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NEW NICK CARTER WEEK = and one of them took out a key to unlock | 33 the door. as he was falling Trim gave him another — £*Call to them !’’ said Trim. blow. 2 spark accordingly shouted, ‘Hey, | Scott, who was close behind, lost his there! balance brant Duke’s falling upon him ~The two men looked u p suddenly and /Ynd Spark had to leap aside to save him- waited for them, recognizing Spark and | self from being knocked over by the pair ~ supposing that they recognized the) who came tumbling down the stairs. eee sue roLurwan them Gown as tam as he 31 aa wie : c Zin gea Reged Ss s aati tipon i a bench aimed a blow at the detective. i Duke il Scott ee Trim lim bed ORS “Hitch the horse, Tian, he said, ‘Sand’ ‘‘ Whoever you are,’’ Scott cried, ‘'I’ll _ come in with us.’? brain you!’’ - “Has anything gone wrong?’’ asked| ‘Trim warded off Duke, n ne the blow with his left | lervously. <2 _|hand and lunged forward with his right, 2 cs Sah HO, it’s all right, the old} catching Scott between the eyes. a, The scoundrel staggered back and fell “As = - He S Pace I tell you.” pres full length upon the floor; Spark mean- ae — **What about Carter, then ?’’ 'time stood by too terrified to help either “T attended to Carter first,’’ replied | the detective of his confederates. _ Trim, with a grim snitle, ‘*Here you are: ’ said Trim, passing ag “What made you come on to Portland, : him a pair of handcuffs, ‘‘fix ‘thear-on then ?”’ ‘Duke.’’ abe nee mented to make “sure that you did | The latter was slowly try Ing to get on ae ssn. ‘his feet. He had been stunned by: the n asm’t necessary; and besides| iblow on the forehead and was now so “that you must have left things in a queer dizzy that he could hardly see. at the seach a both of you out of | Spark, therefore, had no difficulty in sersing: ‘ht Hlasa dei | putting handeufis upon him, and Trim wae ces ted tass ~ Trim interrupted. ‘‘Dead | had little further trouble with Scott. aw Sys | gg come in and fin- | With his revolvers in his ‘hands he can tell you what’s hap-| grove the men from the building and ‘made them march ahead of him unti! he anion, the one who has meta pees who led them all to a iat eer “spc 5 ‘of as Scott, unlocked the ‘station. door we all went inside. | When the prison ts had been locked VS ade 'y wee what seemed to be a car-} ‘up and charges had |} been entered against pente! shop trom ‘which a ae of stairs! them the detective returned to the sail ~ led to th Fyne ceases loft and tdo ook away young Mead. = Prim se »| He had not been seriously injured, and os ‘sic e by fade, and the. was came after, | he was in as good condition as ever when Spark being : |Trim brought him back to the Summit He had at Gait his foot on the bot-| House at Old Orchard later tn the day. tom step when Trim arrived at the ve: | The conspiracy against Banker Mead One ne glance showed Trim the banker’s was broken up, and with the arrest of the ‘ aun ly ying upom a heap of sail cloth un- criminals there was an end of the petty ccuaee | thieving that had annoyed aepety and ands and feet were bound and he} ‘other hotel. keepers at the bez oe 28 te ly still under the influence usly enough the ene of ‘the ‘con- __Spiracy org to Ba ead’ Duke instantly toppled backward and ao @