Nick Carter Weekly: The Little Glass Vial — page 49: what you’re looking at

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a | os; f. Nick watched her board a cab and heard her order the driver to take her to the Bay State Hotel. He followed leisurely on foot. Having arrived at the hotel, he nodded to the clerk at the desk and asked to see the register. "T want to see a lady who was to have arrived from New York to-day." There were two recent signatures on the book. One was in a delicate feminine hand, and read: "Mrs. Rogers, New York." The other was also 1n a woman’s writing. It was: "A. Lord, Boston." It was now evident that the "ask Rogers" in the Gonzales telegram meant, ask for Rogers. The second entry was rather strange; but it did not puzzle Nick Carter. Addressing the clerk, he said: "Can I see Mrs. Rogers?" "Are you her brother, sir—Mr. Lord, for whom she registered?" asked the clerk. "Yes," replied Nick. "Her room 1s number 46; yours is 47, sir—right opposite." 49 comicbooe S CO