Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-22

that Merely 10 have been singled out
by this amazing master criminal was
enough TO cause panic. Already he
had engaged detectives. prepared for
whatever might barpen, and they had
advised him TO leave the diamonds IN
the counter, clear the store and let
the crooks try anything, IL they dared.
just back CT US, and around the cor
ner. as VIC came In. We had noticed a
limousine which had driven up. Three
faultlessly atiired dandies had entered
doorway down tie street as we
learned afterward. apparently going TO
fashionable tailor's which occupied
the fecond fccr Of the oldfashioned
building the first floor having been
renovated and made ready for renting
Had we been there a moment sooner
We might have seen. suppose. that
/ enc Of them nodded to taxicab driv.
er Who was standing at public hack
stand a few feet up the block. The
! driver nodded unostcntatiously back
at the man -
/ In srite Of the excitement. Kennedy
/ quietly examined the showcase, which
was, indeed. q veritable treasure store
| CT brilliants =.
Slowly the hands OF the clock came
nearer together at noon.
We all gathered about the showcase,
| with its glittering hoard OF wealth.
forming circle at respectable dis
lance.
In deep-lunged tones the clock
played the chords written. l believe,
/ by Handel. Then It began striking.
Nothing had happened
We all breathed sigh Of relief.
well, II is still there!" exclaimed
Martin. pointing at the showcase with
a forced laugh.
Suddenly came rendtne and crashg
ing sound. It seemed as III, the very
way.
The showesse, VIII 'aii7its priceless
contents, went smashing into the eel
lar belQw9It q. 'sGfhg 2bAlI1l ~
The hqpripg, beneath the case had
| Uccu Cut tulOu6u g...s :,
aAlricrowded fot#afd. gazing at The
black. yavning cavern. - ts4tazsi.ss ~
Down bellows three fnenS3coyvred
with spocks and thsirf Races ddsp,
BY masks. had knocked the props
away tff6h Che eelfins Of the cellar
which theNihad saaadmimost through
at their leispEe, and the showcase had
landed eight or ten; feet below, ably
cred into q thousand BITS
A1Soiley OF shots THfsEtd past iuisssi
another. While aeneHcrooK was
hastily stunning the untold wealth OF;
jewels into a burlap bag the others
had drawn revoivers and were firing
Iup through the hole In the foor des.
rerateiy.
Look out.s cried someone behind
us before we could recover from our
FIRST surprise and return the FIRE.
One OF the desperadoes had taken
bomb from under his smock. lighted It
and thrown It up through the hole IN
.hc floor.
u sailed up over our heads and land
et near our little group. on the hoor.t
she fuse sputtering ominously ~. So.
heard an exclamation OF fear from
k.siae. f
Hcanedy had pushed his way past
Us snd picked up the deadly internal
nssttsre in his bare hands.
ssschcd him, fascinated. As near
rs e, dared. he approached theshole fna
thu Fer, stu holding the thing OF at
.-qis ssagti. Would he never throw
liz
!Ts Nas coolly holding It. allowing
The fc>c 20 Surn down closer to the
uxplc>i,S .oiht
/, wi acw within less than an inch
cs sa,e feata
cn1,s..s "a raised II and hurled the
c%aal5 tA.ss dawn through the hole.
". coa,s e.sr the imprecations of
the crests ~ iistruck the cellar floor.
near them.
"Lcase the stcre-quick." rang out
Kenne6s's ve:ce
Down aelc.. the crooks were beat
ing S.r.y sr.;cat through secret
entrance .'ficI they had effected.
The has Ti.o bag!" we could
hear one e. ttn:n below.
The bons-rln!" cried another
voice grufiy.
The explosion that followed lifted
US fairly on our feet i
As the smoke from the explosion
cleared away. Kennedy could be seen,
the first TO run forward.
Meanwhile Martins detectives had
rushed down fight of back stairs
that led into a coal cellar. With coal
shovels and bars. anything they could
lay hands on they attacked the door
that opened forward from the coal eel.
lar into the front basement where
the robbers had been.
A moment Kennedy and Bennett
paused on the brink OF the abyss
which the bomb had made. waiting fer
the smoke to decrease Then they
began to climb down cautiously over
the piled-up wreckage
The explosion had set the basement