The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-02
the steaithv beck OF his finger. They
skunk off quietly together.
They

Siunh OIL Quietly toSCA1tIi-
He walked till he almost dropped.
He lay in Il hide lane and had
long. uneasy sleep. He walked again.
and turned thither and thither irrna5-
Lutte. He feared another solitary
night in the black fields suddenly
this fear SO grew that be res,iteI &,
turr. back 10 London
There's somebody 10 speak u thara
at least" he said to himself. "A cooi
hiding place. too, after al this cnua,
try scent. I'll lie by for q week ant
then force blunt from Fagin ami get
across 10 France. pamme. IL risk
it,"
It came to him that the dog would
betray him. He picked up i hesAy
stone and tied it in a handkerthief and
walked along. looking for a pond
The animal looked up into his mas
ter's face. Perhaps the robbers ~ii>
| glance at him armed him. IL. he
gan to skulk a little in the rear. When
Skies stopped at the brink OF 4 pupt
and looked around TO call HIM hs
stopped outright.
d you hear me CALF" exclajm~t
Skies. Come here
h dog came up from the for. L
habit, but the ms Skies stopped
to tie the stone he started back With
a deep grOWl.
Come back said Skies
The dog wagged his tail, advanced.
retreated. paused an instant. turned
and secured away at top speed.
Skies whiStled again and again and
sat down to wait for the animal L. re-
turn. But no dog appeared and at
last he esumed his journey.
That night, in a room at the top II
a filthy tenement that stood close on
the Thames o~verhanging a muddy
creek that ebbed flowed along tho
rotten foundation Of the house. thera
sat Toby Crackit and two others II
Fagin's gang Toby Crackit. quite
abandoning the Wagge for which h,
was famous, looked gloomily on ona
Of his companions. who had just coma
in with news This Is a smash sad
he, biting his lips. There's more than
one will go with this"
Every ken is filled with traps" said
the bringer Of news. You should ha'
heard the people groan when they
brought Fagin out. The officers fought
like devils or they'd ha' torn him
, him away. He chung to them. all
muddy and bleeding, as if they vas
, his dearest friends"
h three sat in silence. their eyes
) fixed on the floor. Suddenly there WAS
a pattering Of feet on the stairs and
Skies dog bounded into the room.
They ran to the stairs and crept down.
The street dor was bOlted still. Evi-
IDENTIFY the dog had jumped in through
an open window.
He can't be coming here" said
t Toby Crackit, when they returned to
the room II hope not"
S Hes been to the other kens," said
one Of the three, and found 'em full
9 Of strangers, and 80 come on here. ]
think the other has got out Of the
country and left tho dog chino
n They looked furtively at Bul's-eye
who stun as furtively under a chair,
9 Thus they sat, sI'eaking in whispers
= for - - ~, -1A~~ 0
knock at the door. They knew.
Y without words, who 1t must be.
W must let him in" said Crackit
with a shaking voice.
l. "Don'tzleave is in the dark" snarled
n the other thief, hurrying to light a sec
d Ond candle.
o Crack returned with Skies Fl,
1t looked from one to another. Nobod,
spoke. "Damn you ALI" said he y
d last. Have YOU nothing to sly t,
IL me ,"
d There was an uneasy movement
amons them. but no speech.
e He dragged a chair to the wall
IT close as II could go. SO close that h
ground it against the wall. and so
down.
e Do you mean to sell me, or LET III,
IF lie mere until this hunt is overo" n
es asked after a long silence.
le You may stop here, II YOU thinI
It Is safe" said Cracket with an effort
IS But Bulls-eye, fleeing from the be
ID trayal planned by his master, had ~
trayed him. Every policeman ia Lon
OF don knew the dog. Men had followe,
to MIN from place to place: and nov
I'd mere were a hundred closing aroun'
Il tne mouse. Even as Craci1it spok
ne they cast off all c~oncealment and sur
he rounded the place and beat upon IN
a door and cried to those within 10 sur
TX render the murderer.
In the kings name" rang 4 gre.
voice and the roar Of the wild mo
en- ecnoed 1T and clarnOred for his life
t. Damn you" said Skies. am h.,
you yet
he he hurried to a cupboard and drey
ne out a long rope. Rushing to the nous.