The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-22


we had a little struggle, but he man
aged to break away and raised his ak
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 facing
the street entrance, some twenty-five
or thirty feet away Through the
street door the janitor and two or
three other men were running in.
They had heard the noise Of the fight
ing above
Escape to the street was cut off.
We we're behind him on the flight OF
stairs
Long Sin did not hesitate a mo-
ment He ran 10 the elevator, the
door OF which was open. seized the
elevator boy and sent him sprawling
on the marble floor Then he slammed
.he door and the elevator shot up.
Kennedy was only a few feet be-
Lind and he took in the situation at
Glance. lie leaped into the other ele-
yator. and before the surprised boy
could interfere shot it up only a few
feet behind Long Sin.
1t was wild race to the roof. Long
Sin had the start. and as the eleva-
tor reached the top floor he flung it
epen. dashed out and through door
up To the roof itself
\ 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 a 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 ak over Ken
nedys head
Kennedy lodged back. AS he did
30 he trpped on the very edge Of
The roof and went sliding down the
mates Of the mansard.
Fortunately he was able to catch
himself in the gutter
Ii was the opportunity that Long
SIN wanted He started across the
rope which he had stretched from
ths apartment house TO the building
across the court. with all the deftness
af the most ex9.ct Chinese acrobat.
" this time had reached the roof.
followed by the janitor and the eie-
yator boys.
Kennedy was now crawling up the
lnansard. helping himself as best he
could by some of the ornamental iron
work.
Long sin had reached the roof on
} the direction of the taut rope,
4 moment later he turned ans
' bowed at rs moekingly. then, d.sap-
peared behind skylight.
Kennedy did not stop an instant.
"You fellows 20 to the street and
see ii YOU can head him off that way
he cried stay here. Walter"
Before knew it he had seized the
1 rope and was going across to the other
building hand over hand. 1t was a
/ Rerilous undertaking
Kennedy had almost reached the
other roof when suddenly from behind
+ the skvlicht stepped Long Sin. With
/ a wicked Ieer. he advanced to the
/ edge of the raof his AK appraised. |
looked across the yawning chasm, hor-
riGed.
Slowly Long Sin raised his ak above
his head gathering all the strength
which he had. waiting for Kennedy to
approach closer Kennedy stopped.
swiftly the AK descended, slashing the
rope at one blow
Like the weight of a pendulum Ken
ncdv swung back against our own
/ bujldns. HI uasing, 70 Keep his hold
en- the ri with supefhufS2n
strength
There was al tremendous shatterfns
of .'-,ss. !,
The rope had been just long enough
to make him strike a window and he
had gone crashing through the glass
three floors below.
dashed down the stairs and into
the apartment Kennedy was badly
cut
Help me. quick, Walter" he urged.
moving toward the elevators.
Meanwhile Long Sin had quickly
dived down into the next building. A
few moments later he had come out on
the ground floor at the rear.
Gazing about to see whether he was
followed. he disappeared.
Back in the apartment Elaine and
Aunt Josephine were just about to
run out when the two Cinnamon who
had been knocked out recovered. One
OF them threw himself on Elaine.
Aunt Josephine tried TO ward him of.
but the other one struck her and
threw her down.
Before she could recover they had
seized Elaine.
With hasty cultural exclamation
they picked her up and ran out. In
stead of going downstairs they crossed
the hallway, slamming the door behind
them