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a ona pair of spectacles and appeared to make a very minute examination. ~ *€T reckon I'll invest,’? he said, t@m-. a ey «That's what they all say when they see the goods. Now, father, get the order book out, and we’ll proceed to business. ”’ ie Nick had already spotted the old man. ee He was Pharis Fogg, and he must have oa ; ~ Satrived from Jersey the night before. ae ~ But where were Chick and Orrant and Viola Laroche? ie _ These questions must be answered later. | ve Tae a’? -“" - a rr cy Oy ee, 1. Ag ii, fF. sa y | > . * : r - a ‘4 al — “*Put them in that,’’ he suggested. de, ‘Sand there! isn n't an expertin the untry who could tell it from the gen- uine government EOgee. _ Handle it your- a3 “Nick knew the money was good, but he took up a package of the bills and put | eenee produced an order book from the des Satara then turned to Nick. ~**Count out three thousand dollars.of that money yourself to make sure that ee. are not being cheated.”’ ce Nick counted out three thousand dol- kk rs. Lafarge took out a little brown box Som the desk. This was done. - Now put your John Henry in that "order book, and the thing’s settled.”’ While N iek, with his tongue out, was laboriously struggling with his naine, the . a ao bent ty substituted the usual a : fe d dup wae like a branch express snes cre ome with me to the Adain’s Express Rie! omce, > he s EAs a x ernie proposition. al yaper for the package of _ Nick, who had not given-up his certifi- “cate of deposit, had nothing to say against They went down stairs, and entered a oom. on the ground floor which was NEW NICK CARTER prepared for him. i action of shee bunnies. Lafarge paid one dollar, receipt in his pocket. ‘‘Now,’’ said he to his utemded VIC- . tim, the guileless Gashwilder, “I'll re- tain this receipt until you cash« that cer- tificate and hand over the money.’’ ‘“That’s agreeable.” atters were moving entirely to Nick’s satisfaction. Lafarge suogested that they go ‘o some bank and see if the certificate would be honored. and put the Nick said he had done business with the Chase National and that they knew him there. * ‘“To the Chase we’ll go then.” a The great detective could not conceal S his satisfaction. Fa He had arranged with the post-ofhce 2 detectives to be at the bank when he ~— came there with Lafarge, and Inspectors James aud Jacobs were on hand when the preen-goods sharper and his intended vic-- tim | put in an appearance. While waiting at the bank the officials had allowed the Chief Inspector, James, to take the numbers of six fifty-dollar silver certificates and mark them for fu- ture identification. . This was done by making a pinhole — through the left eye of Ed ward Everett on each certificate. Latarge and Nick on entering walked up to the paying teller’s window, where the false Gashwilder presented the certifi- > cate of deposit for three hundred dol- ~~ - The teller handed him the six marked ] SS | = ie Bi - ‘‘Here you are,’? said Nick, cer he = = held out the money to the ee oods ee The post-office inspectors prepared fi action. eeu + They believed that the villain v : Id at once swallow the bait plies nas) ReB But he was too wary. ae ase <a Prey, ‘3 A bank Was not the place for the TaMs- <8 * - ° * : a, - ~~ — ‘ i” ee, “alle ° | oo > = " ‘ - - | r . ~? 4 ay ry i Ss i : - i a ” » -~ “ ' 4 | i e* im > - 4, t. r | ‘ a - r °. Po a) 4 =! = iis ‘i « — » -_ ' = a — ~ : . x & ‘ + * , ft a — : P hed bd ~ 7 . + 4 i *’ a y = 4 ae = 4 4 s : - | pe * "yy r . | P \ i nail al " ' i . a d in = rd af w : i - ”*< av - | S.. ‘rr a > & - . - al “ . » _ comicboo ks. com