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The Siege of Kemp’s House
Hesawtherevolverlyingonthepathoutside,andthenthelittleweaponsprangintotheair. Hedodgedback. Therevolvercrackedjusttoolate,andasplinterfromtheedgeoftheclosingdoorflashedoverhishead. Heslammedandlockedthedoor,andashestoodoutsideheheardGriffinshoutingandlaughing. Thentheblowsoftheaxewithitssplittingandsmashingconsequences,wereresumed.
Kempstoodinthepassagetryingtothink.InamomenttheInvisibleManwouldbeinthekitchen. Thisdoorwouldnotkeephimamoment,andthen—
Aringingcameatthefrontdooragain.Itwouldbethepolicemen. Heranintothehall,putupthechain,anddrewthebolts. Hemadethegirlspeakbeforehedroppedthechain,andthethreepeopleblunderedintothehouseinaheap,andKempslammedthedooragain.
"TheInvisibleMan!"saidKemp. "Hehasarevolver,withtwoshots—left.He'skilledAdye.Shothimanyhow. Didn'tyouseehimonthelawn?He'slyingthere."
"Who?"saidoneofthepolicemen.
"Adye,"saidKemp.
"Wecameinthebackway,"saidthegirl.
"What'sthatsmashing?"askedoneofthepolicemen.
"He'sinthekitchen—orwillbe.Hehasfoundanaxe—"
SuddenlythehousewasfulloftheInvisibleMan'sresoundingblowsonthekitchendoor. Thegirlstaredtowardsthekitchen,shuddered,andretreatedintothedining-room. Kemptriedtoexplaininbrokensentences. Theyheardthekitchendoorgive.
"Thisway,"saidKemp,startingintoactivity,andbundledthepolicemenintothedining-roomdoorway.
