Chapter XXXIX · THE MASTERS OF MILLIONS.

Patsy barely heard Nick Carter’s closing remarks as told at the close of the tenth chapter. He was intent upon another thought; upon a recollection that had come to him, induced by his own facetious remark about a desert island, and by Chick’s comment, “where desert islands grow; upon the water.”

“Chief,” he cried out suddenly, “I’ve got an inspiration. I’ll bet a hundred to nothing that I know where they are hiding themselves—the three of them, or the four, if there are four. Don’t you remember the house boat?”

“What house boat?” asked the detective.

“Edythe Lynne’s. It was mentioned at the coroner’s inquest, after she was killed. You know she entertained a house party at Pleasantglades last summer, while her father was away—at the time he was murdered, and long before she could have known anything about it had she lived?”

“I remember about the house party; but not about any boat.”

“You were absent from the room at the time it was told. She entertained her guests on the house boat, as well as at the house, at Pleasantglades. It is kept anchored in the bay, within a mile of the house, and is always in commission. That is where Madge and Mike have taken Lynne, I’ll bet a cooky. Come; we can get there in an hour. I’ll go alone if you do not care to go.”

“We’ll all go,” said the detective. “It sounds reasonable, and would account for the idea that Lynne received while a prisoner in the wine cellar, that Pleasantglades was the destination at that time.”

He turned to the telephone and ordered the big car to the door at once.

“It’s as sure as shooting,” said Patsy.

“Only I don’t seem to remember anything about a house boat in the testimony at the inquest,” said the detective, as he seized his hat and led the way from the room.

“Somebody called you out of the room for a moment when that testimony was given,” was Patsy’s reply. “I think it was stricken out as being irrelevant.”

“What was said about it?”

“Only that Edythe had entertained her friends part of the time on the house boat, which is always kept anchored in the bay that juts into the property up there. I suppose it has been closed now, and practically abandoned for a year; but it would be an ideal place for Madge to take her prisoner; and, of course, she knew about it, since she was one of the guests at that time.”

“Of course.”

“Lucky remark, that, about the desert island. That suggested the idea to me; that or Chick’s reply.”

“What was that?”

“He said—‘or where desert islands grow; upon the water.’ See?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll bet you a big red apple that we find them there, Chick.”

“You’re on. I can afford a red apple, if we do,” replied Chick.

Nick ran the car out himself, and his growing confidence in Patsy’s theory made him get all the speed out of the machine that it contained.

He slowed down, of course, whenever there was an idea of danger ahead, or when there was a possibility that they might be held up for speeding; but for all that, they made splendid time, and rolled past the big gateway at Pleasantglades in exactly fifty minutes from the time they left the house in Madison Avenue.

It was half a mile farther to the shore of the bay where the boat was anchored, and the distance was covered in about one minute, despite the roughness of the road.

They all leaped out of the machine at the same instant and each sought the shore for a small boat in which they might row out to the object of their trip.

“There isn’t a sign of a light out there,” said Chick.

“That’s nothing,” replied Patsy. “They would keep dark in the daytime, and darker at night when a light might be seen and investigated. Here we are. I have found one.”

“It’s half full of water,” said Nick.

“Help me to turn it over,” shouted Patsy; and the water was soon emptied from the boat which was found to be quite sound.

“There are no oars,” said Patsy, when that was done. “We’ll have to—wait a minute.”

He darted away toward the boathouse on the shore, a few rods distant, broke the padlock with a stone, and presently returned bearing a pair of oars.

“All aboard,” he said. “If I was as certain of future glory as I am of finding our goal out there, I’d be wearing a halo already, chief.”

“I only hope that you are right, Patsy,” was the reply. “Be silent now. There is need of caution if they are there.”

Five minutes’ cautious rowing took them the required distance, and the small boat was rounded up alongside the larger one without a sound to disturb anybody who might be on board, and perhaps watchful.

But we already know what was taking place inside that house boat.

Nick Carter, followed by his two assistants, clambered aboard of it, as it happened, just at the moment when Carleton Lynne put out one foot and tripped Red Mike so that he fell prone upon his face at the feet of Madge.

There was a perceptible jar as the result of that fall, for Red Mike was a heavy man.

The detective and Patsy, who were already on the deck of the boat, halted.

“What was that?” asked Patsy, in a whisper.

“It is the first evidence that you are correct, Patsy,” was the reply. “There is somebody here, on this boat.”

“Well, it could only be the persons we are after; eh?”

“I think so.”

The three of them stole quietly along the deck toward a door which could be dimly seen in the half light.

Reaching it, Nick turned the knob softly, but only to find that the door was securely fastened on the inside.

Nick bent down to listen; his companions did the same; then they looked at each other in amazement. What did it mean?

They could hear the faint murmur of a masculine voice, and the sobs of a woman mingled with it. What could it all mean?

“We will smash in the door,” said Nick, in a whisper. “It is a double door and will give way at the center. When I say three, we will all throw ourselves against it at once. Now; are you ready? One, two, three!”

The door gave way much more readily than had been anticipated.

