The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-22

manded.
The man snarled some kind of re-
ply, refusing to say word about her.
Tell me-" repeated Kennedy
"Humphi' snorted the prisoner, more
close-mouthed than ever.
Kennedy was furious. AS he sent
the man Keeling away from him he
seized the oxygen helmet and began
putting 1t on. There was only one
thing to do-to follow the clue of the
golden strands Of hair.
Down into the pest hole he went his
head protected by the oxygen helmet.
AS he cautiously took one step after
another down a series of iron rungs
inside the hole, he found that the wa
ter was up to his chest At the bot
tom of the perpendicular pit was
narrow, low passageway leading off.
1t was just about big enough to get
through, but he managed to grope
| along it
The minutes passed as the police
man and watched our prisoner In the
cellar by the tube. l looked anxiously
at my watch.
"Craig!" I shouted at last, unable
to control my fears for him.
No answer.
BY this time Craig had come to a
small, open chamber, into which the
viaduct widened On the wall he found
another series of iron rungs, up which
he climbed. The gas was terrible
AS he neared the top Of the ladder
he came to a shelf-like aperture in the
sewer chamber, and gazed about. It
was horribly dark. He reached out
and felt piece of cloth. Anxiously he
pulled on it. Then he reached further
into the darkness.
There was Elaine, unconscious, ap-
parently dead.
In desperation Craig carried her
| down the ladder.
With our prisoner we could only look
helplessly around
by George. I'm going down after
him." cried In desperation.
Don't do it" advised the police
man You'll never get out"
One Whit of the horrible gas told me
that he was right.
Listen" said the policeman.
There was, indeed, faint noise from
the black depths below us. A rope
! alongside the rough ladder began to
i move, as though some one was pulling
it taut. He gazed down.
Craig! Craig!" l called. rs that
your"
No answer But the rope still
moved Perhaps the helmet made 1t
impossible for him to hear.
| He had struggled back in the swirl
ing current almost exhausted by his
helpless burden. Holding Elaine's
head above the surface of the water
and pulling on the rope to attract my
attention, he could neither hear nor
shout He had taken turn of the rope
! about Elaine I tried pulling on it.
There was something heavy on the
other end, and kept on pulling.
At last I could make out Kennedy
dimly mounting the ladder. The
weight was the unconscious body OF
Elaine which he steadied as he mount
| gu lH0 lauueI. tuS5Cu hdl uOA ai4u he
slowly came up
Together, at last, the policeman and
reached down and pulled them out.
We placed Elaine on the cellar floor
as comfortably as was possible, and
the policeman began his first aid mo
lions for resuscitation.
'No-no!" cried Kennedy. MOT
here-take her up where the air is
fresher."
With his revolver still drawn tc
overawe the prisoner, the policeman
forced him to aid us in carrying hel
up the rickety fight of cellar steps
Kennedy followed quickly, unscrewine
the oxygen helmet as he went
In the deserted living room we de
posted our senseless burden, while
Kennedy, the helmet off now, bent
over her.
"Quick-quickl" he cried to the off
Ger. IAN ambulance!"
But the prisoner" the policeman
indicated.
"Hurry-hurry; I'll take care O
him." urged Craig, Selling the police
mans pistol and thrusting it into hi
pocket. Walter help me-"
He was trying the ordinary methods
of resuscitation. Meanwhile the off
Ger had hurried out. seeking the near
est telephone, while we worked madly
to bring Elaine back.
Again and again Kennedy bent ant
outstretched her arms, trying to in
duce respiration again. So busy wal
that for the moment l forgot GU
prisoner.
But Dan had seen his chance
Noiselessly he picked up the old chat
in the room and with 1t raised was az
preaching Kennedy to knock him out
Before l knew it myself Kennel.