The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-04
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on. deck. she seized chair ana
propped It against the door.
She had acted not g minute too
soon. Down The passagew3ys already,
he could hear some one creeping,
stealthily. n was the Chinaman with
his murderous knife. She heard htns
pause nc the door as he 16o1ed again
at his knife. Then the lock turned.
The door creaked. But she had
propped the chair well. and IL held.
Just then she heard . loud report
outside. and an instant later another.
Then followed the crash OF tonethins
heavy on the deck above SccompA panied
by q volley of vile oaths and quick
footsteps. as Gregor gave hasty orders
to his crew.
The Chinaman at the door redoubied
his efforts He seized ire Ak hang
ing near by and attacked the door
with that, hacking furiously:
One after another. the table, chest.
everything movable. Elaine piled up
AGAINST the door as it splintered, But
ii wss of no use.
: i.shs moved, over fearfulIy as far away
az she could to the perthole and looked
Il the black water, as she leaned far
ot,t. then up at the deck only . few
feet aboTe her.
fsVtith frantic strength born of fear
the heroic girl wrfggled out of the port
h5ie: as the Sehooner heeled over and
managed Just Ito catch the scuppers
of the deck Fear lent her strength
She SUGGESTED IN pulling herself up TO
the rail- and then over on the deck
Just as the 6iled.np furniture 'tnmbled
over AFTER tla door gave way.
The Chinafn&n,c rinfuriated. caught
Just glimpse u her through the port
hole, turned and fttshsd for the stair
way. ara 'He'.s
In the commotion Elaine had actual
Iy come over the rail nnobssrved. But
she knew that she could, not be that
way long. There was AJdstaa chance
that a white man might heed her ap-
peal. Forbid ding though he was even
III the moonlight, Elaine started to-
ward Gregor.
gust then the maddened face Of the
Chfnaman appeared at the hatch a
moment later his 1.-THE body wormed
itself out on deck. AS he came near
81. Elaine retreated further toward
Gfegor. rs :
ssaOh. sir" she pleaded, save mel
have done nothing!
hGfesor, one eye on the approaching
re1eniis cutter, the other on his ship
and crew had not seen her till then
srtGet out OF the way" he growled
roughly, eShshing her aside. Save
Yourself, pusi
TRes Chinaman came step nearer.
knife supraiSed. She fed along the
deck: ThStedh the shrouds was lad
der.A In desperation she seized a rung,
swung herself around, and started up.
HISS reisntiess pursuer followed,
hand over .iiaiid, clenching the knife
I'M his stasth. In her terror she tore
on d piece OF spar that had been loos-
af1ad Bye shot from the cutter and
threw It fan Id his face.
StiIi, ON He came. She drew herself
up There was no escape. A moment
she tFembled aaloft.
sfTheh, rom e. cfosstree, she jumped,
diving far out into the water. The
GhinaEnah followed.
Hand over hand he churned the
waves after her. n
NeSpa sftsr S,Sf
we we're now nearing low. rakish
craft.. Though We Nsignaled 1t. they
hear the Ghdg 9hag of an auxiliary gas
engine. szfess Z
Bfafnard sent q shot across the
sch6Sher's bow. still she did not stop.
instead, the 'topsadts broke out in
spIts Of the gale and she headed away
faAhother shot flashed out from our
gun. This time q spar was carried
sway, as the 'ssafchlight playing on
the schooner clearly showed
1--WE wefs rapidly gaining now
~Brainard-Stinp Arlington heavens
sake" shouted crai !s from the bow
'.Look!" ~ WE
We followed his finger as he peered
forward tensely. z RhA
There in the rigging, hanging peril
ously, was E1aines She was clinging
there holding Chin&fnan at bay.
Suddenly we saw her draw herself
up and deliberately dive into the wa
ter. The ChinanaA dfved also Hand
o7er hand he went after her. We
watched, speechless.
Kennedy turned and seized the rapid
nre gun, whirling it around and aim
ing carefully.
The Chinaman was powerful swim
mer and was rapidly gaining on
Elaine. We could even see the CLEAN
OF the knife In the searchlight- Care
fully Craig sighted the gun. The mis-
take. OF d hairs. breadth meant life or
death.
He fred.
Not a minute too soon the shot
ricochetted over the waves. The
Chinaman's arms went up In mute SUI
render. His head sank below the sur
face of the water.
Instantly, Craig and were leaning