Daily camera., 1897-07-26

acted with the rapidity of lightning
She ran between Hendricks and the foo
of the stairs, and with outstretchet
arms stood in his way.
What has he done? What are yo,
going to do with him ?" she said. III,
is my brother, and"
Pardon me! I must do it," ant
Hendricks caught her arm, pushed he
back towards the hall door. and signal
ing to DR.. Lampkin, who had deter
mined to be as agile as his friend, sprang
up the stairs. Hendricks was as activ,
as greyhound, and he was half way W
the flight before the doctor had started
DR.. Lampkin caught up with him a
the closed door of the back room on the
second floor. He was trying to force i
open with his right hand, while in thu
left he held his revolver
Hang him, he's on to us!" painted thu
detective. THAT kid made too mucf
noise. Get out your gun, and come
against the door with me. Quick! WE
must smash it. The lock is strong"
They struck the door simultaneously
1t did not yield at first. and the house
shook. and resounded with the hollow
noise. There was a startled cry from
below. a woman's voice, and then steps
on the stairs.
''Quick! come again!" grunted the
detective; and shoulder to shoulder
they struck the door once more. The
fastenings gave way, and they plunged
into the room, only keeping their fee
by falling against a bureau which hac
been rolled against the door, and which
now, with it's broken mirror, stood il
their way.
The room was empty. An open win
dow told story. Hendricks swore un.
der his breath as he made his way to the
window. He pointed to the sloping root
of shed ar1 a pile of boxes below.
That's the way he went. Come on!
we must not wait to run round the
block. We are as nimble as he is. He
went over that rear wall into the alley
| see where he dislodged some Of the
bricks"
Hendricks thrust his revolver into
his coat-,ocket, crawled over the win
dow-sIll, swung down to his full length
and then let go. DR.. Lampkin was in
the window when Hendricks struck the
roof. The next instant they stood to-
gether in the yard, and minute later
cd l, ,,1, nd II,
the alley.
Vehicles and workmen were going
to and fro, but the pursuers saw no one
who appeared to be trying to escape
them. The driver of an ice wagon said
that only a minute before man had
sprung over the wall, and, laughing
heartily, had run towards the street
on the right. The iceman thought he
was playing joke on some one, as he
had often seen him about there.
''Come on said Hendricks. "He may
make for the Union street elevated sta
ton. 1t is about our only chance"
Turning into Union street, the pur-
suers made all the speed possible to-
wards the station, looking about them
as they went.
When within half block of the sta
ton Hendricks cried out excitedly:
"Pl bet my life l saw him going up
the steps on this side. 1t was just for
an instant, as he turned the corner of
the stairway. | saw a white-headed.
slender fellow, and he was going too
fast not to be trying to escape some
thing. We may get him after all. Hang
catch it,
Hendricks broke into run, but the
long train slowed up overhead and came
to stop just as they reached the foot
of the steps. A wild look of mingled
anger and disappointment swept over
the face of the detective as he dashed =
the stairs. Up he ran, like deer, tall:
ing three or four steps at tine. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that DR..
Lampkin kept up with him. Just as
Hendricks plunged through the swing
i. door leading to the train steam Was
heard escaping from the engine. The
guards on the platform of the cars
were jerking the bell cord and closing
the gates.
"Wait, for Gods sake!" yelled the,
tective, as he darted past the man who
was receiving the tickets. and reached
the nearest car. But the gates were
closed and the train was moving. The
guards, as they swept by, stared in as
tonishment at the two men and mo-
toned them ha0l.
ITO be Continued.]
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