CHAPTER IIINICK CARTER TASTES SALT
When Nick Carter dashed up to the front entrance of Crownledge in his own big touring car, with Danny Maloney at the wheel, he found Claudia Solado on the porch, looking for him.
“Oh, Mr. Carter! I’m so glad you have come. He’s gone!”
“Who? My assistant?”
“Marcos, my cousin.”
“What do you mean? That there have been two disappearances?”
“Yes. Did they go together?”
“We don’t know.”
“Where was Marcos when he vanished?”
“The last seen of him was when he went into his bedroom to lie down for a nap. He is not strong, and Phillips advised him to take a sleep. He thought that a good idea, and Phillips went with him. My cousin leaned on his arm, and I noticed how pale and weak he seemed as he left the library, where he had been sitting.”
“What does Phil
