The Boy Who Ran Away with His Dog

In company with his faithful companion, an intelligent old dog, Warren Mallory, the 9-year-old boy who has a mania for running away from home, is confined in the city jail. The boy and the dog were picked up by Detectives Fitzgerald and Ellison on Pacific Avenue last night, after they had enjoyed a reckless vacation of three days from the parental roof. Warren proved a good provider for his canine friend. From the rear of restaurants and from friendly bread wagon drivers, he managed to secure the necessary board for two days, and at night they slept together under an old building in the neighborhood of their home. On the third day, Warren became more desperate. As he strolled along the waterfront, he came across a boy younger than himself, named Jimmy O'Hara, who displayed evidences of having plenty of ready cash. Warren needed some money; he was hungry, so was his dog. A miniature hold-up was the result. Warren got $1.15 in plunder, with which he bought a royal meal for himself and dog. He then met a friend and the three companions took in a 10-cent show on Pacific Avenue. But here events took a sudden change. The lad's father, a street car conductor, had seen Warren enter the theater and notified the police. At the police station, the boy was locked in a cell, while the dog was left out on the street. The latter waited impatiently for his little master to appear, but as night approached, the dog began a mournful wailing which kept growing in volume until the police were forced to let the canine enter the cell with his master. The father of the boy called at the police station this morning and will endeavor to have him committed to the reform school. When the reform school was mentioned, the lad broke down and cried, saying he would rather stay at home with his stepmother than go to the reform school.