He put handcuffs on the prisoner, and waited for the others to come up. “I can tell you all about it,” said Nick, then. “This man Claymore found that he had bought land where the oil was scarce. He was so anxious to get the land cheap that he didn’t dare to prospect thoroughly. If he had done his work well, he would have seen that the place for oil wells is further up the stream and nearer Low’s house. “He found that out after a while, and then schemed to get possession of the rest of the farm without paying for it. “Seeing that Judson would expose the crooked work of the company, he had him murdered by a couple of desperadoes who drifted into Denver just in time for the job. “Then he did some forgery work on the deed to make it show that he had bought a good many acres more than he really had, and to back up the deed he had to come out here and change the boundary posts. “His best chance for doing that was while Low was locked up. “That was why he didn’t go to meet his confederates early at Daddy Drew’s. “His confederates have told me all about the murder of Judson, so that they are sure to be hanged, and one of them, Jack Thompson, is ready to confess and tell just how Claymore hired them to do the deed. “Between Jack’s confession and what I heard them say, we have got a complete case. “If I was in Hank Low’s place I’d give up farming on land where the water is covered with oil, and dig wells. “I noticed the appearance of the water in the stream when I was talking with Low earlier in the night, and I knew that the place to dig for oil is near his house.” It was soon proved that Nick was entirely right. The upper part of Low’s farm was rich in oil. The farmer acted more than honestly about it. With the help of Folsom, who was greatly pleased to learn that the clergyman had not committed suicide, Low got the names and addresses of all who had put money into the scheme of which Judson had been president. And in the end nobody who had invested with the clergyman lost anything. No attempt was made to get back the part of the farm that was sold, for the land wasn’t worth the trouble. Jack Thompson confessed, but that did not save him from severe punishment. He was put in prison for life, and Claymore and Hamilton were hanged. Nick Carter and his faithful assistant, Patsy, were content at last. THE END. “Millions at Stake” is the title of NEW MAGNET No. 1210, by Nicholas Carter. A story in which Nick Carter’s brilliant young assistants all help to solve a mystery that involves millions in the Stock Exchange. POPULAR COPYRIGHTS New Eagle Series _Carefully Selected Love Stories_