New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 39 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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‘AID ‘The ejaculation was most expressive. “Has Lafarge any other office besides ~~ ~the one on Mott street ?’’ eg ‘Yes. The principal one is on Park ett. Ow. es, ‘“What number??? (rrp? ; After a few more questions, which ~~ elicited nothing of importance, the two ao detectives left the house. ; Their first move on reaching town was Se to send a wagon for the wounded man, and have him conveyed to the nearest en hospital. fone. _ All this took time. _ oe - It was shortly after dark when they _. - went to the telegraph office. ‘pea There was a dispatch there for Nick. It was from Jasper Orrant, at Eliza- bethport, New Jersey, and read as fol- lows: “Lafarge and another man, short and with red hair (‘that’s Fogg,’ commented Nick), with a woman closely veiled and - acting like an invalid, landed here from a Sound boat half an hour ago. The short man and the woman have just started in a closed carriage in a north- westerly direction. — train for New York. =". * =. carriage..”’ I will follow the “e ae **T am going to New York,’’ said Nick. - . *fAnd I had better go to New Jersey,”’ ee >> said Chick. **Yes. Orrant may need help.”’ “ae Ag NICK LANDS HIS, FISH. From scabeete Byrnes Nick received ~ one of the circulars which had been sent Sout from the office in Park Row. At aoe. pees: taken from an Aadianian fe ts “a re reen-g rods, at whe had fallen finto the - good hands: a: ptain sae at Motris- Lafarge took the ‘ tective, promptly. tem porary quarters .he had vakcll up at o s Third avenue lodging-house. v4 The visitor was Duke Abbey After a short conversation, which left | Nick satisfied in mind thats the fellow — had not spotted him, the pseudo Gash- — wilder was requested to bring his wallet — and himself to the New Haven and Hart- ford Hotel, over Harlem Bridge, on the — following morning at nine o clock. Nick hunted up Inspector Jacobs of the Post € _ department after Abbey left, and sockivied from him a certificate of de- — posit for three hundred dollars ona Bos- — ton bank. With this certificate he was to buy three thousand dollars’ worth of green- — s . J e a i fi LJ n * 4 = ,. ro? ss ef - - » | bed goods, <4 Nick was at the hotel on time. a To his delight Lafarge was awaiting — They shook hands heartily. si ‘‘T am very glad to see you, Mr. Gash- wilder,’’ said the schemer. ‘‘Suppose we go down town now, and take a look 3 at the goods,’’ a ‘‘Suppose we do.”’ ¢ Lafarge took Nick to a place on ~ Elizabeth street, near Broome. 3 They started up a dark and narrow passage to the seond floor. a At the door of asmall room a long wait occurred. ‘2 The door was provided with a wishef2 and after two sharp traps, followed aft = = ee an interval af ten seconds, by three more, | the wicket was opened, and the head of a 33 man was disclosed. | Nick recognized him as Billy Silk. ‘*What’s your number ?’’ he asked.*= Lafarge turned to Mr. Gashwilder. ‘‘Ninety-seven,’’ said the disguised de- ~ , v - A " fr, ¢ na * / The door opened and Lafarge motioned [ Nick to enter. The disguised detective glane ce er around the room, aud saw an old man s sit- e: ting at a desk which opened at the top, He had a big package of ‘good mot ne ey += before him, and Nick, as befittin; r his as- sumed character, went over to the d best with his mouth wide open in delighted © Wasosis et a . > te: “—