have tried to make it plain to! What luck,”” thought the detective, i “now while I’m puzzling over what to do == them that they have come on a foolish} ~ errand, and we have tried to send them| for Hatgood I can just keep my eyes on better state of mind; generally that fetlow and find out what he’s up to. 1cceed. but ARR ie AER they | He went down the corridor to the door that it’ Ss. our fault that | that the man had entered. rs There was no sign upon the door — Vrrim eautioesly turned the handle and et | found that the door was locked. ’ heat at rahe ae He, therefore, walked up and down the tae eorridor for awhile waiting for the man ees ; | to come out. | 3] pondec Crim j 10n Ww t "ted “ak e| - .— em, iene sail a: dew think, ithe ‘ea Seen Shout the occupant of that lhe business for veo i ..~.}room, tor if the man who went in there _ Plain t th on tn one. 1? ‘really has it in for me he would be likely mmond Idoked hard at the call ‘to learn that questions were bei ing as Sane er t and the meee = eee }and that would put him on his guard. me 33 Se Oe ry. ae | “He probably thinks that | in the oe Oa ereny rl Pt pet ¢ now and if J wait long enough Be 4 | hae exp) | Trim waited, but eure came and went Py Shawtetas ate and no one either entered or went out of ee ee * cal about} | the at room | ¢ time e when Hat-| when ;