Network of Crime; or, Nick Carter's Tangled Skein

Excerpt: "“Hello! hello! This is Frank Mantell talking. I want Mr. Carter—Nick Carter. Is he there?” Patsy Garvan, the detective’s junior assistant, then alone in the library of Nick’s Madison Avenue residence, was the recipient of the above telephone communication. It came over the wire in tones reflecting the haste and excitement of the speaker. Patsy remembered him, a son of the senior partner ...