Old Sleuth, aka Harlan Page Halsey, wrote many mystery novels, and one of his recurring characters was Nimble Ike. Ike is a 14-year-old...

CHAPTER IX IKE'S PERTINACITY IS REWARDED IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER—HE PROVES ALL THEORIES AND REDEEMS ALL PROMISES. The exchange of...

CHAPTER VIII IKE MAKES A MOST REMARKABLE DISCOVERY AND ALSO PICKS UP CLUES WHICH ENABLE HIM TO START OUT INTELLIGENTLY ON A SHADOW FOR...

CHAPTER VII IKE RESORTS TO A VERY CUNNING TRICK AND USES HIS GREAT GIFT IN A VERY REMARKABLE MANNER—HIS JOKE IS FOLLOWED BY STARTLING...

CHAPTER VI IKE RECOVERS THE BONDS THROUGH HIS FRIEND, DETECTIVE DU FLORE, AND HE AND HIS FELLOW VENTRILOQUIST FALL INTO NEW ADVENTURES....

CHAPTER V JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP—THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD...

CHAPTER IV IKE AND JACK LISTEN TO AN ODD NARRATIVE AND WITH THE DETECTIVE LAY PLANS TO MAKE A GRAND CAPTURE. Du Flore, continuing his...

CHAPTER III THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER. The two vocal...

CHAPTER II A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY...

CHAPTER IV Half an hour later Ike was standing on the corner agreed upon when he saw a country gawk approach. The latter stepped up to...

CHAPTER III While the conversation we have recorded was in progress the man led our hero upstairs and Ike beheld a strong room, a place...

CHAPTER II Ike was a curious little fellow. We mean, he possessed the bump of curiosity to a great degree and he was constantly poking...

“You have bags of gold, and do you refuse to give me just a little?” “Not one cent.” “I helped you to earn that money.” “Yes.” “And ...

Nimble Ike encounters an extraordinary adventure and two wonderful ventriloquists play parts against each other with astonishing results.