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or tioner, ‘“he’s too fly for me.”? dangled his legs. a saseals were suspicious of him. "You spoke of a girl,’’ said Billy. What girl do you tefer to?”? ee -**Da one in dis house,”’ ‘mistake. that I am aware of.”’ - Atthat moment, asif for the purpose es of giving the lie to his words, a muffled < sy was heard. It eame from below—from the cellar. The young man with the sharp eyes ee was about to leave the room, when a _ word from his confederate deubtained oy *. Oily “). * > <i. af a. * ’ » = % * * ‘ fh | , & i, ma _ Be tee > 3 x ies ent on, “that you are 1n the swim, as | You may be a detective for Be: x “Nick smiled, and shook his head. ee Be some better ot of your friendly ec 04 nnection 1 with ne perry you call the oe rou into our eibteacs Come, trot out eof something srotahe and better to the point, ee: Onc nce more came that muffled cry—the ery 4 er pee in deadly peril or griev- ) Nic k felt shat i it was tine to act. PN eey ‘gota's g data [ thinka. will e said, quietly. | What is it?” WPake hide. Billy, 1 “onid the ques- Billy sat on one end of the table, and Nick was. now satisfied that the two auswered ‘Really, now, but there must be some There is no girl in this house —— > .. = “=> ee a ee ie <> 2 . ‘ ae <* —_— ” = ¥ “iy : ——-.. S — ‘ ‘ » gL al - > « | * al - * Then, quick as a flash, up went his hands, clinched and ready for business. 31f! Punk! Down went the two green-goods as if a cyclone had struck them. ~ As they strove to rise to their feet Nitk let out with his fists again: This time he was the winner of a double knock-out. Neither Billy nor his companion at- tempted to rise after the second assault. But as Nick was stooping over them, handcuffs in hand—he had resolved to. run them in on general principles—he heard a noise behind him that sounded like the cautious opening of a door. He turned quickly to face the cabinet which stood in the corner. The door was slightly ajar. As he gazed at it samaliig sae it was seen to softly close. What did it mean? ‘Who was in that cabinet? If aman, why did he not come out? - Nick lost no time in useless specula- tion. He arose to his feet, drey his revolver, and stepped resolutely toward the corner. _ He was within three feet of the cabi- net, when a sharp click ofa —— was heard. The next instant the floor gave way under his feet, and he was precipitated into a darksome hole some nine nent be-_ low. As luck would have squarely on his feet. - Before the trap closed, he heard | it, sick | stepped from the cabinet when the trap” was sprung. ‘““That’s the way to catch ’ ‘em, boys The voice was famil mia ete these words spoken by’ the man who had