The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-26
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"Tvo7" went on Kennedy.

came slowly
Jnez's face. though we could not an.
Il. was tense and set. She seemed ds.
termined not TO betrsy a thing. va,
The harder che tried to control the our.
ward expression OF her feelings IN.
more she betrayed herself by the in.
ward blood pressure which the uncan.
ny little instrument before US "a.
corded.
As Kennedy kept on counting the
Indicator slowly. but steadily, rose.
registering her suppressed emotions.
Elaine and | watched the dial, bendins
over II with intense interest.
Outside In the hall. WI had again
come to the laboratory door. Thls
time he drew out his key and softly
opened Il and entered. For a
he stood confronting Inez, alone in the
chair. Quickly he raised his finger
l., his lips, indicating silence.
Kennedy kept on counting. As he
neared the right number WI drew a
revolver and raised II high over his
head. Twice he shot into the air.
Suddenly. just before the shots. the
dial had ~unaccountably Jumped ten
or a dozen points. What did II mean,
I held IL up and Kennedy looked at Il
in wonder. lie was about to take q
step toward the laboratory when the
pistol shots rang out. The dial hand
fell back to zero!
We rushed into the laboratory. Ines
lay back In the chair. apparently dett.
Not q soul was In sight, but the hall
door was open.
Come on" shouted Kennedy, hurry.
ing out into the hall. as | was about
to stop before lnez.
followed and Elaine came along
after the, pausing at the door TO watch
US run down the hall.
Slowly a cabinet under the labc,a.
tory table back OF her swung open.
and 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 to Brighten lnez. Silently he
crept toward Elaine. standing with her
back to him.
With one powerful movement be
swept Elaine back into the Laboratory
and TO the floor and slammed the
door, locking Il. Another instant and
he ran to lnez and u~nfastened her.
She had merely tainted and was now
coming to.
Down the hall We had discovered no
II when suddenly We heard the sti-
fed scream OF Elaine. Back we rushed
TO the door. But 1t was locked and
iammed.
WI had finished releasing inez by
this time and. with her. rushed into
the back room. As he did so Elaine
managed to get to her feet and fol.
low In time TO see WI smash the win
dow to the iire-escape with n hair
and half shove lnez through 10 sa.ety.
He was about TO follow when he
spied the sphygmograph and seized IL.
That brought him face 10 face with
Elaine. She snatched the record from
him. With an oath he struggled with
her for II.
by this time Kennedy and I had
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or laboratory.
WI had bent Elaine back over the
table and had drawn a 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 ~furiously.
and the knife point was DETECTED by
the sphygmograph.
There was not an instant to lose.
and WI fairly dived out OF the win.
dow. As We rushed in Kennedy
paused 10 reassure himself OF Elaine's
safety, but | plunged after WI. my
revolver drawn.
Wildly ! shot down from the win
dow at his retreating form. lie had
almost reached tho ground when |
saw him stagger and fall the rest OF
the way. one OF my shots had taken
effect, but ! had used them all.
/ started after him. But as he
slid the last two or three steps into
a heap on the ground, Inez caught him
in her arms. Half supporting. half
pulling she managed to assist the
dazed and wounded criminal along.
Al he curb vas a closed car, with 0
driver, waiting she showed him In
and tumbled in after him herself. as
the car moved swiftly away.
by this time | had reached the
ground and reloaded my u as |
ran along. | fired several shots. But.
though struck the car. | don't think
did any damage. for Il continued to
gain speed. The chase was hopeless
and ! stopped. disguised.
Back in the laboratory, as I returned
through the window. | saw that the
strain had been too much for Elaine.
Now that 1t was over. she had faint
ed and Kennedy was Just bringing her
around.
Confound him." | exclaimed. Il
wounded him, but the girl got him
away from US again"
on murmured Elaine, family
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