Nick Carter Stories No. 148, July 10, 1915; The Mark of Cain; or, Nick Carter's Air-line Case

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Nick Carter Stories No. 148, July 10, 1915; The Mark of Cain; or, Nick Carter's Air-line Case

by Nicholas (House name) Carter, Ralph Boston

EN·~3 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

THE MARK OF CAIN; Or, NICK CARTER’S AIR-LINE CASE.

0:05

CHAPTER I. WHAT THE GIRL DID.

8:29

CHAPTER II. A FRIEND IN NEED.

9:15

CHAPTER III. THE MAN OF LAST RESORT.

19:07

CHAPTER IV. PICKING UP A TRAIL.

12:32

CHAPTER V. NICK FINDS A CLEW.

16:06

CHAPTER VI. THE CODE TELEGRAM.

15:31

CHAPTER VII. INTO A NET.

10:44

CHAPTER VIII. CAUGHT IN A CORNER.

15:15

CHAPTER IX. BY THE AIR LINE.

13:11

Description

In the bustling heart of a 1910s telephone exchange, the famed detective Nick Carter finds himself drawn into a puzzling crisis. A young switchboard operator, Helen Bailey, collapses in the middle of a call, her terror‑filled stare hinting at a hidden danger that has already reached the wires. Carter’s keen eye catches the fleeting expression that suggests a life‑or‑death secret being whispered over the line.

As the other operators gasp and scramble, Carter steadies the scene, demanding fresh air and water while his mind races to decode the frantic question, “Did they get him?” The clue points to a possible kidnapping or a lethal plot tied to the city’s shadowy underworld, a network that reaches from opulent mansions to grimy dive bars. With his trademark speed and intuition, Carter begins to trace the invisible threads of the conversation, determined to locate the missing person before the next call seals a fate.

The tension builds as every plug click could reveal the next clue. Listeners are treated to a blend of suspense and swift detective work that keeps the mystery alive.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (194K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Street & Smaith, 1914,copyright 1915.

Credits

David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)

Release date

Mar 13, 2022

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Nicholas (House name) Carter

Nicholas (House name) Carter

Best known as the house name behind the wildly popular Nick Carter detective stories, this byline helped fuel one of the longest-running phenomena in American dime-novel fiction. It came to stand for fast-moving mysteries, cliffhangers, and a steady stream of adventures published for a mass audience.

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Ralph Boston

Ralph Boston

A record-breaking Olympic long jumper who changed his sport, he became the first man to clear 27 feet and later brought his voice to broadcasting and public life. His story stretches from small-town Mississippi to the world stage.

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