Project Gutenberg 2021-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 163 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick Waddell, C. C. (Charles Carey) 1868 1930 Waddell, Charles Carey Waddel, C. C. (Charles Carey) Carey, Charles Waddell, C.C. Nick Carter Stories No. 140, May 15, 1915: The Melting-Pot The Melting-Pot -- Where's the Commandant? [commenced]. David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "The Melting-Pot; Or, Nick Carter and the Waldmere Plate" by Carter and Waddell is a detective fiction story written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the renowned detective Nick Carter as he deals with the complex case involving the theft of valuable silver and gold plate belonging to the Waldmere family. The plot hints at themes of revenge and deception, involving significant characters like Stuart Floyd, a crafty adversary, and the Waldmere couple, who are distressed over their losses. The opening of the story introduces Nick Carter in a tense confrontation with Stuart Floyd, a man he previously arrested for fraud. The encounter underscores Floyd's thirst for revenge against Carter, as he ominously threatens that Carter will end up in a "melting pot," foreshadowing the later stakes in the story. Shortly after this exchange, Nick is summoned to the Waldmere residence, where he learns of an elaborate robbery involving the theft of the Waldmere plate during its transport from England. The unfolding dialogue and details reveal a plot rich with intrigue and the promise of danger as Nick begins to unravel a web of criminality involving inside information and betrayal, leading to a deeper investigation into the "melting pot" of criminal activity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Popular literature -- Periodicals Detective and mystery stories, American -- Periodicals PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 248860 2025-07-26T10:44:24.962639 text/html 229219 2024-10-18T17:06:52 text/html 411678 2025-07-26T10:44:30.641638 application/epub+zip 411514 2025-07-26T10:44:26.408669 application/epub+zip 149587 2025-07-26T10:44:25.536622 application/epub+zip 579622 2025-07-26T10:44:34.000621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554274 2025-07-26T10:44:29.944650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225352 2022-09-30T04:02:10.763445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226122 2025-07-26T10:44:24.306650 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206099 2024-10-18T17:06:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17807 2025-07-26T10:44:34.152596 application/rdf+xml 23419 2025-07-26T10:44:25.841632 image/jpeg 3849 2025-07-26T10:44:25.770653 image/jpeg 392109 2025-07-26T10:44:24.989662 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Rathborne, St. George More titles under Burton, Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) More titles under Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas