Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28
downright, 1906. BY J. B. Lippneou Co.!

they struck the door once more. The
fastenings gave way, and they plunged
into the room, only keeping their feet
by falling against a bureau which had
been rolled against the door, and which
now, with its broken mirror, stood in
their way.
The room was empty. An open win
dow told story. Hendricks swore un-
der his breath as he made bis way to the
window. He pointed to the sloping roof
Of a shed and 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.
l see where he dislodsed some of the
bricks"
Hendricks thrust his revolver into
his coat-pocket, crawled over the win
dow-sill, swung down to his full length,
and then let go, Dr. Lalnpkin was in
the window when Hendricks struck the
roof. The next instant they stood to-
gether in the yard, and minute later
had scaled the brick wall and were in
the alley.
Vehicles and workmen were going
to and fro, but the pursuers saw no ope
who appeared to be trying to escape
them. The driver of an ice wagon said
that only 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
',ad often seen him about there.
Come on" said Hendricks. "IIe may
make for the Union street elevated sta
ton. It 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
lion Hendricks cried out excitedly:
"I'll bet my life saw him going up
the steps on this side. 1t was just for
on 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. Wemay get him after all. Hang
II, here comes the train We must
catch it."
Hendricks broke into run, but the
long train slowed up overhead and came
to q 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 at
the stairs. Up he ran, like deer, TAX
ing three or four steps at time. TWAS
with the greatest difficulty that DR..
Lampkin kept up with him. Just as
Hendricks plunged through the swing
ing 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 de-
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
constituent at the two men and mo-
toned them back.
But Hendricks did not heed their
warning. Grasping the gate on the
front end Of the last car while the guard
was closing the sliding door of the car
ahead, he swung himself first to foot
hold on the platform, and then, before
the guard could prevent it, leaped ovei
the gate.
DR.. Lampkin, determining not to be
! left, swung on to the platform OF TIT