Nick Carter Weekly: The Little Glass Vial — page 41: what you’re looking at

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—— —! os GN "Tell me," said Nick. "Would it not be to your interest if your sister did not marry Dr. Lord?" This sudden question confused young Rogers. "I do not know what you mean, Mr. Carter," he faltered. "T will put it plainer. Do you wish your sister to marry Dr. Lord?" "T do." "Now, Mr. Rogers, I want you to answer me truthfully: Are you afraid of your wife?" "I do not understand." "Come, sir, are you not afraid that the price of her secrecy about your marriage will be a perpetual blackmail?" The young man became very nervous; but he answered: "Yes; I do fear that she will continue to blackmail me." "For that reason," said Nick, "would you not like to have the one hundred and thirty thousand dollars which your sister would lose if she did not marry Dr. Lord?" "I assure you, Mr. Carter, that, no matter what that woman— my wife—wishes, I sincerely hope to see my sister married to the doctor." Nick noticed that he put particular emphasis upon the words, "no matter what that woman wishes," and he did not ask the young man another question. 41 comicboolk CO