g individual who held the reins was anxious for immediate service. "Right this way, gents!" h

arts. The noise of the wheels upon the cobbles aroused the immediate interest of the street urchins on both sides of the thoroughfare. They threw compliments as well as stones. One, quicker than the others, managed to get a perilous hold on the back of the vehicle, only to be hurled sprawli

gutter snipe," yelled the infuri

agon, you chump," retorted t

n front of the surging gallop of the black horse. This time the driver got some revenge by lashing a couple of the

declared the engineer with a lau

a couple of stones on the seat opposite, and he leaned out of the windo

they yelled; "pas

shots with his forearm, and one he caught with his right hand as though it were a baseball, an

u, fellar!" ye

salute with a grace

ll!" he yelled u

At the sight all the fierce excitement of the chase came over Jim. He must not let that Mexican escape this time. It meant everything to get a hold of him. He would recover his

ong, Jim; you are too in

of his comrade, Ji

black pirate craft?"

oth sea, sir," replied

returned the engineer; "it may aid digestion,

," said Jim. "I can't stay below he

e engineer, "but you will have to

declared Jim. "I can reach the fo

ngineer, "but that

ver almost fell off his box in astonish

ike. "Oh! it's you is it, Mister," he changed his tone when

enially. "I want to keep an eye open to se

assured the driver; "he hain'

ahead are they?" inq

"My horse is a leetle heavy for a down grade, but you will see

m heartily; "that horse

im, he ought to be," dec

way. The lurching of the vehicle did not disturb him, and he felt a certain pleasure in the freedom from any immediate responsibility. There was an excitement, too, in not knowing where the chase would carry. It was all a strange section of the city where they now we

in which they were going, but he was determined never to lose sight of that particular hack. At this moment they reached the bo

laimed, wrathfully; "t

gy bearded face that leered back at Jim, and then he shouted some direction to t

k is in there all the

er be," gr

reet running east. "Bill" followed suit making a dangerous swerve, that almost overturned his vehicle, but it righted itself against the curb, and o

ve we gone?

es, Boss," rep

dusk," said Jim, "wit

on us," declared Bill with conviction,

to an apparently better section of the city, wher

of it, Jim," called Berwick, po

, Chief," declared Jim

e engineer. "I must sa

in the time down ther

ick; "resting up in case I hav

ergies. There will be something doing pretty soon or I

rged John Berwick. Indeed Jim did have a dampish look-h

l we overhaul those pirates," he re

he driver of the forward coupé was determined to make a clean geta