Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-04


Tts ucedle srAfVcly occiilssef
Three ioar i've. came sioeiy.
incss face. thoesh No ecale nm ace
q. vas tense and set ens rcemea de
tcrminca net to hcsruy a thlns. yes
The harder she tried % consrcl the out
ward otrfcssion 81 Dor fosilnss the
mere sho betrayed herself by the Ia.
ward Mood pressure which The uncsn.
ny little instrument teforo Ne ~.
corded
- kennedy kert on coansns tho
indicator slowly. tui steadily. ross.
rckisieEiNs her suppressed cmotlons
Elaine and Watched she dial bcndinF
over n VITA intense interest
ou,slde In the hall. Wa had asain
come a. the lAb.n0tnr, door Thia
uns be drew out hia ksy ana entity
opcnrd u and entered r0r a momcnt
BE- sinoa ccnfruusins lnoa alone Ia the
chair ouickN be raised h.s Gnaer
o. bis Iva indicating silence
ksnhci, kept 90 countinx A. he
nearot the right number IVA trsa a
revolver aud raieed q hish over hss
head Twice he shot into the air.
Suddenly. iast before ne shois. The
dial bad unAccnunsahly Mmped tea
% a toscu Points whe, did Il mean
held "a AZ and kennedy looked Al u
Ia vonavr Nc wns about 90 TAKE
ttep toward tho laboratory ~hen ihsl
pistol shots rams pui The diAl hand
frll back 90 Erru'
We rushed into the laboratory iutf
lay bach Ia the chair. apparently tead.
Not q soul wan IN siahl. but the hall
door Mas open
Come on shouted Kennedy. hurry
iaN out inio tho hall. ~ was eseal
60 stop hcfogo iuos
I huliowed and Elaino came Alonr
after uae pAuslns Al the door 10 ~Atth
W fun down the hall
SLOWLY a cabinet under the iat0fa
tnty table bach 81 her swung oiicn
and The eva murderous face ~ thu
chinese master cfiminA, appeared
frOm tho reiusn 60 which ha had
drapped after the shots witch he
-f .-irst s- ..s--.t- -
cront toward Flainc standing ~lth bel
back 10 him.
With ono powerful movement n,
swept Elaine bach into the laboratory
Gnd 10 the aoor snd slammed sh'
du0I. lpskinF a. Another instant 40,
he ran to inet and uniauisued hor
She had merely tainted and vas noe
coming 40
novn The hall We had discovered n,
I one when suddenly We heard the 81
; ned rcrtam OF hiNinc haok wr rashc'
Ca the door ilut u was locked ani
damned
Wa had finished releasing lnea D,
this ume aud. with hnr, rushed int
the back room A ho did 90 tiAln
managed 10 60, 60 her feet and Col
low in tins 10 arn Wa smash the via
dow "a tbs nfoescapr ~ish a chat
aud half shove Inca through a. sAirii
ile waa about 60 follow when b
npisd che sphyKmoEraph and helaod d
That brought him face 90 face vii
Elaine she sBatched the record ffoy
him Win an oath be str1gelud ait
her for g.
ny this time Kennedy aud ! ha
forced tho door aud were in the ou
er laboratory
Wa had bent Elaine hack over a
table and had drawn a Iona knife a
b. poised q Over hor he beard u
romiuE our shouts scented 10 Elf
blaine fndaubiod strength Hho hrnh
away iuet as Wa stabbed furlopsil
and ihe knife polut was denaoled 3
the nphygmuRnph.
There wRs bot ~ instant 60 les
aud va fairly difed out Of the via
dow. A. va rushed Ia krnnrd
| paused 90 rrAnauru himself ~ Elaina
safety. bat pleaEed after va, a
| revolver drawn.
/ Mslail shot down ffom tho vii
\ dow ~ hts rulreaiiog form. ilo hn
almost reached tho ground when
n saw him ssagKsr aud fall the rest I
Il tho way Ona ~ my shots had take
n effect but ! bad used them all
1 started after him. fiuf as
| slid the last teo or three steps hi
j heap On the ground. ines caught hi
Ia haf arms, Half Supporting, ha
pulling ahc managed 10 aaslut q
dared aud wounded criminal alun
n A. tho curb Was a closed car. with
driver, waiting hhe showed him
and iumblad IA sfter him herself.
the car moved swiftly away.
rs thss glms had reached u
Z ground Rnd reloaded my gun IN
y ran along. fired several shots. ~
y iseurh 1 struck the car. ! don't shir
dld any damage. Tor Il continued
& gain speed Tho chase was hopelen
sud stopped. disgusted.
Back In the laboratory. sH return'
Z through tho window. ! pae that y
strain had been too much Tor Eiain
Noe that u VAS over. she had faif
= "a and kennedy was lust briaging b.
y hfvahi
"confound him." exclaimed.
wounded him, but tho gln sol hi
a~sy from 80 again
oh marmsrea Elaine, falni
catching my words. 4 heard q
= shots san hoping yoa had end
"a u al tAis time"
I, Per tbs moment. 10 hia relief At "a
.. inE Eisine sian safe. Kennedy seem
90 hagc forgotten All about Va.
!. words recalled him.
4. Never mlnd.@ he treasured. na