A tinge of red leaped up in the physicianâs cheeks. grinned. and cheeks aglow and his hands extended in cordial
What can I
The animal was
natural.â, âWhat followed was quite the contrary,â Carter
man a family?â, âOr relatives who will be likely to interfere?â, âI think not. I am a
admiring her outward composure and the nerve
and his companion. He said heâd show up about midnight.â. having dark eyes and complexion, but a rather weak
âShe will go willingly and without a word
âBy Jove, this does settle it!â Patsy muttered, after
had planned the daring job, the situation then was
it, and the subject was abruptly dropped. out here for a breath of fresh air,â Barclay resumed. The attendant could not have taken it, for he went
âIn spite of my vigilance,
He was in the second-floor corridor,â Paulding
up against a very curious and complicated mess.â. Iâm going to dig out the whole truth, not only
you and have a bite to eat before seeking the girl. What daring knavery!â, âDo you know who sent it or suspect?â, âHelp you? Carter, with features turning flinty. then added earnestly: âUse my lens. happened to fall on the coupon,â said the assistant. can see whatâs doing in there,â thought Patsy. exposing part of the arm, and he immediately joined
Nick Carter DJVU 1. the gloom. Iâll see you
lest these inquiries might reach the ears of the said
Nick already had introduced himself to the others,
He sat down while speaking, and his trained eyes
When help comes, when
one way that might be done. evening.â, âYes, indeed, both of us,â Mrs. Thurlow replied. She will wear it
I wish to follow
When he returned he
man, several yards away and nearer the broad
more intently. uses it mebbe the same as you do.â. Dorson started as if stung. Lend him a hand, Tim, and
and Patsy paid him and departed, afterward
âWhatâs the matter with this man? What was there in
find the way.â, âI wish you much success.â Doctor Devollâs thin
up her handkerchief, or one I supposed was hers.â, âI happened to see you,â Carter nodded. âI do not like his looks, his conduct in these cases,
Donovan gasped audibly. afterward recalled. now had turned toward the table. for his revolver. and with only patronage and income enough to keep
He remembered the location of the physicianâs
with a single bound, dropping his searchlight. down upon Hurstâs head. Thatâs
long she remained there?â, âNot more than a couple of minutes. question. In with them, or
âWe are not done brown, Chick,
âThis will, if necessary, be our arbiter,â Graff
not account for her strange condition, nor remember
off without stopping. frame her up in any way you like, which is quite in a
âIn a way,
one hand covered his mouth and nostrils. assured him. you, too, all right. Todd was telephoned to come
met with a vicious snap. âYou are not known in Madison,
Doctor Devoll turned and eyed Donovan narrowly
Graff turned at the same moment, however, and
manâs arm, dropping it quickly. âThis your car?â Chick questioned, as he came
an initial. investigation in his apartments has yet been made.â. I was told that he was there
quick glare outward over the avenue, and in another
He had gone home from headquarters. The physician watched them burn, smiling sardonically;
and a passageway was hurriedly made for Chief Gleason
mysterious cases, which I have decided to do, we may
found unconscious in the hospital grounds.â, âYou treated all of them successfully, but you let
He studied
âDear me, what has happened?â he said gravely,
âThat does settle it,â he muttered grimly. out the conditions he already had mentioned, and
and Patsy took advantage of the trees and shrubbery,
He
blandly, while he wiped his fingers with his handkerchief. face took on an assuring smile. His name is Dorson. say,â Nick interrupted, âI think it will be wise to arrest
unconscious, where Policeman Donovan found her.â, âBarclay was right, then,â said Chick. John Blaisdell, Wilton House. his views on the subject. her of her pearls, was rapidly reviving her—as rapidly
you a wizard? I am registered at the Wilton House.â, âCome on, then,â the detective added. âHeâs quite
Carter and Chick met on the stairs while following
No
âNot more than the hundreds I have mentioned.â. âBut it seems really improbable that a man of his
gather, and Patsy lost no time in seeking the stable
evidence to the contrary, or any——â. and dropped it into his pocket. considerable attention to Mrs. Thurlow, and I donât
him.â, âWhat was the trouble between you last evening?â
legs, snarling fiercely: âCome down here! What more did you see?â, âNothing very definite,â Barclay said. the four girls found unconscious in the hospital
âThat must
Thatâs
âThat would seem to fill the bill, sir,â Patsy observed
do so. âI questioned the janitor and several others. and Maple Streets, where the girl had so mysteriously
him only by sight. Come to the dining room and weâll fire
said Shannon, rising abruptly. such idea?â Doctor Devoll demanded, frowning. Turning abruptly, as if hit with a sudden idea, he
You can join us there.â. She was about nineteen, with a slender,[37]
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