The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-12-16
CHAPTER X.
Dynamite.


erything In the room was be
ginning to swim before he
eyes when Hong Kong Harry's clutcl
suddenly relaxed and she found her
self held gently In other hands, Will
the kindly face Of Police Captain
Kemp doomed through the gatherin,
mists. -
Regaining her senses by a violent ef
fort. the distraught girl gazed around
The tumbled apartment seemed to b,
filed with policemen. though. in fact
there were only four. The police cap
tain himself was supporting her. A
burly constable held Hong Kong HARRY
In grip from which II seemed impos
sible that the SHINY built half caste
could escape.
| Hong Kong Harry's eyes were ablazs
with fury because Of the police inter.
ference, but Kemp only surveyed him
with calm contempt
| why are you buttin' in?" screamed
the prisoner in shril falsetto. 81
only wanted her to make good her
promise Of kiss. Ask her herself II
you don't believe me-"
The girl was about to utter an indig.
nant protest when Harry. who had
achieved his object by momentarily dis.
| tracing his captor's attention, wrench.
ed himself free ana dived head first
against panel in the wall. 1t would
seem that he literally meant to dash
his brains out But the panel yielded.
he vanished from sight and was in,
stantly hidden. The hidden door was
governed by a spring.
Kemp swore vouby at the police.
man who had allowed the prisoner to
slip out Of his fingers. The man him.
self was greatly annoyed.
"Confound the Chnk.' he growled.
him this time. cap, and hold him. too,
or know the reason Why
Drawing a revolver. the man thrust
the panel open with foot and peered
into the dark interior Of sloping
wooden chute. Harry had gone. that
way head first. but the policeman
elected to travel feet first. He did not
hesitate, however. Within two sec
onds Of the half castles disappearance
But Ali Singh's resources were mani.
fold. At the foot Of that strange exit
was moored fast motorboat, which
Hong Kong Harry cast of the instant
he entered it. He was already start.
Ing the engine when the policeman
Topped into the East river with loud
splash, and long before the latter could
make known his plight the boat had
vanished upstream.
After some minutes the discounted
policeman reJoined his chief and ex-
planned what pad happened. Though
Kemp was very angry. he had the rare
faculty Of smothering useless rage. so
1t was with his usual placid air that
he gave directions to the dripping con-
stable for the disposal of Malta. who
was to be accompanied by patrolman
in taxi to Manning's residence while
the police captain himself, with the
two other policemen. made in hot haste
for ferry and the Jamaica road.
Willard Bronson had not erred when
he believed that the man glimpsed in
the interior of a fast moving automo-
bile was Ali Singh. After a moment 4
OF indecision the young banker. eager |
to avenge the attacks on his sister |
and his fiancee and spurred no doubt
by the sporting instinct which took joy
in outdoing Manning and the detec-
fives at their own game, hailed taxi
and babe the driver follow up the now
distant car.
Every true chauffeur seems to have
been reared on q racetrack. This one
entered into the spirit of the chase at
,nce and contrived to overhaul the
quarry. Bronson. however. did not let
enthusiasm outweigh discretion. He
quite well that no small risk
lttended his present venture. nor was
lie blind, to the obvious fact that
like All Singh. flying across
country In broad daylight. would sure
y keep a sharp eye on any car which
threatened pursuit.
The run led through sparsely in
labited country, undulatng in char
cter and well wooded. From the top
4 each slight eminence Bronson usual
y contrived to glimpse the car In front
IS 1t tore up the opposite hill At last,
While passing through a particularly
ense clump of trees, where. however.
he road was fairly straight and laid
are vista of half a mile or more, he
ound to his surprise that the other
ar had vanished.
Bronson, sharp wittcd young Ameri-
an though he was. could not hope to
match the master mind Of the Yellow
Ienace In subtlety and resource Not
My were Ali Singh's various retreats
rejected by every kind of devilisb de-
ice. but the shrewd oriental had al.
eady sensed that he was In danger
nd had even guessed correctly the
lission of the pursuing automobiles.
n an affair of this nature Bronson
7as wholly at his mercy. A pigeon
ursuing hawk had more real
nance OF success.
The taxi sped on merrily. and the in
icator showed forty miles an hour as
dashed on to trestle bridge. Then '
DR. one Of the two men In the car eter- G
al night fell. while the other was
urled into insensibillty. The bridge
Ielded. the vehicle fell sideways into 3
deep and rocky ravine and instantly (
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