Nick and Chick barely saved themselves from falling; Patsy sprawled upon the floor inside the cabin, and almost at the feet of Carleton Lynne, who was standing up, and holding Madge Babbington tightly in his arms.

Madge was sobbing, so she raised a tearful as well as a startled face toward the intruders who had come upon them so suddenly.

Lynne looked at the unexpected callers as calmly as if they had been expected, and as if their method of entrance was the customary thing. He did not relax his hold upon Madge in the slightest degree, but rather held her the tighter.

“Hello, Mr. Carter!” he exclaimed. “You’re just in time. How are you, Chick? Glad to see you, Patsy. I hope all the folks are well at home. That’s the proper thing to say, isn’t it?”

“You seem to be rather pleasantly occupied, Lynne,” Nick replied, with a smile that was somewhat grim. “You make me feel sorry that I interrupted you.”

“Well, you needn’t be. I’m mighty glad that you came. If you’ll take the trouble to move that screen, you’ll see something. We just put it there to get him out of our sight.”

Patsy moved the screen; then he burst into laughter.

Red Mike was there, of course, with some picture cords tied around his wrists and ankles and a towel tied around his face so that he could not talk.

“It’s all over but the shouting, Carter,” said Lynne. “Shall I tell you about it?”

“Please do.”

“I’m awfully obliged to you for not getting here an hour earlier. You might have been the ruin of two lives, if you had. Shall I begin with the best part first?”

“Yes.”

“Madge and I have found out that we are very much in love with each other. Madge is going to be a good girl, and I’m going to be a good fellow, and we are going to spend the fortune that J. Cephas Lynne left behind him, in bettering mankind generally, in doing good wherever we can, and in helping those who have taken the wrong path, to get back again to the right one.

“Yesterday—an hour ago, Carter—I was the master of millions; now, we two are the masters of millions which shall take the form of a great trust imposed upon us by the memory of Cephas Lynne and his daughter Edythe, to do good, to help the wrongdoer. Now, do you want the rest of the story?”

“I think I know it already. I suppose Red Mike came in upon you two while you were in each other’s arms, eh?”

“Well, we were getting there.”

The detective turned to Madge, who was blushing, and appearing very little like the Madge Babbington he had known.

“Are you sincere, Mrs. Babbington?” he asked.

“Ah, Mr. Carter, so sincere that I am the happiest woman alive; so sincere that I want you to forgive me for all the hard thoughts I have had in the past—and I want you to help me, too, by believing in me.”

“I can promise you that,” replied the detective. “This is a very happy outcome of all the past months, after all.”

“It is,” said Madge. “I thank God for this moment, and that I have the strength and the opportunity to seek forgiveness.”

THE END.

“The Midnight Message,” by Nicholas Carter, is the title of the next volume, No. 1304, of the New Magnet Library. This story has to do with one of the most desperate and resourceful criminals Nick Carter ever opposed.

POPULAR COPYRIGHTS New Eagle Series

Carefully Selected Love Stories

There is such a profusion of good books to this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work. All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention.

ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT

1—Queen BessBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

2—Ruby’s RewardBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

7—Two KeysBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

9—The Virginia HeiressBy May Agnes Fleming

12—Edrie’s LegacyBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

44—That DowdyBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

55—Thrice WeddedBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

66—Witch HazelBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

70—SydneyBy Charles Garvice

73—The MarquisBy Charles Garvice

77—TinaBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

79—Out of the PastBy Charles Garvice

88—Virgie’s InheritanceBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

98—ClaireBy Charles Garvice

99—Audrey’s RecompenseBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

102—Sweet CymbelineBy Charles Garvice

111—Faithful ShirleyBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

119—’Twixt Smile and TearBy Charles Garvice

122—Grazia’s MistakeBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

133—MaxBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

138—A Fatal WooingBy Laura Jean Libbey

144—Dorothy’s JewelsBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

155—Nameless DellBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

166—The Masked BridalBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

174—His Guardian AngelBy Charles Garvice

177—A True AristocratBy Mrs. Georgie Shelton

188—Dorothy Arnold’s EscapeBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

199—Geoffrey’s VictoryBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

210—Wild OatsBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

213—The Heiress of EgremontBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

215—Only a Girl’s LoveBy Charles Garvice

219—Lost: A PearleBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

222—The Lily of MordauntBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

231—The Earl’s HeirBy Charles Garvice

236—Her Humble LoverBy Charles Garvice

242—A Wounded HeartBy Charles Garvice

244—A Holden’s ConquestBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

250—A Woman’s SoulBy Charles Garvice

255—The Little MarplotBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

257—A Martyred LoveBy Charles Garvice

266—The Welfeet MysteryBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

267—JeanneBy Charles Garvice

268—Olivia; or, It Was for Her SakeBy Charles Garvice

272—So Fair, So FalseBy Charles Garvice

276—So Nearly LostBy Charles Garvice

277—Brownie’s TriumphBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

282—The Forsaken BrideBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

283—My Lady PrideBy Charles Garvice

291—A Mysterious Wedding RingBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

