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NEW NICK CAR? R WEEKLY. 23 ing on a jag some- “If the cops are watching the place, “'Phat’s just angrily. like him,”’ said Adams, for the night and go away.” | - Suppose they see you enter?” reste makes no difference, anyway,’’ said ‘‘Oh, people pass in and out there v ery Gus. “If the cops are at the place a often in the night!” dozen of us couldn’t get your stuff away. “The people in the house are all Vf all 1s «a there, two can do it as well right?”’ , as. threes * _ “The woman is who occupies the flat I » Neither of the men who had assisted shall have to pass through.’ Adams that night knew exactly what ‘“Does she know about—a they were doing. tective being down there?” haiene. had told them that some prop- ‘“Of course not. ”’ “rth y which the « omcers were after, was in ‘*I’m sorry that had to be done.” ement, and that he desired to re- “Tt wasn’t our fault.’’ move sit to a place of greater safety. “Do you think he is quite dead? Mose cnew Se the .night’s work was ‘‘He must be. No one could live in | ac with some scheme hatched room like that with the gas turned on tb etween “the Meats saloonkeeper and full head.’ . _ Adams, , and that some desperate work~ ‘‘How did you fix that?’’ | ras ing on, but he had no idea that he “Why, the pipe that lights that room was ; playing i in with the now famous bank is broken short off, and the gas has fora robbers. | long been turned off from that line ee a isn’t possible that M at the supply pipe. So you see it was easy had trouble with that woman, enough.” asked ‘What did yowsay his name was?’ ; Ge: | ‘Nick Carter.” : ae an w ieimeibialble chap, anyway.’’ =“ The detective we he wrt hele it won't do Beh harm 1 to a wait a about?’ pout that de- 7 pay add is it?’’ ve heard so much Vell, there’ll be a nice row kicked Up Over his death.”? care to look upo There was a moment’s silence in the 5B ;of the c detective whe had ay sO room , and then the men h eard a scu fling aS sili, I oh ha 7€ re made all my arrangements ror ‘What's that?” _ ricithes aid Adams, looking at nis Both men asked the question in a got to hustle to make breath as they sprang to their feet and pose we move along. ~ advanced toward the door. unk we one ee tthe § We may ‘You ought to have seen that tramp oo _the ‘fly cop we climb out,” he sai 1. “You could have ! — = oe —. « aw F —" o-_7 | ’ , —; =, | \ | : "ad - - 4 | r »’ a - p ah s&s 2 , fi« oe iL = j . =" ” is = : = es ‘ —_ w : ~ . il a: a part of it,’ said g0 Beet some one , _ Y ane ‘ ie where. 4 aS they’ll think the people have closed up