Nick Carter Weekly: The Little Glass Vial — page 60: what you’re looking at

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a a + oy; f. find out, if possible, who she was. She came fully prepared this time. She said that a private examination had been made by young Rogers and it was discovered that his father had been poisoned. There was an appearance of truth in this; for, after her first visit, I wanted to make a more critical examination of the body, and Sam refused to allow it. You see, Mr. Carter, I was in a very delicate position." "I should say so!" said Nick. "Therefore," added Dr. Lord, "I listened to her without offering a word of denial or assent. Her plans were very cleverly laid, you see. She said that if I would consent to sign a certain agreement, she would bind herself not to disclose the fact about the vial or any of the other evidence, which she said she had in her possession, that directly pointed to me as Mr. Rogers’ murderer. I asked time to consider, though I had not the slightest intention of permitting her to blackmail me. She consented, and gave me until yesterday morning, when, she said, her brother would call." "And he did call?" "Yes." "I know it. I saw him." Dr. Lord really felt uncomfortable. He could not understand why or how Nick knew so much about the affair, unless 1t was that he was watching him. However, he continued: "He brought with him the copy of an agreement. I told him that I could not decide just then, but that, in any event, I 60 comicbooe S CO