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THE FUGITIVES GET A SHOCK. The low cabin of the canal boat Mary Jane was aft. Nearly an hour and a half after leaving the dock, Grantley and Siebold were sitting just forward of the cabin, on a coup…
GRANTLEY TAKES A SWIM. The strain had already proved a little too much for Siebold, who was not made of such stern stuff as Grantley. When the detectives dropped down behind the rail of the police cr…
A TIMELY SHOT. The girl had made a foolish mistake in throttling her engine, for the current was carrying her down to meet the desperate swimmer. Nick’s men gasped involuntarily as they saw that Gran…
A TRAGEDY OF THE STAGE. It was several months after the conviction of Grantley and his confederates that the members of Nick Carter’s household all happened to meet at the breakfast table—a rather un…
ESCAPE BY SCHEDULE. “What do you mean by that, chief?” demanded Chick. “Kennedy says that one of the keepers was found, in a peculiar sort of stupor, as he calls it, in Grantley’s cell, after the sur…
THE ACTRESS CONFIDES. Nick was led through a couple of sumptuously furnished rooms into the great Swedish actress’ presence. Helga Lund was a magnificently proportioned woman, well above medium heigh…
STRONGER THAN BOLTS AND BARS. The great detective set his men to work and called up the prison before leaving New York. As a result of the telephone conversation, the warden gave up the search for th…
THE TRAIL VANISHES. Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air—or seemed to—very quickly. Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patr…
HELGA IS AMONG THE MISSING. Doctor Lightfoot, the actress’ physician, was greatly excited and had just telephoned to Nick’s house, after the detective had left for the hotel. The doctor had arrived t…
A SHREWD GUESS. The detective had revealed his identity, and the chauffeur was quite willing to tell all he knew. He had driven his temporary employer and the woman in nurse’s garb to the Yellow Anch…
