New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 33 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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= 3 There is a door from Edward’s room to/next fan to do is to get a look at the his father’s that could be opened easily, |room and have a talk with Mead. for I saw Edward himself open it while I} ‘‘Perhaps I can induce him to throw Sse was talking with the old man. suspicion on somebody by telling me But Edward says that the door from) whether there is anything in his posses- wn room into the corridor was locked |sion that is of particular value to some and | bolted. So then it’s pretty hard to|other person. See» how - anybody could have entered | ‘But’ speaking of that I suppose you “= ~~. 2.2 “the t room.”? ‘can see what a detective would likely sus- » = es “Good gracious!’’ exclaimed Trim, | pect the eee first.” “7 entered a room myself not long ago | ‘‘I don’t think I do,”’ answered Avery. that was a thousand times harder to get} “Vou say that the ‘door between Ed- at than that.”’ | ward? s room and his father’s——’’ ___ **How did you do it?” ‘‘Oh, you think that possibly the son — ‘Tt would take too long to tell,’’ Trim | hissaseli might be the burglar? You’d bet- answered, ‘‘but when I say that the room |ter give that up, Trim.’’ was eight stories from the ground, and| ‘‘I didn’t say it yet.’’ that there was neither fire escape, veranda| ‘‘No, but you think of keeping your -_— or tree anywhere near, that I didn’t use ajeyes on the young fellow ?”’ Pe but that I got in from the outside,| “‘l certainly intend to study him.’ you may understand that I don’t regard | ‘That won’t do any harm, sie | ed 1 p prob] -m of getting into Banker|haven’t the least idea that young Ed-. Mead’s : was difficult. ?’* ward had anything to do with the affair | That’ all right, - Carter,’’ responded |or any knowledge of it. i: is slowly, ‘but we expect any one of| ‘I know how it often happens that the os ye our name and business to do difficult most innocent looki ng people sometimes _ things, or else we wouldn’t ask you to| prove to be criminals, but you’d have to work for us. bring very severe proof indeed to con- me. ‘The point is that the situation was a|vince me that that boy would be capable mighty difficult one for any ordinary | \of any such crime.’ } .porglar. se | ‘I’m not going to suspect the boy until ee net presume we are dealing with a |I know more about it,’? said Trim, but peg age ; isn’t ordinary, ” Trim te- it seems to me you use queer language A labout him. What do you mean by saying that he wouldn’t’ be capable of such a '|thing ?”’ 7 “Why, just this! He’s a good ‘enough fellow, and if he’s simply playing lawn tennis or idling around in a bicycle suit, | he looks like other men of his age, but if |you get talking with him you soon dis- | cover that he’ 's Prat ee ‘He's not a fool, Trim, but he ante ‘smart and bright. Ty presume you under- | stand me? I’m not saying that young Ed-_ -|ward is weak-minded exactly but—— + “Vou think that even bad ™ nee for it Phat he wouldn't have h Ae : Be > What do ‘you mean by that “es Tg os it’s just on Trim, I can’t help suspecting that nobody entered eat -- room at all. ld man is sickly and nervous, | * oh aa he suffered from eer was s the ee of the bureau | | ief who was looking for some} deed.” aie lethat he | couldn’t get ae ‘Ves + Sakis it, > = . id ese anynow, tie : “Dm 1 gla ad you gave me the 9 about jit. Now, how shall a Bae: to have a | talk mith i the F anke