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NICK CARTER WEEKLY. Seale . He made it a point, therefore, in his He had been longing for an opportunity training, to cultivate both the mind and to trv his tata at actual detective work, the body as thoroughly as possible. “it 2 city like New York,’’ con- He stood looking at young Lewis with tinued Nick. ‘*there is alway s plenty for | evident satisfaction until the boy, after a detective to do. giving the bag an extra hard thump, ‘“What kind of a case would you like paused, panting slightly, and turned to to begin on?” his master. “Why!” Sanwereds Dan, with some =} ‘Do you want to say something to me, surprise, ‘I didn’t suppose that a detec- Mr. Carter?’ he asked. © tive had any choice about that. | ‘‘What made you think I did” re- ‘‘T thought he had to take whatever turned Nick, with a smile. case came along.’’ “Well, sir,’ said Dan, ‘‘when you ‘*So it is in a general way when a man z come into the gymnasium to see how the 15 ONce in business, but you are learning, boys are getting along you usually seem ?°" know, and would like to see what * to take everything in at a glance. sort of thing it is that your mind turns to ‘‘And you usually stop a boy and show naturally.” s : _ him how to do his work better, or if Dan thought a nowient and then said, ‘everything is all right you go out again. with a little hesitation : ‘TE thought by the way you stood here A wear be glad to tackle anything ‘that you would set me to, but if I were looking on that you wanted to say some- ya pang y < to‘make’a choice I’think I would like to _ thing to me.” I would try for that thousand dollars that my _**That’s good Fok inten on a very small 8 Se ME SP ea a iis 8 ee as a reward in the Johnson matter,’’ answered Nick, ‘‘and I hope pep J ees RASS... that you will never forget that in this , | oe Cee tat ees ia ae ee smal] ‘pattie jth rus to = ‘‘Are you aware,” asked Nick, ~ that poe e arson is about the most difficult crime to eters ; uncover ?’’ “52 fed ‘Yo mt “i often get your most 1m po: ‘Ves.’ replied Dan, “ cod ees Le | | sews from bat seems to be of the te am aiming too high——”’ ee aye 't Mat idee ct i ht. sir ?’? ‘No, no, you can never aim too high, | ete = ae Se ee Ti ie my boy: I asked the pyre: ie : oon ae see whether you realized NICK | ‘oh you were going to undertak e.” oa ‘should like:to try it if you ‘aoe to i objec Hon, »? said Dan. ‘“Objection? N ot in the least. a “ ‘“¢Shall I begin at MCE Rc. ym - ‘The sooner the better.”? a Dan rose to g> but Nick. mene him to wait. | “Let me to your theory before you go, Dan,”’ he said. | “My. theory 3 may be all wrong and