"That's how the boy got the nickname of 'tag.' He won't work, and lives on other people's work.

Anything that he can say 'tag' to he thinks belongs to him." "Then, in other words, sir," asked Dave Darrin, "Tag Mosher is just a plain thief ?" "A good deal that way," replied the deputy.

"But with this difference: Up to date Tag never stole anything except what he needed at the moment for his own comfort.

He never robbed people to enrich himself, but just to save himself the trouble of working.

Now, however, we've a more serious charge against him." "What ?" asked Dick, "I don't know whether the courts will call it felonious assault," replied the deputy.