292—For Her OnlyBy Charles Garvice

303—The Queen of the IsleBy May Agnes Fleming

304—Stanch as a WomanBy Charles Garvice

305—Led by LoveBy Charles Garvice

309—The Heiress of Castle CliffsBy May Agnes Fleming

312—Woven on Fate’s Loom, and The SnowdriftBy Charles Garvice

317—IoneBy Laura Jean Libbey

326—Parted by FateBy Laura Jean Libbey

327—He Loves MeBy Charles Garvice

328—He Loves Me NotBy Charles Garvice

334—Miss McDonaldBy Mrs. Mary J. Holmes

339—His Heart’s QueenBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

340—Bad Hugh. Vol. I.By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes

341—Bad Hugh. Vol. II.By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes

344—Tresillian CourtBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

345—The Scorned WifeBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

346—Guy Tresillian’s FateBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

347—The Eyes of LoveBy Charles Garvice

348—The Hearts of YouthBy Charles Garvice

351—The Churchyard BetrothalBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

352—Family Pride. Vol. I.By Mary J. Holmes

353—Family Pride. Vol. II.By Mary J. Holmes

354—A Love ComedyBy Charles Garvice

360—The Ashes of LoveBy Charles Garvice

361—A Heart TriumphantBy Charles Garvice

362—Stella RoseveltBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

367—The Pride of Her LifeBy Charles Garvice

368—Won By Love’s ValorBy Charles Garvice

372—A Girl in a ThousandBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

373—A Thorn Among Roses. Sequel to “A Girl In a Thousand”By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

380—Her Double LifeBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

381—The Sunshine of Love. Sequel to “Her Double Life”By Mrs. Harriet Lewis

382—MonaBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

391—Marguerite’s HeritageBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

399—Betsey’s TransformationBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

407—Esther, the FrightBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

415—TrixyBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

440—Edna’s Secret MarriageBy Charles Garvice

449—The Bailiff’s SchemeBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

450—Rosamond’s Love. Sequel to “The Bailiff’s Scheme”By Mrs. Harriet Lewis

451—Helen’s VictoryBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

456—A Vixen’s TreacheryBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

457—Adrift in the World. Sequel to “A Vixen’s Treachery”By Mrs. Harriet Lewis

458—When Love Meets LoveBy Charles Garvice

464—The Old Life’s ShadowsBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

465—Outside Her Eden. Sequel to “The Old Life’s Shadows”By Mrs. Harriet Lewis

474—The Belle of the SeasonBy Mrs. Harriet Lewis

475—Love Before Pride. Sequel to “The Belle of the Season”By Mrs. Harriet Lewis

481—Wedded, Yet No WifeBy May Agnes Fleming

489—Lucy HardingBy Mrs. Mary J. Holmes

511—The Golden KeyBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

512—A Heritage of Love. Sequel to “The Golden Key”By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

519—The Magic CameoBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

520—The Heatherford Fortune. Sequel to “The Magic Cameo”By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

531—Better Than LifeBy Charles Garvice

542—Once in a LifeBy Charles Garvice

548—’Twas Love’s FaultBy Charles Garvice

554—Step by StepBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

557—In Cupid’s ChainsBy Charles Garvice

630—The Verdict of the HeartBy Charles Garvice

635—A Coronet of ShameBy Charles Garvice

640—A Girl of SpiritBy Charles Garvice

645—A Jest of FateBy Charles Garvice

648—Gertrude Elliot’s CrucibleBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

650—Diana’s DestinyBy Charles Garvice

655—Linked by FateBy Charles Garvice

663—Creatures of DestinyBy Charles Garvice

671—When Love is YoungBy Charles Garvice

676—My Lady BethBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

679—Gold in the GutterBy Charles Garvice

721—A Girl from the SouthBy Charles Garvice

730—John Hungerford’s RedemptionBy Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

