Nick Carter Weekly: The Little Glass Vial — page 29: what you’re looking at

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= —! a —_— = "Yes." "What was it about?" "I promised her twenty-five thousand dollars on my own account." "Did she leave the house then?" "Yes. I accompanied her to the railway station." Nick looked puzzled. "Had your father retired to his room before you left the house?" he asked. "No. But he had gone before I returned." "And you never saw him alive again?" "No, sir." "Who let you in when you got back from the railway station?" "Jones." "Have you perfect confidence in that colored man, Mr. Rogers?" asked Nick. "Absolute. He has been with us for over ten years." "Did he accompany the family to Florida last winter?" "Yes." Nick Carter became silent. 29 comicboolk CO