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For convenience, a table of contents, which is not present in the original, has been included. </div> <hr class="tn" /> <div class="titlepage"> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/illus01.jpg" width-obs="200" height-obs="289" alt="Cover" /></div> <hr class="chap" /></div> CONTENTS <table summary="Contents"> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">CHAPTER</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr"> </td> <td class="tdr tdb">PAGE</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">I.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">STARTLING NEWS.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">II.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">“GREEN-EYE” GORDON.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">III.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">NOT SO DEAD, AFTER ALL.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">13</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">IV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE DETECTIVE’S “HALFWAY HOUSE.”</td> <td class="tdr tdb">19</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">V.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">IN NICK’S SHOES.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">23</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">VI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">AN INTERRUPTION.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">27</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">VII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE RASCAL’S FIRST CLIENT.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">33</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">VIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE ABSCONDING TREASURER.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">38</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">IX.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">42</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">X.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE IMPOSTOR’S CLEVERNESS.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">47</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">53</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">GREEN EYE DOES SOME THINKING.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">59</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE POLICE DOG ACTS STRANGELY.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">64</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XIV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">CRAY CALLS ON MRS. SIMPSON.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">69</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">74</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XVI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE TIRE PRINTS.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">79</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XVII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">CRAY WIRES FOR “CARTER.”</td> <td class="tdr tdb">85</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XVIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">GORDON TACKLES NICK’S SAFE.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">90</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XIX.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">AN UNTIMELY KNOCK.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">95</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XX.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE BLACKMAILER’S SUPREME HAUL.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">100</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE MASQUERADER JOINS CRAY.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">106</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">PLANS FOR THE NIGHT.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">112</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE WATCHERS MAKE THEMSELVES SCARCE.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">116</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXIV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">REWARDED AT LAST.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">121</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THOSE EXTRA-HEAVY SUIT CASES.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">125</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXVI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">NOT ON THE PROGRAM.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">130</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXVII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">GORDON MAKES HIS GET-AWAY.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">135</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXVIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">WHAT THE DOG BARKED AT.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">141</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXIX.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">“THE GREENISH EYES!”</td> <td class="tdr tdb">147</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXX.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">MRS. SIMPSON LEARNS THE TRUTH.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">153</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE MILLIONAIRE PLAYS SLEUTH.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">158</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">SIMPSON IS FOUND.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">163</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">SUSPICION FALLS ON NICK.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">168</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXIV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">GRISWOLD IN COMMAND.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">174</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">A TRAP IS SET FOR NICK.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">179</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXVI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">AT CROSS PURPOSES.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">184</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXVII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">GRISWOLD STILL DOUBTFUL.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">190</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXVIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">NICK DISCOVERS HIS LOSS.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">195</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XXXIX.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">CRAY’S LIPS ARE UNSEALED.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">200</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XL.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">NICK OUTLINES HIS CAMPAIGN.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">205</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">WAITING FOR A NIBBLE.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">209</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE FIRST VICTIM.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">215</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">AN ASTOUNDING RUSE.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">220</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLIV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">NICK’S SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">225</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLV.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">COMPARING NOTES.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">231</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLVI.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">GORDON’S LETTERS REACH THEIR MARK.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">235</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLVII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">THE BLACKMAILER ADVISES HIS VICTIM.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">240</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdr tdt">XLVIII.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdpr">UP AGAINST IT.