She almost seized the ring, hiding it in her waist. As she did so
the door burst open and Wu, Long Sin and the other Chinamen rushed
in.

A second later they seized Elaine and Aunt Josephine.

. . . . . . .

Kennedy and I dashed up before the apartment house in which we
knew that Long Sin lived, leaped out of the car and hurried in.

It was on the second floor, and we did not wait for the elevator
but took the steps two at a time. Kennedy found the door locked.
Instantly he whipped out his revolver and shot the lock in pieces.
We threw ourselves against the door, the broken lock gave way and
we rushed in through the front room.

No one was there, but in a back room we could hear sounds. It was
Elaine and Aunt Josephine struggling with the Chinamen. Long Sin
and the others had seized Elaine and Aunt Josephine was trying to
help her just as we rushed in. With a blow Kennedy knocked out the
secretary, while I struggled with the other Chinamen who blocked
the way.

Then Kennedy went directly at Long Sin. They struggled furiously.

Long Sin, with his wonderful knowledge of jiu-jitsu, might not
have been a match for six other Chinamen, but he was for one white
man. With a mighty effort he threw Kennedy, rushed for the door
and, as he passed through the outside room, seized a Tong axe from