Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-07-13

turned and QaSneu ouS oA
lust as kennedy picked himself up anu
followed. -
caught up with the Chinaman ana
we had a little struggle, but ne man
aged to break away and raised MS az
overwhelmingly. A shout from KENNEDY
caused him to turn and run down inc
fight OF stairs, Kennedy closely Pc
hind him.
Tn the main hall of the apartment
bouse were two elevator shafts facing
the street entrance. some twenty-five
or thirty feet away. Through the
street door the janitor and two or
three other men were running IN
They had heard the noise OF the ngnt-
ing above.
Escape to the street was cut on.
We were behind him on the hight OF
stairs.
Long Sin did not hesitate mo-
ment. He ran to the elevator, the
door of which was open, seized ire
elevator boy and sent him sprawling
on the marble floor Then he slammed
the door and the elevator shot up.
Kennedy was only a few feet be-
hind. and he took in the situation at
a glance He leaped into the other ele-
vator, and before the surprised boy
could interfere shot it up only a rev
feet behind Long Sin.
1t was wild race to the roof. Long
Sin had the start, and as the eleva-
tor reached the top floor he flung IT
open, dashed out and through door
up to the roof itself.
A second later Kennedy's elevator
stopped. Craig leaped out, and hred
his last shot at the legs Of Long Sin
as he disappeared at the top OF the
flight of stairs to the roof He flung
the revolver from him and followed.
Without a moments hesitation Ken
nedy threw himself at Long Sin They
struggled with each other. Finally
Long Sin managed to wrench one arm
loose and raise the Tong ak over Ken
nedy's head.
Kennedy lodged back. AS he did
so he tripped on the very edge OF
the roof and went sliding down the
states of the mansard.
Fortunately he was able to catch
himself in the gutter.
1t was the opportunity that Long
Sin wanted. He started across the
rope, which he had stretched from
the apartment house to the building
across the court, with all the dizziness
of the most expert Chinese acrobat.
BY this time / had reached the roof,
followed by the janitor and the eie-
vator boys.
Kennedy was now crawling up the
mansard, helping himself as best he
could by some of the ornamental iron
work.
Long Sin had reached the roof on
the opposite side as we ran across In
the direction of the taut rope.
A moment later he turned and
bowed at us mockingly. then disap-
peared behind skylight.
Kennedy did not stop an instant.
You fellows go to the street and
see if you can head him off that way,
he cried. stay here, Walter"
Before l knew it he had seized the
rope and was going across to the other
building hand over hand. 1t was a
perilous undertaking
Kennedy had almost reached the
other roof when suddenly from behind
the skylight stepped Long Sin. With
a wicked leer, he advanced to the
edge of the roof, his AK appraised. |
looked across the yawning chasm, hor-
rified.
Slowly Long Sin raised his ak above
his head, gathering all the strength
which he had, waiting for Kennedy to
approach closer. Kennedy stopped.
Swiftly the ak descended, slashing the
rope at one blow.
Like the weight of pendulum Ken
nedy swung back against our own
building, managing to keep his hold
on the rope with superhuman
strength.
There was a tremendous shattering
of glass.
The rope had been just long enough
to make him strike a window and he
had gone crashing through the glass
three floors below.
l dashed down the stairs and into
the apartment. Kennedy was badly
cut.
Help me, quick, Walter" he urged.
moving toward the elevators.
Meanwhile Long Sin had quickly
dived down into the next building A
few moments later he had come out on
the ground floor at the rear.
Gazing about to see whether he was
followed, he disappeared.
Back in the apartment Elaine and
Aunt Josephine were just about to
run out when the two Cinnamon who
had been knocked out recovered. One
of them threw himself on Elaine
Aunt Josephine tried to ward him off,
but the other one struck her and
threw her down.
Before she could recover they had
seized Elaine.
With hasty cultural exclamation
they picked her up and ran out. In
stead of going downstairs they crossed
the hallway, slamming the door behind
them.
As Kennedy and I reached the
ground floor we saw the janitor and
one OF the elevator boys on either side
OF Aunt Josephine.
"Elaine Elainel" she cried.
Whats the natter" demanded
Kennedy, leaning heavily on me.
"They have kidnapped her." cried
Aunt Josephine.
Kennedy pulled himself together.
Tell me. quick-how did it hap
penn" he demanded of Aunt Joseph
inc.
1T was the ring" she cried, hand
ing it to him.
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