749—The Heart of a MaidBy Charles Garvice

758—The Woman in ItBy Charles Garvice

774—Love in a SnareBy Charles Garvice

775—My Love KittyBy Charles Garvice

776—That Strange GirlBy Charles Garvice

777—NellieBy Charles Garvice

778—Miss Estcourt; or OliveBy Charles Garvice

818—The Girl Who Was TrueBy Charles Garvice

896—A Terrible SecretBy May Agnes Fleming

897—When To-morrow CameBy May Agnes Fleming

904—A Mad MarriageBy May Agnes Fleming

905—A Woman Without MercyBy May Agnes Fleming

912—One Night’s MysteryBy May Agnes Fleming

913—The Cost of a LieBy May Agnes Fleming

920—Silent and TrueBy May Agnes Fleming

921—A Treasure LostBy May Agnes Fleming

925—Forrest HouseBy Mary J. Holmes

926—He Loved Her OnceBy Mary J. Holmes

930—Kate DantonBy May Agnes Fleming

931—Proud as a QueenBy May Agnes Fleming

940—The Heir of CharltonBy May Agnes Fleming

941—While Love Stood WaitingBy May Agnes Fleming

945—GretchenBy Mary J. Holmes

946—Beauty That FadedBy Mary J. Holmes

950—Carried by StormBy May Agnes Fleming

951—Love’s Dazzling GlitterBy May Agnes Fleming

954—MargueriteBy Mary J. Holmes

955—When Love Spurs OnwardBy Mary J. Holmes

960—Lost for a WomanBy May Agnes Fleming

961—His to Love or HateBy May Agnes Fleming

964—Paul Ralston’s First LoveBy Mary J. Holmes

965—Where Love’s Shadows Lie DeepBy Mary J. Holmes

968—The Tracy DiamondsBy Mary J. Holmes

972—The CromptonsBy Mary J. Holmes

973—Her Husband Was a ScampBy Mary J. Holmes

975—The Merivale BanksBy Mary J. Holmes

978—The One Girl in the WorldBy Charles Garvice

979—His Priceless JewelBy Charles Garvice

982—The Millionaire’s Daughter and Other StoriesBy Charles Garvice

983—Doctor Hathern’s DaughtersBy Mary J. Holmes

998—Sharing Her CrimeBy May Agnes Fleming

999—The Heiress of Sunset HallBy May Agnes Fleming

1004—Maude Percy’s SecretBy May Agnes Fleming

1005—The Adopted DaughterBy May Agnes Fleming

1010—The Sisters of TorwoodBy May Agnes Fleming

1015—A Changed HeartBy May Agnes Fleming

1016—EnchantedBy May Agnes Fleming

1025—A Wife’s TragedyBy May Agnes Fleming

1026—Brought to ReckoningBy May Agnes Fleming

1027—A Madcap SweetheartBy Emma Garrison Jones

1029—Only A Working GirlBy Geraldine Fleming

1030—The Unbidden GuestBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1031—The Man and His MillionsBy Ida Reade Allen

1032—Mabel’s SacrificeBy Charlotte M. Stanley

1033—Was He Worth It?By Geraldine Fleming

1034—Her Two SuitorsBy Wenona Gilman

1035—Edith PercivalBy May Agnes Fleming

1036—Caught in the SnareBy May Agnes Fleming

1037—A Love ConcealedBy Emma Garrison Jones

1038—The Price of HappinessBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1039—The Lucky ManBy Geraldine Fleming

1040—A Forced PromiseBy Ida Reade Allen

1041—The Crime of LoveBy Barbara Howard

1042—The Bride’s OpalsBy Emma Garrison Jones

1043—Love That Was CursedBy Geraldine Fleming

1044—Thorns of RegretBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1046—Bitterly AtonedBy Mrs. E. Burke Collins

1050—Married in ErrorBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1052—Vivian’s Love StoryBy Mrs. E. Burke Collins

1053—From Tears to SmilesBy Ida Reade Allen

1054—When Love DawnsBy Adelaide Stirling

1055—Love’s Earnest PrayerBy Geraldine Fleming

1056—The Strength of LoveBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1057—A Lost LoveBy Wenona Gilman

1059—What Love Can CostBy Evelyn Malcolm

1061—Above All ThingsBy Adelaide Stirling

1063—Her Sister’s SecretBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1065—Fair Maid MarianBy Emma Garrison Jones

1066—No Man’s WifeBy Ida Reade Allen

1067—A Sacrifice to LoveBy Adelaide Stirling

1069—Her Life’s BurdenBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1070—Evelyn, the ActressBy Wenona Gilman

1071—Married for MoneyBy Lucy Randall Comfort

1072—A Lost SweetheartBy Ida Reade Allen

1074—Her Heart’s ChallengeBy Barbara Howard

1076—A Freak of FateBy Emma Garrison Jones

1077—Her PunishmentBy Laura Jean Libbey

1078—The Shadow Between ThemBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1079—No Time for PenitenceBy Wenona Gilman

1080—Norma’s Black FortuneBy Ida Reade Allen

1082—Love’s First KissBy Emma Garrison Jones

1083—Lola Dunbar’s CrimeBy Barbara Howard

1084—Ethel’s SecretBy Charlotte M. Stanley

1085—Lynette’s WeddingBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1088—Her Husband’s Other WifeBy Emma Garrison Jones

1089—Hearts of StoneBy Geraldine Fleming

1090—In Love’s SpringtimeBy Laura Jean Libbey

1091—Love at the LoomBy Geraldine Fleming

1092—What Was She to Him?By Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1093—For Another’s FaultBy Charlotte M. Stanley

1095—A Wife’s TriumphBy Effie Adelaide Rowlands

1096—A Bachelor GirlBy Lucy May Russell

1097—Love and SpiteBy Adelaide Stirling

1098—Leola’s HeartBy Charlotte M. Stanley

1099—The Power of LoveBy Geraldine Fleming

1101—True to His BrideBy Emma Garrison Jones

1102—The Lady of Beaufort ParkBy Wenona Gilman

1103—A Daughter of DarknessBy Ida Reade Allen

1104—My Pretty MaidBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1105—Master of Her FateBy Geraldine Fleming

