The Monticellonian., 1915-09-02


 the police''
 1 hurried out and rushed down the street seeking an officer. Up in the den, Wu Fang, silent, stood with his back to the wall, scowling | sullenly. Close beside him hung a sort of bell cord. just out of reach. Kennedy. revolver in hand. was exam ming the writing table to discover whatever evidence he could. Slowly. imperceptibly, inch by inch. Nu moved toward the bell cord He was reaching out with his manacled hands to seize it when Kennedy, alert, turned, saw him, and instantly shot Wu literally crumpled up and dropped to the floor as Craig bounded over to him.
 By this time I had found a police man and he had summoned the wagon from the Elizabeth street station, a few blocks away As we drove up be- fore the den, I leaped out and the po- lice followed.
 Imagine my surprise at seeing Wu stretched on the floor; Kennedy had tried to stanch the flow of blood from wound on Wu's shoulder with a handkerchief and now was making a temporary bandage which he bound on him.
 eHow are you. sergeant?" nodded Kennedy. Well guess you'll admit I made good this time"
 Common humanity dictated that we take Wu first of all to a hospital and get him fixed up, and to a hospital we went Kennedy and l entered with our prisoners, closely guarded by the police
 Craig handed Wu over to two young doctors and a nurse. By this time Wu was very weak from loss of blood. Still he had his iron nerve and that was carrying him through. The two young doctors and the nurse had scarcely begun to take off Craigs rude bandage to replace it properly when noise outside told us that weeping and gesticulating delegation of Chi nese had arrived.
 Kennedy by this time had finished talking to the doctors and handing Wu over to them. They had taken him into a room in the dispensary. Just then the chattering crowd pushed in, some asking questions, others bewail ing the fate of the great Wu Fang. They were so insistent that at last one of the doctors was forced to demand that the police drive them out. They started to push them back.
 In the melee one of their number managed to get away from the rest and reach the doorway to the emer- gency room. He was, as we found out later. dressed almost precisely like Wu, although he had on a somewhat different cap. In build and size as we'll as features he was a veritable Dromio.
 The other Chinaman drew back be- hind the screen which hid the door way to the emergency room and con cealed himself
 In the emergency room Wu was placed on an operating table and there was bound up properly, though he was terribly weak now.
 Back of the screen. however, the other Chinaman was hiding. able to get an occasional glance at what was going on There happened to be table near him on which were gauge cotton and other things. He reached over and took the gauge and quickly made it into a bandage keeping one eye on the bandaging of Wu. Then he placed the pandage over his left shoulder and arm in the same way that he saw the doctors doing with Wu
 They had finished with Wu, and one of the doctors moved over to the door way to call the sergeant For the mo- ment the rest had left Wu alone his eyes apparently half closed through weakness. Each was busy about his own especial task
 From behind the screen, which was only a few feet from the operating ta- ble, the secreted Chinaman stepped out. Quickly he placed his own hat on Wu and took Wu's, then took Wu's place on the table. while Wu slipped behind the screen.
 The doctor turned toward the sup posed Wu. Come, now" he ordered. handing him over to the police. Here he is at last"
 The sergeant started to lead the pris oner out. As he did so, he looked sharply at him. He could scarcely be- lieve his eyes. There was something wrong. All Chinamen might look alike to some people, but not to him.
 That's not Wu Fang!" he ex- claimed
 Instantly there was the greatest ex- citement. The doctors were astounded as all rushed into the emergency room again. One of them looked behind the screen. There was an open window.
 That's how he got away" he cried
 Meanwhile, several blocks from the hospital Wu. still weak but more than ever nerved up, came out of his place of concealment, gazed up and down the street and, seeing no one following, hurried away from the hospital as fast as his shaky legs would bear him
 Confident that at last our arch en- emy was safely landed in the hands of the police, Kennedy and I had left the hospital and were hastening to Elaine with the news. We stopped at the laboratory only long enough to get the torpedo from the safe and at a toy store where Craig bought fine little clockwcrk battleship.
 We found Elaine and Aunt Joseph inc in the conservatory and quickly