Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14


we had = little struggle. but he man
aged to break away and raised his a
threateningly. A shout from Kennedy
caused him to turn and run down the
flight Of stairs. kennedy closely be
hind him
In the main hall OF the apartment
house were two elevator shafts facIns
the street entrance. some twenty-five
or thirty feet away. Through the
street door the ianitor and two or
three other men were running In.
They had heard the noise OF Tie fight.
ing above.
Escape to the street was cut OF.
We were behind him on the flight Of
stairs.
Long Sin did not hesitate mo.
ment. He ran to the elevator. the
door Of which was open. seized the
elevator boy and sent him sprawling
on the marble floor. Then he slammed
the door and the elevator shot up.
Kennedy was only . few feet be-
hind. and he took In the situation at
q glance. He leaped into the other ele-
vator. and before the surprised boy
could interfere shot Il up only . few
feet behind Long Sin.
It was q wild race to the roof. Long
Sin had the start. and as the eleya-
tor reached the top floor he flung Il
open, dashed out and through Q door
up to the roof itself. raag "a
A second later Kennedy,s elevator
stopped. Craig leaped out and fired
his last shot at the legs Of Long Sin
as he disappeared at the top Of the
flight of stairs to the. roof. He flung
the revolver from him and followed.
Without moments hesitation Ken.
nedy threw himself at Long Sin. They
struggled with each other. Finally
Long Sin managed to wrench one arm
loose and raise the Tong az over Ken
nedy's head.
Kennedy lodged back. As he did
80 he tripped on the very edge Of
the roof and went sliding down the
states Of the mansard.
Fortunately he was able to catch
himself n the putter
\ w.s ~. onnortrn,tv tha. Iorv
Sin wanted. He started across the
tba .nartmant houss - The hn,id,nc
across the court, with all the deftness
of the most expert Chinese acrobat.
Bv this time I had reached the roof.
followed nv the ianitor and the ele.
vator hova
Kannsdv WA. nov crawling nm the
mansard halnine himself az hest he
corid Nv some - tha ornamental iron.
work.
Ton. s,n-h.d reached the roof ON
the onnosifa .eIs,s as we ran across in
tbe diraction ~ The taut rome
4 mon3sHiis iatsPis ba turned and
how'd atTgEi I3ackf1gIv then disau-
nearad behind skvIirht
Kennedy dia mt SION an instant
.yon ss,low. 90 - The street and
saa a. vou can head him on that wa,y.'.-
~ c-,ed astav here walter.
Rs,ora Lnew 4 he had seizad the
rome and vas 10 2oInia across to the other
building h..,a=,.r.r. hand II was 4
nar;lors ,,6H1y4 snrl6g
Kennedy had almost reached the
otber roof u,iib2s1b suddenly from behind
the skvlighf stenned Long Gin. with
. wicked leer. he advanced to the
edge of the roof, his an appraised.
looked across the yawning chasm. hor-
riied.
Slowly Long Sin raised his ak above
his head. gathering ali the strength
which he had. waiting for Kennedy to
annroach cIoser Kennedy stopped.
Swiftly the az descended, fslashing the
rope at one blow.
Like the weight Of pendulum Ken
nedy swung back against our own
building, managing to keep his hold
on the rope with superhuman
strength.
There was q tremendous shattering
Of glass.
The rope had been just long enough
to make him strike window and he
had onna crashif,p through the glass