The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-05-27

IL was just about big enough TO ge'
through. but he managed to grope
along IL
The minutes passed az the police
man and ! watched our prisoner In the
cellar by the tube. ! looked a~nxiously
at my watch.
"Craigl" | shouted at last, unable
TO control my fears for him.
No answer.
BY this time Craig had ONE 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 10 a shelf.like aperture In the
sewer chamber. and gazed about II
was horribly dark. He reached out
and felt a piece OF cloth Anxiously he
pulled on II. Then he reached further
into the darkness.
There was Elaine, unconscious, up
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 H." advised the police
man. You'll never get out"
One whiff OF the horrible gas told me
that he was right.
Listen said the policeman
There was. indeed. a faint noise from
the black depths below US. A rope
a,ongside the rough ladder began TO
move. as though some n was pulling
II taut. He gazed down.
Craig. Craig" ! called. us that
you?"
No answer. But the rope still
moved. Perhaps the helmet made II
impossible for him TO hear.
lie 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 20 attract my
attention, he could neither hear nor
shout He had taken n turn OF the rope
about Elaine. ! tried pulling on II.
There was something heavy on the
other end, and ! kept on pulling,
At last ! could make ~ Kennedy
dimly mounting the ladder. The
weight was the unconscious body OF
Elaine which he steadied as he mount
ed the ladder. tugged harder and he
slowly came up,
Together, at last, the policeman and
I reached down and pulled them out,
We placed Elaine on he cellar foor
as comfortably as was possible, and
the policeman began his first aid mo-
|, tions for resuscitation.
"So-no." cried Kennedy. Not
here-take her up where the air ID
fresher."
With his revolver st,ll drawn 10
overawe the prisoner. the policeman
|, forced him 10 aid US In carrying her
up the rickety flight OF cellar steps
Kennedy followed quickly, unscrewing
the oxygen helmet as he went.
In the deserted living room We de
posted our senseless burden, while
Kennedy. the helmet of now, bent
over her.
, "Quick-quick!" he cried TO the Off
Ger. An ambulance"
, But the prisoner" abe policeman
indicated.
"Hurry-hurry; I'll take care Of
him" urged Craig. selling the police
mans pistol and thrusting It INTO his
pocket. Walter. help me-"
He vas trying the ordinary methods
: OF resuscitation Meanwhile the on
Ger had hurried out seeking the near
est telephone, while we worked madly
to bring Elaine back.
I Again and again Kennedy bent ant
outstretched her arms. trying TO in
/. duce respiration again, SO busy wa,
that for the moment l forgot oul
prisoner.
But Dan had seen his chance
Noiselessly he picked up the old chair
In the roo and with II raised was ap
preaching Kennedy 10 knocA him out
;. Before knew II myself Kennel,
had heard him. With a half instinc
Q tive motion he drew the revolver from
his pocket and, almost before ! coulC
I see II, had shot the man. Without |
Q word he returned the gun TO his peck
a ct and again bent over Elaine, withou
so much as a look at the crook, VIII,
e sank 10 the floor, dropping the cha!
from his neryeless hands.
8 Already the policeman had got al
ambulance, which was now tearinj
r along 10 US.
8 Frantically Kennedy was working.
A moment he paused and looked a
me-hopeless.
a Just then. outside, we could hea
the ambulance. and a doctor and tw