The Springdale news., 1915-04-16


 It was just about big enough to get through, but he managed to grope along 1t.
 The minutes passed as the police man and l watched our prisoner in the cellar by the tube looked anxiously 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 Tn the sewer chamber. and gazed about. It and felt piece of cloth Anxieusly 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 whff of the horrible gas told me that he was right
 "I iStent said the policeman
 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" I call. ."Is that youo"
 No answer. But the rope still moved Perhaps the helmet made 1t 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 shout He had taken a turn of the rope about Elaine. tried pulling on 1t. There was something heavy on the other end, and l kept on pulling.
 At last could make out Kennedy dimly mounting the ladder. The weight was the unconscious body of Elaine which he steaded as he mount ed the ladder tugged harder and he slowly came up.
 0f ha 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 is frester
 With his revolver still drawn to overawe the prisoner. the policeman forced him to aid us in carrying her up the riekety flight of cellar steps. Kennedy followed quickly, unserewing the oxygen helmet as lie went
 In the deserted living room we de- posted our senseless burden. while Kennedy the helmet eff now. bent over her
 Quiek-qaiek" he cried to the off cer An ambulance'
 But tie prisoner the policeman indicated
 HQrry-hurry I'll take care of him urged Craig, seizlng the police mans pistol and thrustng it into his pocket Walter help me
 He was trying the ordinary methods of resuscitation Meanwhile the off cer had hurried out, seeking the near est telephone, while We worked madly 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
 But Dan had seen his chance. Noiseiessly he picked up the old chair in the room and with 1t raised was ap- preaching Kennedy to knock him out.
 Before knew it myself Kennedy had heard him. With a half instinc- tive motion he drew the revolver from his pocket and almost before I could see 1t. had shot the man. Without a word he returned the gun to his pock- ct and again bent over Elaine, without so much as a look at the crook, who sank to the floor dropping the chair from his nerveless hands
 Already the policeman had get :, ambulance which was now te3r.' i along to us
 Frantically Kennedy was v3e~kin
 moment he paused and taaz.e me-hopeless
 Just then. outside. we could hea- | the ambulance and e doctor and two