1106—A Shadowed HappinessBy Effie Adelaide Rowlands

1108—A Forgotten LoveBy Adelaide Stirling

1110—Her Dearest LoveBy Geraldine Fleming

1112—Mischievous Maid FaynieBy Laura Jean Libbey

1113—In Love’s NameBy Emma Garrison Jones

1114—Love’s Clouded DawnBy Wenona Gilman

1116—Only a KissBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1117—Virgie Talcott’s MissionBy Lucy May Russell

1118—Her Evil GeniusBy Adelaide Stirling

1119—In Love’s ParadiseBy Charlotte M. Stanley

1120—Sold for GoldBy Geraldine Fleming

1122—Taken by StormBy Emma Garrison Jones

1123—The Mills of the GodsBy Wenona Gilman

1124—The Breath of SlanderBy Ida Reade Allen

1125—Loyal Unto DeathBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1126—A Spurned ProposalBy Effie Adelaide Rowlands

1127—Daredevil BettyBy Evelyn Malcolm

1128—Her Life’s Dark CloudBy Lillian R. Drayton

1129—True Love EnduresBy Ida Reade Allen

1130—The Battle of HeartsBy Geraldine Fleming

1131—Better Than RichesBy Wenona Gilman

1132—Tempted By LoveBy Effie Adelaide Rowlands

1133—Between Good and EvilBy Charlotte M. Stanley

1134—A Southern PrincessBy Emma Garrison Jones

1135—The Thorns of LoveBy Evelyn Malcolm

1136—A Married FlirtBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1137—Her Priceless LoveBy Geraldine Fleming

1138—My Own SweetheartBy Wenona Gilman

1141—The Love He SoughtBy Lillian R. Drayton

1142—A Fateful PromiseBy Effie Adelaide Rowlands

1143—Love Surely TriumphsBy Charlotte May Kingsley

1144—The Haunting PastBy Evelyn Malcolm

1145—Sorely TriedBy Emma Garrison Jones

1146—Falsely AccusedBy Geraldine Fleming

1148—No One to Help HerBy Ida Reade Allen

1150—Saved From HerselfBy Adelaide Stirling

1151—The Gypsy’s WarningBy Emma Garrison Jones

1152—Caught in Love’s NetBy Ida Reade Allen

1153—The Pride of My HeartBy Laura Jean Libbey

1155—That Terrible TomboyBy Geraldine Fleming

1156—The Man She HatedBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1159—A Penniless PrincessBy Emma Garrison Jones

1160—Love’s Rugged PathwayBy Ida Reade Allen

1161—Had She Loved Him LessBy Laura Jean Libbey

1162—The Serpent and the DoveBy Charlotte May Kingsley

1163—What Love Made HerBy Geraldine Fleming

1164—Love Conquers PrideBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1165—His Unbounded FaithBy Charlotte M. Stanley

1166—A Heart’s TriumphBy Effie Adelaide Rowlands

1167—Stronger than FateBy Emma Garrison Jones

1168—A Virginia GoddessBy Ida Reade Allen

1169—Love’s Young DreamBy Laura Jean Libbey

1170—When Fate DecreesBy Adelaide Fox Robinson

1171—For a Flirt’s LoveBy Geraldine Fleming

1172—All For LoveBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1173—Could He Have KnownBy Charlotte May Stanley

1174—The Girl He LovedBy Adelaide Stirling

1175—They Met By ChanceBy Ida Reade Allen

1176—The Lovely ConstanceBy Laura Jean Libbey

1177—The Love That PrevailedBy Mrs. E. Burke Collins

1178—Trixie’s HonorBy Geraldine Fleming

1179—Driven from HomeBy Wenona Gilman

1180—The Arm of the LawBy Evelyn Malcolm

1181—A Will of Her OwnBy Ida Reade Allen

1182—Pity—Not LoveBy Laura Jean Libbey

1184—Lady Gay’s MartyrdomBy Charlotte May Kingsley

1185—Barriers of StoneBy Wenona Gilman

1186—A Useless SacrificeBy Emma Garrison Jones

1187—When We Two PartedBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1188—Far Above PriceBy Evelyn Malcolm

1189—In Love’s ShadowsBy Ida Reade Allen

1191—The Love KnotBy Charlotte May Kingsley

1192—She Scoffed at LoveBy Mrs. E. Burke Collins

1193—Life’s Richest JewelBy Adelaide Fox Robinson

1195—Too Quickly JudgedBy Ida Reade Allen

1196—Lotta, the Cloak ModelBy Laura Jean Libbey

1197—Loved at LastBy Geraldine Fleming

1198—They Looked and LovedBy Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

1199—The Wiles of a SirenBy Effie Adelaide Rowlands

1200—Tricked Into MarriageBy Evelyn Malcolm

1201—Her Twentieth GuestBy Emma Garrison Jones

1202—From Dreams to WakingBy Charlotte M. Kingsley

1203—Sweet Kitty CloverBy Laura Jean Libbey

1205—The Cost of PrideBy Lillian R. Drayton

Everybody Reads The Street & Smith Novels

High-brow public opinion has changed radically during the past few years, so far as placing a proper valuation on paper-covered reading matter is concerned.

