The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11

trent Elaine's Chest slowly Begins =
nd Fall.
1T was just about big enough to get
through, but he managed to grope
along it.
The minutes passed as the police
man and j watched our prisoner IN the
cellar by the tube. ] looked anxfously
at my watch.
Craig" 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 shelf-like aperture in the
sewer chamber. and gazed about. It
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, APP
4 parently dead.
ID desperation Craig carried her
down the ladder. 5
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 of3the horrible gas told me
that he was right
Listen, said the policeman.
EI- II !, i.8s i. n n 4
There was, indeed. a 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! e called. rs that
you?'' q.
No answer. But the rope still
moved Perhaps the helmet made it
impossible for him to hear
5s4.. 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.
shout He had taken a turn of the rope
about Elaine. tried pulling on it..
There was something heavy on the
a other end, and I kept on pulling.
At last 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. Itugged 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.
tions for resuscitation.
.No-no! cried Kennedy. Not
here--take her up where the air Ia
fresher.'
With his revolver still drawn. to
oyerawe the prisoner, the policeman
forced him to aid us in carrying her
up the rickety flight OF cellar steps.
Kennedy followed quickly, unscrewing
esoxygen helmet as he went
In the deserted living room we de-.
posted our senseless burden, while
Kennedy, the helmet on now. bent,
over her. fss3
.Quicl- quick he cried to the ON
Ger. An ambulance."
But the prisoner the policeman.
Indicated.
Hurry hurry; I'll take care Of
\ him., urged Craig. selling the police.
mans pistol and thrusting 1t into his
pocket Walter, help me-
. He5was trying the ordinary methods.
Of resuscitation. Meanwhile the off
cer3had hurried out. seeking the near
est telephone while We worked mad1y4
to bring Elaine back.
Again and again Kennedy bent and
outstretched her arms, trying to IN
duce. respiration again. So busy was
~ that for the moment I forgot our.
prisoner. IA
But Dan had seen his chance,
Y Noiselessly he picked up the old chair
In the room and with 1t raised was ap-
preaching Kennedy to knock him out
ss Before i knew 1t myself Kennedy
had heard him. With al half instinc-..
tive motion he drew the revolver from
his pocket and. almost before could!
y see It, had shot the man. Without al
word he returned the gun to his peck.
ct and again bent over Elaine thout5
~ so much as a look at the. crook. who
] sank to; the floor. dropping the chair
from his nerveless hands.
Already the policeman had got an
ambulance. which was now tearing
along to us. III t N
F'ranticalIy Kennedy was working.
moment he paused and looked at
me hopeless. 8:sA
Just then. outside. We could hear
the ambulance. and doctor and two