To be published in July, 1926.
1187—Crossed Wires1188—A Plot Uncovered
To be published In August, 1926.
1189—The Cab Driver’s Secret1190—Nick Carter’s Death Warrant
To be published In September, 1926.
1191—The Plot that Failed
1192—Nick Carter’s Masterpiece
1193—A Prince of Rogues
To be published in October, 1926.
1194—In the Lap of Danger1195—The Man from London
To be published in November, 1926.
1196—Circumstantial Evidence1197—The Pretty Stenographer Mystery
To be published in December, 1926.
1198—A Villainous Scheme1199—A Plot Within a Plot

Following a Chance Clew

OR,
NICK CARTER’S LUCKY FIND
BY
NICHOLAS CARTER
Author of the celebrated stories of Nick Carter’s adventures,
which are published exclusively in the New Magnet Library,
conceded to be among the best detective tales ever written.

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Copyright, 1899, 1900 and 1904
By STREET & SMITH
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Following a Chance Clew

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FOLLOWING A CHANCE CLEW.

CHAPTER I.
ON A SEPTEMBER NIGHT.