Snarled Identities, Or, A Desperate Tangle

Excerpt: "“Nicholas Carter, and his first assistant, Chickering Carter, had risen early that morning, but not for the usual reason. It was a very unusual occasion in the great detective’s household, for he and Chick were actually going away for two weeks’ vacation in the Adirondacks. The train that was to carry the two to the Great North Woods was scheduled to leave shortly after eight o’clock, an...