Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-01

hickey was using tbs HeSoiVeT'
turned upwards in a suppositltious at
tempt to discern the location OF the
dark car.
Hickey. by firing prematurely. lent
him adventurous aid. The criminal re-
piled with spirit. aiming at the fash,
his bullet scattering against the back
wall of the shaft. Hickey's next bullet
rang with bell-like note against the
mstal-work. Anisty's presumably went
wide-though Maitland could have
sworn he felt the cold kiss OF It's
breath upon his cheek. And the lighted
cage rocked past and up.
Maitland needed no admonition &c
pursue: his blood was up, his heart
singing with the lust Of the man-hunt.
Yet Anisty was rapidly leaving them,
kis car soaring at an appalling pace.
Towards the top he evidently made
some attempt to slow up, but either
he was ignorant OF the management OF
the lever, or else the thing had got
beyond control. The cage rammed
the buffers with q crash that echoed
through the sounding halls like peal
Of thunder-claps: 1t was instantane
ously plunged into darkness. There
followed a splintering and rend!ns
sound, and Maitland, heart in mouth
could make out dimly a dark. falling
shadow in the further shaft. Yet ere
1t had descended a score OF feet the
safety-clutCh acted and, with third
tremendous jar. shaking the building
the car halted.
Hickey and Maitland were then some
five floors below. Stop 'er at 10. or,
dered the detective. There was . lit
of exuItancy in his voice. I'VE got
him now. all right, all right. He'll try
to &c. down by-There!" Overhead
the crash Of a gate forced open was
followed by a scurry Of footsteps owe.
the thing. Stop 'er and we'll head
him OF So now-eeeasy
Maitland shut on tho power as the
car reached the nineteenth floor
Hickey opened the gate and jumped
out shut that" he commanded
sharply. as Maitland followed him.
in case Re gets past US.
He paused a moment In thought
heavy head on bulIleck dropping for
ward as he stared toward the rear OF
the building. He was fearless ana re
sourccfuI. for all his many deficiencies
Maitland found time. quantity enough
TO regard him with detached curiosity
tno oil that
best and wors: in hts order. Endowed
with exceptional courage. his ad'
dress in emergencies seemed alto
ge,hcr admirable.
"Yeh guarysthem stairs" he decided,
suddenly. I'll run through this hall,
nd see what's doing. Don't hesitate
To shoot IL he tries 10 jump yeh. And
Vas gone ciImping bTishly down the
corridor 10 the rear.
Maitland, yielding the initiative TO
the others superior generalShip. stood
sentinel. revolver in hand. until the
detective returned. ovcrheatcd and
sweating. from his tour. To reror:
''nn;hir' doia'." with Characteristic
breysty. He bad the same report TO
make on both the twentieth and ;wen-
,y-srs; foors. where the same pro
cs1rre was observed: but as the latter
was reached unexpected and very wei
soaae achievements Serr gained by
y" arrival Of third car. containing
th.cc r&tToimen and one Touadsman-
Yet numbers created delay: Hickey
was seized and compelled TO pant cN-
plssa'io1s 90 his supreme disgust
And. suddenly imraiicn; beyond On
DURANGO, Ma'land lef, th"m and alone
sTra-E uD tho stairs.
That 'his vas simple fOolhardiness
may 10 granted without dispute. But
20 must b" borne IN MAD that nc vas
veTy vUua= and ardent. very greatly
tertu!tcd On behalf o. an actor In