The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-02

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 With her hand over the girls mouth, Mrs Darnell held her by sheer strength while the always cowardly Wilkerson screamed his commands in q louder tone than those of the girl had been.
 Her head fell back, and her body became limp.
 She's tainted! Call taxi at once, We must get her out of this hote"'
 In less than five minutes they were shooting down the elevator. Another quarter minute and Wikerson, with the unconscious form of the girl in his arms. her face covered by the cape of the maid, was rushing across the lobby, preceded by Drake, Mrs. Darnell stop ped at the desk long enough to throw down twenty dollar bill.
 The girl is sick, and we must hurry ner to hospitNl! she managed to gasp.
 Before the dumfounded clerk or the amazed guests could stop to act they were out of the hotel and in a taxi
 The house detective sprang from al most out of nowhere and in q second was speeding after the fleeing oneS accompanied by another plain clothes man
 They sighted the first taxi as 1t rounded the corner of Powell and Eddy streets
 Keep that car In sight and catch 1t If you canl'
 The chauffeur made answer with his foot
 As the detectives saw the course the other ear was taking they both mur- mured. "ChinatOwn''
 Into the realm of the yellow man shot the auto.
 Before a doorway Wilkerson stopped
 Rap! pauSe-rap! Rap! Pause rap!
 A face appeared as the door creaked open. the face of Chuaman, deeply lined. the almond shaped eyes scarcely visible through the nearly closed lids
 X signal and whispered word from Wilkerson. and the door widened the opening and ali passed through.
 With whisk 1t closed.
 Around bends and corners and down steps, another bend and another flight of stairs Then along a long corridor, where scarcely ray of light was vist- ble All the time the shutiiing feet of the little yellow man could be heard in the advance.
 Then a door stopped the procession. Another series of signals. Another long wait The door opened with a pecu- liar rumbling sound. They entered a queerly arranged room. At first glance 1t seemed very small, but as the eye traveled around its walls it's strange shape gave one feeling of fearsome apprehension. It was completely cyl indrical.
 WilkerSon at a sign from the China man laid Ruth on the floor and q Chi nese woman shuflied to her at the beck of the yellow man. Leaving her in the charge of the oriental, the others returned the way they had come.
 On the arrival of Dorr in San Fran cisco he was met by Everett at the ferry and together they started the search for Ruth. First they began a round of the hotels. Failing to locate her at any of the smaller hotels, first inQuiring at the St. Francis, where she was supposed to stop, they arrived at the ManX
 nd hic cape of the night before, Dorr was ready to retire to his room, intending to purchase wearing apparel the next day.
 Desiring to put some of his personal effects away. he tried to open the dres- ser drawers and discovered them to be locked He sent for key, and to his amazement, on opening one of the drawers he discovered Ruth's papers to the mine.
 He made speedy Inquiry at the office and from the clerk and the detective learned of the geta way of Mrs. Dar- nell and her party.
 Drake in the interim secured quar ters for the quartet, and still leaving Ruth in secure hiding, well guarded by the watchful Wah Sing, q former smuggling partner of Wilkerson in the days of the "opium ring" they walked to the lodging house and settled them. selves to await further developments
 Continued next Thursday)