In the old days, anything between paper covers was a dime novel and, therefore, to be avoided as cheap and contaminating.

Since men like Frank O’Brien have pointed out to the world the fact that some of the best literature in the English language first appeared between paper covers, such books are welcomed in the best of families.

The STREET & SMITH NOVELS are clean, interesting, and up-to-date. There are hundreds of different titles, and we invite your careful consideration of them from a standpoint of value and of literary excellence.

Street & Smith Publications INCORPORATED 79 Seventh Avenue New York, N. Y.

Printed in the U. S. A.

NICK CARTER STORIES New Magnet Library Not a Dull Book in This List ALL BY NICHOLAS CARTER

Nick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other type of fiction. His mind was concentrated upon the creation of new plots and situations in which his hero emerged triumphantly from all sorts of troubles and landed the criminal just where he should be—behind the bars.

The author of these stories knew more about writing detective stories than any other single person.

Following is a list of the best Nick Carter stories. They have been selected with extreme care, and we unhesitatingly recommend each of them as being fully as interesting as any detective story between cloth covers which sells at ten times the price.

If you do not know Nick Carter, buy a copy of any of the New Magnet Library books, and get acquainted. He will surprise and delight you.

ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT

901—A Weird Treasure 902—The Middle Link 903—To the Ends of the Earth 904—When Honors Pall 905—The Yellow Brand 906—A New Serpent In Eden 907—When Brave Men Tremble 908—A Test of Courage 909—Where Peril Beckons 910—The Gargoni Girdle 911—Rascals & Co. 912—Too Late to Talk 913—Satan’s Apt Pupil 914—The Girl Prisoner 915—The Danger of Folly 916—One Shipwreck Too Many 917—Scourged by Fear 918—The Red Plague 919—Scoundrels Rampant 920—From Clew to Clew 921—When Rogues Conspire 922—Twelve in a Grave 923—The Great Opium Case 924—A Conspiracy of Rumors 925—A Klondike Claim 926—The Evil Formula 927—The Man of Many Faces 928—The Great Enigma 929—The Burden of Proof 930—The Stolen Brain 932—The Magic Necklace 933—Round the World for a Quarter 934—Over the Edge of the World 935—In the Grip of Fate 936—The Case of Many Clews 937—The Sealed Door 939—The Man Without a Will 941—A Clew from the Unknown 948—A Mixed-up Mess 945—The Adder’s Brood 947—For a Pawned Crown 949—The Hate that Kills 951—The Needy Nine 953—Outlaws of the Blue 955—Found in the Jungle 957—Broken Bars 958—A Fair Criminal 959—Won by Magic 960—The Plano Box Mystery 961—The Man They Held Back 962—a Millionaire Partner 963—A Pressing Peril 964—An Australian Klondike 965—The Sultan’s Pearls 966—The Double Shuffle Club 967—Paying the Price 968—A Woman’s Hand 969—A Network of Crime 970—At Thompson’s Ranch 971—The Crossed Needles 972—The Diamond Mine Case 973—Blood Will Tell 974—An Accidental Password 975—The Crook’s Double 976—Two Plus Two 977—The Yellow Label 978—The Clever Celestial 979—The Amphitheater Plot 981—Death in Life 982—A Stolen Identity 983—Evidence by Telephone 984—The Twelve Tin Boxes 985—Clew Against Clew 987—Playing a Bold Game 988—A Dead Man’s Grip 989—Snarled Identities 990—A Deposit Vault Puzzle 991—The Crescent Brotherhood 992—The Stolen Pay Train 993—The Sea Fox 994—Wanted by Two Clients 995—The Van Alstine Case 996—Check No. 777 997—Partners in Peril 998—Nick Carter’s Clever Protégé 999—The Sign of the Crossed Knives 1000—The Man Who Vanished 1001—A Battle for the Right 1002—A Game of Craft 1003—Nick Carter’s Retainer 1004—Caught in the Tolls 1005—A Broken Bond 1006—The Crime of the French Café 1007—The Man Who Stole Millions 1008—The Twelve Wise Men 1009—Hidden Foes 1010—A Gamblers’ Syndicate 1011—A Chance Discovery 1013—A Threefold Disappearance 1014—At Odds with Scotland Yard 1015—A Princess of Crime 1016—Found on the Beach 1017—A Spinner of Death 1018—The Detective’s Pretty Neighbor 1019—A Bogus Clew 1020—The Puzzle of Five Pistols 1021—The Secret of the Marble Mantel 1022—A Bite of an Apple 1023—A Triple Crime 1024—The Stolen Race Horse 1025—Wildfire 1026—A Herald Personal 1027—The Finger of Suspicion 1028—The Crimson Clew 1029—Nick Carter Down East 1030—The Chain of Clews 1031—A Victim of Circumstances 1032—Brought to Bay 1033—The Dynamite Trap 1034—A Scrap of Black Lace 1035—The Woman of Evil 1036—A Legacy of Hate 1037—A Trusted Rogue 1038—Man Against Man 1039—The Demons of the Night 1040—The Brotherhood of Death 1041—At the Knife’s Point 1042—A Cry for Help 1043—A Stroke of Policy 1044—Hounded to Death 1045—A Bargain in Crime 1046—The Fatal Prescription 1047—The Man of Iron 1048—An Amazing Scoundrel 1049—The Chain of Evidence 1050—Paid with Death 1051—A Fight for a Throne 1052—The Woman of Steel 1053—The Seal of Death 1054—The Human Fiend 1055—A Desperate Chance 1056—A Chase in the Dark 1057—The Snare and the Game 1059—Nick Carter’s Close Call 1060—The Missing Cotton King 1061—A Game of Plots 1062—The Prince of Liars 1063—The Man at the Window 1064—The Red League 1066—The Worst Case on Record 1067—From Peril to Peril 1068—The Seal of Silence 1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese Puzzle 1070—A Blackmailer’s Bluff 1071—Heard in the Dark 1072—A Checkmated Scoundrel 1073—The Cashier’s Secret 1074—Behind a Mask 1075—The