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to Barber was evi- Kemp was handing dence in the case, _ So he sat where he was, watching care- fully to see what became of the paper. Barber smiled in a very satisfied way as he took the envleope. He glanced at the handwriting on the outside and smiled _ again. “Seems to be all ri igi asked. **VYou’ll be better satisfied to see w - es Kemp replied. Barber took the paper from the en- _velope unfolded it and bent his head ahs . 7, *, »* r . ~~ 2 an | . | 2 é is @ ‘ > . >. - in . i! p ' j t —— ' = ny - . ov ; Joesn’t it?’’ he yhat’s “Goin to ee tm? decd Kemp. = ell,’” answered Barber, with a = “ele. ‘sometime, mebbe; I shouldn’t ~ wonder but this wit be useful, ues Wy 13 and thi ust the er welope into the S side Tent of his coat. and I shall have to try for it. 2 wonder how I can get around beside t without ane suspec' ‘tin ” The te five-rap siwiial S'! inde: again at ia ~~ the front door and when it was opened _ three or four men came ie ae Ps. i, . -— ae a = . TAY « | . | vt. ' re _“ ‘i F . “» co é >= 4 q 4 4 = i. ' 5 . .: = fa i t i e — * mel f fal a i oy *. - ; ze La j ; ‘| b, ¢ 4 _ - “ 3 ’ - ‘ ] ¥F - . , . - t i ~ ‘ * -? 9 4 r a " ‘ 5 % a - r . a ; > i ~ ; mw “i al — 4 - rn ; | - ) —_ : i= a ie xe —_ ‘ . - | 2 — NICK CARTER W te et it will , if it’s handled right.” pe “well, thought Dan, ‘‘that pocket ean be as easily picked as the other one, | Pe Dan almost g groaned al REKLY. — “<A7 much better than he had hoped, for all persons in the room were either turned away from him entirely or so busy with their own affairs as not to be likely to notice him. : Fie intended to lose no time in his risky undertaking, and already got his hand at the very edge of Barber’s pocket, when the tough, who had asked him to drink wheeled around in his chair and looked straight at him. Dan’s hand fell to his side instantly. ‘‘Confound the fellow!’’ he thought. ‘*T wish he’d clear out.’’ Appatently the tough had not noticed what Dan was about, for he stared a mo- ment, and then turned to the weston a! and ordered another drink. At the same time he wheeled about ee in his chair, and sat with his back to Dan. ‘““Much obliged to you,’’ thought the young detective. He had to wait a moment then before eying again to get at that mysterious naper, for the barkee; er was comin ng J to serve tl was facing him. ae. Si ie gs Meantime Kemp, and Barber were con- | tinuing their conversation, : but with their | heads together and in such low tones that — Dan could not distinguish a word. As soon as the barkeeper had got his orders and had turned about Dan again reached forward. Just at that instant Barber hitched about in his chair and catching his coat with a hand at each side, pulled it- more closely about him. Then he let his arm fall and Ue: elbow came directly across to the. pock > So T's action was” the