The Bradys' Chinese Clew; Or, The Secret Dens of Pell Street
Page 11
CHAPTER XI.
ED STILL ON THE JOB.
Tom Quee seemed as much concerned over the sudden knocking on the dooras Ed was himself.
"Who can it be?" he breathed.
As Ed did not know he suggested that it might be a good scheme to answerthe knock and find out.
"I shall have to do it," whispered Tom Quee as the knocking continued,"but first to get you out of sight. It won't do to have you seen."
Tom Quee opened the door of a closet and pushed Ed inside.
"Don't make a sound if you value your life," he whispered as he closedthe door upon him.
An unpleasant half hour followed.
Two Chinamen came into the room.
Tom Quee seemed to have his hands full with them, whatever it was theywanted.
They gabbled away in Chinese until Ed was sick of listening to them.
Then they seemed to fade away.
He ventured to open the door slightly and peer through the crack.
The room was vacant; the door leading into the secret passage was open;evidently the Chinamen had gone that way.
Ed slipped out and tried the other door, seized with some wild idea ofmaking his escape.
There was nothing doing, however, for the door was securely locked andthe key gone.
Glad to get back to his closet, Ed waited there.
At last all three Chinamen returned and Tom Quee let the intruders out,calling Ed when they had gone.
"It's all right now," he said. "You can come out. They were looking foryou. Your escape has been discovered. They thought you might have comethis way, but I fooled 'em. They will trouble us no more. Now is ourtime to get out of this."
Just who Tom Quee was or how he came to be there in the secret room Ednever learned.
The Chinaman seemed to know the ropes, however.
He provided Ed with clothes and led him through many winding passages,up stairs and down, until at last they came out up in Pell street.
Tom Quee now led the way to the Bowery.
They went up the Bowery, and stopping in at a restaurant the Chinamanput up for a good meal, which Ed was glad enough to get.
As they ate they talked and it was decided to go at once to the Bronxand start their work, which they did.
Ed now resigned himself entirely to the guidance of the Chinaman.
He had little idea where they went. The ride in the subway seemedinterminable, and a long ride by trolley car followed.
At last they came to the water front, where there were docks andfactories.
It was now night and Ed was almost tired out.
The Chinaman tried to hire a boat but no one he could find would renthim one.
Tom Quee was a persistent fellow, however.
"If we can't hire a boat we must steal one," he said, as they came to apier. "Let's go down here and see what we can find."
They explored and found that there were three boats fastened to thispier.
Watching his chance Tom Quee slipped down into one of them and Edfollowed.
It was now almost nine o'clock in the evening.
The night was singularly hot and oppressive.
The effects of the drug were still on the boy.
He hardly realized it then, but later he understood why he was soindifferent to all that was passing.
When they got out on the water, he grew so sleepy that he could scarcelyhold his head up.
"You want to go to sleep," declared the Chinaman. "You can do nothing atall now. Lie down in the bottom of the boat and take a snooze."
Ed was only too glad to obey.
When he awoke it seemed to him as if he must have been sleeping a longtime.
The boat was tied up to a pier and Tom Quee had vanished.
Now, if ever, seemed Ed's chance to escape.
Looking around, the place seemed rather familiar, and he soon came tothe conclusion that it was the scene of his adventures the night before.
"Where in thunder is the Chinaman?" he asked himself. "What ought I todo?"
His one idea now was to get away and find the detectives if he could.
And yet he could not seem to give up the thought of the pension agent'smoney either.
Ed sat in the boat hesitating.
He who hesitates is lost, they say.
At all events the boy determined to make another effort to secure thetreasure, for he was satisfied that this was, indeed, the same pier.
But what had become of Tom Quee?
That was the question.
It seemed as if he ought to know that first.
Unhitching the boat, Ed pulled to the standing ladder.
Securing the boat here he climbed upon the pier.
The boy, after some further hesitation, descended to the boat again andundressed.
At last having located his seventh pile, Ed took a dive and swam towardsit.
Springing up he dove and swam near to the bottom, where he began hissearch.
It was soon rewarded.
The other box was where he had left it but it had taken longer to locateit than he expected, and it was necessary now to ascend to the surfaceagain.
The boat was where he had left it and Ed swam to it and climbed in.
That he was far from being master of himself even yet was certain.
But he knew enough to stick to his purpose and presently he made anotherdive and went down again.
And this time he easily secured the other case.
As his head came above the surface of the water Ed saw something whichmade his heart stand still.
Two Chinamen were peering down over the stringpiece.
They certainly saw him but they instantly pulled back out of sight.
"The same outfit," thought Ed. "They have captured Tom Quee, that'swhat. Now I am in the soup."
He dropped under the water, thankful that he had not allowed the handwhich held the case to come into view.
Swimming under water to the standing ladder he hastily attached therope, which still remained fastened to the case, to one of the submergedrungs.
Again Ed came to the surface and all breathless from his exertions,climbed into the boat.
And now again the boy ventured to look up, but he could see nothing ofthe two Chinamen.
"They are on the job all right though," thought Ed, "and they arewatching me now. What on earth shall I do?"
It was indeed a problem.
Sitting quiet for a few minutes, Ed began to dress.
He had no sooner got the undershirt on which Tom Quee had provided forhim than the two Chinks appeared at the top of the standing ladder.
"Hello, boy!" called one. "You gettee dlat blox?"
It was Dock Hing all right and he held a big revolver in his hand.
Ed was in despair.
"You again!" he gasped.
"Yair! Me comee 'gain," chuckled Dock Hing, and he came down the ladder,his companion holding Ed covered while Hing descended.
The other came down after him.
Ed was a prisoner once more.
"You gettee blox?" demanded Dock Hing.
"Whatever happens, you shan't get it," thought Ed, and so he denied it.
"You lie," said Dock Hing. "You go dlown into water twice. Me see you.Me tlink you gettee blox."
"No!" persisted Ed. "There is no box."
The Chinaman laughed softly.
"Allee light," he said. "Dlen you dlive again and again and again tillyou gettee blox, see?"
"It's no use," declared Ed. "There is no box, I tell you. I've lookedand I can't find it."
