The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-04

over his face. AZ last he had us In
his power.
lie drew long. wiokod-looking Chi
nese knife and carefully tested its
edge. Il was keen.
In the sitting room Elaine. Aunt
Tabby and Joshua had been listening
intently at the fireplace but hearing
nothing.
They we're now getting decidedly
worried Finally the fumes which we
had released made their way 10 the
room.
Il can't stand Il any longer" cried
Elaine "Im going down there 10 see
what has become OF them"
Aunt Tabby and Joshua tried TO
stop her. but she broke away from
Them and went down the ladder Rusty
leaped down after her
Joshua tried 10 follow, but Aunt
Tabby held him back He would have
gone, too. II she had not managed 10
strike the spring and shut the door,
closing up the passageway.
Joshua got angry then. You are
making a coward OF me-" he cried.
beating on the panel with the butt of
his gun and struggling to open II.
Elaine was now makiDg her way as
rapidly as she could through the tun-
mel. with Rusty beside her.
II was just as Long Sin had raised
his knife that the sound OF footsteps
alarmed him.
He paused and leaped 70 his feet.
There was no time for either
10 retreat He started toward Elaine
and seized her roughly.
Back and forth over the rocky floor
they struggled As they fought. she
with frantic strength, he craftily, he
backed her slowly up against the prop
that upheld the roof.
He raised his keen krife.
She recoiled The prop, none too
strong. suddenly gave way under her
weight
The whole roof OF the chamber fell
with a crash, earth and stone over.
whelming Elaine and her assailant.
BY this time Joshua had left the
house and had gone ont into the gar
den to get something TO pry open the
fireplace door.
or sudden, TO his utter amazement.
a few feet from him. H. seemed as If
the very earth sank in his garden, leav-
ing yawning chasm.
He looked, unable TO make It out.
Before his very eyes a strange fig
ure. the figure of Ioong Sin in his oxy-
gen helmet appeared. struggling up,
as If by magic, from the very earth,
shaking the debris IN himself, as a
dog would shake Off :ne water after
plunge in a pond.
Long Sin was gore IN moment
Then again the esrth began to move
A paw appeared, then a sharp black
nose, and a moment later Rusty, too,
dug himself out.
Joshua had run into the house to ges
a spade. when Rusty, like a shot, bolf
ed for the house, took the window at a
leap and. all covered with earth, land
ed before Joshua and Aunt Tabby.
"See!-he went down there-noT
he's here!" cried Aunt Tabby, point
ing at the fireplace, then looking at the
Rusty was running back and forth
from Joshua to the window.
Follow him!" cred Aunt Tabby.
Rusty led the way back again to the
garden, to the cav@in.
"Elaine!" gasped Aunt Tabby
BY this time Joshua was digging fu
riously.
Aunt Tabby rushed up as Joshua
laid down the spade and lifted out |
Elaine.
They were about to carry her in o
the house, when she cried weakly, bit |
with all her remaining strength:
"No-no- Dig! Craig-Walte.''
she managed to gasp.
Rusty, too. was still at it, Joshua
ell to again. Man and dog worked
with a will
There they are:" cried Elaine, as
Ill three pulled us out, unconscious hat
still alive.
Though we did not know it, they
carried us into the house, While Elaine
md Aunt Tabby hustled about to gst
to revive us.
At last I opened my eyes and ssE
he motherly Aunt Tabby bending over
me- Craig was already revived, weaE,
tut ready now to Go anything Elaitie
as she held his hand ami
troked his forehead softly.
Meanwhile Long Sin had made nis
way to the automobile, where his NAV
er, WI, waited impatiently.
did you get it?" asked WI eagerly.
Long Sin showed him the box
Hurry, master!" he cried breate-
essly, leaping into the car and strug-
ling to take off the helmet as thsy
rove away. They may be here-kt
ny moment"
The machine was off like a shot, and
ven if we had been free, we could MT
ow have caught 1t.
Back in Wu's sumptuous apartme2t,
lter, WI and his slave, Long SLu,
fter their hurried ride, dismissed Ill
he servants and placed the little fyDx
n the table. WI rose and locked TIA
oor.
Then, together, they took a sharp
Instrument and tried to pry off the lid
the box.
The lid few off. They gazed in
agerly.
Inside was a smaller box, which WI
eiZed and opened.
There, on the plush cushion, lay