The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-29

followed.
l caught up with the Chinaman and
we had little struggle, but he mo-
aged to break away and raised bie or
threateningly. A shout from Kennel
caused him to turn and run down 49,
flight of stairs, Kennedy closely ho
hind him.
In the main hall of the apartmor4
house were two elevator shafts facirr
the street entrance; some twentv.f,,a
Or thirty feet away. Through tho
street door the janitor and two nv
three other men were running !,
They had heard the noise of the figbt
ing above.
Escape to the street was cut oy
We were behind him on the flight ~
stairs.
Long Sin did not hesitate M.
ment. He ran to the elevator. tha
door of which was. open, seized tina
elevator boy and sent him sprawling
on the marble floor. Then he slammed
the door and the elevator shot I'd.
Kennedy was only few feet he.
hind, and he took in the situation ar
a glance. He leaped into the other ele.
vator, and before the surprised how
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 eleya.
tor reached the top floor he flung It
open, dashed out and Through a door
up to the roof itself.
A second later Kennedys elevator
stopped. Craig leaped out and fired
his last shot at the legs of Long Sin
as he disappeared at the top of the
fight of stairs to the roof, He flung
the revolver from him and followed
Without a moments hesitation Ken.
nedy threw himself at Long Sin. Thew
struggled with each other. Finally
Long Sin managed to wrench one arm
loose and raise the Tong ak over Ken
nedy's head.
Kennedy lodged back. AS he did
so 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 in the gutter
It was the opportunity that Long
Sin wanted. He started across the
rope, which he had stretched from
the apartment house to the building
across the court, with all the deftness
Of the most expert Chinese acrobat.
By this time I had reached the roof,
followed by the janitor and the ele-
vator boys.
Kennedy was now crawling up the
helping himself as best he
could by some of the ornamental iron
works
Long Sin had reached the roof on
The opposite side as We ran across in
The direction of the taut rope.
A moment later he turned and
bowed at us mockingly, then disap-
oeared behind a skylight.
Kennedy did not stop an instant.
"You fellows go to the street and
lee if you can head him off that way"
le cried. "Stay here, Walter"
Before I knew it he had seized the
'ope and was going across to the other
building hand over hand. 1t was
oerilous undertaking
Kennedy had almost reached the
,ther roof when suddenly from behind
he skylight stepped Long Sin. With
| wicked leer, he advanced to the
'dge of the roof, his ak appraised |
ooked across the yawning chasm, hor-
flied.
Slowly Long Sin raised his ak above
lis head, gathering all the strength
which he had, waiting for Kennedy to
approach closer. Kennedy stopped
Swiftly the ak descended, slashing the
ope at one blow.
Like the weight of pendulum Ken
ledy swung back against our own
managing to keep his hold
m the rope with superhuman
trength.
There was a tremendous shattering
# glass.
The rope had been just long enough
o make him strike a window and he
lad gone crashing through the glass
hree floors below.
I dashed down the stairs and into
he apartment. Kennedy was badly
ut.
f1eIp me, QUICK, WdlIeI, ITO uA S0'
moving toward the elevators.
Meanwhile Long Sin had quickly
lived down into the next building. A
ew moments later he had come out on
he ground floor at the rear.
Gazing about to see whether he was
he disappeared.
Back in the apartment Elaine and
AUNT Josephine were just about TO
I'm out when the two Cinnamon who
ad been knocked out recovered. one
# them threw himself on Elaine
Aunt Josephine tried to ward him on,
tut the other o1>e struck her ana
brew her down.
Before she coul I recover they had
eized Elaine