They did not mention Tom Quee. They never asked him how he came to bethere.
All they seemed interested in was the box. "You dive again," orderedDock Hing. "Come now, you be good boy and we give you money so we findmoney in blox, see?"
He ordered Ed to take off his shirt and make another dive.
There was no help for it.
"This time I'll give them the slip," thought Ed, and as
he dove he swamaway under the pier, coming up on the other side.
But the wily Chinks were too many for the boy.
As he rose to the surface a voice called, and looking up he saw DockHing grinning down over the stringpiece.
"Go back!" cried the Chinaman. "Go back or me shootee you. Go back, youlittle flaud."
They were everywhere.
Ed was in despair.
Yielding to the inevitable he turned and swam back under the pier.
CHAPTER XII.
CONCLUSION.
Old King Brady thought that Harry was dead.
They carried him out of the secret door only with the greatestdifficulty.
The worst was when it came to getting Harry up the narrow stairs, buteven this was managed and they landed him in the ambulance at last.
The young doctor in charge lent them little encouragement.
"He is certainly gone, Mr. Brady," he said as he looked Harry over. "Iwish I could hold out more hope to you, but I can't."
Alice, who was in the ambulance, suddenly turned to the old detectiveand said:
"Really, Mr. Brady, it is useless to take Harry to the hospital. If heis not dead now he will die before he gets there. The only possiblechance to save him is to get a Chinese doctor."
"Nonsense!" mused the ambulance surgeon. "What do Chinese doctors know?They are the worst kind of quacks."
"Why, no."
"Don't be in such a hurry to pronounce on what you don't understand.Alice, your suggestion is a good one. Doctor, we will take my partner toNo. ---- Chatham Square."
The place to which Old King Brady prepared to take Harry was Quong Lee'sopium joint.
This is located in a basement on Chatham Square.
Quong Lee, who is a man advanced in years, reckons himself a particularfriend of the old detective.
Alice went in first and saw Quong Lee, coming out with word that theywere to bring Harry right in.
"I am going for the doctor," she said. "He has given me the address."
She hurried away, leaving Old King Brady to assist in carrying Harrydown the stone steps.
Quong Lee was on hand at the foot. "Bling him to my loom," he said andhe led the way.
And once again poor Harry had to be dragged up a flight of narrowstairs.
When they got him on Quong Lee's bed and loosened up his clothes the olddivekeeper made a personal examination.
"What do you think, Quong?" demanded Old King Brady when at last hepulled away.
"Him velly bad," was the reply. "Me muchee flaid, Blady."
"You consider him dead?"
Quong Lee nodded.
It was despairing, but as the old detective had already come to the sameconclusion he said nothing and at last the Chinese doctor came.
Instead of being the old man they had expected to see, he was quite ayouthful looking proposition.
Moreover, he wore American clothes and spoke perfect English.
His name was High Lung, he informed Old King Brady.
"There's your patient, Doctor," said the old detective. "He has beendrugged by some of your people. To me he seems dead. Save him if you canand I'll write you a check for a thousand dollars."
High Lung made no answer but proceeded to examine Harry.
He took a long time about it, too. Old King Brady began to think henever would let up.
At last Dr. High Lung pulled away.
"He is not dead," he said, quietly. "I can save him."
"Good!" cried Old King Brady. "Go ahead."
High Lung then ordered Alice from the room and Harry was stripped.
The Chinese doctor's treatment certainly was peculiar at the start.
He climbed in the bed and lay down flat on top of Harry, breathing inhis mouth and at the same time kneading his back with his hands.
The ambulance surgeon looked on with no attempt to conceal his disgust.
At last the Chinaman got off the bed and began opening a bag which hehad brought along.
"Examine him now, Doctor," he said.
The surgeon did so.
"Upon my word it is a fact that he is breathing," he admitted. "Iwouldn't have believed it."
The Chinese doctor then produced just such another box and vial as theold detective had seen the Chinamen handling in the secret den.
Calling for a cup he put into it a portion of a grayish powder out ofthe box and poured a bright blue liquid upon it out of the vial.
The mixture immediately foamed up.
"Doctor, do you know the drug which has been used on my partner?" askedOld King Brady.
"Perfectly well," replied the doctor.
"Does it act on the heart?" demanded the surgeon.
"Both on the heart and lungs," was the reply, and this was all theycould get out of High Lung, who now proceeded to administer the mixtureto Harry.
It promptly did its work. Within ten minutes Young King Brady openedhis eyes.
"Oh! I have had such queer dreams!" he muttered.
"Dream some more," said High Lung; and taking Old King Brady aside hesaid:
"They gave him an overdose. He was almost gone. He must not be moved outof here under two days. I shall want to see him twice again."
"The case is yours," said Old King Brady. "I shall stay right here withhim."
But he did not.
Harry here spoke again.
"Governor," he said, "you want to get right up to that pier. Never mindme. I dreamed that I saw you there and that you got--you know what. Gonow."
And Harry was so earnest about it that Old King Brady went, leaving himin charge of Alice and Quong Lee.
It was well towards midnight before Old King Brady again found himselfapproaching the old fertilizer factory.
He was not alone.
Feeling that he might need help he confided the details of his case toWardman Connors and took him along.
"I don't see a soul," remarked Connors as they approached the pier. "Iam afraid it is all Harry's imagination."
They started down the pier and had gone but a short distance before theymade a discovery.
It was a Chinaman lying gagged and bound upon the pier.
"Why, I know this Chink!" exclaimed Connors. "He is a notorious Pellstreet highbinder. Name is Tom Quee."
The imprisoned Chinaman was regarding him with a disgusted stare.
They set him free at once and Connors started to question him.
"Know Dock Hing?" said Tom Quee. "Well, he did it. He's hanging aroundhere somewhere in a boat along with another fellow."
"Why?" demanded Old King Brady.
"I don't know," retorted Tom Quee. "We had a quarrel--that's all."
They started across the pier thinking that Tom Quee would follow them.
Suddenly they heard the patter of feet and looking back saw the Chinamanon the run.
They went on the stringpiece then, making as little noise as possible.
Looking down they saw a boat at some distance ahead in which sat twoChinamen.
