Captain Sparkle, Pirate; Or, A Hard Man to Catch

Excerpt: ''Mr. Maxwell Kane!' The announcement was made by Nick Carter's valet, Joseph, who threw open the door of his master's study with a gesture as nearly approaching a flourish as any in which he ever permitted himself to indulge. Joseph had a wholesome respect for millionaires, and many a one of them came at one time and another to the detective for consultation; but it was rarely that Josep...