Nick Carter Stories No. 123, January 16, 1915HALF A MILLION RANSOM; Or, NICK CARTER AND THE NEEDY NINE.Reading editionChapter navigation21 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHALF A MILLION RANSOM; Or, NICK CARTER AND THE NEEDY NINE.Chapter I · THE WOMAN WHO FAINTED.Chapter II · A VOICE BY WIRE.Chapter III · AN AUDACIOUS DEMAND.Chapter IV · AN UNEXPECTED CLEW.Chapter V · HOW PATSY MADE GOOD.Chapter VI · THE MAN IN A FIGURED VEST.Chapter VII · THE AMBUSH.Chapter VIII · UNDER THE SURFACE.Chapter IX · THE DROP SHOT.RUBY LIGHT. By BURKE JENKINS.Chapter X · “BUTTER FINGER.”Chapter XI · CAPTAIN STEVENS AGAIN.Chapter XII · THE OWNER’S ORDERS.Chapter XIII · GENUINE NERVE.A DOUBLE TRICK. By A. L. SMALL.MOVING THE JURY.THE NEWS OF ALL NATIONS.Kind Act in Civil War Brings Reward Now.The Nick Carter StoriesPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Chapter I · THE WOMAN WHO FAINTED.All chapters and sections (21)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHALF A MILLION RANSOM; Or, NICK CARTER AND THE NEEDY NINE.Chapters123456789Other sectionsRUBY LIGHT. By BURKE JENKINS.Chapters10111213Other sectionsA DOUBLE TRICK. By A. L. SMALL.MOVING THE JURY.THE NEWS OF ALL NATIONS.Kind Act in Civil War Brings Reward Now.The Nick Carter StoriesEdited by CHICKERING CARTER.◇← Front matterCHAPTER I. THE WOMAN WHO FAINTED. →