They were looking down into the water.
"Sure enough they are the men now!" muttered Old King Brady. "Connors,these are the ones we want. Upon my soul I believe that boy is divingfor them now."
He was right.
At the same moment up came Ed out of the water.
He was empty-handed.
One of the Chinamen seized an oar and would have struck at him but OldKing Brady raised a shout.
The Chinamen looking up and seeing the detectives, instantly pulledtheir boat in under the pier.
"That you, Ed Butler?" cried Old King Brady, hurrying forward. "Oh, Mr.Brady! I'm so thankful you have come!" Ed cried. "I've had such a timeof it since I parted with you."
"There go the Chinks!" exclaimed Connors, pointing to the boat which waspulling away from the pier.
"I found two metal cases down there. One last night those Chinamenopened. There was nothing in it but a lot of papers," said Ed.
"And the other?"
&
nbsp; "That I got to-night, and oh, Mr. Brady, I have had the time of my lifeto keep it out of the hands of those Chinamen."
"But where is it now?" demanded the old detective impatiently.
"I tied it to the lowest rung of that ladder under the water," said Ed.
"Go for it!" cried the old detective. "Don't keep us any longer insuspense."
Ed instantly took a header into the water.
Ed's head came popping up in a minute.
He raised a hand out of the water and it held a square tin case, with arope attached.
"It's the duplicate of the one I fetched up last night," he said. "Idon't know what's in it, I'm sure."
"Bring it up here and we'll soon find out," called Old King Brady.
Ed came up with his prize, but it was not so easy settling the allimportant question after all.
Old King Brady had all kinds of trouble opening the thing, but at lastthe lid was pried back, and sure enough money was revealed.
It proved to be the Albany pension money and the Government got it.
Old King Brady saw to it that Ed came in for a share of the reward. Theboy went back to Albany but his mother and Ethel failed to return. Thelast Ed heard of them they were in San Francisco, where the misguidedgirl had married another Chinaman.
Harry was under the weather for a week but he entirely recovered andwants nothing more to do with the secret dens of Pell street.
And thus the case was rushed to a successful finish the night followingup the Brady's Chinese Clew.
THE END.
* * * * *
Read "THE BRADYS IN A FOG; OR, TRACKING A GANG OF FORGERS," which willbe the next number (605) of "Secret Service."
* * * * *
SPECIAL NOTICE:--All back numbers of this weekly, except the following,are in print: 1 to 6, 9, 13, 42, 46, 47, 53 to 56, 63, 81. If you cannotobtain the ones you want from any newsdealer send the price in money orpostage stamps by mail to FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 24 Union Square, NewYork City, and you will receive the copies you order by return mail.
SECRET SERVICE
NEW YORK, AUGUST 19, 1910.
TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS
Single Copies .25 Cents One Copy Three Months .65 Cents One Copy Six Months $1.25 One Copy One Year $2.50
Postage Free.
HOW TO SEND MONEY--At our risk send P. O. Money Order, Check, orRegistered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. Weaccept Postage Stamps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap theCoin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envelope. _Writeyour name and address plainly. Address letters to_
SINCLAIR TOUSEY, President } Frank Tousey, Publisher GEO. G. HASTINGS, Treasurer } 24 Union Sq., New York CHAS. E. NELAUREL, Secretary}
ITEMS WORTH READING.
Mrs. Guy Wood went for a row on Keuka Lake, N. Y., the other day anddangled her hand in the water over the edge of the boat. All at once shesaw a lake trout dart toward her hand and she made a grab for it. Shescooped the fish up into the boat, and it was found to be a troutweighing two pounds.
In Sumatra the wind decides the length of time a widow should remainsingle. Just after her husband's death she plants a flagstaff at herdoor, upon which a flag is raised. While the flag remains untorn by thewind, the etiquette of Sumatra forbids her to marry, but at the firstrent, however tiny, she can lay aside her weeds, assume her mostbewitching smile and accept the first man who presents himself.
A cat belonging to Sampson Alleman, of Tallyho, W. Va., killed a largecopperhead snake the other day, after a vicious battle with the reptile.The cat was wandering around in the yard when it found the snake coiledup ready to spring. The cat sprang first and alighted on the back of thesnake's neck. It bit viciously, but got away before the snake couldstrike. These tactics were repeated till the snake was worn out, whenthe cat bit it to death.
A student of Columbia University was living with his mother at one ofthe large hotels in New York. When preparing for an examination he oftenbrought his books to the table and worked at Latin and Greek between thecourses of his dinner. It happened one evening that he had considerabletrouble over his Greek. The man who waited on the table saw hispredicament and finally said quietly: "If you will let me come to you atsuch a time this evening I will be glad to help you over thattranslation." The boy was surprised, but eagerly reached for any aid insight. It transpired that the waiter was a graduate of a Europeanuniversity, abundantly able to coach the puzzled student.
Nothing is more wonderful to investigators than the display of strengthin insects compared with that in man. Ants will carry loads forty orfifty times as heavy as themselves. The beetle can move a weight onehundred and twelve times his own weight. The house-fly gives six hundredstrokes of its wings in one second, and this enables it to go a distanceof thirty-five feet. Probably the most wonderful of all is thedragon-fly. It can speed through the air at the rate of sixty miles anhour, and, more wonderful still, can stop instantaneously in its flightor move backward or sideways without changing the position of its body.Hundreds of bees can hang one to another without tearing away the feetof the upper one. It has been estimated that if an elephant were asstrong in proportion to its weight as a male beetle it would be able tooverturn a "skyscraper." In leaping great distances this strength isshown in another phase. If a horse could jump as far in proportion toits weight as a flea can to his, the horse would jump about two thousandmiles.
WITH THE FUNNY FELLOWS.
"Well, my little man," inquired a visitor pleasantly, "who are you?""I'm the baby's brother," was the ingenuous reply.
Mistress--Bridget, it always seems to me that the crankiest mistressesget the best cooks. Cook--Ah! Go on wid yer blarney!
"Your horse isn't timid, I suppose?" "Timid? Why, my dear sir, he sleepsevery night alone in his stable without any light."
