The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

threateningly A shout from Kennedy
caused him to turn and run down the
flight of stairs, Kennedy closely be-
hind him.
In the main hall OF the apartment
house were two elevator shafts facing
the street entrance, some twenty-five
or thirty feet away. Through the
street door the janitor and two or
three other men were running in.
They had heard the noise of the fight
ing above.
Escape to the street was cut off.
We were behind him on the flight Of
stairs.
Long Sin did not hesitate a mo-
ment. He ran to the elevator, the
| door of which was open, seized the
elevator boy and sent him sprawling
on the marble floor Then he slammed
| the door and the elevator shot up.
Kennedy was only few feet be-
| hind, and he took in the situation at
a glance. He leaped into the other ele-
vator, and before the surprised boy
| could interfere shot it up only few
| feet behind Long Sin.
1t was wild race to the roof. Long
| Sin had the start, and as the eleva-
tor reached the top floor he flung it
open, dashed out and through door
up to the roof itself.
A second later Kennedy's elevator
stopped. Craig leaped out and fired
his last shot at the legs of Long Sin
as he disappeared at the top of the
flight of stairs to the roof He flung
| the revolver from him and followed.
| Without a moments hesitation Ken.
nedy threw himself at Long Sin. They
struggled with each other. Finally
Long Sin managed to wrench one arm
loose and raise the Tong ak over Ken
nedy's head.
| Kennedy lodged back AS he did
so he tripped on the very edge OF
the roof and went sliding down the
states Of the mansard.
Fortunately he was able to catch
himself in the gutter.
1t was the opportunity that Long
Sin wanted. He started across the
rope, which he had stretched from
the apartment house to the building
across the court, with all the deftness
of the most expert Chinese acrobat.
By this time had reached the roof
followed by the janitor and the ele
vator boys.
| Kennedy was now crawling up the
| lDs~ 4; a1f h
could by some of the ornamental iron
works
Long Sin had reached the roof or
the opposite side as We ran across II
the direction of the taut rope.
A moment later he turned ant
bowed at us mockingly, then disap
peared behind a skylight.
Kennedy did not stop an instant.
"You fellows go to the street ant
see if you can head him off that way,
he cried. "Stay here, Walter" -
Before | knew it he had seized tht
rope and was going across to the othe1
building hand over hand. 1t was {
perilous undertaking
Kennedy had almost reached thu
other roof when suddenly from behint
the skylight stepped Long Sin. Witt
wicked leer, he advanced to thu
edge of the roof, his ak upraised.
looked across the yawning chasm, hor
rified
Slowly Long Sin raised his AK above
his head, gathering all the strength
which he had, waiting for Kennedy t.
approach closer Kennedy stopped
Swiftly the ak descended, slashing thu
rope at one blow.
Like the weight of pendulum Ken
nedy swung back against our owl
building, managing to keep his hole
on the rope with superhumal
strength.
There was a tremendous shatterin,
of glass.
The rope had been just long enough
to make him strike a window and h
had gone crashing through the glas
three floors below.
I dashed down the stairs and int
the apartment. Kennedy was badl,
cut
Help me, quick, Walter" he urged
moving toward the elevators.
Meanwhile Long Sin had quickl
dived down into the next building. /
few moments later he had come out ol
the ground floor at the rear.
Gazing about to see whether he wa
followed, he disappeared.
|
Back in the apartment Elaine an
Aunt Josephine were just about t
run out when the two Cinnamon VIII
had been knocked out recovered. On
of them threw himself on Elaine
Aunt Josephine tried to ward him on
but the other one struck her an
threw her down.
Before she could recover they ha
seized Elaine.
With a hasty cultural exclamation
they picked her up and ran out. In
stead OF going downstairs they crosses
the hallway, slamming the door behin'
them.
AS Kennedy and | reached tn
ground floor we saw the janitor am
one of the elevator boys on either sid
of Aunt Josephine.
Elaine! Elaine." she cried.
whats the natter" demande
Kennedy, leaning heavily on me.
They have kidnapped her." erie
Aunt Josephine.
Kennedy pulled himself together.
Tell me. quick-how did 1t haT
pen?" he demanded of Aunt JOSEPH
ine