The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-09-04

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nedy walked over to the fireplace
you can explore II with me now,
Walter" he said quietly. touching the
lever and opening the panel which
disclosed the ladder.
Together. Craig and descended I'm
to the darkness about eight or ten
feet There we found . passageway,
excavated through the earth and rock
along which We crept. It was crooked
and uneven. and we stumbled. but kept
going slowly ahead.
Kennedy. who was q few feet In
front Of me. stopped suddenly and
almost fell over him.
what il IT." l whispered.
Long Sin had made his way from
the opening of the cave to the point
on the plan which was marked by q
cross. and there he had set up his cleo
| trio drill which was connected to the
trolley wire. He was working furious
ly to take advantage OF the fifteen
minutes or so before the next car
would pass.
1t was evident that Long Sin had
already been at work, digging and
drilling through the earth and rock.
He had gone 80 far now that he had
disclosed what looked like the face Of
small safe set directly into the
| rock.
As he worked he would stop from
time to time and consult the map.
Then he would take up drilling again.
He had now come to the point on
which Bennett had written his warn.
ing. Quickly he opened the bag and
took the oxygen helmet. which he ad'
justed carefully over his head. Then
he set to work with redoubled energy
The man must have heard US ap
preaching down the tunnel. for he
paused in his work and the noise OF
the drill ceased.
From our vantage point around the
bend in the passageway we could see
this strange and uncouth figure.
who is It, do you think?" whis
pered. crouching back against the
wall for fear that he might look even
\ around corner or through the earth
and discover US.
| AS I spoke my hand loosened q
piece of rock that jutted out and be
fore I knew It there was crash.
"Confound II, Walter exclaimed
Kennedy.
Down the passageway the figure
was now thoroughly on the alert. star
ing with his goggle-like eyes into the
blackness in our direction. He was
watched, and he did not hesitate Q
minute to act.
He seized the bag and picked his
way quickly through the passage as Il
thoroughly familiar with every turr
OF the walls and roughness Of the
floor.
Kennedy dashed forward and I fol
lowed close after him.
We were making much better time
than our strange visitor and we're gain
i'm on him rapidly.
Suddenly he turned, raised his arm
and dashed something to the earth
much as child explodes toy torpe
dc. fully expected that II was
bomb; but, as moment later. foun,
that Kennedy and were still un
harmed, I knew that II must be som'
other product of this devilish genius
"a Chinese smoke bomb" sputtere,
and coughed Kennedy, as he retreatet
a minute, then with renewed vigor en-
deavored to penetrate the dense an,
opaque fumes.
We managed to go ahead still, bu
the intruder had exploded one afte
another OF his peculiar bombs. always
keeping ahead of the smoke which HI
created, and we found that under 1T
cover he had made good his escape.
At the other end Of the passageway
up in the living room of the cottage
the draft had carried large quantities
OF the smoke.
Long Sin, meanwhile, had started Il
work his way through the bushes Il
reach the waiting car, with WI, theI
paused and listened. Hearing n,
sound, he replaced the helmet, which
he had taken OF.
Pursuit was now useless for M
With revolvers drawn, we crept bacl
along the passageway until we cam
agai.. to the chamber itself. There
on the floor. lay bag Of tools. opened
as though somebody had been workin
with them.
Caught red-handed!" exclaime
Kennedy with great satisfaction.
He looked at the tools minut
and then at the electric drill, an
finally an idea seemed to strike hin
lie took up drill and advanced Il
ward the safe. Then he turned o
the current and applied the drili.
The drill was of the very latest d
sign and It went quickly through tn
steel. But beyond that there was Al
other thin steel partition. This Kei
nedy tackled next.
The drill went through and he will
drew Il.
Instantly the most penetrating an
nauseous odor seemed to pervad
everything. Kennedy cried out. W
staggered back. overcome by the O
Gaping gas. and fell to the ground.
Long Sin with his oxygen helms
. on again, had returned to the pa
. sageway and was now stealthily creel
a.