The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-07-15
Long Sin locked at us q moment.

| HIS power
He drew a long, wicked-looking Chi
nese knife and carefully tested its
edge. 1t was keen
In the sitting room Elaine, Aunt
Tabby and Joshua had been listening
intently at the fireplace, but hearing
nothing.
They were now getting decidedly
worried. Finally the fumes which we
had released made their way to the
room.
Il cant stand 1t any longer" cried
Elaine I'm going down there to see
what has become of them"
Aunt Tabby and Joshua tried to
stop her, but she broke away from
them and went down the ladder Rusty
leaped down after her.
Joshua tried to follow, but Aunt
| Tabby held him back. He would have
| gone. too, if she had not managed to
strike the spring and shut the door.
closing up the passageway.
Joshua got angry then. You are
making a coward of me- he cried.
beating on the panel with the butt Of
| his gun and struggling to open it,
Elaine was now making her way as
/ rapidly as she could through the tun-
| mel. with Rusty beside her.
Ii was just as Long Sin had raised
his knife that the sound of footsteps
alarmed him
He paused and leaped to his feet.
There was no time for either
to retreat. He started toward Elaine
and seized her roughly.
Back and forth over the rocky floor
they struggled AS they fought she
With frantic strength, he eraftily he
backed her slowly up against the prop
that upheld the roof
lie raised his keen knife.
She recoiled. The prop, none too
strong, suddenly gave way under her
weight
The whole roof OF the chamber fell
with a crash. earth and stone over
whelmins Elaine and her assailant.
BY this time Joshua had left the
house and had gone out into the gar
den TO get something to pry open the
| fireplace door
OF 4 sudden, to his utter amazement
few feet from him. it seemed as if
the very earth sank in his garden, leav-
ing yawning chasm
He looked, unable to make 1t out
Before his very eyes a strange fig
ure. the figure OF Long Sin in his oxy-
gen helmet. appeared. struggling up,
rs II by magic. from the very earth
shaking the debris off himself. as
dog would shake off the water after a
i plunge in pond
Long Sin was gone in moment.
Then again the earth began to move.
A paw appeared. then a sharp black
nose. and moment later Rusty. too.
dug himself out
Joshua had run into the house to get
a spade. when Rusty. like a shot. bolt
/ cd for the house. took the window at a
leap and. all covered with earth. land
ed before Joshua and Aunt Tabby.
See, he went down there-now
he's here" cried Aunt Tabby, point
ing at the fireplace, then looking at the
window
Rusty was running back and forth
from Joshua to the window
Follow him" cried Aunt Tabby.
Rusty led the way back again to the
garden to the cave-in.
Elaine" gasped Aunt Tabby
by this time Joshua was digging fu-
riously.
Aunt laohy rushed up as Joshua
laid down the spade and nrted out
Elaine
lhey were about TO carry her INTO
the house when sue cried weakly oat
WIN all her remaining strengtn:
No-ho I'lg Nrais aiter'
| she managed 10 gasp.
Rusty, TOO Was sun at II 'os.'u1
Ten 70 aFaln' man anu Jog ~o'N
win VIII.
mere they are crlea Elaine as
All three pulied US out UNCONSCIOUS oue
StllI awe.