Cloak of Guilt 1076—Two Villains in One 1077—The Hot Air Clew 1078—Run to Earth 1079—The Certified Check 1080—Weaving the Web 1081—Beyond Pursuit 1082—The Claws of the Tiger 1083—Driven from Cover 1084—A Deal in Diamonds 1085—The Wizard of the Cue 1086—A Race for Ten Thousand 1087—The Criminal Link 1088—The Red Signal 1089—The Secret Panel 1090—A Bonded Villain 1091—A Move in the Dark 1092—Against Desperate Odds 1093—The Telltale Photographs 1094—The Ruby Pin 1095—The Queen of Diamonds 1096—A Broken Trail 1097—An Ingenious Stratagem 1098—A Sharper’s Downfall 1099—A Race Track Gamble 1100—Without a Clew 1101—The Council of Death 1102—The Hole in the Vault 1103—In Death’s Grip 1104—A Great Conspiracy 1105—The Guilty Governor 1106—A Ring of Rascals 1107—A Masterpiece of Crime 1108—A Blow for Vengeance 1109—Tangled Threads 1110—The Crime of the Camera 1111—The Sign of the Dagger 1112—Nick Carter’s Promise 1113—Marked for Death 1114—The Limited Holdup 1115—When the Trap Was Sprung 1116—Through the Cellar Wall 1117—Under the Tiger’s Claws 1118—The Girl in the Case 1119—Behind a Throne 1120—The Lure of Gold 1121—Hand to Hand 1122—From a Prison Cell 1123—Dr. Quarts, Magician 1124—Into Nick Carter’s Web 1125—The Mystic Diagram 1126—The Hand that Won 1127—Playing a Lone Hand 1128—The Master Villain 1129—The False Claimant 1130—The Living Mask 1131—The Crime and the Motive 1132—A Mysterious Foe 1133—A Missing Man 1134—A Game Well Played 1135—A Cigarette Clew 1136—The Diamond Trail 1137—The Silent Guardian 1138—The Dead Stranger 1140—The Doctor’s Stratagem 1141—Following a Chance Clew 1142—The Bank Draft Puzzle 1143—The Price of Treachery 1144—The Silent Partner 1145—Ahead of the Game 1146—A Trap of Tangled Wire 1147—In the Gloom of Night 1148—The Unaccountable Crook 1149—A Bundle of Clews 1150—The Great Diamond Syndicate 1151—The Death Circle 1152—The Toss of a Penny 1153—One Step Too Far 1154—The Terrible Thirteen 1155—A Detective’s Theory 1156—Nick Carter’s Auto Trail 1157—A Triple Identity 1158—A Mysterious Graft 1159—A Carnival of Crime 1160—The Bloodstone Terror 1161—Trapped in His Own Net 1162—The Last Move in the Game 1163—A Victim of Deceit 1164—With Links of Steel 1165—A Plaything of Fate 1166—The Key Ring Clew 1167—Playing for a Fortune 1168—At Mystery’s Threshold 1169—Trapped by a Woman 1170—The Four Fingered Glove 1171—Nabob and Knave 1172—The Broadway Cross 1173—The Man Without a Conscience 1174—A Master of Deviltry 1175—Nick Carter’s Double Catch 1176—Doctor Quartz’s Quick Move 1177—The Vial of Death 1178—Nick Carter’s Star Pupils 1179—Nick Carter’s Girl Detective 1180—A Baffled Oath 1181—A Royal Thief 1182—Down and Out 1183—A Syndicate of Rascals 1184—Played to a Finish 1185—A Tangled Case 1186—In Letters of Fire 1187—Crossed Wires 1188—A Plot Uncovered 1189—The Cab Driver’s Secret 1190—Nick Carter’s Death Warrant 1191—The Plot that Failed 1192—Nick Carter’s Masterpiece 1193—A Prince of Rogues 1194—In the Lap of Danger 1195—The Man from London 1196—Circumstantial Evidence 1197—The Pretty Stenographer Mystery 1198—A Villainous Scheme 1199—A Plot Within a Plot 1200—The Elevated Railroad Mystery 1201—The Blow of a Hammer 1202—The Twin Mystery 1203—The Bottle with the Black Label 1204—Under False Colors 1205—A Ring of Dust 1206—The Crown Diamond 1207—The Blood-red Badge 1208—The Barrel Mystery 1209—The Photographer’s Evidence 1210—Millions at Stake 1211—The Man and His Price 1212—A Double-Handed Game 1213—A Strike for Freedom 1214—A Disciple of Satan 1215—The Marked Hand 1216—A Fight with a Fiend 1217—When the Wicked Prosper 1218—A Plunge into Crime 1219—An Artful Schemer 1220—Reaping the Whirlwind 1221—Out of Crime’s Depths 1222—A Woman at Bay 1223—The Temple of Vice 1224—Death at the Feast 1225—A Double Plot 1226—In Search of Himself 1227—A Hunter of Men 1228—The Boulevard Mutes 1229—Captain Sparkle, Pirate 1230—Nick Carter’s Fall 1231—Out of Death’s Shadow 1232—A Voice from the Past 1233—Accident or Murder? 1234—The Man Who Was Cursed 1235—Baffled, But Not Beaten 1236—A Case Without a Clew 1237—The Demon’s Eye 1238—A Blindfold Mystery 1239—Nick Carter’s Swim to Victory 1240—A Man to Be Feared 1241—Saved by a Ruse 1242—Nick Carter’s Wildest Chase 1243—A Nation’s Peril 1244—The Rajah’s Ruby 1245—The Trail of a Human Tiger 1246—The Disappearing Princess 1247—The Lost Chittendens 1248—The Crystal Mystery 1249—The King’s Prisoner 1250—Talika, the Geisha Girl 1251—The Doom of the Reds 1252—The Lady of Shadows 1253—The Mysterious Castle 1254—The Senator’s Plot 1255—A Submarine Trail 1256—A War of Brains 1257—Pauline—A Mystery 1258—The Confidence King 1259—A Chase for Millions 1260—Shown on the Screen 1261—The Streaked Peril 1262—The Room of Mirrors 1263—A Plot for an Empire 1264—A Call on the Phone 1265—Nick Carter’s Convict Client 1266—The House of the Yellow Door 1267—Nick Carter’s Round-up 1268—A Masterly Trick 1269—For a Madman’s Millions 1270—The Four Hoodoo Charms 1271—The Man in the Auto 1272—The Jeweled Mummy 1273—The Vanishing Emerald 1274—A Live Wire Clue 1275—The Vampire’s Trail 1276—The Crimson Flash 1277—The Vanishing Heiress 1278—The Red Triangle 1279—Nick Carter’s Subtle Foe 1280—Nick Carter’s Chance Clue 1281—A Master Criminal 1282—The Silver Hair Clue 1283—Written in Blood 1284—Bandits of the Air 1285—Nick Carter’s Last Card 1286—The Taxicab Riddle 1287—A Stolen Name 1288—A Play for Millions 1289—The House of Whispers 1290—The Woman in Black

