Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06

ternlined not to betray a thing. Yet the
harder she tried to control the outward
expression of her feelings the more she
betrayed herself by the inward blood
pressure which the uncanny little in
strument before us recorded.
AS Kennedy kept on counting the in
dlcator slowly but steadily rose. regis
tering her suppressed emotion. Elaine
and watched the dial. bending over 1t
with intense interest
outside in the hall WI had again come
to the laboratory door This time he
drew out his key and softly opened 1t
and entered. For a moment he stood,
confronting 1nez, alone in the chair.
Quickly he raised his fingers to his lips
indicating silence.
Kennedy kept on counting. AS he
neared the right number WI drew re-
volver and raised it high over his head.
Twice he shot into the air.
Suddenly, just before the shots. the
dial had unaccountably Jumped ten or a
dozen points. What did II mean
held Il UP and Kennedy looked at II IN
wonder. He was about TO take step
toward the laboratory when the plseoi
shots rang out. The dial hand fell PACK
to zero.
We rushed into the laboratory. lne7
Law back in the chair. apparently deao,
Not a soul was in sight, but the nan
door was open.
Come on" shouted Kennedy hurry
ing out into the hall, as 1 was apout u
stop before Inez.
7 followed and Elaine came along after
me. pausing at the door to watch us rul
down the hall.
Slowly a cabinet under the laboratory
table. back of her. swung over and the
evil. nurderous face of the Chinest mas
ter criminal appeared from the refugi
to which he had dropped after the shots
which he had fired to Brighten lnez
Silently he crept toward Elaine, STANDING
with her back to him.
With ore powerful movement, he swept
Elaine back into the laboratory and to
the floor and slammed the door, locking
It. Another instant and he ran to lnei
and unfastened her. She had merely
tainted and was now coming to-
Down tho hall we had discovered nc
one, when suddenly we heard the stiflec
scream Of Elaine Back we rushed to the
door. But it was locked and TANNED
WI had finished releasing Inez by thi:
time and, with her. rushed into the back
room. AS he did So Elaine managed &c
get to her feet and follow In time to sec
WI smash the window to the fire escape
with a chair and half shove Inez through
to safety.
He was about TO follow when he spied
the sphygmograph and seized It. Thai
brought him face to face with Elaine
She snatched the record from him. Will
an oath he struggled with her for 1t.
By this time Kennedy and 1 had forced
the door and were in the outer laboratory
WI had bent Elaine back over the table
and had drawn a long knife. AS hi
poised it over her. he heard us coming
Our shouts seemed to give Elaine re
doubled strength. She broke away JUS
as WI stabbed furiously and the knife
point was DETECTED by the syphgmograph
There was not an instant to be lost, and
WI fairly dove out of the window. Al
we rushed in, Kennedy paused to reas
sure himself of Elaine's safety, but
plunged after WI, my revolver drawn.
Wildly 1 shot down from the window
at his retreating form. He had almos
reached the ground when I saw hin
stagger and fall the rest OF the way. On
of my shots had taken effect, but / haC
used them all,
| 1 started after him. But as he sill
the last two or three shops into a heal
on the gronnnd. Inez caught him in he
arms. Half supporting. half pulling
she manaSed to, assist the dazcd ant
wounded criminal along. At the curb wa
a closed car with a driver. waiting. Sh
showed him in and tumbled in after hin
herself. as the car moved swiftly away
BY this time had reached the groun
and reloaded my gun as I ran along.
fired several shots. But, though
struck the car. 1 don't think did an!
damage, for il continued to gain speed
The chase was hopeless and 1 stopped
disguised.
Back in tire laboratory, as returne
through the window, 1 saw that tn
strain had been too much for Elaine
Now that 1t was over, she had fainte
and Kennedy was just bringing he
/ around.
'Confound him." exclaimed. &c
wounded him. but that girl got him ava