The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-02

cning himself nj after the fracas. "I1l
stay here with the prisoners. Go get
the police"
l hurried out and rushed down the
street seeking an officer.
Up In the den. WI Fang. silent. stood
with his back to the wall, scowling
s%ulleniy. Close beside him hung a
sort Of bell cord, just out OF reach.
Kennedy. revolver In hand. was exam.
ming the writing table to discover
whatever evidence he could. Slowly.
imperceptibly. inch by inch. WI
moved toward the bell cord. lie was
reaching out with his manacled hands
TO seize II when Kennedy. alert.
turned. saw him. aud instantly shot
WI literally crumpled up and dropped
to the floor as Craig bounded over
to him.
ny this time I had found a police.
man and he had summoned the wagon
from the Elizabeth street station. a
few blocks away. As We drove up be.
fore the den. | leaped out and the DO
lice followed.
Imagine my surprise at seeing WI
stretched on the floor; Kennedy had
tried TO stanch the flow Of blood
from a wound on wu's shoulder with a
handkerchief and now was making a
temporary bandage which he bound on
him
Hos are you. sergeant" nodded
Kennedy Well. I guess you'll admit
I made good Ibis time.
Common humanity dictated tha, We
-1ts WI first ~ al % a hospital and
gee him fixed M and 20 a hospital ~s
went Kennedy and | entered with
:ur l%r'suners, closely guarded BY the
7riice
''Hg landod WI over % two ycuus
doctors ana . nurse ~ this time W.
ris 7srv weak rom 'css o. blocd
ST. De- lit rs IN nerve and tha.
vas ,l-~v.1s I'm through The ,vC
ycu1k ircrs-s Iat The nurse has
scl-cyT Begun 81, Axe - Craigs rude
sa-t1ss -r -se.Ics 20 property when a
rc.ss :l.stts .:li - IA; 4 weeping
and -kss-c.'i.-S ~tgisg1ucr CO Chi.
rese "a. Arrived
Ky--sty g. .,. --a hl1 s1ished
talking q, :rs .sr-:-, I-t handing
WI over @, ,.s- -.ag .1l ,lxsr mir
into a ~ be- ..s .s-~-sd-y Jusc
then the c,I..s--E c-vE! pushed o.
some asS-s s.-s c.-s-s tsN1,.-
ing the '4.a - SO g-sl. va Fang
They were - -s-. "a; 4: las; one
/ 80 sN. 49,. -. HH - ...H
that the rc'-s " .- cut They
started to pas. :ss= ;lcs
In the melee Gee 60 .ts.- number
managed 10 g.; away .-cn the rest
and reach the doorway 20 the emer
gency room. He was a. we found out
later. dressed aluos: precisely like
WI. although he had CT a somewhat
different cap. In build and size as
well as features he vas a veritable
Dromio.
The other Chinaman drew back be.
hind the screen which hid the door.
way to the emergency o and con.
cealed himself.
In the emergency room WI was
placed on an operating table and there
was bound up properly, though he was
terribly weak now.
Back of the screen, however. the
other Chinaman was hiding. able 10
get an occasional glance at what was
going on, There happened to be a
table near him on which were gauze.
cotton and other things. lie reached
over and took the gauze and quickly
made IL into "A bandage. keeping one
eye on the bandaging OF WI. Then
he placed the Dandage over his left
shoulder and arm in the same way
that he saw the doctors doing with
WI.
They had finished with WI. and one
OF the doctors moved yer 10 the door.
way TO call the sergeant. For the mo.
ment the rest had left Wa alone, his
eyes apparently half closed through
weakness. Each was busy about his
own especial task.
From behind the screen. which was
only a few feet from the operating Ia.
BILE. the secreted Chinaman stepped
out. Quickly he placed his own hat
'h W W. NbOh WV ~ NufH Nubh " " ?
place on the table, while WI slipped
behind the screen.
The doctor turned toward the sup.
posed WI. Come. now" he ordered,
handing him I'VE TO the police. Here
he Is at last"
The sergeant started to lead the prls.
oner out. As he did so. he looked
sharply at him. He could scarcely be-
lieve his eyes. There was something
wrong. All Cinnamon might look
alike to some people. but o to him.
That's not WI Fang" he ex.
claimed.
Instantly there was the greatest ex.
element. The doctors were ~astounded
as all rushed into the emergency room
again, One OF them looked behind the
screen. There was an open window.
That's how he got away" he cried
Meanwhile, several blocks from the
hospital, WI still weak but more than
ever nervod up. came out OF his place
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