Father--What makes you so extravagant with my money, sir? Son--Well,dad, I thought you wouldn't like to spend it yourself after working sohard for it.
Little Girl--I want a cake of soap. Chemist--Have it scented? LittleGirl--No. I won't have it scented. I'll take it with me; we only livearound the corner.
The Lady--I want a hat for my husband, please, but I've no idea whatsize he takes. The Shop Assistant--I should say about twelve and a half,madam. Gents who have their hats chosen by their wives usually takeabout that size.
In an outward-bound Boston car the other evening there was not a seatleft. A woman entered and not a man noticed her standing, apparently.Finally one man rose from his seat and offered it to the woman. Shethanked him, adding: "You are the only gentleman in the car." She wasstartled by the answer. "Yer betcher yer life I am, kiddo."
The druggist danced and chortled till the bottles danced on the shelves."What's up?" asked the soda clerk, "have you been taking something?""No," gurgled the dope dispenser ecstatically. "But do you remember whenyour water pipes were frozen last winter?" "Yes; but what--" "Theplumber who fixed them has just brought a prescription to be filled."
Mrs. McGuire--Is your old man any better since he wint to th' doctor's,Mrs. Finegan? Mrs. Finegan--Not wan bit, Mrs. McGuire; it's worse th'poor man is wid his head whirlin' aroun' an' aroun,' tryin' to discoverhow to follow th' doctor's directions. Mrs. McGuire--An' what are th'directions, Mrs. Finegan? Mrs. Finegan--Sure, they do be to take wanpowder six toimes a day, Mrs. McGuire.
A man went into the ticket office of the Colorado Midland Railway, atSeventeenth and California streets, recently, and said to Mr. Whitley,the ticket agent: "I want to get a ticket to Lame Water, Col." "To whatplace?" asked the perplexed ticket man. "Lame Water--It's a miningcamp." Whitley put his head in his hands and thought deeply a moment."Oh," he said finally, "you mean Cripple Creek, don't you?" "Yes, that'sthe place," said the man. "I got it wrong."
These Books Tell You Everything!
A COMPLETE SET IS A REGULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA!
&n
bsp; Each book consists of sixty-four pages, printed on good paper, in cleartype and neatly bound in an attractive, illustrated cover. Most of thebooks are also profusely illustrated, and all of the subjects treatedupon are explained in such a simple manner that any child can thoroughlyunderstand them. Look over the list as classified and see if you want toknow anything about the subjects mentioned.
THESE BOOKS ARE FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS OR WILL BE SENT BY MAIL TOANY ADDRESS FROM THIS OFFICE ON RECEIPT OF PRICE, TEN CENTS EACH, OR ANYTHREE BOOKS FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. POSTAGE STAMPS TAKEN THE SAME ASMONEY. Address FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 24 Union Square, N.Y.
MESMERISM
No. 81. HOW TO MESMERIZE.--Containing the most approved methods ofmesmerism; also how to cure all kinds of diseases by animal magnetism,or, magnetic healing. By Prof. Leo Hugo Koch, A. C. S., author of "Howto Hypnotize," etc.
PALMISTRY.
No. 82. HOW TO DO PALMISTRY.--Containing the most approved methods ofreading the lines on the hand, together with a full explanation of theirmeaning. Also explaining phrenology, and the key for telling characterby the bumps on the head. By Leo Hugo Koch, A. C. S. Fully illustrated.
HYPNOTISM.
No. 83. HOW TO HYPNOTIZE.--Containing valuable and instructiveinformation regarding the science of hypnotism. Also explaining the mostapproved methods which are employed by the leading hypnotists of theworld. By Leo Hugo Koch, A. C. S.
SPORTING.
No. 21. HOW TO HUNT AND FISH.--The most complete hunting and fishingguide ever published. It contains full instructions about guns, huntingdogs, traps, trapping and fishing, together with descriptions of gameand fish.
No. 26. HOW TO ROW, SAIL AND BUILD A BOAT.--Fully illustrated. Every boyshould know how to row and sail a boat. Full instructions are given inthis little book, together with instructions on swimming and riding,companion sports to boating.
No. 47. HOW TO BREAK, RIDE AND DRIVE A HORSE.--A complete treatise onthe horse. Describing the most useful horses for business, the besthorses for the road; also valuable recipes for diseases peculiar to thehorse.
No. 48. HOW TO BUILD AND SAIL CANOES.--A handy book for boys, containingfull directions for constructing canoes and the most popular manner ofsailing them. Fully illustrated. By C. Stansfield Hicks.
FORTUNE TELLING.
No. 1. NAPOLEON'S ORACULUM AND DREAM BOOK.--Containing the great oracleof human destiny; also the true meaning of almost any kind of dreams,together with charms, ceremonies, and curious games of cards. A completebook.
No. 23. HOW TO EXPLAIN DREAMS.--Everybody dreams, from the little childto the aged man and woman. This little book gives the explanation to allkinds of dreams, together with lucky and unlucky days, and "Napoleon'sOraculum," the book of fate.
No. 28. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES.--Everyone is desirous of knowing what hisfuture life will bring forth, whether happiness or misery, wealth orpoverty. You can tell by a glance at this little book. Buy one and beconvinced. Tell your own fortune. Tell the fortune of your friends.
No. 76. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY THE HAND.--Containing rules for tellingfortunes by the aid of lines of the hand, or the secret of palmistry.Also the secret of telling future events by aid of moles, marks, scars,etc. Illustrated. By A. Anderson.
ATHLETIC.
No. 6. HOW TO BECOME AN ATHLETE.--Giving full instruction for the use ofdumb bells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, horizontal bars and variousother methods of developing a good healthy muscle; containing over sixtyillustrations. Every boy can become strong and healthy by following theinstructions contained in this little book.
No. 10. HOW TO BOX.--The art of self-defense made easy. Containing overthirty illustrations of guards, blows, and the different positions of agood boxer. Every boy should obtain one of these useful and instructivebooks, as it will teach you how to box without an instructor.
No. 25. HOW TO BECOME A GYMNAST.--Containing full instructions for allkinds of gymnastic sports and athletic exercises. Embracing thirty-fiveillustrations. By Professor W. Macdonald. A handy and useful book.
