shoulders and held his breath. Puggy stopped and shot a quick glance of suspicion at him. He seemed about to seize Speedy by the shoulders and swing him around to question him. Then, doubtless urged on by the necessity of haste if he were to meet Joe, Callahan muttered something about "You poor nut" and hurried on.
Speedy waited until he feared he might lose Puggy in the sidewalk crowds, then ventured to hasten after him. He had caught practically all of the conversation between the crook and the girl and he was very much encouraged. He felt now that he was on the right track. The mysterious "Joe" was evidently the man who had been in charge of abducting Nellie and the car. If luck only stayed with Speedy and he could manage to be present at the impending meeting between Puggy and Joe, he might even learn where the missing car had been hidden.
Two sharp little barks at his feet reminded Speedy that he was not unaccompanied. King Tut, his little dog, had managed to keep up the swift pace and at the same time avoid being run over by trucks at the street crossings or by just as dangerous humans on the crowded sidewalks. King Tut seemed to sense that something climactic was in the air and was sounding his battle cry preliminary to plunging into the second stage of the pursuit of Puggy Callahan.
A few blocks farther along and disaster almost overtook Speedy. Callahan had apparently scented that he was being followed. Several times he had
