The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

Desperation lent her courage. She
sped along a dark passage and up a
winding stairs, emerging into a small
room some thirty feet above the
ground level. But there was a win
dow and stout wire, coming through
the branches of a tree, was attached
to an insulator within reach.
Hurrying back to her friends, she
convinced them that they might es-
cape If prepared to make a daring at
tempt. Twisting the sheets on the pal
let into a rope. the three girls went
swiftly and silently to the room,
opened the window and attached the
rope to the staple Of the insulator.
May did not hesitate a second. She
swung her 1.-THE young body outward
and commenced the descent. She
and the others feared that the rope
might break. But it held stanchly.
IL was the staple which gave way.
precipitating the girl to the ground
ere she had covered half the distance.
She FELL lightly. however. picked
nersei1 up, and, realizing that further
ue,ay might be fatal, waved a hand
TO her terrified friends above and van
isheo among the trees. Thew knew
ma. she was going to bring helm
Eerhaps 1t was better SO. Even
.hough they all got away they might
Do retaken, where a rescuine force
would not only safeguard then, hut
capture the miscreants responsibIe
10. so much crime and disaster,
meanwhile there was enotbar
dramatic element in the situate,
"iicf the arch-conspirator had NJ
hlioWiedge of. BY fast oar and
Speedy motor boat the foreas ~ AZ
$50 were hurrying to that drearv
i, raisn. Police Captain Kemn
lUusht strong body of uniform ed
piice' put he and Manning we've
asleeaoiy surprised by nota bile 40
osioii OF strength in the shane ~
Ine company of cadets from wss+
oiiic VINO had spent the early bo,,,.s
ol the night in vain search for 49,.
lost captain. oii ior thelr
Manning's assure nce +ba. .l,
ia,e would be cleared TN nv
recef,,ad on the deserted house was
.II at f1rst with incredulitv
oeo,d n.y. SIR said noncommissioned
of 49,. We searched every inch
rats" hotnlng but
You're not far wrong" said III
Dt.eer answer. But the rats we shan
lom aig out from its foundations arc
pecunarly dangerous species In
.ess l am mistaken, we shall Ara
.ne,e ~ a nest of Chinks and MALAY,
anu every man among then, Is q
criminal of the worst sort Tan go
men 10 be ready with both rife and
payonet. They must take as .,,,
prisoners as possible, but anv mo =,
VINO reslsts or tries to esnane ,,,,,st
DC snot or stabbed without hectic
tion" Aesita-
Inc astonlshed soldier saluted II
vas easy to see that he remained
quite lncredulous, but he arranged
ms men IN Gordon, and closed in
oehind the police. At that very mo
iheht May Manning ran up,
LAY was breaking, and a cold clear
ilght rendered all things visible within
sufficient radius to prevent even y
rabbit from slipping through the ever
narrowing ring unseen. The r,,,ned
mousse remained silent as the grave
ny this time Manning was SO
cognizant of All Singh's methods that
he was sure of many stealthy ewes
marking the advance of the troops
NOT was he mistaken. May was sent
10 the waiting cars. and the attacl,
began at once. AS the first noIice-
man dashed up the steps leading to
tumpiedown veranda. a shot rang
out and the man fell with a bullet
through his shoulder. That tocsin OF
war astounded the regulars. and
brought an amazed curse to the Inns
of the sergeant.
NOW, what do you think about
that!' he went on. Gee, but those
devils must have laid closev'
A voliey spurted in flame from an
upper story and three soldiers were
nit. but their comrades were not slow
TO retanate, and couple of monde
script figures pitched headlong over a
small ballustrade which ran around
the caves. Soon this breastwork and
every window and doorway We're
rendered untenable, whereupon the
police, armed with revolvers, and the
soldiers, with fixed bayonets, dashed
into the interior.
In more confined space Of mar
row passages and dark rooms their
numbers ceased to exercise such in
slant effect. while the defenders
fought with an extraordinary feroc-
ity. These Asistics simply refused TO
be taken alive. Ali Singh had i'm
posed upon a dozen of them the all
most heroic task of fighting while the
breath of life remained, and thew
opeyed TO the letter that imperious
mandate.
Manning and Bronson exposed
themselves to danger with q reck
lessness which drew protest from
Kemp.
I'VE have plenty of men here for
TINS Job,' said the police captain
coolly. There's no reason why
either of you should be killed or Sc
riously injured. Your life is vaiua-
BILE to the state, Mr.. Manning, and
you, Mr.. Bronson, now that your
father is dead"
Good God, mani" broke in Man.
ming, don't you understand why
these fiends are putting up a fight
to a finish? They are under orders
Ali Singh is utilizing the time thus
gained to slip out Of the net once
more"
That's impossible" cried Kemp.
Half of our crowd are remaining
outside the house with strict instruc-
tions not to enter it or relax their
vigilance for a second. Our fastest
launch is down there at the pier, and
armed police are standing by the
three cars. To dodge us this time Ali
Singh must either fly like a bird or
descend into a mine. but I don't see
how he can contrive either of those
two things"
Manning, however, was neither to
be per suaded nor restrained. He was