Nick Carter Weekly: The Little Glass Vial — page 27: what you’re looking at

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——— —! oS aN "Have you lived with her?" asked Nick. "No; but she has continually blackmailed me upon threat of making public the marriage. Finally I confessed to my father, who was urging me to marry Miss Bland—to whom I have been engaged for nearly three years. He sent for her, and asked her to put in writing the terms upon which she would consent to a divorce." "When did this happen, Mr. Rogers?" "A few days ago." "On the day before your father was murdered?" "No; on the day preceding that she came to see him." "Were you present at the interview?" "Yes." "Good! Now tell me exactly what occurred at that meeting." "She said that she would consent to a divorce for fifty thousand dollars. Father agreed to pay that sum in exchange for the certificate of divorce, and to pay her expenses to California and allow her a certain amount to live there until the divorce was granted." "Well, what then?" "He asked her to put it in writing. She called the next evening, after Dr. Lord had left, and said she would not do it for less than one hundred thousand dollars. 2/ comicbooe S CO