White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28

and the lieutenant Is coming down
nov to take charge"
A moment later that officer arrived.
and John Dorr made his tale as con
vincing as possible. The lieutenant
seemed dubious
at isn't like the old rascal to run
bis head into danger that way" he In
sisted. Il think you are ON the wrong
trail Who did you say was the man
who did all this?"
"wilkerson - Harry Wilkerson," John
answered bitterly.
"Wilkerson?" repeated the lieutenant
That puts another color on the mat
ter. Wilkerson and Sing Wah used to
be pals. This'lI bear looking into.
Come on. men
With wonderful quickness the officer
disposed his men so that every known
exit was guarded Then he motioned
to John to follow him and went boldly
up to the shop door and entered.
Followed again a futile parley with
a Chinese who p~rofessed to know no
language but his own. The lieuten-
ants quick ear caught a sound OF
something moving directly behind the
impassive clerk. Brushing him aside.
he smashed in the door in the paru-
ton and strobe into the hallway be-
yond. John Dorr was close at his
heels.
The next few moments were to live
long in Johns memory as the strang.
est OF his life.
BE carefulr' warned the officer.
The rascals may start shooting"
Even as he spoke there was a rudy
fash down the dark alleyway. and
Dorr staggered back.
"Only my ARM" he muttered.
"Come on! Don't give 'em another
chance at us here. Rush 'emr
An instant later they stood In the
cylindrical room. John stared about
him, but the lieutenant merely remark
ed. This room was built merely for
tourists consumption. Let me see that
arm Of yoursr"
Examination proved the wound to b
slight. They glanced up from it to sec
the doorway swing slowly away as tho
room reyolved.
Trapped. by smoke." said the lieu.
tenant. He laid n warning hand on
DORIS arm. keep quiet. We've lost
our directions and we must wait a mo-
ment till we discover where that door
way is
So they stood llesitant for a few sec
onds. \ panel slipped open in the
wall and n woman's ace appeared for
an instant. Swift as the China woman
was. the police officer was quicker and
he plunged through the shallow panel,
with Dorr at his shoulder.
Once through they paused in the
semidarkness to orientate themselves
Finally the lieutenant stepped forward.
.'rhis way he said II hear voices
At that very moment there came up
tn them an unearthly scream. a shrek
of pure terror.
Ruth John yelled. and he and the
officer both plunged forward.
Instead of the firm footing they ex-
pected empty air received them. Twen-
ty feet below they struck the water.
Spluttering and swearing. the police
man helped Dorr to a little ledge tar
ran alongside the tunnel.
THE miserable Chink dropped US
into the big sewer" he gasped. 1T
runs into the bay just a little ways
on. Well have to swim for 1t. part
ner."
Dorr looked down at his arm and
shook his head. Isn't that a boat
over there?" he demanded. pointing
into the shadow.
BLAMED if it amt" said the lieuten-
ant. much relieved. We'll 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 off the brick walls of
the TUNE 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 gliinmering water which splashed
gently along to the call of the tide; he
sa W the dark bulk of the lieutenant In
the stern; he felt the pain of his wound;
he still heard linih's wild call for help
But ii was all unrelated. as if each
We're a fact by itself. isolated. He
struggled To gather his senses together.
Look ont shouted the policeman
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