arance on the scene and effected the capture of Morgan.
Marlowe succeeded in effecting his escape, but the police are on his
track, and his haunts in the city being known, there is every reason
to believe that he will be captured. Great credit is due to the boy
Paul, through whose bravery and good judgment Mr. Talbot's house has
been saved from robbery, and probably two noted desperadoes captured."

Paul read this paragraph with pleasure, as may readily be supposed. He
was glad to find that his efforts in Mr. Talbot's behalf were likely
to secure recognition.

"I never thought of getting into the papers," he said, looking up. "I
don't see how the reporters found out about it."

"Oh, the reporters are everywhere. Probably they call every evening at
police quarters and obtain information of all such cases. You see,
Paul, you are getting famous."

"I only did what I ought to do," said Paul, modestly.

"I agree to that, but that is more than many of us can say. If we all
could say it with justice, we should have a very different world from
what we have at present."

"Besides," said Paul, who, though he liked praise, wanted to be just,
"there is some one else, a boy, too, who had more to do with the
affair than I."

"Who was that?"

"The boy who told me the house was to be entered."

"Tell me all about it. I told you I knew all about it, but there is
one thing the paper does not explain how you found out the plans of
those villains."

"I will tell you, sir. One day I saw a boy in front of the
eating-house where I usually dine, who looked hungry. I have known
what it was to be hungry myself, and I pitied him. So I asked him in
and gave him some dinner. I think it was the next day that he came
round and asked me if I did not live in Mr. Talbot's house on Madison
avenue. He said the man he lived with and another were intending to
break into it and rob the safe. They seemed to know that my mother and
myself were the only ones who occupied it."

"How old a boy was he?"

"I don't know his age. He looks about twelve, but he may be older."

"What do you suppose made him bring you the information?"

"I think he felt grateful for the dinner I gave him."

"Did you see him more than once?"

"Yes, several times. It seems the two men intended at first to make
the attempt this evening, but for some reason they came to distrust
the boy, who was acquainted with their plans, and fixed it for
Saturday. They didn't intend t