Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-28

As the detective took her again and
twisted her arm until she cried out in pain
I hastily investigated the wall. She had
evidently been attempting to press a but
ton that rang a concealed bell
What did it all mean?
Elaine, now completely unconscious,
was being held by the Cinnamon, while
her arm was smeared with sticky black
material from the cauldron by Long Sin.
As the high priest of Satan worked, the
devil worshippers kowtowed obediently.
Suddenly the aged Chinaman with the
prayer wheel stopped his incessant, inn
rious turning, and, rising, held up his
hand as ii to command attention.
This is nonsense" he cried in loud
tone. why should our great Ksing Chau
desire a white devil? I, great-grand-
father, demand to know"
Shaking with rage, Long Sin ordered the
Intruder off the dais. But the aged de-
voice refused to go.
Throw him out" he ordered. his at
tendants.
For answer. as the two young China
men approached, the old Chinaman threw
thom down to the floor with a quick jiu-
jitzu movement. His strength seemed
miraculous for so aged a man.
Furious now beyond expression, Long
Sin stepped forward himself. He seized
the beard and queue of the intruder. To
his utter amazement, they came Off
1t was Kennedy.
With his automatic drawn before the
astonished devil dancers could recover
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Long Sin leaped behind the big gong
As the Cinnamon rushed forward to seize
him. Kennedy shot the leader OF Long
Sins attendants and struck down the
other with blow. The rush was checked
for the moment. But the odds were fear
fuL
Kennedy seized Elaine's yielding body,
and, pushing back the curtains to the
anteroom. succeeded in gaining it and
locking the door into the main temple
Bennett was still lying on the floor
tightly bound. With a few deft cuts
with a Chinese knife which he had
picked up, Kennedy released him.
At the same time Cinnamon were try
ing to batter down the door, Kennedy 8
last bulwark. It was swaying under
their repeated blows,
Kennedy rushed to the door and fired
through it at random to check the attack
for a few moments.
While Kennedy was thus besieged by
the devil worshippers in the anteroom.
several policemen and detectives gath
cred in the seance room with us. next
door, where SavetslSy was held-a defiant
and mute prisoner. ] had discovered the
bell. and. taking that as guide, 1
started to trace the course of a wire
which ran alongside the wall. feeling GER
tain that 1t would give me a clue to some
adjoining room to which Elaine might
possibly have been taken.
To the fireplace traced the bell, and,
| IN pulling on a wire, I luckily pressed a
secret spring. To my amazement the
whole fireplace swung out of sight and
disclosed a secret passageway.
To my utter amazement. I recognized
Kennedy's voice.
In the first onslaught Craig shot one
| Chlnaman dead, then closed with the
/ others. slashing right and left with the
Chinese knife he had picked up.
Finally, Long Sin, seizing a large wal
hanging. leaped upon Kennedy from the
back and threw it over his head, almost
suffocating him.
! 1t was just as the Chinese were about
to overpower him that led the police
and detectives through the passageway
OF the fireplace.
It was a glorious fight that followed
But Long Sin and his Cinnamon were nc
match for the police, and were soon com
pletely routed, the police striking furi-