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to this without attracting had done couee stood at ine cart ‘ :* , ' = Pel - a3 7 | 7 *: 7. a , 20 NICK CARTER WE KLY. ‘“However, I'll get one anyway, and. with one in the cooler it’s likely I can find the other.”’ Just then he saw Barber put his hand in his side pocket and look surprised. Both Barber and Kemp were at that moment on the way out. Barber said something to Kemp and Tere, there. *» exclaimed the door- tender, stopping him, ‘‘dis place ain’t open for business no more to-night.’? ‘‘T know,’’ answered Barber, ‘‘but I dropped something back there——”’ ‘*Huh, I t’ort it was de fightin’ bloke dat did de droppin’.”? ‘“VYes, but on the level, Billy, I’ve lost something and I’ve got to have it.”’ ‘Well, go and look for it, then, but mind youse hurry, see! No tellin’ but what a copper mebbe on de way now across de street, lookin’ fer to pull de joint. she | Dan would have liked an excuse to linger in the dive until Barber and Kemp were ready to yo out, but the _ got him by the shoulder and pushed hin doortender along into the crowd. He couldn’t have made any resistance attention and so he said nothing but went out with the others. As soon as the bite were once out- would 1 not be safe to oli ceman. Tossed the street and stood in a or way where a could easily keep aces for just an instant they were in v the ander, [hey didn’t hurry away as the others side’ they separated eee , for every one _ of them knew that it be faye in a crowd by a them by the fact within the saloon Jy?” “It must have been the kid who came in a little while after meand who sat near us,’’ ‘‘They’re wondering what’s become of that paper,’’ thought Dan, feeling in his inside pocket to make certain that it was where he had_ put it. At that moment the door of the saloon opened again and Billy - appeared. ‘““Say, youse!’’ he saidin any angry undertone, ‘‘what are youse loafin’ around here for? ‘Why don’t youse git and give us fel- lows a chance to hang on to our place ?’’ ~ On, well, Builly,’? answered Barber, ‘we’re not in your place now; you told us to get out and we’ve done it. That’s all you-can ask.” ‘‘Oh, chase yourselves,’’ exclaimed Billy impatiently, ‘‘youse know as well as me dat it ain’t safe to hang ’round here. | ““Decollars has itin for us anyhow, and youse’ll git us pulled if youse don’t look lively.” “*Might as well move. on, growled Kemp. The two started across the road direct- ly toward Dan, and Biily, satisfied that they were on the move, re-entered the Barber,”’ saloon and closed the door. ‘‘Do you suppose that young kid was a detective ?? asked Barber, when _ they were half way across the street. ‘‘T didn’t think so,’’? Kemp answered, ‘“but Ido now.” ‘“How do you suppose he tumbled to us ??’ -*’That’s more than I can say right off, but two or three times while I was in the house I thought I heard somebody mov- ing around,’’ Ceyou ought to have been more care- a hg eas “Pooh! I had to oe that paper, didn’t wes. ‘fAnd I had to vor as risk and that's - all there 1 is ak it, ad Pm n ‘sure e that e was! mt, but somehow. < S