New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 40 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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7 . ~~ ~ , , *. . a | = —, - c eS lt - * = —* ? aw * ~~ 7 ——— ‘NICK CA prise me if your theory was a good one, = a= I believe you did some reporting on that case; did d.you not ??’ Then that would make you more - familiar with the facts than most others. Jam not particularly familiar myself ‘with them, for I have paid but little attention to the case. Suppose you tell me about it.”’ _**Shall I tell you about it just as if was . all new to you ?”’ pe xacthy.”’ _ ‘Well, then,” said Dan, ‘‘right in the =e very heart of the town there is a dwell- aid Neuse pnt was al up more than a ae | fon is Sea ceuhad entirel by modern = = _ buildings and man man has tried to ‘buy this old house for the purpose of _ destroying it and putting up a bigger one on its site. ‘This has never been done because the “owners are landpc DOOK. “They own one of the most valuable "sites in the city, but ive no capital with which to make it useful to themselves. “Besides that, they have had the bi g head about the value of the place, and < me ave held it at a price away above what anybody r would pay for it. et > ae & ve of ‘There are plenty of Sach instar ces it aa: r York, ' » Nick Seer: | tal s: he s sa relative 0 the | owners. : aa th 4 ~ _ y — : * = =, ~ . : a a , ; ~ » * - : d % Apes * + i E _ — ° « cy : — i , 4 + ‘ | . . = a . : - -' . , a 2 Rll 4 : wal ry we - . 2. - PS = -_ - ! - = 7” — * , J + ™ — = ; 7 =, x > 7%, , = i _) - 2 : * RTER WEEKLY. wh t ‘Pye been ever since the fire oc much headway ‘hat. thé ‘building gutted before the fre was put out. ‘*T was on late duty that night and was assigned by my city editor to report the fire.’’ .**You were on the spot then-while the fire was still burning ‘Yes, sir, I saw the rescue of old man Johnson, ’’ ‘I believe he was pretty badly burned, wasn’t he?’ asked Nick. ‘“Terribly, sir. It is a wonder, con- sidering how old he is, that he has sur- vived, ; ““He is still in the ngapstat, and very serious condition. He any moment.”’ ‘‘Was it plain from the start,’’ asked Nick, ‘‘that the fire was incendiary ?”’ “Oh, yes; we reporters were satisfied of that while the fire was still in progress, for the fumes of kerosene oil were very dense. ‘“There seemed to be no doubt that soinebody had set kindlingsin the back of the house and saturated the floors and walls there with oil before setting tlie stuff off with a match,’’ ‘‘Did the fire department make any in- vestigation ?” . “Certainly ; > but it resulted in nothing. ‘“Old man Johnse 30 give no clew and, so o far on’ the reporters in a oF tter, , have k been able to learn, the fire « depart- ment found none” ourse there was, shed th ats just bothering my head about curred.”? Se ‘**Well, let’s hear waa} you’ ve | Se