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No. 136. NEW YORK, April 17, 1915. Price Five Cents.
THE MAN THEY HELD BACK;
Or, NICK CARTER’S OTHER SELF.
Edited by CHICKERING CARTER.
CHAPTER I.
A MAN IN A MASK.
“You’ll pass for a Mexican in those togs, chief.”
“The ‘togs,’ as you call them, Chick, don’t necessarily make any character. But there is nothing about a Mexican to distinguish him from other men except his costume, so I dare say I shall be a good-enough Mexican for the purpose.”
Nick Carter, the famous detective, regarded his reflection in the mirror rather disgustedly, and his speech came in angry jerks, unlike his usual calm, even tones.