</td> <td class="tdr tdb">245</td> </tr> </table> <hr class="chap" /></div> [i] NICK CARTER STORIES New Magnet Library PRICE, FIFTEEN CENTS Not a Dull Book in This List Nick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other type of fiction. His mind was concentrated upon the creation of new plots and situations in which his hero emerged triumphantly from all sorts of trouble, and landed the criminal just where he should be—behind the bars. The author of these stories knew more about writing detective stories than any other single person. Following is a list of the best Nick Carter stories. They have been selected with extreme care, and we unhesitatingly recommend each of them as being fully as interesting as any detective story between cloth covers which sells at ten times the price. If you do not know Nick Carter, buy a copy of any of the New Magnet Library books, and get acquainted. He will surprise and delight you. <table summary="Nick Carter Stories"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc">ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">850—Wanted: A Clew</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">851—A Tangled Skein</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">852—The Bullion Mystery</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">853—The Man of Riddles</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">854—A Miscarriage of Justice</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">855—The Gloved Hand</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">856—Spoilers and the Spoils</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">857—The Deeper Game</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">858—Bolts from Blue Skies</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">859—Unseen Foes</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">860—Knaves in High Places</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">861—The Microbe of Crime</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">862—In the Toils of Fear</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">863—A Heritage of Trouble</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">864—Called to Account</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">865—The Just and the Unjust</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">866—Instinct at Fault</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">867—A Rogue Worth Trapping</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter[ii]</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">868—A Rope of Slender Threads</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">869—The Last Call</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">870—The Spoils of Chance</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">871—A Struggle With Destiny</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">872—The Slave of Crime</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">873—The Crook’s Blind</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">874—A Rascal of Quality</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">875—With Shackles of Fire</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">876—The Man Who Changed Faces</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">877—The Fixed Alibi</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">878—Out With the Tide</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">879—The Soul Destroyers</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">880—The Wages of Rascality</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">881—Birds of Prey</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">882—When Destruction Threatens</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">883—The Keeper of Black Hounds</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">884—The Door of Doubt</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">885—The Wolf Within</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">886—A Perilous Parole</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">887—The Trail of the Fingerprints</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">888—Dodging the Law</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">889—A Crime in Paradise</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">890—On the Ragged Edge</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">891—The Red God of Tragedy</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">892—The Man Who Paid</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">893—The Blind Man’s Daughter</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">894—One Object in Life</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">895—As a Crook Sows</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">896—In Record Time</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">897—Held in Suspense</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">898—The $100,000 Kiss</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">899—Just One Slip</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">900—On a Million-dollar Trail</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">901—A Weird Treasure</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">902—The Middle Link</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">903—To the Ends of the Earth</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">904—When Honors Pall</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">905—The Yellow Brand</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">906—A New Serpent in Eden</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">907—When Brave Men Tremble</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">908—A Test of Courage</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">909—Where Peril Beckons</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">910—The Gargoni Girdle</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">911—Rascals & Co.</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">912—Too Late to Talk</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">913—Satan’s Apt Pupil</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">914—The Girl Prisoner</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">915—The Danger of Folly</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">916—One Shipwreck Too Many</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">917—Scourged by Fear</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter[iii]</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">918—The Red Plague</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">919—Scoundrels Rampant</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">920—From Clew to Clew</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">921—When Rogues Conspire</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">922—Twelve in a Grave</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">923—The Great Opium Case</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">924—A Conspiracy of Rumors</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">925—A Klondike Claim</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">926—The Evil Formula</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">927—The Man of Many Faces</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">928—The Great Enigma</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">929—The Burden of Proof</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">930—The Stolen Brain</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">931—A Titled Counterfeiter</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">932—The Magic Necklace</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">933—’Round the World for a Quarter</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">934—Over the Edge of the World</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">935—In the Grip of Fate</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">936—The Case of Many Clews</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">937—The Sealed Door</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh tdpr">938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods Men</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">939—The Man Without a Will</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">940—Tracked Across the Atlantic</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">941—A Clew From the Unknown</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">942—The Crime of a Countess</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">943—A Mixed Up Mess</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">944—The Great Money Order Swindle</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">945—The Adder’s Brood</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">946—A Wall Street Haul</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">947—For a Pawned Crown</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">948—Sealed