No. 34. HOW TO FENCE.--Containing full instruction for fencing and theuse of the broadsword; also instruction in archery. Described withtwenty-one practical illustrations, giving the best positions infencing. A complete book.
TRICKS WITH CARDS.
No. 51. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH CARDS.--Containing explanations of thegeneral principles of sleight-of-hand applicable to card tricks; of cardtricks with ordinary cards, and not requiring sleight-of-hand; of tricksinvolving sleight-of-hand, or the use of specially prepared cards. ByProfessor Haffner. Illustrated.
No. 72. HOW TO DO SIXTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.--Embracing all of the latestand most deceptive card tricks, with illustrations. By A. Anderson.
No. 77. HOW TO DO FORTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.--Containing deceptive CardTricks as performed by leading conjurors and magicians. Arranged forhome amusement. Fully illustrated.
MAGIC.
No. 2. HOW TO DO TRICKS.--The great book of magic and card tricks,containing full instruction on all the leading card tricks of the day,also the most popular magical illusions as performed by our leadingmagicians; every boy should obtain a copy of this book, as it will bothamuse and instruct.
No. 22. HOW TO DO SECOND SIGHT.--Heller's second sight explained by hisformer assistant, Fred Hunt, Jr. Explaining how the secret dialogueswere carried on between the magician and the boy on the stage; alsogiving all the codes and signals. The only authentic explanation ofsecond sight.
No. 43. HOW TO BECOME A MAGICIAN.--Containing the grandest assortment ofmagical illusions ever placed before the public. Also tricks with cards,incantations, etc.
No. 68. HOW TO DO CHEMICAL TRICKS.--Containing over one hundred highlyamusing and instructive tricks with chemicals. By A. Anderson.Handsomely illustrated.
No. 69. HOW TO DO SLEIGHT OF HAND.--Containing over fifty of the latestand best tricks used by magicians. Also containing the secret of secondsight. Fully illustrated. By A. Anderson.
No. 70. HOW TO MAKE MAGIC TOYS.--Containing full directions for makingMagic Toys and devices of many kinds. By A. Anderson. Fully illustrated.
No. 73. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH NUMBERS.--Showing many curious tricks withfigures and the magic of numbers. By A. Anderson. Fully illustrated.
No. 75. HOW TO BECOME A CONJUROR.--Containing tricks with Dominos, Dice,Cups and Balls, Hats, etc. Embracing thirty-six illustrations. By A.Anderson.
No. 78. HOW TO DO THE BLACK ART.--Containing a complete description ofthe mysteries of Magic and Sleight of Hand, together with many wonderfulexperiments. By A. Anderson. Illustrated.
MECHANICAL.
No. 29. HOW TO BECOME AN INVENTOR.--Every boy should know how inventionsoriginated. This book explains them all, giving examples in electricity,hydraulics, magnetism, optics, pneumatics, mechanics, etc. The mostinstructive book published.
No. 56. HOW TO BECOME AN ENGINEER.--Containing full instructions how toproceed in order to become a locomotive engineer; also directions forbuilding a model locomotive: together with a full description ofeverything an engineer should know.
No. 57. HOW TO MAKE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS--Full directions how to make aBanjo, Violin, Zither, AEolian Harp. Xylophone and other musicalinstrument; together with a brief description of nearly every musicalinstrument used in ancient or modern times. Profusely illustrated. ByAlgernon S. Fitzgerald, for twenty years bandmaster of the Royal BengalMarines.
No. 59. HOW TO MAKE A MAGIC LANTERN.--Containing a description of thelantern, together with its history and invention. Also full directionsfor its use and for painting slides. Handsomely illustrated. By JohnAllen.
No. 71. HOW TO DO MECHANICAL TRICKS.--Containing complete instructionsfor performing over sixty Mechanical Tricks. By A. Anderson. Fullyillustrated.
LETTER WRITING.
No. 11. HOW TO WRITE LOVE-LETTERS--A most complete little book,containing full directions for writing love-letters, and when to usethem, giving specimen letters for young end old.
No. 12. HOW TO W
RITE LETTERS TO LADIES.--Giving complete instructionsfor writing letters to ladies on all subjects; also letters ofintroduction, notes and requests.
No. 24. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN.--Containing full directionsfor writing to gentlemen on all subjects; also giving sample letters forinstruction.
No. 53. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS.--A wonderful little book, telling you howto write to your sweetheart, your father, mother, sister, brother,employer; and, in fact, everybody and anybody you wish to write to.Every young man and every young lady in the land should have this book.
No. 74. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS CORRECTLY.--Containing full instructionsfor writing letters on almost any subject; also rules for punctuationand composition, with specimen letters.
THE STAGE.
No. 41. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK END MEN'S JOKE BOOK.--Containing a greatvariety of the latest jokes used by the most famous end men. No amateurminstrels is complete without this wonderful little book.
No. 42. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK STUMP SPEAKER.--Containing a variedassortment of stump speeches, Negro, Dutch and Irish. Also end men'sjokes. Just the thing for home amusement and amateur shows.
No. 45. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK MINSTREL GUIDE AND JOKE BOOK.--Somethingnew and very instructive. Every boy should obtain this book, as itcontains full instructions for organizing an amateur minstrel troupe.
No. 65. MULDOON'S JOKES.--This is one of the most original joke booksever published, and it is brimful of wit and humor. It contains a largecollection of songs, jokes, conundrums, etc., of Terrence Muldoon, thegreat wit, humorist, and practical joker of the day. Every boy who canenjoy a good substantial joke should obtain a copy immediately.
No. 79. HOW TO BECOME AN ACTOR.--Containing complete instructions how tomake up for various characters on the stage; together with the duties ofthe Stage Manager, Prompter, Scenic Artist and Property Man. By aprominent Stage Manager.
No. 80. GUS WILLIAMS' JOKE BOOK.--Containing the latest jokes, anecdotesand funny stories of this world-renowned and ever popular Germancomedian. Sixty-four pages; handsome colored cover containing ahalf-tone photo of the author.
HOUSEKEEPING.
