New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 39 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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- a ( - . * ° * > # e { = c ~. - - —_ - a) 2 . - 4 . - - 7 ~ ‘ Wh teal ae Nick Secaa ‘to. tie with all his might at his teh In vain. me Latarge had-put them on, and he was an expert at the business. Then the detective rolled over and over, until he was near the corner where the box of dynamite lay. _ But he did not touch it. ‘His face was within a foot of the ie a and, as he listened, he heard a faint tick- ing going on within. 3 S Half an hour passed and he still re- mained in front of the box. All attempts to gain the use of his _hands had failed. There was no help for it. must die, be blown to atoms per- as ‘unless help should come trom some expected quarter. He could only determine the time as it passed ; he could only guess at the num- 2 | her. of 1 minutes that must precede the ex- “When all his senses told him that the terrible moment was close at hand, he _ heard loud shouts from above, followed vy several pistol-shots fired in rapid suc- —_ ' floor of the cabinet began to as about to descend to his = es Friend or r enemy, he would be running n awful risk, for the dynamite bot . Se m =é ight explode at any mome: In _ feverish impatience, N ick waited he m weomer to declare himself. a a me 4 ! * -_ - F . {TER amite bomb that may explode before y yo is can gettoit.”> — i Sg oT don’t want to ‘get to it, I want to get to you. & “ines. * The faithful fellow hurried in the di- i 8 rection of his superior’s voice, found the bound detective, and quickly cutting his — cords, assisted him to his feet. e: ‘‘Now for the elevator again,’” he cried. ‘‘Quick, or we may be too late.” ~ Nick did not delay proceedings. s The two detectives reached the plat- form, which has been variously designated _ as sheng ? “elevator,’’ and ‘‘floor,”’ and had started on their upward. journey, — when a dull and startling thud was h rd. Chick cicsoat N sek’ arm and waited for the end. See Bo ‘‘We’re gone up,’? he whispered. z followed the firs s al) uk A prolonged hissing noise. Nick’s spirits rose at a jump from zero . to the highest degree of delight. eg a And when a sickening stench filled th room,” he shouted in the mad exuberat oe ins joy: ne: Se .. ie “We're all right, Chick. ‘The bombs “afraud. It’s fizzled.”’ =. hs eee ee < And such, indeed, was the case. _ Placed in the corner in the hope. > th it would send the detective to kingdon cone, it had utterly failed to votcom ae he work required of it, owing to — some a fect in itsconstruction. - Chick burst into a laug | realized the situatio 1. They were now in the cabinet. — Leaving it, they stepped into a — room of the — Fo, i" ‘Sania - - oe — J al - ‘ i , ‘ _* ' = =e | or ” - - —— = o- 4