Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Master Man-HunterS

and who was drilling them at this mo-
ment, there was whispering In the
ranks. The dormtory head had just
Numbered an order for silence when
from the main building into the yard
darted an apparition.
It was small IN stature. white with
plaster and black with SCOT from the
top of his smudged head of gold to
the soles of his orphanage shoes. He
was scuddins like rabbit across the
yard toward the gate which was at
this time locked. its bars feet high.
The youngsters path lay where the
dornitory head now stood staring at
him. while the eyes Of the children
popped almost out of their heads.
Straight at their tyrant plunged Tete
dor. this time seeing and knowing
what he was doing.
The dormitory head tried to seize
him, but the youngster was too fast
for him and his soilcd golden head
crashed into the stomach of the tyrant
knocking the wind out of him and
stretching him out flat. while Tete
dor sped on to the high and locked
gate, And the Historically cheering
children saw this child of the circus
climb the barred foot gate like one
of the monkeys that he was brought
up with.
On top of the fence his love Of the
atrical effect made him stop. rise. blow
ironical kisses to the Infatuated or
phanage keepers who raced toward
him.
Then with a leap through the air
he landed on the sidewalk outside
lightly as a cat and was off toward
Paris. 1t was Tetc doris first scrim-
mage with authorities. He won it,
and Ii gave him an appetite for more.
Also It convinced him that he pre-
ferred liberty to sheltered confinement.
y fashionable carriage brought Tete
dor 10 Paris without the drivers
knowledge, since the youngster had
somehow tucked himself away under
the carriage body and rode this way
into the City of Light. where he was
soon To shine in his own way.
y i X y.
LIE collected his dinner that nigh,
= from different food stalls in the
big markets without the formality Of
paying. He could not have paid In
the first place. since he had not a sou
In his ragged pockets. and 1t is doubt
full II he would have paid for his meal
in any event. Cheaper to take it
when the owner was not looking
But money had its use, SO Tete
dor looked around for an easy way
10 buy his first nights lodging if
necessary. A stout market woman
doing q good business in oranges
drew his sharp green eyes by the fire.
quency with which she dropped money
into a wide .mouthed leather bag at
her belt. Tete dor lowered in the
distance. studying the lay Of the land.
the short cuts 10 hiding places and
narrow spaces between piles Of market
pf>n taS h., OF. ,t.t<. Il Gov.
the woman.
When he reached her he pretended
to slip on q peel and knocked her off
her feet. He saw to 1t that the mix
up of the fall was conSidera BILE. When
the market woman finally disentan.
gled herself her leather bag was torn
off her and she saw her days earn
ings running off across the market
place on two small but fast legs.
She raised an alarm and the market
place started after Tete dor. But that
was as far as they got. For the
youngster seemed to vanish into a lot
of crates. and for two hours Of search
yielded the market people nothing but
commotion of their own making. But
the police were notified and young
ster with a head of gold was now
for the first time on police rosters as
wanted" 1t was not to be the last
time.
Tete dor worked his way through
wilderness of market crates. came
out on a back street and wandered
away. In the course of an hour he
found himself outside the high iron
fence of the Jardin des Plants. where
there is also a geological garden. He
peered through the pickets and saw
familiar forms-wild animals.
The zoo was closed and the fence
was high. But Tete dor wanted to
get inside; the rest was easy. He
clambered over the fence, had the
zoo to himself for his visit and Sc
lected the African ibex for the honor
of playing host.
His choice was due less to Tete
doris scientific interest than to the