Nick Carter Weekly: The Little Glass Vial — page 18: what you’re looking at

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a a + os; 1. Nick recognized him from a photograph he had seen at Rogers’. "Dr. Lord, I presume," he remarked. "Yes, sir. What can I do for you?" said the medical gentleman, with a pleasant voice. "Have you any surgical instruments to be repaired?" said Nick. " "No, sir," politely replied the doctor. "When surgical instruments need repairing it is generally time to get new ones. I am sorry I have nothing in your line to-day." As he said this he was very courteously opening the door for his visitor; but Nick was not so easily dismissed. "You will excuse me, sir," he said, "but while I was waiting I took the liberty of looking over your instruments yonder. They are beautiful tools; but I noticed that a remarkably fine hypodermic syringe has the point broken off." "By the way," said the doctor, interrupting him, "I wish I knew where that came from. It isn’t mine. It 1s of a very curious pattern, too." "Yes, doctor," said Nick, "1t 1s a curious little syringe. But it is remarkable that it could have found its way here without your knowledge." The doctor did not quite like this remark. He showed it in his face, which Nick was intently watching. 18 comicboolk CO