The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-28

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now plainly hear Nlains's ahEiekn.
CRAIG. the secretary and mysslf made1
rush for the door 70 Bsunstts PR
vats ONCE. Finding 4 locked. We b.
gan to batter Il.
Kennedy found that Il was impos-
sible 20 batter down the door In time
By any ordinary means. Quickly ne
seised tho typewriter and hurled =
through the panels. Then he thrust
his hand through the opening ana
| turned the catch. y
Az We fung ourselves into tha room
Bennett rushed into CLOSET IN . cor.
me-. slamming the door behind him. Il
was composed of sheet Iron. and enec-
| tually prevented anyone from break
| ing through. Kennedy and tried vain
| ~, however. to Dry II open.
While We were thus endeavoring 20
force an entrance Bennett. In Q sort
Of closet. had put ON the coat. nat
and mask which he invariably wore
In the character OF the Clutchins
Hand Then he cautiously opened .
secret door in the back Of the closet
and slowly made an exit.
Meanwhile the secretary lad been
doing his best to revive Elaine, who
was on the floor, hysterical and half
unconscious from the terrible shock
she had experienced.
Intent on discovering Bennetts
whereabouts, Kennedy and I examined
the wall OF the ONCE. thinking there
Y might be some button or secret spring
which would open the closet door.
While we were doing 80 the door
OF q large safe In the secretary's or
fice gradually opened, and the Clutch
ing Hand emerged from Il. stepping
carefully toward the door leading to
the outer ONCE. intent on escaping IN
that direction.
| At that moment caught sight OF
him. and, leaping into the secretary's
office. I drew my revolver and ordered
him to throw up his hands. He obeyed.
Holding up both hands. he slowly
drew near the door to his private Of
fee.
Suddenly he dropped one hand and
pressed hidden spring In the wall
Instantly heavy iron door shot out
and closed over the wooden door. En-
trance to the private office was abso'
lutely cut on.
with an angry snarl the Clutching
Hand leaped at me.
AS he did so I fred twice.
He staggered back.
The shots were heard by Kennedy
and Elaine as well as the secretary
and At the same instant they discov
cred the iron door which barred the
entrance to the secretary's once.
Rushing into the outer ONCE the1
found the clerks excitedly attemptini
20 open the door of,the secretary
once, which was locked. Kennel
drew q revolver and shot through tn
lock. bursting open the door.
They rushed into the room.
Clutching Hand was apparently sea
ed in q chair at desk. his face oul
led IN his arms, while ! was appa
: emily disappearing through the doo
- Kennedy and the clerks pounce
upon the figure in the chair ana toi
Of his mark. To their astonishmer
: they discovered It was myself!
NV shots had missed, and Clutchin
Hand had leaped on me with ma
dened fury.
= Dressed In my coat and hat. whic
(" he had deity removed after overpo'
:, ering me. Clutching Hand had by tn
time climbed through the window
"a the outer ONCE and was making b
! way down the fire escape to the stree
=. He reached the foot Of the iron step
n. leaped on and ran quickly away.
,e Shouting a few directions to the Sc
adj rotary. the clerks and Elaine. Kennel
climbed through the window and IA
N. ed down the FIRE escape In SWIFT pt
.e- suit.
IN The Clutching Hand, however. ma
an aged to elude capture again.
an While these exciting events we
occurring in BENEFITS ONCE sol
,ra queer doings were in progress IN I
heart of Chinatown.
Deep underground. In ono OF !
20 catacombs known only to the Inn
80 most members of the Chinese secl
. societies, was Tong Wah. popular
=. known as "the hider." engaged
~. some mysterious work.
Before him were eight odd-shar
Chinese Walls. and from these he v
-. carefully measuring certain prop
lions, as II concocting some power
an potion.
, He stepped back and looked arou
"A. suspiciously as he suddenly he'
a. footsteps above. The next NOM
Long Sin. who had entered through
- trap door. climbed down . long
~. der and walked into the room.
"a Approaching Tong Wah. he ask
AZ. when viii the death drink
ready?"
,ck ut is now prepared" was inc
COR ply.
oar A few minutes later the Clutch
tad Hand drove up TO Long Sins house
/, a the taxicab and. after paying
bad chauffeur. went to the door
n. knocked sharply.
M In response to his knocking, 4
Sin appeared on the threshold and
and toned to Bennett to come In. evid
wlv " astonished to see him.
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