New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 33 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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42 “Ss kilfaly that at the end of hie conversa-| It had been his intention to warn the im was no wiser than before. /banker not to mention his presence even ols fats he eeget to doubt wh |to Professor Spinner or his son, but in the after all, there was any secret in the|excitement of pursuing the intruder to. ee dank er’s life to account for the matter, the veranda roof there had been no oppor- Se nd he was stirring his wits to discover|tunity for it, and on his return he had some other theory. 'thought best not to arouse the banker’s Sue. was gone a good many mi fears and ia a oe further until Mead was evidently unlucky in his search| should have down from his excite- ra lawyer ; ; at length there were foot-|ment. = EB eps in the corridor that paused by the| Heh we ata too, that Avery had’ made it ps nker’ perfectly clear ‘to Mead that the presence lof the detective should not he made /know, and besides that he had expected levery minute a Avery would return key wa ¢pu |} with a 1: ra Bock and the ¢ ors was pase Sodas O ott: The EN Ae, Trim saw the professor in Gide. ithe doorway he wished that he had _ | It was Professor Spinner and his pupil | warned the banker, but of course, there eo) who had just returned from their stroll. ihad been no chance to give him a hint “Well, pop,’ said the young man in a|and now the blunder,had been made. = . “— ~—_ [tein expected that ere would be a ao pan had half tisen from a bed | 2 zm rather | boisterous fashion, ‘‘we’ve taken} ‘‘Well, no matter,’’ thoug Trim _ jm the usual excitement of the evening ; ei philosophically, ‘like as not the professes ve ve | seen a train go by and now, unless| will be the best sort of help to me. ar h you I think} ‘‘I could see by the way he went after | that pickpocket that he had nerve, and ; ered in surprise | probably he’s got a good head wats just this 3 t abanger was | sort of problem. = “T might have made myself cas to ae |. Spinner 1 ouked sharply at Trim and/him a little later anyhow, so perhaps it ane hen inquiringly at the banker. | doesn’t matter. ’ a Beco ahead, Ned, my boy,’’ answered| ‘‘You’re not the hotel detective, are ; _ Mea 1; “Sif I want you I'll call you.”’ you ?’’ asked the professor in surprise. os eC Ned Soke Ber sacetne. Sass one to ‘“Not exactly,’ returned Trim. noth hi ‘‘T asked,’’ said the professor, ‘partly | because I thought I knew everybody in Us alt t, t, Ned,” he said, ‘‘as your | the house by sight, and because I recog- = say ser f you’ re wanted il call you, | nized you. We have met before, I be- i Pee ‘gt ong 1S room wig nl Fei » | lieve ?”? ee ey Ul “Ves, ’» answered Trim, with a smile; ‘it happened that I did some professional _ | work the minute I struck the beact ‘‘And it was mighty lucky for m -|exclaimed the professor, ‘‘that you were oa Re || there; the Be Sen policemen at Old be addeds $C Ste eae rg tA ee in a ‘the services ¢ of this man, p detective." ae — — a _— a — / ~ J _ 7 ct o ~ s ts | . bi ‘ 4 = _ . ” - ™ a 4 — ' | | - , ti i " . 4 J a J wa — ig ‘ | | I es + > 2 —— _— Kin y about anc - “ = -~ - a . -~ a Co , 4 ’ . 4 | al +? te ry , » = ia Pre ty, ¢ wr: as soon as the