In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months in New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays in transportation.

To be published in July, 1930.

1291—Nick Carter’s Egyptian Clue 1292—The Connecting Link 1293—A Woman of Mystery

To be published in August, 1930.

1294—The Dead Accomplice 1295—Nick Carter’s Counterplot

To be published in September, 1930.

1296—The Seven Schemers 1297—The Mysterious Cavern

To be published in October, 1930.

1298—The Crime of a Century 1299—The Man with a Crutch

To be published in November, 1930.

1300—Out for Vengeance 1301—The Poisons of Exili

To be published in December, 1930.

1302—A Double Identity 1303—The Babbington Case 1304—The Midnight Message

If your dealer cannot supply you with the S. & S. novels, write to the publishers.

STREET & SMITH 79 Seventh Avenue New York City

Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:

that burned iself=> that burned itself {pg 18} his own daughter=> {pg 33} Edyth Lynne was persuaded=> Edythe Lynne was persuaded {pg 48} the passenger could talk=> the passengers could talk {pg 50} a case af murder=> a case of murder {pg 83} wtih him when=> with him when {pg 89} aiding and abbetting=> aiding and abetting {pg 95} an animated maner=> an animated manner {pg 156} principles=> principals {pg 161} spacious corrider=> spacious corridor {pg 169} a mightly blow=> a mighty blow {pg 204} meet Pasy=> meet Patsy {pg 209} less dangenerous=> less dangerous {pg 222} to Lyne’s summons=> to Lynne’s summons {pg 234} the st trivial=> the most trivial {pg 266} between Lyne=> between Lynne {pg 268} Pasy made no reply=> Patsy made no reply {pg 285} reclined in any easy-chair=> reclined in an easy-chair {pg 290} a receptable for matches=> a receptacle for matches {pg 290} put forfard=> put forward {pg 298-299} seems a secrilege=> seems a sacrilege {pg 303}