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A MAN AND HIS DOUBLE. “This is astonishing!” exclaimed the president, dismissing the cashier with a wave of his hand. “It certainly is a remarkable coincidence,” said Nick Carter. “If your cashier is…
MACKENZIE’S SECRET. Nick Carter reached Elmwood a few minutes after eight o’clock that night, and went straight to the only hotel in the town—a very comfortable and well-kept, though small, hostelry.…
A DOG’S INSTINCT. As Nick Carter and Dr. Abbott walked through the main street of the town of Elmwood, on their way toward the residence of the late Miles Mackenzie, the detective had an opportunity …
THE SON RETURNS. It was ten o’clock next morning before Nick Carter reached Dr. Abbott’s office, and then he found the doctor absent on his daily round among his patients. At noon he went back, with …
THE CREMATION. It was seven o’clock when the remains of the dead man from Elmwood reached New York City. On the train, Nick yielded to Abbott’s request to accompany them to the crematory. So reluctan…
AT MADAME RECLAIRE’S. Madame Reclaire’s face grew ghastly. Her attempted bravado faded away in an instant. She caught at a chair for support. “Murder!” she gasped. “Yes, murder! You must make proper …
THE PADDED SECRET PRISON. Abbott and Nick Carter remained locked up together in earnest conversation nearly all that night. A train left Elmwood for New York at a few minutes after five o’clock in th…
THE WAY IT ALL ENDED. “I have been in many tighter places than this, doctor,” said Nick, cheerfully. “I’ll show you how badly the people below us have miscalculated.” “What makes it so dark?” queried…
