The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23


Escape to the street was cut of.
We we're behind him on the fight OF
stairs
Long Sin did not hesitate mo-
ment- He ran TO the elevator. the
door OF which was open. seized tho
elevator boy and sent him sprawiing
ON the marble floor. Then he slammed
the door and the elevator shot up. (
Kennedy was only few feet be-
hind. and he took IN the situation at
glance. He Ieaped into the other eie-
vator, and before the surprised boy
could interfere shot 1t up only few
feet behind Long Sin.
Il vas a wild race to the roof Long
Sin had the start and as the eleva-
tor reached the top floor he lung II,
open. dashed out and through door
Up to the roof itself
A second later Kennedy's elevator
stopped. Craig Ieaped out and fred
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 They.
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 or
the roof and went sliding down the
states OF the mansard-
Fortunately he was able to eaten
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 tanitor and the ele-
vator boys
Kennedy was now crawling up the
nansard. helping himself as best he
could by some Of the ornamental tron-
work.
Long Sin had reached the roof on
the opposite side as We ran across m
the direction Of the taut rope
A moment later he turned and
bowed at us mockingly, then dtsap-
peared behind skybght-
Kennedy did not stop an instant
sYou fellows go to the street and
see If you can head him on that way
he cried Stay here. Walter:
Before I knew it he had seized the
rope and was going across to the other
building hand over hand 4e was g.
peri1ous undertaking
Kennedy had almost reached the,
other roof when suddenly from behfnh
the skylfght stepped Long Sin WITH;
wicked 1eer. he advanced to the
edge Of the roof. his AK upraised- =
looked across the yawntng chasm, hor.
rtded.
slowly Long Sin raised his ak above
his head, gathering all the strength
which he had. waiting for kennedy 10
approach closer. Kennedy stopped
Swiftly the az descended, slashing the
rope at one blow
Like the weight Of pendulum Ken
nedy swung back against our Own
building, managing to keep his hold
on the rope with superhunaan
strength
There was tremendous shattertng
The rope had been just long enough
to make him strike window and he
had gone crashing through the glass
three floors below
I dashed down the stairs and into
the apartment. Kennedy was badly
Help me. quick. Walter he urged.
moving toward the elevators
Meanwhile Long Sin had quickly
Owed down into the next building a
few moments later he had come out on
the ground floor at the rear
Gazing about to see whether he was
followed, he disappeared l.
Back in the apartment Elaine and
Aunt josephine were just about 10
run out when the two Chinamen who
had been knocked out recovered One
of them threw himself on Elaine
Aunt Josephine tried to ward him on.
but the other one struck her and
threw her down
Before she could recover they had
seized Elaine.
with hasty CULTURAL exclamation
they picked her up and ran out
stead of going downstairs they crossed
the hallway, slanming the door bestnd
them.
ground door We saw the tanttor ana
one OF the elevator boys on either side
Of Aunt Josephine.
Elaine. Elaine.- she cried
whats the matter2 demanded
Kennedy, leaning heavily ON me-
They have kidnapped her. cried
Aunt josephine.
kennedy pulled himself together
Ten me. quick-how did It hsD-
penn he demanded OF Aunt Joseph
TT vas the ring. she cried hand
kennedy took the ring and looked
at It for moment Then no eufueo
TO us blankty-