New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 37 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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Undoubtedly. But, rest assured, that some one of the conspirators has been left on guard here. He may be in your aga employ for all we know.”’ 7 ~~.’ «dS hats oy geal | -My men are all trustworthy.’ _ An hour ago you thought that of PWilson, and wanted the city seatbhed for * jis body.” ‘Perhaps you are right. Begin any- where you see fit. Only bring the culprits _ to justice.”’ Phat is easier said than done. ~ewill do my best.” — - But I i > Pra 2 ao oe a 2. CHAPTER II. . = 7 aS a : — oo aoa ’ * + . - . ry =a ‘“‘And so things are not quite as you od ase Mr. Jackman ?”’ =m duspector Byrnes was the speaker, and Ss a ~ Nic’ es . Ca: rter and the | with him in ‘hig private office a short time as after the: conversation at the bank re- corded in the preceding chapter. ‘“Thinegs are in bad shape there,’’ was ize Se ‘“The way it stands now I am abot peecenty thousand dollars out.”’ W ts hat is your idea now in regard to sire “to condenin the Sas Ai N ick Cane: pie. the inapectes ex- Shanbed significant glances. ss: “The boy may bere: been the first to the b: nit e atone may, even now, Pe on ai the tack of the thieves.” : ang may be right,’’ said the detec- Beavely ; ‘‘but the chances are all e me in my own life,”’ ey ‘‘when I followed a tof the next BY a NEW NICK CARTE banker were closeted just as Wilson may be innocent now. The two cases are. by no means dis- similar.’’ **Well,’’ said Nick, ‘‘a close examina- tion of the books will show whether Wilson is in it or not.’’ “That will: take at least two or three days.’ ‘“‘And these checks which you pro- nounce forgeries,’’ asked the inspector, ‘as there anything in the signatures which wounld lead you to think that Wilson did the work ?”’ “There is not. I don’t think Wilson could have done it.”’ ‘‘Is there anything in the case,’’ asked the inspector, turning to Nick, ‘‘which shows that these checks were cashed by innocent parties ?’’ ‘““There is no proof on that point at all. The checks were deposited by a regular depositor of the bank, and drawn against in the usual way.’? — “The first thing to do, then, is to locate the man who received the proceeds of the checks. Are the people at the bank able to give any accurate description of him ?”? ‘Oh! said Nick, with a smile, **they give a general description of a shabbily- dressed man with light hair and rather dark eyes, who seemed to know very little about the banking business.’’ that ‘“‘I might arrest ten thousand men in an hour on that description,”’ said the inspector. ‘One or two of Mr. Jackiman’s checks, ef said Nick, ‘‘were cashed at the paying” teller’s window by this same man, and the teller is positive that he can inaéntity the man. I shall attend to that later.’ ‘* An officer has been | left at the bank of course ?’’ asked the 1nsf des? I had that .* | - done . at the ese of ae - . i a ‘Ti f ; pre & un . " se ‘T=: — S Pe | A 4 , 1. a ’ s 27: * r ; : * . | : >." . ; { ’ a i 7 Dt (MOA ae des) ie | - ae ' é _ | 7 4 _