White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07

him: John. John. Don't 60 after
him. He'll hurt you
Helplessly she peered out of the win
down and saw the two figures going
swiftly up toward the crest of the
building The seconds seemed hours
as she watched. Then she saw John
stumble and catch himself. That de-
cided her. She picked up her skirts
and stepped out on the platform her
self. Then she gingerly swung her
self out on the iron ladder and com
menced to climb upward. She saw the
thief reach the cornice and crawl over.
then John. She struggled OH up sob
bingly. bruising her tender hands on
the rusty rods. Once or twice she
stopped and called: "Johnl joint"
There was no answer.
Then she realized that there was an
ther on the ladder below her. She
nearly lost her grip and fell. Surely
1t must be some accomplice of the
thief! She FASTENED her way up the
ladder. not daring TO look down again.
At last she gained the %cornice. where
the ladder ZEN suddenly outward and
she must p~erforce almost hang sus-
pended by her hands. But she man.
aged to this difficulty and
stumbled forward on the roof of the
hotel.
At first glance she saw no one. The
roof was huge, broken here and there
by ~skyIights and chimneys and air
.hoct. nbx .baIaurc IN k hy thu unaovS
lay dark and strange across the tarry
gravel.
"John. Johnr' she called softly.
Then again. In terror. she cried shrilly:
John. Oh. Johnw
At that moment the figure of the
masked mar slipped from behind one
Of the chimneys and made for the IRE
escape. She realized that he was es-
Gaping. Where was John? She
cred. Could he be killed? She cried
again. "John"
She stood directly In the way Of tho
man making for the ladder, and he
paused at the sight Of that eerie figure.
The hesitation was fatal to his pur-
pose. Dorr darted across the roof and
grasped for him. With a swift urn
the thief leaped Over a skylight and
| commenced to run hither and thither,
trying to evade John. who was not to
be put off now that he had full sight
of his quarry.
Ruth watched the chase with hands
tensely clasped over her bosom. She
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full moonlight, near the edge of the
roof. nor did she move when Dorr fin
ally caught his man and tripped him.
They fell together on the roof and
rolled over and over. each trying to
balk the other of a good hold. The
fighting was furious. for Pell, still I'M
der the spell of drugs. was possessed
OF tremendous strength which even
DORIS hard muscles could not over
come.
Suddenly Ruth heard "A familiar
voice behind her saying. I'm be dad
blamed If 1t amt n fight" She did not
turn. Her eyes were fixed on the two
writhing men.
Suddenly Pell started to roll over to
ward the edge of the roof. dragging
John after him. This new danger ap
palled the girl. She watched with fas
cinated eyes.
John Dorr was well out of breath by
this time and knew his man. 1t was
a desperate struggle. for the thief was
fighting for his freedom and possibly
! b;c re- c. n,r, ,o+tloI In.y, - hold
him until his wild strength ebbed and
he could handle him.
Henry Pell. on the other hand. knew
precisely his plight and saw with ex.
aetness what would happen to him un-
.ess he escaped the huge arms that
tied him down. Like all men of his
class, he was ayerse to carrying weap-
ons. Tonight he cursed himself for be
ing unarmed. One shot, the fire escape
and away, That being impossible, he
planned another mode of getting away
In pursuance of 1t. he gradually work
ed himself nearer and nearer to the
escape ladder. If he could once get
his hands on those iron rails and swing
himself over. his assailant must in
eyitably either let go or drop over
Pell knew the steel strength of his
own arms, practiced for years in just
such tricks.
But the presence of a second man
right in front of the ladder. as he
perceived through his blurred eyes.
rendered that hope out of the ques-
ton. In desperate fury he kicked
Dorr violently, tore one arm loose and
drove his bony fist like a bullet into
Johns throat.
This forced Dorr for the moment to
let him go. Pell rushed swiftly toward
the ladder. He was halted by the
sight of Il perfectly level gun held In
the hand of a man who evidently knew
how to use 1t. He darted back. and
John caught him again, this time with
a well directed blow that felled him
A second later the thief was helpless.
lying almost at the very edge Of the
roof. He was trapped and he knew it.