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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 27 - Drummond & Company’s ofhce?’’ asked!who toid Mr. Drummond that farmers Trim. oe Were calling all the time with samples Ves; but what if they do? Drum-/and that it was a pity that such men - mond & Company don’t know the first would have to be turned away without _ thing about this. ‘Satisfaction. “T believe they suspected some time} ‘‘ ‘It'll save us annoyance,’ says How- ago that Howard was crooked for they ard to Drummond, ‘if I could take these discharged him, but they didn’t know men out when they come in, give them a __ just what he was up to.’”’ Shaye cheap luncheon somewhere and tell] them __**Well, go on,” Trim said, “‘tell me/kindly just how hopeless it is for them to Pal about how the game was worked. think of a gold separator. = - “T know encugh already, you under-). “ “Then ‘they will go home feeling bet- stand, but I want to’see if I can use you!ter and we won’t hear from them again.’ - for state’s evidence. IfI can you know; ‘‘Drummond thought this was a good plan and so told Howard to go ahéad. 2 Sian that means your feedom.’’ “Drumm ond, you see, is a decent sort “T’l] tell. you everything,’’ Holt an-) ‘swered, earnestly. 'of man and he would: have done a good deal to avoid being bothered by cranks ere “May ‘ard has been a swindler all his : | Hite: Howard, so far as I know never had | who thought they had gold mines on their | property. ar y hand in crooked work ant he took ‘It easily got to be the habit in Baie <* as | a at hold of this: . “He s saw his “opportunity through the! mond & Com pany’s ofhce for Howard to “fact that oO many farmers wrote to | meet the jays that came there and take & Cor apany 1 to ask about the them out of the building. _ gold separator. — “Then he would jolly them up and RAS <> “He thonwht he saw a way to make a bring them back by the New street en- _ let of money out of it and as he knew!trance and hurry them into this office. yi ae Maynard he asked his advice, ~ They wouldn’t notice but what they SR ‘Maynard saw that the idea was a per- had gone into Drumm ond & Company’s ~ fect b mpati nue they worked at out to-| office and the rest of it was / easy enough, 1er. “They would notes to grind the jay’s ng they did was to hire samples and show him a few dollars’ t up, as you see, exact- | Worth of gold dust which they said was “hy Pik -] Drumm as ae -Company’s office. the result of the process. Seven - te Sr aie 6 out that they represented) ‘‘In most every case they 1 mduapedl to. _ the Denver Milling Company and that in sell a worthless contrivance that they , eo<> thi me they intended to doa lot ¢ of business called a machine, for a high price.’’ | ate here ‘They ‘must have made a lot - of | ie By paying their rent a year in ad- money,’ said Trim. _ Tine, | ice t ey Sere trot engeean2 gato hie "Loads of} it!’ said Holt. Ae of Shi Vhe __ “And it has made them bold vr €0 } tinued Trim, ‘‘for so far as I can see the haven't tried to get away from town, though they knew . < be s ¢ ees to them.’’— ss Maynard had fees in ge green | *’That’s ust ies pee sat one time he Pye the e |" They? ve made so esses i ‘arn s| there’ $s so muck nor re 1m sig jers that hese be 2. : » jal Ny ’ ‘ters, that theyll 1 a good | ) he 1 ty ypewritten syelat farmers at a a | a |