Orders</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">949—The Hate That Kills</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">950—The American Marquis</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">951—The Needy Nine</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">952—Fighting Against Millions</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">953—Outlaws of the Blue</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">954—The Old Detective’s Pupil</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">955—Found in the Jungle</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">956—The Mysterious Mail Robbery</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">957—Broken Bars</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">958—A Fair Criminal</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">959—Won by Magic</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">960—The Piano Box Mystery</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">961—The Man They Held Back</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">962—A Millionaire Partner</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">963—A Pressing Peril</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">964—An Australian Klondyke</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">965—The Sultan’s Pearls</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">966—The Double Shuffle Club</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">967—Paying the Price</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter[iv]</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">968—A Woman’s Hand</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">969—A Network of Crime</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">970—At Thompson’s Ranch</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">971—The Crossed Needles</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">972—The Diamond Mine Case</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">973—Blood Will Tell</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">974—An Accidental Password</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">975—The Crook’s Bauble</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">976—Two Plus Two</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">977—The Yellow Label</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">978—The Clever Celestial</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">979—The Amphitheater Plot</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">980—Gideon Drexel’s Millions</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">981—Death in Life</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">982—A Stolen Identity</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">983—Evidence by Telephone</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">984—The Twelve Tin Boxes</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">985—Clew Against Clew</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">986—Lady Velvet</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">987—Playing a Bold Game</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">988—A Dead Man’s Grip</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">989—Snarled Identities</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">990—A Deposit Vault Puzzle</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">991—The Crescent Brotherhood</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">992—The Stolen Pay Train</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">993—The Sea Fox</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">994—Wanted by Two Clients</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">995—The Van Alstine Case</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">996—Check No. 777</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">997—Partners in Peril</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">998—Nick Carter’s Clever Protégé</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">999—The Sign of the Crossed Knives</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1000—The Man Who Vanished</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1001—A Battle for the Right</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1002—A Game of Craft</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1003—Nick Carter’s Retainer</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1004—Caught in the Toils</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1005—A Broken Bond</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1006—The Crime of the French Café</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1007—The Man Who Stole Millions</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1008—The Twelve Wise Men</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1009—Hidden Foes</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1010—A Gamblers’ Syndicate</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1011—A Chance Discovery</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1012—Among the Counterfeiters</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1013—A Threefold Disappearance</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1014—At Odds With Scotland Yard</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1015—A Princess of Crime</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1016—Found on the Beach</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1017—A Spinner of Death</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter[v]</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1018—The Detective’s Pretty Neighbor</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1019—A Bogus Clew</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1020—The Puzzle of Five Pistols</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1021—The Secret of the Marble Mantel</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1022—A Bite of an Apple</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1023—A Triple Crime</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1024—The Stolen Race Horse</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1025—Wildfire</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1026—A Herald Personal</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1027—The Finger of Suspicion</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1028—The Crimson Clue</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1029—Nick Carter Down East</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1030—The Chain of Clues</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1031—A Victim of Circumstances</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1032—Brought to Bay</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1033—The Dynamite Trap</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1034—A Scrap of Black Lace</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1035—The Woman of Evil</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1036—A Legacy of Hate</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1037—A Trusted Rogue</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1038—Man Against Man</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1039—The Demons of the Night</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1040—The Brotherhood of Death</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1041—At the Knife’s Point</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1042—A Cry for Help</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1043—A Stroke of Policy</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1044—Hounded to Death</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1045—A Bargain in Crime</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1046—The Fatal Prescription</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1047—The Man of Iron</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1048—An Amazing Scoundrel</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1049—The Chain of Evidence</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1050—Paid with Death</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1051—A Fight for a Throne</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1052—The Woman of Steel</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1053—The Seal of Death</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1054—The Human Fiend</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1055—A Desperate Chance</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1056—A Chase in the Dark</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1057—The