02709cam a22003493u 4500 68499 UtSlPG 20260610134600.0 m cr n 260607r20221914utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Carter, Nicholas (House name) Nick Carter Stories No. 143, June 5, 1915: The sultan's pearls; or, Nick Carter's Porto Rico trail Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2022 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2022-07-11 The sultan's pearls; or, Nick Carter's Porto Rico trail -- Where's the commandant? [continued] David Edwards, Amber Black and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "Nick Carter Stories No. 143, June 5, 1915: The Sultan's Pearls; or, Nick…" is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century, specifically a detective story featuring the famous private investigator Nick Carter. The narrative likely revolves around crime, deception, and treasure recovery, as Nick Carter and his assistants work to retrieve a significant fortune in stolen jewelry and deal with various criminal elements, including a cunning antagonist known as John Garrison Rayne, also referred to as the Apache. At the start of the story, the scene is set aboard the tramp steamer "Cherokee", as the crew responds to the urgent call of "man overboard." Nick Carter, traveling incognito as "Sykes," the bos’n, swiftly investigates the situation with his assistants, Chick and Patsy. It soon becomes evident that the man overboard is John Garrison Rayne, an international crook, who had previously been imprisoned on the ship. After Rayne's escape, Nick Carter takes charge, determined to track down Rayne and recover a stolen fortune in jewels linked to a wealthy New Yorker. The opening teems with tension and intrigue, promising a tale filled with action and clever detective work as Nick Carter pursues his long-time foe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: Street & Smith, 1914 Popular literature -- Periodicals Detective and mystery stories, American -- Periodicals Waddell, C. C. (Charles Carey), 1868-1930 https://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A86131#page/1/mode/1up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68499 109303 109303