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- TUE BOY GUIDE. 41
The storm was at its height, the rain was pouring in torrents and
the narrow street was flooded; but the daring boy cared little for
that and turning noted the house and number.
Then he darted away, unmindful of the rain. .
At the corner he saw the name of the street, and once more pressed
on, seemingly acquainted with the locality and aiming for a certain
oint.
° Not even a policeman was seen out in that driving rain, so the boy
amet no human being as heran along up to his ankles in water.
Here and there a light burned dimly, evidently in some sick-room,
end all else was darkness, excepting the flickering street-lamps at the
corners. Turning into another street he came 1m sight of a coloured
{amp, jutting out from a large brick house.
Toward this he ran and amoment after, dripping wet, bare-headed,
shoeless and jacketless he darted intoa room where sat several officers
in police uniform, while one wearing the badge of a captain of the
force sat behinda desk in a small adjoining room.
The boy appeared like an apparition to the officers, but he gave
them no time for thought, ashesaid: ‘Isnot that Sergeant Daly?”
end he pointed to the officer in the other room.
** Yes, itis Captain Daly, for he’s been promoted,’”’ answered an
cer.
“Ho, Murphy, any one to see me?” called out the captain. .
* Yes, sir, a boy that looks as if he’d just swum across East river,”
was the reply.
‘* Ah! I know that face, you are Will Raymond, who captured the
convict for me over a year ago,” said Captain Daly coming out.
** Yes, sir, and I’ve come to tell you a strange story, and guide you
to the den of a band of outlaws that call themselves Land Sharks for
{just escaped from them,’’ and Will spoke quickly, though with not
a particle of excitement in his manner and voice, so well did he con-
trol his feelings. :
The name of Land Sharks caused the police present to gather near
at once and appear deeply interested, while Captain Daly said:
“Tf you kmow the hiding-place of that gang, my lad, you know more
than any policeman or detective in New York has been able to find
ont.
“*T do know it, sir, and two ways of getting there; but what you
do, you must do now, as they will escape, so 1’ll tell you all i can
hile you get your men ready, and there are over a dozen in the
and. _
‘ Murphy, call up twenty men and a sergeant at once.”
Now, Master Will, for you see I have not forgotten yourname, let
me have your story.”
~~In as few words as possible, Will told of his having been stopped by
& well-dressed stranger and then sent to the den of the Land Sharks,
&3 an excuse to get him into their clutches.
His manner of getting there, and his reception he made known,
together with his acquiescence, as the outlaw supposed, in their plot
to get the reward offered for Willie Rossmore, the little son of the
Baltimore millionaire,