The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-19

l ply Io place n1mSelf In the hands Of one who had sought his death many times, and the sole consideration for this self sacrificing act was the freedom of the
 two girls
 So the sense of overpowering curiosi- ty was really helpful, since it enabled him to look Ali Singh squarely in the eye while his brain tried to estimate
 the resources of the most subtle mind
 which he had ever encountered or was ever likely to encounter though he lived far beyond the allotted age of
 man.
 Ali Singh, on his part, surveyed Man
 ming with a sphinxlike smile "You accepted my word, then?'' he , said, speaking somewhat offhandedly and implying that he merely stated a 7 truism.
 ] "Yes," said Manning.
 Every we'll Bid farewell to these , women. You will die within five min utes! swear by the crescent that your
 sister and the other one will be sent to your house in safetyr'
 Manning professed to take the heart
 less f1end seriously. He went to Mar garet Bronson, who was now nearly fainting with horror, for 1t was a cruel l thing that her lover should be sen : fenced in her hearing, and placed his , arms around her.
 He tried to comfort her with tender
 words, because he did not dare whis- ] per the least hint that rescue was at
 hand. Holding her in close embrace, ] he bade her try to be of good cheer and stretched out hand to his sister, s shoulder. since poor May was equally overcome and likely to sink in a dead
 faint at any moment.
 In that moment of seeming triumph Ali Singh conducted himself in a man.
 ner that was decidedly theatrical. h.
 stead of keeping aloof, he actually
 drew near and produced a watch, which be affected to scrutinize closely.
 May Manning, yielding suddenly to wild hysteria, sprang toward him, threw herself at his feet and clutched his knees in frantic appeal that he should spare her brothers life.
 He flung her off, indicating by scornful gesture that her very touch was offensive. Placing himself behind a small table, he drew an automatic pistol from pocket and put 1t on the table, stopping once more to consult his watch. At sight of that odious action, which implied that the judge was about to become the executioner,
 Margaret Bronson tore herself free from Manning's arms and flung herself between the two men, meaning to in- terpose her own body as a shield for
 her lover. In her despair she upset the table and swept the pistol to the floor.
 Ali Singh uttered an angry growl, and one of his hirelings ran forward to recover the weapon. At that in- stant Willards Bronson ran in and shot dead the man whose hand was already on the butt of the pistol.
 Bronson was followed by Police Cap tain Kemp and two detectives.
 At once there broke forth a scene of fndescribable confusion. Uniformed
 police semed to appear on every hand,
 and Ali Singh's bodyguard, pouring in
 from all quarters until they numbered
 score or more, put up desperate if
 unavailing fight.
 Manning endeavored to close with
 Ali Singh, but found his adversary far
 more powerful than he anticipated and
 versed in every secret of the eastern
 wrestler. Sato, too, who ran to his
 leaders aid at the first sounds Of con-
 ftct, was active as an eel and 1.-the as
 panther. In this sort of rough and
 tumble fight at close quarters his jiu-
 jitsu training rendered him most
 formidable opponent, and not even the
 stalwart New York policemen, than
 whom no more athletic force exists,
 were able to hold him, while, unlucki- fly, none of their shots took effect
 It must be remembered that Manning was unarmed and that Bronson and the two girls were also crowded into
 comparatively small room, fact
 which rendered promiscuous shooting entirely out of the question. Some one had turned out the lights, and the , melee was 30 fierce fin an arena not AsscA AOA 5oSd TOuku duu luIQUie struggle that Manning was the only one who realized that Ali Singh had succeeded in getting through the open window.
 Of course the young American had | | had no opportunity of making himself acquainted with the topography of tho house Hs could only tell that he was i. on an upper Aoor. aad his first impress sion was tAAt the archeenspirator nuxi ? have jumped hesAlonS to the ground. "Quick, Kemp" he shouted "Ah
 Singh has just leaped through thsi } window! For heavens sake, make } gure of himw
 Kemp. his eyes blaxfng with the in : tensity of his longing to send bullet through that detestaole skfn, raced to .. the window and looked cut He did not ffre but vapishsd, and was fol ;, lowed inmediatjly by Bronson. Man ming and couple of detectives.
 They found themselves on a wooden veranda. and Kemp shot at figure which was even then swinging itseli of into space on branch of tall trve- By this time 1t was quite dusk l and the police captain did not know 3 whether he had hit or missed. The branch, hghtened of it's load, came