The Romance of Elaine - Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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alert, turned, saw him, and instantly shot. Wu literally crumpled
up and dropped to the floor as Craig bounded over to him. By this time I had found a policeman and he had summoned the wagon from the Elizabeth Street station, a few blocks away. As we drove up before the den, I leaped out and the police followed. Imagine my surprise at seeing Wu stretched on the floor. Kennedy had tried to staunch the flow of blood from a wound on Wu's shoulder with a handkerchief and now was making a temporary bandage which he bound on him. "How are you, sergeant?" nodded Kennedy. "Well, I guess you'll admit I made good this time." The sergeant smiled, recalling a previous occasion when the slippery Wu had squirmed through our fingers. Kennedy's restless eye fell on the bell-rope which had caused the trouble. Somehow, he seemed to have an irresistible desire to pull that rope. He gazed about the room. "Walter, you and the sergeant take the prisoners into the next room," he said. "I want to see what this thing really is." We moved Wu and his servant and stood in the doorway. Craig gave the rope a yank. Instantly there was an explosion. A concealed shotgun in the wall fired, scattering shot all over the front of Wu's table, just |
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