The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-27

care You All Right?" Gasped Craig.
then he heard footsteps outside
Quickly he replaced the ropes about
him so that they looked as If he were
still bound by them.
The door opened, and WI and Long
Sin entered. each with a knife, while
behind them were three other China
men.
WI advanced. Slowly he raised his
knife to strike.
"The white girl is slowly being
burned to DEATH" he Kissed, brandish-
ishing the knife. 1.-THE allotted time is
spent"
AS he poised the knife in fiendish
glee, Kennedy leaped forward from his
loosened bonds and knocked him to
the floor
So unexpected was the assault that
before he knew it ong Sin was also
sprawling beside his MASTER
Craig seized the only weapon at
hand, a taboret, and brought it
down with smashing blows on the
heads of the other astounded and I'M
nerved Cinnamon
Once on the street, even in China
town, he was safe.
But it was not his own safety now
that had nerved up his strength to
escape from the unacceptable.
Was he in time?
i y
81 think had better go back to the
laboratory and wait for Craig" l said
at last to Aunt Josephine after wait
ing for a time that seemed like hours.
please let me know the moment you
hear from Elaine"
i was about to turn from the foot
of the steps to the Dodge house, when
a taxicab came dashing up almost on
the sidewalk urged on by some maniac
inside. Imagine my surprise to see
Craig, wild and dishevelled, leap out.
'Is Elaine here-safe?" he demand
ed.
she isn't home" / managed to
reply.
Are you sure?" he repeated. did
you search?"
He uttered sudden cry, pointing
up at the roof.
Look" he gasped Mortified.
stared in blank amazement. Smoke
was pouring out of the attic windows
in dense black columns, lighted by
an angry flame.
"Fire!" shouted Kennedy, dashing
Instantly into the house.
AS we mounted the stairs now we
could hear muff1ed screams from the
attic.
Smoke was pouring out from under
the door and even through the key
hole. Jennings had heard Kennedy's
call and was now dashing up after US
with fire extinguisher. Back of him
came Aunt Josephine and Elaine's
maid, Marie, screaming for help.
Like a human battering ram we
went through that door. A sheet OF
fame shot out at us with the draft.
But Kennedy stopped for nothing.
There was Elaine in a chair which
the devilish mind of WI Fang had
devised to imprison her while the
flames licked out her beauty and Ife.
Instantly Craig understood and acted.
Garry her Quit" he cried, gasping
for breath himself.
Together we seized the chair and
it's precious burden. Not moment
too soon we set the chair down out,
side in the hall, ourselves scorched
and blistered.
1t was as though Craig had accept
ed the challenge of the fiery monster.
He seized the extinguisher from Jen-
nings and attacked the flames.
By this time Jennings, Marie and
Aunt Josephine had succeeded in un-
fastening Elaine, as our sudden on
sIaught with chemicals and force
brought the fire demon under control.
"Are you-all right" gasped Craig,
STOPPING over Elaine as she leaned
back half-fainting in his arms.
Are you?" she murmured hero1cal.
ly, forgetting her own hurts In her
fear for him.
To BE CoNTINUED.)