The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

llENDIlIEs wv 1919 oAHVs n0Vn
certainly was a most peculiar noIsa
inside that tank.
was II a muiled scream7
Kennedy reached down and pIckea
up n rock. hitting the tank with a Pa.
sounding blow. AS the echo dlea
down, he listened again.
Yes. there was a sound-a scream
perhaps-a woman's voice, faint. I'm,
u~nmlstakable. .
| looked AT his face iiquirlnRlv.
without a word ! read In II the con.
lrmation OF the thought that had
flashed into my mind.
Elaine Dodge was insidel
First had come the Limousine. with
It's three bandits, TO the spot fixed on
as n rendezvous. Later had come thu
taxicab. As IL hove into sight. tho
three well.dressed crooks had drawn
revolvers. thinking perhaps the plan
for getting rid OF Kennedy might DOS.
sibly have miscarried. But the tart.
cab driver and the rough.faced fellow
had treasured them with the sign OF
the Clutching Hand. and the revolver
we're lowered.
As they parleyed hastily. the
~roughneck and the fake chauffeur
lifted Elaine out OF the taxi. She was
bound and gagged.
We'll, now we've got her. what shall
we do with herr" asked one.
IT'S got to be quick. There's 40.
other cab" put In tho driver.
THE deuce with that"
"The deuce with nothing" he 70.
turned. That fellow Kennedy's a
clever one. He may come to. II he
does. he won't miss US. Quick, nowl"
See" cried the third. See that old
boiler down there at the edge OF the
water? Why not put her In there.
No onell ever think to loCa in such
a place"
With n hasty expression OF approval,
the roughneck picked Elaine up bodily,
still struggling vainly. and together
they carried her, bound and gagged,
TO the tank, The opening, which was
toward the water, was small. but they
managed, roughly. TO thrust her In.
4 moment later and they had rolled
up n huge bowlder against the small
entrance, bracing II so that II would
be impossible for her TO get out from
the inside. Then they drove on hast.
fly.
Frantically Elaine managed to
loosen the gag. She screamed. Her
voice seemed 20 be bound around by
the iron walls as she was herself. She
shuddered. The water was rising
had reached her chest, and was stli
rising, slowly, incXorably.
What was that? silence? or was
someone outside?
Coolly, IN spite Of the emergency,
Kennedy took in the perilous sItua-
ton.
The lower end Of the boiler, which
was on a slant on the RAPIDLY shelving
beach, was how completely under wa
'cT ana Impossible 10 get AT. Besides,
the opening was small. too small.
Kennedy ga2cd about frantically
and his eye caught the sign on the
factory;
.................... .....
: 0yy,crryrrxr u,r, r,xc 60 .
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Come, Walter no cried running
up the shore.
4 momcu later. breathless. We
reached the doorway. II was. OF
course, locked Kennedy whippod out
his revolver and several wei. directed
shots through tho keyhole smashed
the lock. We nut our shoulders To IL
and swung the door omen entering
the factory.
Beside a work bench stood two long
cylinders. studded with bolts.
That's What I'm looking for" ex.
claimed Craig "Uere Walter take
one. III take the o,ber-and the
tubes-and-"
We ran for ,bora uas m Tina 10
loo.