Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11

through, but he managed to grope
along it.
The minutes passed as the police
man and l watched our prisoner in the
cellar by the tube. l looked anxiously
at my watch
"Craig!" l 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 1t
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
move, as though some one was pulling
it taut. He gazed down.
Craig! Craig!" I called. "Is that
your"
No answer. But the rope still
moved Perhaps the helmet made it
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
about Elaine. l tried pulling on it.
There was something heavy on the
other end, and l kept on pulling.
At last l could make out Kennedy
dimly mounting the ladder. The
weight was the unconscious body OF
Elaine which he steadied as he mount
ed the ladder. I tugged harder and 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 to
{ overawe the prisoner, the policeman
, forced him to aid us in carrying heI
up the rickety flight of cellar steps
Kennedy followed quickly, unscrewine
I 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.
Y "Quick-quick!" he cried to the Off
Ger. "An ambulance"
) But the prisoner" the policeman
. indicated.
. "Hurry-hurry; I'll take care Of
e him." urged Craig, Selling the police
D mans pistol and thrusting it into his
pocket. Walter, help me-"
:. He was trying the ordinary methods
: of resuscitation. Meanwhile the Off
Ger had hurried out, seeking the near
e est telephone, while we worked madly
4 to bring Elaine back.
I Again and again Kennedy bent ant
outstretched her arms, trying to in
|. duce respiration again. So busy was
/ that for the moment l forgot oul
\ prisoner.
8 But Dan had seen his chance
: Noiselessly he picked up the old chaii
in the room and with 1t raised was ap
: preaching Kennedy to knock him out
:. Before l knew it myself Kennedy
had heard him. With a half instinc
q tive motion he drew the revolver from
his pocket and, almost before / coult
{ see 1t, had shot the man. Without
Q word he returned the gun to his peck
n ct and again bent over Elaine, without
Q so much as a look at the crook, who
e sank to the floor, dropping the chaii
from his nerveless hands.
8 Already the policeman had got ar
!. ambulance, which was now tearing
r along to us.
s Frantically Kennedy was working.
l. A moment he paused and looked a
T. me-hopeless.
a Just then, outside, we could heal
|. the ambulance, and doctor and two