The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Continued from Yesterday

Ted had reached the square. He
paused in the outer fringe of the throng
that watched the baseball bulletins. 4
| run was scored by the home team. The
crowd yelled. Ted joined In the chorus
with perfunctory "Attaboy." The
cigarette Gig butt dropped from his mouth.
he lowered HIS eyes to look for II. His
| gaze fell on the portly meridian Of the
man standing next to him.
the man was staring ecstatically up
ward at the score board. His coat was
open: From the pocket of his juttng
waistcoat hung jeweled watchfob. The
watch itself protruded a full half-nch
above the top Of the pocket; being
tnrust out OF its nest by the owners
strained position.
Ted's mouth grew dry and his dull
eyes brightened. Hot temptation gripped
and shook him. The blood of line of
| within the lads veins.
Here. within easy reach Of his hand
was something that ought to hook for
enough n9 cash cash to buy all the cigarettes
| In a month. His fingers twitched.
So intent did his every faculty all at
once become that he did not hear a man
come up behind him, halt abruptly and
murmur his name
Out crept Ted's hand. nearer and
nearer to the coveted watch. Now his
fngertips had closed lovingly on the fob,
| happened.
The watch's owner felt the touch OF
me clumsy fingers. glanced downward; ;
! made a grab at tn" nicotine-stained
same instant Circle" Jim Borden (who
had caught sight of his son as he passed
| the crowds outskirts, and who came up
behind him groaned aloud in mortal
anguish: seized Ted by the nape of the
neck and forcibly hauled him away.
The watch's owner bawled "Stop
Thief and gave chase. The cry was
| taken up. as others in the crowd saw
Circle" Jim dart nimbly into by
street. still propelling the haIf-stupcfied
youth ahead Of him.
AS father and son rounded the cor
ner. Max Lamar was crossinf- the low
er END of the square. He hcari the
cries: saw. the chase begin. and had y
heetnE glimpse Of "f:nrden lust before
| he and Ted disappeared
| The man for whom Max had "ainlv
been searching all afternoon. Lamar
shrill blast, thu n ran at fun speed
Borden and Ted had Vanished
With Lamar. a Trace OF policemen.
| and score Of volunteer man hunters
IN hot pursuit bordcr continued his
his father gave him no chance to
The master crook was not running
aimlcssy. His fight had as GeGnite an
Objective as ever had a runted fdx's. '''
| Down one street. across another he
| raced: the PURSUIT ever within sound
and once or twice within sight Into
, the mouth of nm allevWaN he Dluneed
| and on TIL he reached q sno' where n
| poster decked fence adioined the corner
Of building
There was a foot or 90 of space hf-
tween building and fence. Iookinc,
| back oN er his shoulder I" make certain
the chase was mo'nentarily cut of view,
| Borden ripped one Of the fences end
boards loose. thus widening the narrow
| aperture.
He showed the panting Ted through
this oncininG,, followed; pushed the
loosened board back in place and stood
an instant to get his breath
| He and is Son were iE diSuSed
lumber yard fenccd-iu space whose
ground was still anNlr' d"ep ir sin
giles. bits Of sCantlnE. and broken
! boards. His hasty glance met no hu-
man being. But that was because mis-
| prison weakened eyes were no longer
so keen as of VoIc.
For he and Ted were not the ward 5
! only human occupants. The Pirate
! King shared their hiding place
The Pirate King. in private life. was
Tgratius Aloysius Mcouaid intimately
| known as "Spudsy He WAS four feet
eight inches tall, and h. was the only
son and heir o. the garbage collector,
! who lived two doors down tho alley.
| SDudSv had long ICo discovered the
! lnnsued old lumber ward. md hal con-
| vC"ted Il into uiTate shin with Il
NIL Of corner boards "s q "IIarte'rl' ok.
| Thi- .i,Tn"uH - hc nar"d his U'ririer-
dog. aNd groWl"l mercil"ss orders 20
| Lis iWHCinaTy crew spa lsy WaS sud
denly aware Of two men who burst INTO
the yard. He Vas aghast at this inYa-