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. | AT A GAME OF POKER. | [5] |
| II. | REMORSE. | [11] |
| III. | WHO KILLED JARVIS? | [17] |
| IV. | THE WHITE FEATHER. | [25] |
| V. | A CONFESSION. | [32] |
| VI. | DOOR AND WINDOW. | [37] |
| VII. | TRACED BACK. | [44] |
| VIII. | IN THE OLD HOUSE. | [49] |
| IX. | THROUGH THE CELLARS. | [57] |
| X. | INVESTIGATION. | [60] |
| XI. | THE RAID. | [68] |
| XII. | NICK SPRINGS A SURPRISE. | [73] |
| XIII. | NICK CARTER’S QUIET HAND. | [78] |
| XIV. | WITH THE TIDE. | [84] |
| XV. | TRACKED! | [89] |
| XVI. | A SECRET OFFER. | [95] |
| XVII. | WHAT NICK CARTER KNEW. | [101] |
| XVIII. | A LOVELY SCRAP. | [108] |
| XIX. | A WELL OF FIRE. | [114] |
| XX. | FIVE SECONDS FROM DEATH. | [118] |
| XXI. | ANOTHER KINK. | [125] |
| XXII. | ANOTHER SCHEME. | [131] |
| XXIII. | WHICH WAS WHICH? | [137] |
| XXIV. | BY UNDERGROUND. | [142] |
| XXV. | DOUBTS. | [148] |
| XXVI. | GHOSTLY VISITANTS. | [152] |
| XXVII. | A FIGHT IN THE DARK. | [159] |
| XXVIII. | THE ELDER JARVIS. | [165] |
| XXIX. | THE INSURGENTS. | [171] |
| XXX. | NICK CARTER’S WORD. | [178] |
| XXXI. | NICK CALLS A COUNCIL. | [184] |
| XXXII. | MURDER WILL OUT. | [190] |
| XXXIII. | STILL HUNTING. | [196] |
| XXXIV. | THE GIRL IN THE CASE. | [201] |
| XXXV. | GETTING A FOCUS. | [206] |
| XXXVI. | WHERE THEY FOUND HIM. | [211] |
| XXXVII. | THE RIGHTFUL HEIR. | [216] |