The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-27

Her head fell back. and her body
became limp.
She's tainted! Call a taxi at once!
We must get her out OF this hotelT'
In less than nve minutes they were
shooting down the elevator. Another
quarter minute and Wilkerson. with
the unconscious form Of the girl In his
arms. her face covered by the cape OF
the maid, was rushing across the lobby.
preceded by Drake. Mrs. Darnell stop
ped at the desk long enough to throw
down a twenty dollar bill.
The girl Is sick. and we must hurry
her 10 "A ho%spitai!' she managed 10
gasp.
Before the ~dumfounded clerk or the
amazed guests could stop to act they
were out of the hotel and in a taxi.
The house detective sprang from al
most out OF nowhere and In a second
was speeding after the fleeing ones.
accompanied by another plain clothes
man.
They sighted the first taxi as IL
rounded the corner OF Powell and Eddy
streets.
Keep that car In sight. n catch 1t
If you cant"
The chauffeur made answer with his
foot
AS the detectives saw the course the
other car was taking they both muir.
INJURED. Chinatown"
Into the realm Of the yellow man
shot the auto.
Before n doorway Wilkerson stopped
Rap! pause-rap' Rap. ~Pause-rapi
A face appeared as the door creaked
open. the face Of q Chinaman. deeply
lined. the almond shaped eyes scarcely
visible through the nearly closed lids
A signal and a whispered word from
Wilkerson. and the door widened the
opening. and all passed through
With a whisk IL closed.
Around bends and corners and down
steps. another bend and another flight
of stairs. Then along a long corridor.
where scarcely a ray or light was visi-
Bile. All the time the shutting feet OF
the little yellow man could be heard In
the advance.
Then n door stopped the procession.
Another series OF signals. mother long
wait. The door opened with a pecu-
liar rumbling sound. They entered a
queerly arranged room. At first glance
ii seemed very small. but as the eye
travelled around its walls Its strange
shape gave one "a feeling OF fearsome
n nnpahnnatnx IL x-o z1narInenIv ~.F
indrical.
Wilkerson at a sign from the China
man laid Ruth on the floor and a Chi
nese woman shufiied TO her at the beck
OF the yellow man Leaving her In
the charge OF the oriental. the others
returned the way they he'd come.
On the arrival OF Dorr In San Fran
cisco he was met by Everett at the
ferry. and together they started the
search for Ruth. First they began a
round of the hotels. Failing to locate
her at any OF the smaller hotels. first
inquiring at the st. Francis. where she
was supposed to stop. they arrived at
the Manx.
Weary and sore from his narrow es-
cape OF the night before. Dorr was
ready to retire TO his room, intending
TO purchase wearing apparel the next
day.
Desiring to put some Of his personal
effects away. he tried to open the dres-
ser dra wers and discovered them 10 be
locked He sent for a key. and to his
amazement, on opening one of the
drawers he discovered Ruth's papers
10 the mine.
He made speedy inquiry at the Office
and from the clerk and the detective
learned OF the getaway OF Mrs. Oar
nell and her party.
Drake in the interim secured quar-
tiers for the quartet. and still leaving
Ruth In secure hiding. well guarded by
the watchful Wah Sing. a former
smuggling partner OF Wilkerson In the
days of the opium ring" they walked
TO the lodging house and settled them
selves TO await further developments.
CHAPTER xi.
Sing Wah and His Wiles.