Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-25

ranged. e,slns Allan with fornIdable
seowi. Al discretion ne stepped back
aud turned ns n persuaded t. msnd hts
own business then swung on bis heel.
eaafht the two Ia the very act OF open.
inx the door and threw himself b..
tween them.
An elbow planted heavily IN the pit
81 tho stomach % one dlspcked az him
Tor the time hesng. A blow from the
shoulder sent the other reeling to the
gutter And Alan was Ia the tsne
menss iovefmoss hali--A foul ana
ssiiod"red place. dagk as pit the
instant the dcor Was closed. ts mark
relieved only BY tho asme q q ksns-
ssnc lamp smoking 10 a bracket near
the foot % tho stairs.
sounds 81 seuinsng OF feet we're 40.
dieie Ca the nrst landing. Allan sa.
dressed himself impesuopsiy to the
staircase, gaming us top ia halt a
dozen LEAPS. and onls IN time 10 $50 L
door SLAMMED al the forward end OF
the hall and hear a Key turned Ia ito
lock
A cluster 81 men hioek-d thr way.
We elint p2ns~ 10 wafs fer I, 20 be-
cleared but threw himself heealong
into THAR miasl and by dlss o. the
surprise had gained the closed doer
before they recovered and soaxh, to
stsS him.
Indifferent 10 thea ali. he shook tho
knob and shouted eRcrc, Kosai"
Tier cry came bach 70 him. muf-
ned scream "Alani iislpl Help"
Hacking away With . mad idea OF
throwing himself bodily asainat the
door aud breaking Il down ho Was sud.
dent, confronted by a hldeous mask Of
humanlsy-~fsoc Of man al misshaysn.
bruised and swollen ana dlsasnred
with smcsrs Of dried blood and dirty
handAsc round his temples. but none
the less sasuely Recognizable.
! Tho words that stfeamcd from ia
distorted llpa drove recognition home
Gee. fellers. iookt who's here, N
Il aint th' suy what threw me on'n
that sirder this nonln, stand back
and lei INC klil H."
/ Without the hesitation o. = heart,
beat Alan swuns heavily for the ihuss
Z jaw, The blow went nolldly home
The aan Ten like pooled GA
fandemonigm ensned, Rallyins To
their comsads. the rngfana attacked
Alan With Vne mind aud one intent
Murder would have been done then
and there had Il not been tor rotten
banisierrail. which save way. prscipi.
ta'lns the iot to the gvund moor o.
the hallway
Y simultaneously the lamp on the wall
Was struck from It's bracket and
crashed 10 thu noor. us glass well
breaking and looalns hood Of hrro
sene TO receive the burning wick. Ths
explosion follpwed instantly. Ia a
trioe The hallway was lake of burn
ins OIL. and hungry flames we're lick
ing NJ the rosslns wallpaper aud eat
Ing Into dsoayed bsseboards aud stair
treedn
SIN ngh,ing like a nadman. con
TESTING every foot OF the way. Altar
Was borne down tas hail aud out OF
the front door A s>vam OF "Fircl'
greeted him no he reeled out into the
omen J, was echoed by a dozen
throata
Tho doorway yomlied men and
women % the tenement They ch0ked
Il FOR a time, biccklng both egfesa aud
insress Ny the time thcy broke out
aud left the way clear solid wall Of
Game stood behind IL
Thrice Alan eaaayed 10 paas that
barrier Of ffe. and thrice Il threw him
back Then. struggling aud klekins
10 release himself and Try again. hs
~aa seized by n brace OF able bodied
policemen and rushed ifiy feet from
the house before LET 80.
Lack OF breath checked him momcn.
tsfliy.
lie locked up. dashlEs from his
smartiag eyea tears drawn by the
e,irlng clouds OF smoke, aud saw
vaguely at the second story window q
woman leaning out and shrissing foF
help
That II was hopeless 10 attempt tho
staircase be well knew. 'Drswihx
asida. BIO eDdessored 70 come 10 his
sober senses, and cast about for some
more feasible way 10 effect the rescue
OF his Rose.
The tenement occupied one corner
of narrow street Directly opposite.
storage warehouse stood upon the
other corner BEFORE fhis Las, vas the
common landlns stage for truck de.
liverioE. protected by shed roof.
And. suspended tram timber that
peersd out over the caves. q hosting