The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-01

! eanny rappinrs began 70 be heard
We listened q moment. then Ken
nedy walked over 70 the fireplace
You can explore Il with me now
Walter. he said quietly. touching the
lever and opening the panel when
disclosed the ladder.
Together. Craig and ] descended IN
70 the darkness about eight or ten
feet There we found a passageway'
excAvaied through the earth and rock
along which ve erept Il was crooked
and uueveu. and we stumbled, but kept
going slowly ahead.
Kennedy. who vas few feet IN
froni Of ne. stopped suddenly and
Almost fell over bin
"wha, Is IT. whispered.
Lorg Sin had made his way from
the opening Of the cave 70 the point
OF the plan which vas marked by a
cross. and there he had set up bis cleo.
tre drill which VAS connected 10 the
trolley wire. He vas working furious
~ 20 take advantage OF the fifteen
minutes or so before the nett car
would pass.
Il was evident that Long Sin bad
ALREADY been AZ work, digging and
erlliag through the earth and rock
lie had gone so FAR now that he had
disclosed what locked like the face Of
a snail safe set directly into the
roek
AZ re worked he would stop from
u=e 20 tine and consul, the map
Thsn re would take up drilling again
He had rov come 20 the polnt on
which Bennett had written bis warn.
i-E Quickly he opened the bag and
;cok IRE oxygen helmet, which be ad.
.us;~t carefully owe his head Then
Ae 90; 20 work with r~edoubled energy
Tie 1&n nus; have heard us ap-
T-oaehias down the tunnel. FOR he
pA-set !r his work and the noise q
tie drll ceased
FNo= . vantage point around the
bead = TIE p~axsagevAy We could see
TITS strange and uncouih figure
~who Is .; DO you ih.rk- ! Wits.
7~-Sd ~orouehing back against the
vail FER fear that be might look even
G-c1r6 = corner or through the earth
A-t discover US
As ! spoke ny hand locsered a
ri~ce Q; -oek that .utted out and be
.ore ! knew Il there was a crash
~Cortou.d Il Walter. exclaimed
Ks-r%dy.
Down IRE p~assaEevay the Hrrre
VAS .c= thoroughly or the alert. star.
.cE Vith kis goeE,el!ke eyes ir,o the
h,aek-ess 81 or direction lie was
WATCHED. and re CSC &c; hesitate a
Minute % act
He seirei he bag art picked h.s
way quickly through TIE passage as 4.
thoroughly familiar with eye-y turn
c: the walls and roGshcess G. The
Hoo-
Kennedy dashed forward .rt ! fo,.
loved close AFTER him.
We were nEki.F much better time
han our strznge visitor ar5 wsre gain.
Ing O. him rapidly.
Suddenly he turned. rziss5 his arm
ard dashed something 70 the earth.
much as . ch!l1 eIrlo6ss 4 toy ,crpe
Co. J fully expected thz, 4; was a
bomb; brt. AZ . moment later. found
,hz; Kennedy and : ve-e SIN u.
harmed. J knew TIA; Il --s' he some
other prot-ct O, ,Ais tsy.,ish genius.
A Chinese smoke bomb sp-;tered
ard ooCghed Kennedy a. he re,rea,ei
a minute. ther S!,h renewed virc- en-.
desTorst 20 penetrate re dense a1d
op2qre fumes
We managed 20 a. ahead s,.ll. ut
IRE i-t-ter had exploded cre after
another az h!s peculiar bombs always
keeping ahead @! the smoke which he
created. ard ve to-ct that under IS
cover he had made good his escape.
A. TIE other cad O. the p~ass2Fevay.
CT IL the liv!sg con C.. TIE cottage.
the drstt had carried large Quantities
Q! the s-oke
Lc-g Sin. meanwhile bad started 20
work his way through TIE bushes 20
reach he waiting car. with WI. then
! paused Aa9 listeret Hearing no
sound. he replaced TIE helmet which
Re had taken Of.
Pursuit vas useless Ger Us.
With reviewers drawn. We c-er; back
slo,g TIE rGsszgevay uni.l Ne came
again 20 tie chamber !;se!.. There.
O. TIE eoor. lay 8 bag O. tools. o?eaed
as though somebody had zee. working
With then
Caught ret-hGresd' exclaimed
Renaety WITH great satisfaction
He looket a. the tools a minute
sIt thea q; TIE electric drill. and
Sadly az ideA seemed 20 strike him
He took ~ = drill Aat advanced 70,
ward the safe. Thea Re turned or
the cur-sri and applied tie drill
Tie drll vas o, the veC lA;es, &c,
s!gn Gnd {; sea quickly through the
steel Bui beyord that there Sas az.
ether thin sise, rArtuor. This Ken,
rety tackled neIt
TIE er!ll ~srt through AID be with.
drew Il
Instantly tie Eos; penetrating AID
~aErsso-s door seemed TO psrate
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