Nick Carter Weekly: The Little Glass Vial — page 53: what you’re looking at

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a + oy; f. "If you do this, he will take steps to secure a divorce. Public sentiment would now be upon his side, and you would probably lose all." "Ah! This is that Nick Carter’s work." She became thoughtful for a moment and then cried: "How stupid of Manuel to have bungled last night!" "I do not understand you," said Nick, who, nevertheless, now discovered that the attack upon his life was planned by Moreno and the woman. "I do not wish you to understand," said Anita, testily. "But you can tell Sam Rogers that, unless he agrees to my proposition, he will never marry Miss Bland." "He has deputed me to act for him, madame, and if you will tell me your final proposal, I shall be able to say directly whether or not he will accept it." "I shall not alter my proposition in the slightest. I must have one hundred thousand dollars in cash. He cannot pay this unless the match between his sister and Dr. Lord is broken off, and the only possible way to break it off is to accuse the doctor of the murder of old Mr. Rogers." "But the doctor might be acquitted!" interjected Nick. "I don’t think so. Why, even Nick Carter, the detective, will have to swear that he found the point of the hypodermic syringe in Mr. Rogers’ wrist, and the broken syringe in the doctor’s room. That would convict him in any court. Besides, 93 comicbooe S CO