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efore, and Trim realized fully that he | Of course the platform began to fall ould have to depend upon his own exer- instantly. Ons, or his luck, to make a capture. _ The man whom Trim was about to It was about an hour after he had left make a prisoner felt it giving way as soon olice headquarters when he was passing as Trim did, and with a terrible cry he 1 new building. ‘clutched for the wall of the building as if ' It wasa sky-scraping structure intended | he could dig his fin gers into the ‘brick or office use. It was nearly done, but work. | here were no windows in it and workmen, ‘Trim instantly caught the man with were still busy from top to bottom put-!one-arm, and with the other laid hold of on the finishing touches. | the rope that held the end of the platform _ There was a high wind blowing just/ upon which they were standing. Sites then, and Trim ducked his head to avoid | wild thought rushed through his getting his eyes full of dust. mind. Would Campo cut that rope also? » An extra fierce gust of wind caught his If he should do so there would an end Hat and sent it flying upward. of both Trim and his prisoner. ' He raised his head and threw up his; It was evident that Campo had not cut mands to catch the hat, and in so doing that rope, although he might try to do so saW a ian upon a staging suspended at any moment. =" from the roof, who struck him at once as It held firm now, but Trim was sup- os i * V 4 2 be - 7 : \ = = me u . J Aw | Beg : i. ‘ = ; " , = i ’ 7 in F las "7 a ie - - > ¥ a m *. - atte , ' = | ’ j 4 i's 4 - me - = ¢ , ad — — "7 ™ on’ , ¢ ; be ' . 2) ee ee, oo ) i ee ) : Fe: = _ a ey ~ q P . “— od " _ ‘ 4 i via e @ ' a : oe } « jl ® } S J aad f & e 3 — - aaa @ f > >. = = - ee : 3 rh r | * * + al F e -_ - * a «2|CP = f % se ! 5 9 a iy = —_ —_ z . = — a * 4 " or. orc i , , -a7 ; ~~ Ta. ‘ - " ~— 6 _ i* Y - dj Se : ‘ie - rs. ad Bee > = a _ 7" , ip { yy ot io i 2 4 : , ' - o 1¥ md : * a) ee i? « :, - a | 2 i = . - 7 2 a a Sie —_ # oe . e- 7 = « the one who had thrown tle fake emerald. porting not only his own weight, but that | through the window. of his prisoner with one hand; moreover | The man was at work upon the staging|the prisoner, overcome with fnght was ‘apparently painting. struggling violently. } §©6°Trim promptly made up his mind that} ‘‘Hold still!’? cried Trim, ‘“‘or VI. he would have a closer sight of that man. | drop you to the ground.’’ _. Accordingly when he had recovered his! This threat had the desired effect, and | hat he went into the unfinished building! the man became as quiet as if he were a } and climbed several flights of stairs until bundle of straw. he came to the top story. | The platform was swaying a little from The staging was about on a level with’ side to side, but it presently came to rest this story. SAF against the building. | Trim walked quietly about for a mo-| ‘Trim then got his knees so that he ment until through one of the windows could clutch the boards with them, and caught sight of the man, and’ was that gave him a chance to raise himself cert: in that it was the one he was after. an inch or two upon the rope. + **We’ll make no mistake about this,’?| It was a hard tug, for he was holding thought the detective; “‘he shan’t have aj double his own weight with one arm, but chance to get another lead on me.” his life was at stake, and he could not _ Trim went straight to the window and} endure the thought of sacrificing even a "Stepped out upon the swinging platform. | cirminal to save his own as long as there - At that moment the man he wanted| was a chance of pulling both out alive. . Was half kneeling and so busy about his) So inch by inch, gripping the platform work that he did not notice the newcomer. | with his knees and straining with his _ frm went straight up to him, and was arm, he pulled himself and his man up a out © touch him when he heard a until his hand was level with the win- gt creaking sound’ from the direction dow; then he suddenly let go the rope, of the roof at the other end of the plat-; caught the window ledge and cried out to form. He was instantly aware of a new his prisoner to do the same. terrible danger. . This the fellow did. Trim, then hav- e looked un i 1| ing both arms free, scrambled _ hastily r/and-helped pull his frightened prisoner so | after him. id| This affair had seemed to the detective é|to occupy many minutes, but, as a matter t * - * e & = ~ « . - 7 all = * * #! . ; . . me a — _—~ * ~ : % - al 1 ee “ t - \ | ad . - ~— wt = ‘ %