Snare and the Game</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1058—The Murray Hill Mystery</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1059—Nick Carter’s Close Call</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1060—The Missing Cotton King</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1061—A Game of Plots</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1062—The Prince of Liars</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1063—The Man at the Window</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1064—The Red League</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1065—The Price of a Secret</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1066—The Worst Case on Record</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1067—From Peril to Peril</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter[vi]</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1068—The Seal of Silence</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese Puzzle</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1070—A Blackmailer’s Bluff</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1071—Heard in the Dark</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1072—A Checkmated Scoundrel</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1073—The Cashier’s Secret</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1074—Behind a Mask</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1075—The Cloak of Guilt</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1076—Two Villains in One</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1077—The Hot Air Clue</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1078—Run to Earth</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1079—The Certified Check</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1080—Weaving the Web</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1081—Beyond Pursuit</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1082—The Claws of the Tiger</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> </table> In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months in New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays in transportation. <table summary="Nick Carter Stories in Press"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc">To Be Published in July, 1922.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1083—Driven From Cover</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1084—A Deal in Diamonds</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc tdpt">To Be Published in August, 1922.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1085—The Wizard of the Cue</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh tdpr">1086—A Race for Ten Thousand</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1087—The Criminal Link</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc tdpt">To Be Published in September, 1922.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1088—The Red Signal</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1089—The Secret Panel</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc tdpt">To Be Published in October, 1922.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1090—A Bonded Villain</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1091—A Move in the Dark</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc tdpt">To Be Published in November, 1922.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1092—Against Desperate Odds</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1093—The Telltale Photographs</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc tdpt">To Be Published in December, 1922.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1094—The Ruby Pin</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1095—The Queen of Diamonds</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="tdc tdpt">To Be Published in January, 1923.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1096—A Broken Trail</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">1097—An Ingenious Stratagem</td> <td class="tdl tdt tdh">By Nicholas Carter</td> </tr> </table> <hr class="chap" /></div> [1] <div class="titlepage"> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/illus02.jpg" width-obs="200" height-obs="341" alt="Title Page" /></div> </div> <h1>SNARLED IDENTITIES</h1> OR, A DESPERATE TANGLE BY NICHOLAS CARTER Author of the celebrated stories of Nick Carter’s adventures, which are published exclusively in the New Magnet Library, conceded to be among the best detective tales ever written. <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/illus03.jpg" width-obs="82" height-obs="100" alt="Illustration" /></div> STREET & SMITH CORPORATION PUBLISHERS 79-89 Seventh Avenue, New York <hr class="chap" /></div> [3] Copyright, 1916 By STREET & SMITH <hr class="title-xshort" /> Snarled Identities (Printed in the United States of America) All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian. <hr class="chap" /></div> [5] SNARLED IDENTITIES. <h2 class="no-break">CHAPTER I. STARTLING NEWS.</h2> Nicholas Carter, and his first assistant, Chickering Carter, had risen early that morning, but not for the usual reason. It was a very unusual occasion in the great detective’s household, for he and Chick were actually going away for two weeks’ vacation in the Adirondacks. The train that was to carry the two to the Great North Woods was scheduled to leave shortly after eight o’clock, and many preparations had been deferred until that morning. Now, however, everything was practically ready, their trunk was packed, locked, and strapped, their suit cases were nearly filled, and they had time for a bite of breakfast and a glance at the morning papers, which had thus far been neglected. Nick seemed to be the only one who was interested in the news. In fact, his assistant made a wry face when he saw his chief reaching for one of the papers. “Can’t you forget that sort of thing?” he asked, in an injured tone. “I was hoping you would until we got well started, at least.” [6] “What’s the trouble?” Nick asked, in a bewildered tone. “Oh, I see what you are driving at! You are afraid I’ll see something interesting in the line of crimes and mysteries, and decide at the last minute to stay at home? Is that the idea?” His assistant nodded gloomily. “Correct,” he answered. “I never know which way you are going to jump, or at what moment. When I’m trying to get you off for a holiday, especially, I feel the greatest responsibility. You have such a way of changing your mind, and, if you don’t, somebody usually bobs up with a case that you find irresistible. You’ve been working your head off for months, and you are run down; you know you are.” Chick grinned. “You are not exactly at the breaking point yet,” he went on, “but you are just a little stale, and that won’t do, you know. Any day something may break that will require your keenest brain work, and your last ounce of strength and agility. Of course, things will turn up; of course, you’ll have all sorts of calls every day, and if you allow yourself to read the papers, you’ll run across plenty of things that will prove fascinating to you. Can’t you cut yourself loose, though—absolutely?” “I’ve done harder things than that, grandmother,” Nick answered, “but I really don’t see the necessity for that sort of total abstinence. If you think I’m going to cut out all newspapers for two weeks, you’re very much mistaken. I’ve promised to go, though, and I’m going—unless, of course, something turns up that is altogether too big to neglect.” [7] He opened the paper, whereupon Chick gave an exaggerated sigh of resignation. “What is to be is to be, I suppose,” the younger detective murmured; “or, in more up-to-date form, she goes as she lays.” It may be inferred, therefore, that he was far from surprised, when his chief gave a startled exclamation a few moments later. “Well,” Chick asked pessimistically, “what have you struck now? We are not going away, I suppose?” “Of course we are, you idiot!” Nick answered excitedly. “You’ll agree with me, though, I’m sure, that it would have been a calamity if we had missed this. It looks as if we had had our last tussle with ‘Green-eye’ Gordon.” Chick’s eyes widened. “What do you mean?” he asked. “Has Gordon died in prison?” Nick nodded soberly. “He was burned to death last night in a fire that destroyed one wing of Clinton Prison,” he replied, his eye hastily running over the rest of the article. Presently the paper was passed to Chick. This, in part, was what the latter read. <hr class="chap" /></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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