New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 38 — page 22: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

. - od “= an q ee . . oe _—, _— — all y — ‘ —_ ail a © - ~~ a SS 7s raed a , ~~ =a | : a, & _ = ? » 7 F ; } * * = m Mm . 7 a *. , me a a = + ‘i = ¥ . * “ > _ Pe. - — : e935 ; "— ww ’ i” . é ‘ = “ . _ - rm ~~» © f é 4 z ; ’ : . a rT] 2 | Ld ~ — * . - : | NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. ‘left his bag there they proceeded on to Accordingly the nurse*and ‘physician oi _ General Blanco’s. stepped out. 3 This was a large house a little removed The other three then approached the = ~ from the business part of the city. bedside. E: — On the way Perez gave Trim more The general, a dark-complexioned, = ~~ particulars Brat the explosion at the white-haired man, lay there with his eyes’ ‘one of hae were of great importance. He opened them whien Perez spoke. xe Tim learned by inquiry that the room ‘‘General,’’ he said, “‘the man whom “iter over the general’s office was a metre attic WE sent for and whom you have so much =! #3 never used for anything but storage, wished to see is here. At the time of the affair it was sup- General Blanco opened his eyes. | 2 ae posed to be entirely empty. His glance rested upon Jameson. Siig asked a good m any questions A strange expression came upon hig about the general’s employees and also face. | _ got the story of his life. His eyes fairly bulged. a os = eae ids heed cae gti “Of macro His pale cheeks became whiter, 1f pos- - than one civil war and it, therefore, would srble, “iae Detare. His li rted and a gur lia scifnd ot have surprised Trim to learn that ahah PA es . BUtsius << eee 1 Bl had was heard in his throat. = 0G Reet ree mrtoagsd enemies. . He was trying to speak, but could not _ Although Nick had given him a strong: utter a word. | ~ opinion that Jan the Destroyer was the He turned his eyes hopelessly upon a criminal in this case, the young detective Perez, x, € nad no proof of it as yet, and he was ‘‘Here, general,’’ said Perz, kindly, é: bound to find all the possibilities that : _ here is“Mr. Carter ; the other is Ar thur aed might connect others wMiLit = Jameson, your friend, don’t you. know ?”’ a BY Perez did most of the talking, although “The general nodded to show that he ET Seats now and then put ina word of understood. wanation. —~ He gave one more glance at ‘4 RE wee paid » the strict st attention, but. “ghd then turned his eyes upon Trim. as it is not necessary , ‘here any of _ The expression upon his. face lmme- - the fa ts that Ber laid hela him. - diately changed. _. ‘The case developed so rapidly along §$ There was no mistake that. che was nes that the information gained — greatly relieved. | durir g the walk from ~““T hope to see you in better. health, s house was’ of little value soon, general,’’ said Trim, taking a chair ae eine beside the bed. P eS - “4The general's lips moved, but no sound came forth. _ eral’s roomn. One of his hands was expos ed upon the _ oe : nurse anda Staci were at the | bed coverlet. Seam ae The fingers twitched Serecuinty, ¥. Meantime the general was. glancing from Tim to Jameson and then-to Perez. Any one could have seen that the ‘ew something he wanted to say. “*You want to tell me something,”’ s Trim, ‘‘will you try to write 1 fh oe The general nodded. © nag eee Trim prom tly pa a pad of Paper a and a peel.” : ye within a » eagerly ar ¢ a Trim m held the pad firs __ side when they entered. te Trim plucked | ne by the sleeve. ! ‘ a é 4 : 7 | , - “| a = _~ . “ 7 a —— : : c ' _t a * . * * | . -« = - tad = . - : . : on = * . a a — a pe nd ‘ : P - — a" . : _ “ae ee