A second later Kennedy's elevator stopped. Craig leaped out and fired his last shot at the legs of Long Sin as he disappeared at the top of the flight of stairs to the roof. He flung the revolver from him and followed.
Without a moment's hesitation Kennedy threw himself at Long Sin. They struggled with each other. Finally Long Sin managed to wrench one arm lose and raise the Tong axe over Kennedy's head.
Kennedy dodged back. As he did so he tripped on the very edge of the roof and went sliding down the slates of the mansard.
Fortunately he was able to catch himself in the gutter.
It was the opportunity that Long Sin wanted. He started across the rope, which he had stretched from this apartment house to the building across the court, with all the deftness of the most expert Chinese acrobat.
By this time I had reached the roof, followed by the janitor and the elevator boys.
Kennedy was now crawling up the mansard, helping himself as best he could by some of the ornamental ironwork. I hurried over with the janitor, and together we pulled him out of danger.
Long Sin had reached the roof on the opposite side as we ran across in the direction of the taut rope.
A moment later he returned and bowed at us mockingly, then disappeared behind a skylight.
Kennedy did not stop an instant.