Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-09
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Three fur n1e.s cane slowly.
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termined not 70 bstray . thins.N Yet
the harder she tried % ccntTol TIE out
ward expression 81 her tsollneD the
more she betrayed herself % the IN
ward blood pressure which ne 1ncAn-
ny little Instrument bafDre m ~
corded. 81 ~
A. Kennedy kept on counting the
indicator slowly. bat steadily, rose.
registering her suppressed emotions.
Elaine and watched the dial. bending
over Il with intense Interest.
Outside IN the han. WI had again
come to the laboratory door. Thisl
time he drew out his hey and softly
opened Il and entered. For . moment
he stood eonfronting Inex. alone n the
chair. Quickly he raised his finger
to his lips. indicating silence. q
Kennedy kept On counting. As he
neared the right number WI drew q
revolver and raised It high over his,
head. Twice he shot into the air.
Suddenly, just before the shots, the
dial had unaccountably jumped ten
or . dozen points. What did It mean =
| held II up ana Kennedy looked ct Il
In wonder. He was about to take =
step toward the laboratory when the
pistol shots rang out The dial hand
fell back 10 zero!
We rushed into the Laboratory. Inca
Lay back IL the chair. apparently dead.
Not sopt vas q light. bat the hall
door was open, !
Come on shouted Kennedy. hurry:
ing ont into the hall. g vas about
70 stop before mex
/ followed and EIalne came along
after me. pausing ct the door to watch
10 hln down the hall
Slowly 3 cabinet under the Iabora-
tory table back Of her swung open,
aud the evil. murderous face Of the
Chinese master criminal appeared
from the refuge to which he had
dropped after the shots which he
had fired 70 brighten Inez. Silently he
crept toward Elaine, standing with her
back ID him.
With one powerful movement he
swept Elaine back into the laboratory
and to the door and slammed the
door, locking Il. Another Instant and
he ran to Inez and pnfastened her.
She had merely tainted and was now
coming to.
Down the hall We had discovered no
ono when suddenly We heard the sti-
ned scream OF Elaine. Back wefrushed
to the door. But II was locked and
iammed.
WI had finished releasing Inez By
this time and. with her. rushed into
the back room. As he did 80 Elaine
managed to get to her feet and fol-
low 81 time to see WI smash the vim
dow to the ire-eseape with chair
and half shove Ines through to safety.
He was about to follow when he
spied the sphygm0graph and seized II.
That brought him face to face with
Elaine. She snatched the record from
him With an oath he struggled with
her for Il.
BY this time Kennedy and had
forced the door and were IN the out
or laboratory.
WI had bent Elaine back over the
table and had drawn long knife. As
he poised II over her he heard us
coming. Our shouts seemed to give
Elaine redoubled strength. She broke
away just as WI stabbed ftiriously,
and the knife point was detected BIZ
the sphygmograph.
There was not an instant to lose,
and WI fairly dived out Of the win.
dow As We rushed II Kennedy
paused to reasshre himself Of Elaine's
safety, but plunged after WI, my
revolver drawn.
Wildly shot down from the win
dow at his retreating form. He had
almost reached the ground when !
saw him etagger and fall the rest Of
the way. One Of my shots had taken
effect. but had used them all
/ started after him. But ss he
slid the last two or three steps into
. heap on the ground. Inez caught him
IN her arms. Half supporting. half
pulling. she managed to assist the
dazed and wounded criminal along.
At the curb was closed car. with
driver, waiting. She showed him In
and tumblsd IN after him herself, as
the car moved swiftly away.
BY this time / had reached the
ground and reloaded my gun ss
ran along. I fired several shots. But,
though / struck the car, don't think
Iadid any damage, for It continued to
gain apeed The chase WAS homeless