No. 16. HOW TO KEEP A WINDOW GARDEN.--Containing full instructions forconstructing a window garden either in town or country, and the mostapproved methods for raising beautiful flowers at home. The mostcomplete book of the kind ever published.
No. 30. HOW TO COOK.--One of the most instructive books on cooking everpublished. It contains recipes for cooking meats, fish, game, andoysters; also pies, puddings, cakes and all kinds of pastry, and a grandcollection of recipes by one of our most popular cooks.
No. 37. HOW TO KEEP HOUSE.--It contains information for everybody, boys,girls, men and women; it will teach you how to make almost anythingaround the house, such as parlor ornaments, brackets, cements, AEolianharps, and bird lime for catching birds.
ELECTRICAL.
No. 46. HOW TO MAKE AND USE ELECTRICITY.--A description of the wonderfuluses of electricity and electro magnetism; together with fullinstructions for making Electric Toys, Batteries, etc. By George Trebel,A. M., M. D. Containing over fifty illustrations.
No. 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MACHINES.--Containing full directions formaking electrical machines, induction coils, dynamos, and many noveltoys to be worked by electricity. By R. A. R. Bennett. Fullyillustrated.
No. 67. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL TRICKS.--Containing a large collection ofinstructive and highly amusing electrical tricks, together withillustrations. By A. Anderson.
ENTERTAINMENT.
No. 9. HOW TO BECOME A VENTRILOQUIST.--By Harry Kennedy. The secretgiven away. Every intelligent boy reading this book of instructions, bya practical professor (delighting multitudes every night with hiswonderful imitations), can master the art, and create any amount of funfor himself and friends. It is the greatest book ever published, andthere's millions (of fun) in it.
No. 20. HOW TO ENTERTAIN AN EVENING PARTY.--A very valuable little bookjust published. A complete compendium of games, sports, card diversions,comic recitations, etc. suitable for parlor or drawing roomentertainment. It contains more for the money than any book published.
No. 35. HOW TO PLAY GAMES.--A complete and useful little book,containing the rules and regulations of billiards, bagatelle,backgammon, croquet, dominoes, etc.
No. 36. HOW TO SOLVE CONUNDRUMS--Containing all the leading conundrumsof the day, amusing riddles, curious catches and witty sayings.
No. 52. HOW TO PLAY CARDS.--A complete and handy little book, giving therules and full directions for playing Euchre, Cribbage, Casino,Forty-Five, Rounce, Pedro Sancho, Draw Poker, Auction Pitch, All Fours,and many other popular games of cards.
No. 66. HOW TO DO PUZZLES.--Containing over three hundred interestingpuzzles and conundrums, with key to same. A complete book. Fullyillustrated. By A. Anderson.
ETIQUETTE.
No. 13. HOW TO DO IT; OR, BOOK OF ETIQUETTE.--It is a great life secret,and one that every young man desires to know all about. There'shappiness in it.
No. 33. HOW TO BEHAVE.--Containing the rules and etiquette of goodsociety and the easiest and most approved methods of appearing to goodadvantage at parties, balls, the theatre, church, and in thedrawing-room.
DECLAMATION.
No. 27. HOW TO RECITE AND BOOK OF RECITATIONS.--Containing the mostpopular selections in use, comprising Dutch dialect, French dialect,Yankee and Irish dialect pieces, together with many standard readings.
No. 31. HOW TO BECOME A SPEAKER.--Containing fourteen illustrations,giving the different positions requisite to become a good speaker,reader and elocutionist. Also containing gems from all the popularauthors of prose and poetry, arranged in the most simple and concisemanner possible.
No. 49. HOW TO DEBATE.--Giving rules for conducting debates, outlinesfor debates, questions for discussion, and the best sources forprocuring information on the questions given.
SOCIETY.
No. 3. HOW TO FLIRT.--The arts and wiles of flirtation are fullyexplained by this little book. Besides the various methods ofhandkerchief, fan, glove, parasol, window and hat flirtation, itcontains a full list of the language and sentiment of flowers, which isinteresting to everybody, both old and young. You cannot be happywithout one.
No. 4. HOW TO DANCE.--Is the title of a new and handsome little bookjust issued by Frank Tousey. It contains full instructions in the art ofdancing, etiquette in the ball-room and at parties, how to dress, andfull directions for calling off in all popular square dances.
No. 5. HOW TO MAKE LOVE.--A complete guide to love, courtship andmarriage, giving sensible advice, rules and etiquette to be observed,with many curious and interesting things not generally known.
No. 17. HOW TO DRESS.--Containing full instruction in the art ofdressing and appearing well at home and abroad, giving the selections ofcolors, material, and how to have them made up.
No. 18. HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL.--One of the brightest and most valuablelittle books ever given to the world. Everybody wishes to know how tobecome beautiful, both male and female. The secret is simple, and almostcostless. Read this book and be convinced how to become beautiful.
BIRDS AND ANIMALS.
No. 7. HOW TO KEEP BIRDS.--Handsomely illustrated and containing fullinstructions for the management and training of the canary, mockingbird,bobolink, blackbird, paroquet, parrot, etc.
No. 30. HOW TO RAISE DOGS, POULTRY, PIGEONS AND RABBITS.--A useful andinstructive book. Handsomely illustrated. By Ira Drofraw.
No. 40. HOW TO MAKE AND SET TRAPS.--Including hints on how to catchmoles, weasels, otter, rats, squirrels and birds. Also how to cureskins. Copiously illustrated. By J. Harrington Keene.
No. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.--A valuable book, givinginstructions in collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds,animals and insects.
No. 54. HOW TO KEEP AND MANAGE PETS.--Giving complete information as tothe manner and method of raising, keeping, taming, breeding, andmanaging all kinds of pets; also giving full instructions for makingcage
s, etc. Fully explained by twenty-eight illustrations, making it themost complete book of the kind ever published.
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. 8. HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST.--A useful and instructive book, givinga complete treatise on chemistry, also experiments in acoustics,mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and directions for making fireworks,colored fires, and gas balloons. This book cannot be equaled.
No. 14. HOW TO MAKE CANDY.--A complete hand-book for making all kinds ofcandy, ice-cream, syrups, essences, etc., etc.
