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(CK CARTER WEEELY. 07 Trim had leaped from the sidewalk to-| holding the muzzle of his weapon against cA Bard the middle of the street and started the other’s chest. at acTOSS On a dead run. | » “You're a dead souer if you don’t hold . At the same time a young fellow on up your hands.’ : the other side of the street seeing him “Up they go,’’ muttered the other, darted into an alley way and dis-_ throwing both wet above his head. “a Rppeared. — | UTake away his gun, Charlie,’? com- a i Pd Pome on, Ch arlie, ’’ shouted Trim, manded Trim, still holding the revolyer ‘and judge this sprinting match.’ against the en ifiess’ S i cies and looking | Gordon did not need to be told to about the room. Lod Fone on for he was already on the run, |. It was a small room with no furniture = egrondering what in ye ward was upiin it except a plain wooden table and in How. *. ‘three or four chairs. The running of the three caused a good Gordon slipped around belind the . eal of excitement in the street and not! rufhan and took his revolver fro! 1 s than twenty men hurried after them | 1p pocket. . fi to the alley. | He handed it toward Trim. ¢ 1% Ge The one whom Trim was chasing was “Keep it yourself, Si hd ur € “him if he moves.’ opict the Sete when the detective en- | C ord on pre ym ptly naeked the weapon and raised it. ‘| **Vou’d better sit down, pardner,’’ said Trim, addressing the riiian. __ ‘tand— i da wer aater whet 4 , The latter dropped into a chair and phos: wi K : B fee Sasdle tc with a glance to see that Gordon had the As Gordon ran along trying y ‘man covered, Trim strode across the . a Eep up with his friend he heard cries 4 bf “stop thief!’’ behind him. The fugitive was a good runner but he spi aw by hasty glances over his shoulder; 44343, g in it was’ the young fellow 1that Trim was gaining on him. whom he had so suddenly pursued. .ccordi:; agly he turned aside, suddenly; ‘Trim caught him roughly by the collar — *'D yened a basement door and dashed in. (and dragged him across the room to the * ee was on the spot the next second | ¢jdewalk. 4 a pecans the door was fully closed he, By that time the crowds that had fol- e threshold. lowed the chase had come up and were ne 2 tri to shut the door}standing there wondering what it was all | tYim's foot was crushed so that about. DUG © SCVET rely, but he ciate iis A policeman was hurrying up attracted t mis. shou by the racket. | ‘Trim turned his g | liceman. room and threw open a door that he found there. It proved to be a door to a closet, man over to the po- | what Trim was ot ~ jade atush| <7 saw this fellow in the act of pick- “a ao Detween hea 4 MICYiing a pocket, ”’ he explained, ‘‘and BESIeR nj thought I'd . myself the pleasure of _#. There t ore sa tte by arough-| — “There. comes the victim of the theft looking mat oof hree of four sizes larger|now,” and he pointed up the street to 3an Trim who str ck out at the detective | an elderly man who was hurrying along GY SSS en hec toward as fast as he could. prisoner lor Doked fri ghtened half to ~ y game, peedie > | death. > , fan’s| sate you thous ht t you'd bide in * r " | f t ¢ 5. me iad f m 4 , a J ‘ a ; | ; q ‘ ~« -— o — 5 4 ‘ a ' 4 ie 4 : : i » / — | : a ’ - gs 2 | | : ._ ' ~ r . ] ( i ' " 4 i . 1 a “ ‘ aa a) > o 7 il - e; > . — a 4% f ; \ > ot ' ie » | | ba . be J | , : | | | | | ( i a f z , ‘ a = F « i r { : - % bain, i, id i - (ru i 4 i , ai - - a my Bs 7 , «, “= . em | _ oe / . A ‘on : 4 a - * A - 4 — * | Q oY - ‘a gs ~~ — — s) be P ’ - fi a Pa ' : 7 a 8. ! = a a . - . | 7 P : > Ld 1 . ° 4 Ps <— - J i t ' = ' = = 2 - i) } iJ ' | ! bi iit 1 : ; & im alll « ' = .