Transcriber’s Notes:

The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.

For convenience, a table of contents, which is not present in the original, has been included.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.[5]
II.THE WITNESS MAKES CONDITIONS.[10]
III.AN UNFORTUNATE LETTER.[16]
IV.CRAWFORD IS TROUBLED.[22]
V.ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK.[29]
VI.THE LOVE OF COMRADES.[34]
VII.FOLLANSBEE HITS THE NAIL.[38]
VIII.“NAME YOUR PRICE.”[44]
IX.A “FAIR” OFFER.[49]
X.THE RAISED CHECK.[53]
XI.A DISTINGUISHED SCOUNDREL.[57]
XII.THE DEADLY TUBE.[63]
XIII.CHICK SIGHTS THE “BUZZARD.”[67]
XIV.NICK’S ASSISTANT DECAMPS.[72]
XV.A BAD COMBINATION.[77]
XVI.A BIRD OF ILL OMEN.[80]
XVII.NICK CARTER MISCALCULATES.[84]
XVIII.ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.[88]
XIX.A FIENDISH PLOT.[94]
XX.QUICK WORK IS NECESSARY.[98]
XXI.IN NEED OF EVIDENCE.[103]
XXII.HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.[107]
XXIII.THE HYPODERMIC.[112]
XXIV.THE PLUNGER REACHES HOME.[116]
XXV.THE MADMAN’S GET-AWAY.[120]
XXVI.THE AWAKENING OF REMORSE.[125]
XXVII.AN ASTOUNDING STATEMENT.[128]
XXVIII.“YOU’VE SAVED ME FROM MYSELF!”[132]
XXIX.A STRANGE DEVELOPMENT.[136]
XXX.AN UNLUCKY MORNING.[141]
XXXI.NICK HAS A HUNCH.[146]
XXXII.“THE MAN WHO NEVER LETS GO.”[152]
XXXIII.WILL HE SCORE?[157]
XXXIV.A VISIT TO THE BANK.[161]
XXXV.THE DOCTOR GETS A SURPRISE.[166]
XXXVI.SOME PLAIN TRUTHS.[173]
XXXVII.FOLLANSBEE REACHES THE LIMIT.[177]
XXXVIII.NICK IS BALKED.[182]
XXXIX.PATSY TRACES THE AMBULANCE.[188]
XL.THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL.[192]
XLI.NICK HAS A PLAN.[198]
XLII.THE DETECTIVE ACQUIRES A WIFE.[203]
XLIII.THE HYPNOTIC SPELL.[208]
XLIV.CHICK COMES TO GRIEF.[212]
XLV.“HEAVEN HELP ME.”[217]
XLVI.THE BOND IS MENDED.[220]

NICK CARTER STORIES

New Magnet Library

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 troubles 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.

ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT
850—Wanted: A ClewBy Nicholas Carter
851—A Tangled SkeinBy Nicholas Carter
852—The Bullion MysteryBy Nicholas Carter
853—The Man of RiddlesBy Nicholas Carter
854—A Miscarriage of JusticeBy Nicholas Carter
855—The Gloved HandBy Nicholas Carter
856—Spoilers and the SpoilsBy Nicholas Carter
857—The Deeper GameBy Nicholas Carter
858—Bolts from Blue SkiesBy Nicholas Carter
859—Unseen FoesBy Nicholas Carter
860—Knaves in High PlacesBy Nicholas Carter
861—The Microbe of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter
862—In the Toils of FearBy Nicholas Carter
863—A Heritage of TroubleBy Nicholas Carter
864—Called to AccountBy Nicholas Carter
865—The Just and the UnjustBy Nicholas Carter
866—Instinct at FaultBy Nicholas Carter
867—A Rogue Worth TrappingBy Nicholas Carter
868—A Rope of Slender ThreadsBy Nicholas Carter
869—The Last CallBy Nicholas Carter
870—The Spoils of ChanceBy Nicholas Carter
871—A Struggle With DestinyBy Nicholas Carter
872—The Slave of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter
873—The Crook’s BlindBy Nicholas Carter
874—A Rascal of QualityBy Nicholas Carter
875—With Shackles of FireBy Nicholas Carter
876—The Man Who Changed FacesBy Nicholas Carter
877—The Fixed AlibiBy Nicholas Carter
878—Out With the TideBy Nicholas Carter
879—The Soul DestroyersBy Nicholas Carter
880—The Wages of RascalityBy Nicholas Carter
881—Birds of PreyBy Nicholas Carter
882—When Destruction ThreatensBy Nicholas Carter
883—The Keeper of Black HoundsBy Nicholas Carter
884—The Door of DoubtBy Nicholas Carter
885—The Wolf WithinBy Nicholas Carter
886—A Perilous ParoleBy Nicholas Carter
887—The Trail of the Finger PrintsBy Nicholas Carter
888—Dodging the LawBy Nicholas Carter
889—A Crime in ParadiseBy Nicholas Carter
890—On the Ragged EdgeBy Nicholas Carter
891—The Red God of TragedyBy Nicholas Carter
892—The Man Who PaidBy Nicholas Carter
893—The Blind Man’s DaughterBy Nicholas Carter
894—One Object in LifeBy Nicholas Carter
895—As a Crook SowsBy Nicholas Carter
896—In Record TimeBy Nicholas Carter
897—Held in SuspenseBy Nicholas Carter
898—The $100,000 KissBy Nicholas Carter
899—Just One SlipBy Nicholas Carter
900—On a Million-dollar TrailBy Nicholas Carter
901—A Weird TreasureBy Nicholas Carter
902—The Middle LinkBy Nicholas Carter
903—To the Ends of the EarthBy Nicholas Carter
904—When Honors PallBy Nicholas Carter
905—The Yellow BrandBy Nicholas Carter
906—A New Serpent in EdenBy Nicholas Carter
907—When Brave Men TrembleBy Nicholas Carter
908—A Test of CourageBy Nicholas Carter
909—Where Peril BeckonsBy Nicholas Carter
910—The Gargoni GirdleBy Nicholas Carter
911—Rascals & Co.By Nicholas Carter
912—Too Late to TalkBy Nicholas Carter
913—Satan’s Apt PupilBy Nicholas Carter
914—The Girl PrisonerBy Nicholas Carter
915—The Danger of FollyBy Nicholas Carter
916—One Shipwreck Too ManyBy Nicholas Carter
917—Scourged by FearBy Nicholas Carter
918—The Red PlagueBy Nicholas Carter
919—Scoundrels RampantBy Nicholas Carter
920—From Clew to ClewBy Nicholas Carter
921—When Rogues ConspireBy Nicholas Carter
922—Twelve in a GraveBy Nicholas Carter
923—The Great Opium CaseBy Nicholas Carter
924—A Conspiracy of RumorsBy Nicholas Carter
925—A Klondike ClaimBy Nicholas Carter
926—The Evil FormulaBy Nicholas Carter
927—The Man of Many FacesBy Nicholas Carter
928—The Great EnigmaBy Nicholas Carter
929—The Burden of ProofBy Nicholas Carter
930—The Stolen BrainBy Nicholas Carter
931—A Titled CounterfeiterBy Nicholas Carter
932—The Magic NecklaceBy Nicholas Carter
933—’Round the World for a QuarterBy Nicholas Carter
934—Over the Edge of the WorldBy Nicholas Carter
935—In the Grip of FateBy Nicholas Carter
936—The Case of Many ClewsBy Nicholas Carter
937—The Sealed DoorBy Nicholas Carter
938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods MenBy Nicholas Carter
939—The Man Without a WillBy Nicholas Carter
940—Tracked Across the AtlanticBy Nicholas Carter
941—A Clew From the UnknownBy Nicholas Carter
942—The Crime of a CountessBy Nicholas Carter
943—A Mixed Up MessBy Nicholas Carter
944—The Great Money Order SwindleBy Nicholas Carter
945—The Adder’s BroodBy Nicholas Carter
946—A Wall Street HaulBy Nicholas Carter
947—For a Pawned CrownBy Nicholas Carter