He made a hasty motion to her to make a dash for the door. She
nodded quietly.
With a glance at her guardian, she suddenly made a rush.
He was at her in a moment, pouncing on her, cat-like.
Kennedy had seized an iron bar that lay beside the window where
some workmen had been repairing the stone pavement, and, with a
blow shattered the glass and the sash.
At the sound of the smashing glass the crook turned and with a
mighty effort threw Elaine aside, drawing his revolver. As he
raised it, Elaine sprang at him and frantically seized his wrist.
Utterly merciless, the man brought the butt of the gun down with
full force on Elaine's head. Only her hat and hair saved her, but
she sank unconscious.
Then he turned at Craig and fired twice.
One shot grazed Craig's hat, but the other struck him in the
shoulder and Kennedy reeled.
With a desperate effort he pulled himself together and leaped
forward again, closing with the fellow and wrenching the gun from
him before he could fire again.
It fell to the floor with a clang.
Just then the man broke away and made a dash for the door leading
back into the church itself, with Kennedy after him. At the foot
of a flight of stairs, he turned long enough to pick up a chair.
As Kennedy came on, he deliberately smashed it over Craig's head.
Kennedy warded off the blow as best he could, then, still
undaunted, started up the stairs after the fellow.
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