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Adams. ‘‘We must, at least, remove that stuff from in front of the door. Re things to look as thou: by accident.’’ ‘“Well, let’s hurry, then,’’ said Mose. _ **We can’t fool around here long. The officers will soon be here.’’ The men walked into the basement - witha certain dread. _ Kyen the most hardened approach the presence of death with reluctance. ----—-—s What, then, must be the feelings of the murderer as he nears the lifeless body of his victim? The three men removed the boxes and __. barrels from in front of the door, but did = not remove the padlock. ___ **We may as well open the door,’’ said a he one. “st -“Jeave it as it is. quent he was suffocated said Adams, thoughtfully, We don’t want the gas I don’t care about age answer was made, and the men Serued to leave the place. _ - have you been doing in there ?”? it was Fie voice of M rs. Reed. Jus oe At matters over.’” rag is no tent in the paeaanestt, . > ° F - >, —— ' 16 : -_ = oe — + _— . nan will have - : ye “ ‘ : : ' | Sa - or le _ ss a - : rid j | | » 41cCCcL | | ST ain't firin g off a ‘any Pistol > - a the “ * r you again, just as I dic =e said that I saw th bloc ck eit 5 and _— - , . | F. i | " — = v* = ‘ si 4 q i ie . = a ds} = «.. a . i ¢ as . ad M _ ? . ~ | | a. NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. We want that seating unusual was going per EP The woinan grasped Adams by the arm as she spoke. ‘But my good woman, we have been shadowed here by a detective, and he will | soon be here with asquad of policemen. It— was he who fired the shot.’’ ‘Was it the man who rescued night ?”’ ‘“VYes, and the man who appeared at the > bank to-day in your husband’s clothes. He’s too shrewd a man to fool with.” Adams thought it best not to inform ¥ the woman as to all that had taken place. — *““He came here _ to-day,’’ said the wonder | me last — woman, ‘‘and inquired fcr me. I what he wanted ?”’ ‘Ves, that’s hov in the neighborhood. some jewelry ?’’ “Don’t talk about jewelry you going to settle with me before you el away ?”’ =f ‘We can’t. pianted.’”’ “Then you shall not go.’”’ One of the men forced | the door, and, standing beyond the of the poroh, glanced up at the building. | 4 The window shades were all] drawn, | ; and there was no one in sight. The people living in the tenement were | too used to loud noises and talking abouts the structure to pay any attention to the conversation going on at the basem ent. we got onto his being. -Did he sell you money 1s still | no one had. hei a word or suspecte to r' 2a | man ha had cite his w yout. . Before’ vee one. co or yf an