Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-27

II was Just about big enough to get
through. but he managed to grope
along IL.
The minutes passed as tho police
man and | watched our prisoner IN the
cellar by the tube. / looked ~an&iously
al my watch.
Craig" | shouted N last. unable
20 control my fears for him.
No answer.
ny this time Craig had come 70 a
small. open chamber. into which tho
viaduct widened on the wall he found
another series of iron rungs. % which
he climbed. The gas was terrible
As he neared the top Of the ladder
he came 70 a shelflike aperture III the
sewer chamber. and gazed about. II
was horribly dark lie reached out
and felt a piece ~ cloth Anxiously Ne
pulled on N. Then ~ reached further
into the darkness.
There was Elaine. unconscious. ap-
rarcntly dead.
In desperation Craig carried her
down the ladder.
With our prisoner We could only look
helplessly around
'Hy George. I'm going down after
him. ] cried III desperation.
Don't do II" advised the police
man "Youn get out"
One whin n the horrible gas told me
that ho Vas right
Listen said the policeman
There was. indeed. a faint noise from
the black depths below Us "A rope
alongside the rough ladder began to
move. as though some one was pulling
II taut. Hc gazcd down.
Craig, Craig.- called lis that
YOU"
No answer hut the rope sin
moved Perhaps the helmet made II
Impossible for him 70 hear.
Hc had struggled back IN the swirl
inE current almost exhausted bv his
helpless burden. Holding Elaine's
cad above the surface ~ the water
and pulling on the rope 70 attract my
attention. he could neither lear nor
shout IIe had taken a turn ~ the rope
about Elaine. I tried pulling on M
There was something heavy on the
other end. and I kept on pulling.
AT last / could make out Kennedy
dimly mounting the ladder The
weight was the unconscious body 81
Elaine which nv steldicd a. he mount
IA the ladder turEed harder and he
slowly came M
Together. AZ last. the p0Iic' nan and
reached down and pulled them out.
We placed Elaine on the cellar hoor.
as comfortably as was possible. and
the policeman began hts hrst aid mo.
lions fer rcsuscitatiun.
'No-no," cried Kennedy. Not
hcrp-takc her up where the air u
frpsher."
With his revolver still drawn 10
overawe the prisoner. the policeman
forced him 20 aid us in carrying her
up the rickety Hight of cellar steps.
Kennedy followed quickly. uuscrcwing
the oxygen helmet as M went
IN the deserted living room We de-
posted our senseless burden. while
Kennedy. the helmet or now. bent
over her.
"Quick-quick'" he cried 70 the off,
Ger. IAN am~bulance,"
But the prisoner the policeman
indicated
"Hurry-hurry: I'll take care OF
him. urged Craig. seizing the police
mans pistol and thrusting 1t into his
pocket. Walter. help me"
Tie was trying tn ordinary methods
~ rcsuscitation Meanwhile the ON
cor had hurried out. seeking the near.
est telephone. while We worked madly
% bring Elaine back.
Again and again Kennedy bent and
outstretChed her arms. TRYING 10 in
duce respiration again so busy was
] that for the moment | forgot our
prisoner.
But Dan had seen his chance.
Noiselessly he picked up the old chair
in the room and With Il raised was ap-
preaching Kennedy 10 knock him out.
Before ! knew II myself Kennedy
had heard him. With a half instInc-
tive motion NJ drew the revolver from
his pocket.and. almost before ! could
see IL had shot the man. Without a
word nv returned the gun TO his peck
It and again bent over Elaine. without
so much as a look AZ the crook. who
sank 10 the floor. dropping the chair
from his nerveless hands.
Already the policeman had got an
ambulance. which was now tearing
along TO ".
Frantically Kennedy was working.
A moment he paused aud locked az
m~e-hopeless.
Just then. outside. we could hear
the ambulance. and a doctor and two