No. 34. HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHOR.--Containing full information regardingchoice of subjects, the use of words and the manner of preparing andsubmitting manuscript. Also containing valuable information as to theneatness, legibility and general composition of manuscript, essential toa successful author. By Prince Hiland.
No. 38. HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR.--A wonderful book, containinguseful and practical information in the treatment of ordinary diseasesand ailments common to every family. Abounding in useful and effectiverecipes for general complaints.
No. 55. HOW TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.--Containing valuableinformation regarding the collecting and arranging of stamps and coins.Handsomely illustrated.
No. 58. HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE.--By Old King Brady, the world-knowndetective. In which he lays down some valuable and sensible rules forbeginners, and also relates some adventures and experiences ofwell-known detectives.
No. 60. HOW TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER.--Containing useful informationregarding the Camera and how to work it; also how to make PhotographicMagic Lantern Slides and other Transparencies. Handsomely illustrated.By Captain W. De W. Abney.
No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT MILITARY CADET.--Containing fullexplanations how to gain admittance, course of Study, Examinations,Duties, Staff of Officers, Post Guard, Police Regulations, FireDepartment, and all a boy should know to be a Cadet. Compiled andwritten by Lu Senarens, author of "How to Become a Naval Cadet."
No. 63. HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL CADET.--Complete instructions of how togain admission to the Annapolis Naval Academy. Also containing thecourse of instruction, description of grounds and buildings, historicalsketch, and everything a boy should know to become an officer in theUnited States Navy. Compiled and written by Lu Senarens, author of "Howto Become a West Point Military Cadet."
PRICE 10 CENTS EACH, OR 3 FOR 25 CENTS. Address FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 24 Union Square, New York.
Latest Issues
"All Around Weekly"
Containing Stories of All Kinds.
COLORED COVERS. 32 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS.
36 Iceberg Jack, the Hero of the Arctic. 37 The Island Captive; or, Donald Kane's Victory. 38 Saved in Time; or, The Downward Course of Dick Ballard. 39 The Black Cross; or, The Mysteries of the Jungle. 40 The Boy Wizard of the Nile; or, The Mystery of Pharaoh's Temple. 41 Deserted in Dismal Swamp; or, The Secrets of the Lone Hut. 42 Danger Signal Dave, the Daring Boy Engineer of the West. 43 Matt the Avenger; or, Fighting the Mexican Bandits.
"Wild West Weekly"
A Magazine Containing Stories, Sketches, Etc., of Western Life.
COLORED COVERS. 32 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS.
403 Young Wild West's Shower of Gold; or, Arietta's Lucky Slip. 404 Young Wild West as a Scout; or, Saving the Emigrant Train. 405 Young Wild West Running the Ranch; or, Arietta's Game Fight. 406 Young Wild West and "Chapparal Chick"; or, The Bandits of the Foothills. 407 Young Wild West and the Mad Mexican; or, Arietta's Warning Shot. 408 Young Wild West and the Cowboy Millionaire; or, Hemmed in by Enemies. 409 Young Wild West in the "Land of Dead Things"; or, Arietta and the Vultures.
"The Liberty Boys of '76"
A Magazine Containing Stories of the American Revolution.
COLORED COVERS. 32 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS.
499 The Liberty Boys' Pitched Battle; or, The Escape of the Indian Spy. 500 The Liberty Boys' Light Artillery; or, Good Work at the Guns. 501 The Liberty Boys and "Whistling Will"; or, The Mad Spy of Paulus Hook. 502 The Liberty Boys' Underground Camp; or, In Strange Quarters. 503 The Liberty Boys' Dandy Spy; or, Deceiving the Governor.
"Fame and Fortune Weekly"
Containing Stories of Boys Who Make Money.
COLORED COVERS. 32 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS.
249 Learning a Trade; or, On the Road to Fortune. 250 Buying on Margin; or, The Lad Who Won the Money. (A Wall Street story.) 251 Joe Darcy's Treasure Hunt; or, The Secret of the Island Cave. 252 A "Live" Boy; or, Quick to get the Dollars. (A story of Wall Street.) 253 A Barrel of Coin; or, The Luck of a Boy Trader. 254 Driven to the Wall; or, The Nerve of a Wall Street Boy. 255 Johnny, the Parcel Boy; or, The Lad Who Saved the Firm.
"Pluck and Luck"
Containing Stories of Adventure.
COLORED COVERS. 32 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS.
631 Cal the Canvas Boy; or, Two Years with a Circus. By men. 632 Buffalo Bill's Boy Chum; or, In the Wild West with the King of Scouts. By an Old Scout. 633 Bonnie Prince Hal; or, The Pride of the A. C. I. By Richard R. Montgomery. 634 On Hand; or, The Boy Who was Always Ready. By Howard Austin. 635 Arnold's Shadow; or, The Traitor's Nemesis. (A story of the American Revolution.) By Gen. Jas. A. Gordon. 636 Adrift in the Tree Tops; or, The Fate of Two Boy Castaways. By Allyn Draper. 637 Mustang Matt, the Prince oL Cowboys. By An Old Scout.
"Work and Win"
Containing the Great Fred Fearnot Stories.
COLORED COVERS. 32 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS.
607 Fred Fearnot at the Plate; or, The Game That Had to be Won. 608 Fred Fearnot's War on Drink; or, Reforming a Hard Crowd. 609 Fred Fearnot's Twenty-Inning Game; or, Winning Out at Last. 610 Fred Fearnot's Search for Smith; or, The Man Who Could Not Be Found. 611 Fred Fearnot at the Fair; or, Shaking Things Up at Shagtown.
For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receiptof price, 5 cents per copy, in money or postage stamps, by
FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 24 Union Square, New York.
SECRET SERVICE
OLD AND YOUNG KING BRADY, DETECTIVES.
Price 5 cents. 32 Pages. Colored Covers. Issued Weekly.
