Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-22

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* hey. stood hesitant for d few Sec
onds. "A panel SLIPPED olen lin the
wall and 4 womnnS face appeArcd for
an instant. Swift, as the China woman
was. the police officer was quicker and
he plunged through the shallow. panel,
With %Dorr at. bis shoulder. s'"r
- Once through they paused In the
semfdarknessSE to orientate themselves.
Finally the1!ieptenant stepped forward.
'.:This way" leSsaid. II hear Voices
{, At that very moment there came up
igtet them an lltearthly scream. a shrek
OF pure, terror. 4 a
n :5'.Rutb" John yelled, and he and the
officer both plunged forward.
Instead of the firm footing they ex-
pettedempty ar received them. Twen-
II feet below they struck the water.
Splutterlng and swearing, the police
.man helped. Dorr to a little ledge that
ran alongside the tunnel. . "A ~,
.'The miserable Chink, dropped us
into the Big sewer" be gasped. 1T
runs into the bay just a little ways
on. Well have 10 swim for il. part.
Saer.' ~ 81 u. s,.g a..
Dorr. locked down at his arm and
his head. ''Isu't that a boat
over there r. sste demanded. pointing
Into the shadow. x.
., 'sBlamed Tit amt" said the lieuten-,
ant. much; relieved. SWELL soon BE-
out Of here"
In spite Of his wound Dorr, insisted
on rowing, and the, officer ,philosoph-
ically allowed him to. seating himself
gingerly In the stern OF the little craft
and Tending it, Of ,dthe brick walls Of
the tunnel with his hands as the swift
current drew them onward. !
To John.the whole affair seemed like
a dream. He saw the great dripping
arches sliding past overhead to join
the long vista Of, arches that bridged
the glimmering water which splashed
gently; along to the call OF the tide; be
saw the dark bulk Of the lieutenant in
the. stern he. felt the pain Of his wound;
he still. heard ,Ruth's wild, call for help.
But It was all unrelated. as II each
were a fact. By itself. Isolated. He
struggled to gather bis senses together.
Look out" shouted the policeman
suddenly as the great half cylinder
curved sharply and alblast OF fresh air
struck them. "'We'll be swept out into
the bay: Keep the boat TRIM"
! Awakened .by this warning, John de-
voted himself to bis oars and a half
moment later steered their little craft
out under the piles ofsa wharf. {,
"W,here to now he demanded duly.
The lieutenant pointed a thick fore
finger. toward another small boat a
few rods: away. { .'There is Sing Wah
now, by smoke" he exclaimed.
1ohp7IDorr. glanced around, He l1rst
saw the impressive visage Of the Chi
nese and then the figure crouched in
the stern sheets. 1t was Ruth! He
raised bis voice in q triumphant yeil.
Hearing that call from her mate. the
girl reused herself and cried back
dcross the water: ''John. John"
At this point, the police officer took
part with a stern order to- Sing Wah
.toestop rowing and surrender, He en-
phasized this command by covering
the Chinese with his revolver. T.
Sing ,!Wah was Of no mind to be
caught in this way. With a dexterous
sweep Of the oars he swirled his little
skin around 50 that Ruth was between
him and the other boat. and be never
ceased to pull doggedly away.
You've got to row, son." said the
lieutenant grimly. Mr.. Sing Wan
doesn't intend to be caught 50 easily.
l daren't shoot for fear Of hitting the
girl"
=. John saw the reasona bleness Of this
and bent to bis oars without regard
to his wound The boat ggssprxed
through the water q ftaeer the ethler. {.
With q good lead Of hundred yards
Sing Wah stood a fair show of gaining
bis object-a' landing under some
wharf and a quiet escape. He knew
that II he were to fall into the hands
Of the police under the present. cir
cumstances he would be treated mel.
cilessly. He .rowed furiousiy.
But the Chinese hadslong since ceas.
ed active life. and hts MUSCLES were
soft. John :Dorr steadily gained on
him. Slowly be; crent up. foot b. foot.
inch BY inch, his eyes fixed On the
steady figure, Of the officer in the stern.
At last he caught encouragement
from the policeman's face. He iheayed
the skif fairly out Of the water, grasp
ed the stern Of the other boat and be-
fore the Chinese could clear himself
for a leap overheard was upon him. .
Now. Sing. Wah was a true oriental.
It showed in his swift drawing OF a
knife and a. sswifter slash at ,Johp
DORIS arm. Rut be was too: late. With
an inartlcnlate roar OF rage John dung
the knife overboard and then flung its
owner after It !" ~
Sing Wah gone and swimming away
toward the shelter Of a nearby wharf,
John strobe back to where Ruth -lay
half indnimate, and picked her up In
his arms: