The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-09-09
then fall back at the number, One
Two" went on Kennedy.

then fall back at the number, One
Two" went on Kennedy.
This needle scarcely oscillated.
"Three-four-tiv came slowly
Inez's face though we could not sec
it. was tense and set. She seemed de-
termined not to betray thing. Yet
the harder she tried to control the out
ward expression of her feelings the
more she betrayed herself by the In
ward blood pressure which the uncan-
ny little instrument before us re-
corded
As Kennedy kept on counting the
Indicator slowly, but steadily. rose.
registering her suppressed emotions.
Elaine and | watched the dial bending
over it with intense interest
Outside in the hall, WI had again
come 70 the laboratory door. This
time he drew out his key and softly
opened ii and entered. For moment
he stood confronting lnez, alone in the
chair Quickly he raised his finger
to his lips, indicating silence.
Kennedy kept on counting. As he
neared the right number WI drew a
revolver and raised 1t high over his
head Twice he shot into the air
Suddenly. just before the shots. the
diaH had unaccountably jumped ten
or a dozen points What did 1t mean?
/ held it up and Kennedy looked at 1t
in wonder. He was about to take a
step toward the laboratory when the
pistol shots rang out. The dial hand
fell back to zero,
We rushed into the laboratory. Inez
lay back in the chair, apparently dead.
Not soul was in sight, but the hall
door was open
Come on. shouted Kennedy, hurry
Ing out into the hail, as | was about
to stop before Inez.
| followed and Elaine came along
after me, pausing at the door to watch
Us run down the hall
Slowly a cabinet under the labora-
tory table back Of her swung open.
and the evil murderous face of the
Chinese master criminal appeared
from the refuge to which he had
dropped after the shots which he
had fired to brighten lnez. silently he
Crept toward Elaine. standing with her
back to him
With one powerful movement he
swept Elaine back into the laboratory
and to III 1oor and sia.
door. locking it. Another instant al
he ran to inez and unfastened her.
She had merely tainted and was now
coming To
Down the hall we had discovered no
one when suddenly we heard the sti-
fed scream of Elaine Back we rushed
to the door But it was locked and
jammed
WI had finished releasing Inez by
this time and. with her. rushed into
the back room. AS he did so Elaine
managed TO get TO her feet and fol
low In time TO see WI smash the win
dow to the fre-escape With chair
and hair shove Inez through to safety.
lie was about TO follow when be
spied the spdygmograph and seized it.
That brought him face TO face with
Elaine She suatched the record from
him With an oath he struggled WITH
her Tor It,
ry tins time Kennedy and / had
forced tae door and were in the out
er laboratory
VA had bent Elaine back over the
table aud had drawn a long knife. AS
he poised II over her he heard uS
coming our shouts seemed to give
Elaine redoubiod strength. She broke
away just as Va stabbed furiously.
ANA the knife point was detected by
the sphygmograph.
There was not an instant to lose.
and Wa fairly Owed out of the win
dow As We rushed in Kennedy
paused to reassure himself at FLAMES
safety. but plunged after wv. my
revolver drawn.
Wildly / shot down from the win
dow at bis retreating form He had
almost reached the ground when 1
saw him stagger and fall the rest OF
the way one OF my shots had taken
effect. but / had used them all.
I started after him. But as be
slid the last two or three steps into
heap on the ground. Inez caught him
in her arms. Half supporting, half
pulling, she managed to assist the
daZed and wounded criminal along.
At the curb was a closed car. with q
driver. waiting She showed him In
and tumbled in after him herself as
the car moved swiftly away.
BY this time l had reached the
ground and reloaded my gun as
ran along. | fired several shots. But.
though | struck the ear, don't think
| did any damage, for it continued to
gain speed The chase was hopeless.
and stopped. Disguised.
Back in the laboratory, as returned
through the window, | saw that the
strain had been too much for Elaine.
Now that it was over. she had faint
ed and Kennedy was just bringing her
around.