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. | AN INQUISITIVE CLERK. | [5] |
| II. | MODERN HIGHWAYMEN. | [14] |
| III. | NICK CARTER HELD UP. | [24] |
| IV. | THE ESCAPE. | [35] |
| V. | THE HOUSE IN LAUREL ROAD. | [46] |
| VI. | MADAME VICTORIA. | [62] |
| VII. | THE DEEPER MYSTERY. | [76] |
| VIII. | UNDER THE SURFACE. | [89] |
| IX. | BODY AND LIMBS. | [103] |
| X. | THE ANCHOR TO WINDWARD. | [116] |
| XI. | THE INCENTIVE TO TREACHERY. | [126] |
| XII. | THE ROAD TO CANTON. | [133] |
| XIII. | CLOSE QUARTERS. | [147] |
| XIV. | SHADOWS AND SHADOWED. | [158] |
| XV. | ON NICK’S TRAIL. | [169] |
| XVI. | A TERRIBLE PREDICAMENT. | [182] |
| XVII. | A CRISIS. | [194] |
| XVIII. | A LAST RESORT. | [205] |
| XIX. | NICK CARTER’S ESCAPE. | [215] |