LATEST ISSUES:
527 The Bradys and the Fatal Despatch; or, The Mystery of Five Words. 528 The Bradys Tracking a Stolen Ruby; or, After a Gang of Thieves. 529 The Bradys and the Boy Shadower; or, A Very Hard Case to Solve. 530 The Bradys Cunning Plot; or, Trapping the River Pirates. 531 The Bradys and the Quong Lee; or, The Dog-faced Man of Chinatown. 532 The Bradys and the Broken Handcuff; or, The Hunchback of the Old Red House. 533 The Bradys Working for a Life; or, Exposing a Great Fraud. 534 The Bradys and the Newsboy; or, Saved from the State Prison. 535 The Bradys After the Beggars and Beats; or, The King of Misery Hall. 536 The Bradys and the Poisoned Ring; or, Trailing a Shadow Gang. 537 The Bradys at Deadman's Curve; or, Solving a Mystery of Union Square. 538 The Bradys and the Pawn Ticket; or, The Old Maniac's Secret. 539 The Bradys Trailing a Chinese Giant; or, The "Strong Arm" Men of Mott Street. 540 The Bradys and the King of Rogues; or, Working Up the Dalton Case. 541 The Bradys Top Floor Clew; or, The Mystery of a Tenement House. 542 The Bradys and the Broken Clock; or, The Secret of Ten Minutes to Ten. 543 The Bradys Fighting the Gold Coiners; or, On the Trail of the Black Hand. 544 The Bradys and the Old Miser; or, The Secret of the Blue Room. 545 The Bradys and the Diamond Dagger; or, The Mystery of a Missing Girl. 546 The Bradys Shadowing a Chinaman; or, Trapping a Yellow Fiend. 547 The Bradys and the Fatal Letter; or, The Messenger Boy's Secret. 548 The Bradys After the Bridge Rushers; or, Rounding Up the Pick-pockets. 549 The Bradys and the Forged Order; or, The Clew Found in the Cellar. 550 The Bradys and the Reporter; or, Working Up a Newspaper Case. 551 The Bradys Yellow Shadow; or, The Search for a Missing Gold King. 552 The Bradys and the Skel
eton Hand; or, The Strangest of All Clews. 553 The Bradys Hidden Diamonds; or, The Great John Street Jewel Robbery. 554 The Bradys at Hangman's Roost; or, The Mystery of the House on the Rocks. 555 The Bradys and the Death Bell; or, The Secret of the Indian Juggler. 556 The Bradys in the Doyers Street Den; or, A Curious Chinese Case. 557 The Bradys and the "Black Boys"; or, The Fate of the Six Masks. 558 The Bradys After the Bomb Throwers; or, Smashing the Anarchist League. 559 The Bradys and the Man-Trappers; or, The Trail of the "Seven Sevens." 560 The Bradys and "Joss House Jim"; or, Tracking a Chinese Crook. 561 The Bradys Fatal Night; or, The Mystery of the Mad Sheriff. 562 The Bradys and the Idol's Eye; or, The Clew of the Crystal Cross. 563 The Bradys Chasing the Red League; or, Rounding up a Bowery Bunch. 564 The Bradys and the Belt of Gold; or, Lost on the Great White Way. 565 The Bradys after the Tong Kings; or, The Red Lady of Chinatown. 566 The Bradys' Boston Doubles; or, Trapping the Fake Detectives. 567 The Bradys' Bank Book Mystery; or, The Secret of the Torn Page. 568 The Bradys and the Golden Comet; or, The Case of the Chinese Prince. 569 The Bradys' Floating Clew; or, Solving a Morgue Mystery. 570 The Bradys and "Brooklyn Bob"; or, The Boldest Crook in the World. 571 The Bradys and the Bootblack; or, Bagging the "Boss of the Bead." 572 The Bradys and the Blotted Check; or, Saved by the Scratch of a Pen. 573 The Bradys and the Missing Witness; or, The Secret of the Hole in the Wall. 574 The Bradys in Little China; or, The Mystery of a Mission House. 575 The Bradys and the Midnight Men; or, A Fight for Five Lives. 576 The Bradys' Fast Freight Mystery; or, The Case of Conductor King. 577 The Bradys and the Six Gold Dollars; or, A Very Singular Clew. 578 The Bradys and the Poisoned Arrow; or, The Mystery of Central Park. 579 The Bradys and the Green Goods Men; or, The Shrewdest of Them All. 580 The Bradys and Captain Crossbones; or, Bagging the Boss of the River Thieves. 581 The Bradys and the Escaped Convict; or, The Clew That Came From States' Prison. 582 The Bradys and the Ruby Locket; or, Solving a Society Mystery. 583 The Bradys and "Red Light Dick;" or, After the Slum King. 584 The Bradys Under a Cloud; or, Working for a Poor Boy. 585 The Bradys and the Actor's Son; or, Sold into Slavery. 586 The Bradys Tempted; or, Dealing Out Justice. 587 The Bradys and the Hidden Assassin; or, Winning in Record Time. 588 The Bradys' Dark Work; or, The Mystery of a Night. 589 The Bradys and the Mystic Band; or, Trailing the Silent Seven. 590 The Bradys Drugged; or, Caught by the Chinese Crooks. 591 The Bradys and the Black Snake Bracelet; or, Trapping a Society Queen. 592 The Bradys After a "Lifer"; or, The Man Who Broke from Sing Sing. 593 The Bradys and the Red Wolves; or, Working on the Great Brandon Case. 594 The Bradys Box 2; or, Hunting Down a Tough Gang. 595 The Bradys Telephone Mystery; or, The Clew that Came Over the Wires. 596 The Bradys and the Marble Statue; or, Three Days of Mystery. 597 The Bradys and the Bird of Prey; or, Shadowing the Crooks of Gotham. 598 The Bradys Anarchists' Case; or, After the Bomb Throwers. 599 The Bradys and the Cipher Message; or, Traced by a Telegram. 600 The Bradys on the Saturday Special; or, Betrayed by a Baggage Check. 601 The Bradys and the Hidden Man; or, The Haunted House on the Hill. 602 The Bradys in the Toils; or, The Mystery of the Pretty Milliner. 603 The Bradys and the Yellow Jar; or, The Great Perey Poisoning Case. 604 The Bradys' Chinese Clew; or, The Secret Dens of Pell Street.
For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receiptof price, 5 cents per copy, in money or postage stamps, by
FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 24 Union Square, N. Y.