The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-07-06

fnrward, his eyes protruding and gioys-
eging with fixity of expression almost
maniacal in its intensity.
1.-THE room was filed with solemn
quiet, unbroken save by the low muir.
muir of heavy respiration or the regular
rhythm sounded like the beat Of a drum
to my overstrained nerves. Thus we
lay for nearly half minute. each wait
ing for the other to make the move.
"a short reflection had shown me that
victory would come to him who showed
the greatest cunning, as the manner In
which we were tied precluded the dis
play of brute force, and the slippery
floor offered no fulcrum wherewith to
propel ones self along.
.'Slyly ! turned my head and saw,
close by, the livid face Of my antagonist,
his deep set eyes watchful and alert
s.As feint turned slowly over. he
did the same. Then with q sudden ef-s
fort ] swung around 50 that my feet
struck him sharp blow in the face. II
aroused all the devil IN his nature. and
he quickly retaliated by making des-
perate lunge at my head. His heels
hew past within an inch, and the force
Of the movement placed him almost b.
tween me and my corner. He was quick
TO rec tho advantage, and started TO roll
with increasing force in that direction.
Then ensued terrible race for the disk.
| HOver the CLASSY floor, slip1lng and
/ sliding, with head adsanc IN futile en-
deavor to gain greater rnpzneutuln, we
writhed and squirmed, vsiniy graspins
| at the polished surface.
''The room revolyed "a q dizzy whiri,
and soon my eyes were blinded by aching
tears called forth by arAging terror 81
the hearta fer that he might gain tht
victory and live. With one last super
human effort / threw myself across tht
widening gap between rs and stopped
his progress. There we lay painting fol
breath on the very edee Of the meta
plate, but / was nearest.
after what seemed an eternity 81
/ time the strange combat recommended
was posted in the angle, my feet pressei
firmly against one wall and my heat
against the otker. It was living bar
rier Of resistless strength.
Suddenly felt his form agains
mine, creeping cunningly closer. Will
y hasty jerk drew my body in. an,
with shoulders pressed firmly agains
the plastered sides gave one powerful
kick and sent him sliding to the cente
Of the room. Before he had stopped
was rolling in the direction OF his corner
| with elbow and heel, invoking the ali
Of every nerve and muscle, ! rapidly GOV
cred the intervening space, and the
found my passage barred and the gos
suatched from my eager grasp ON th
threshold Of victory. Wild with battle
rage threw myself upon him, and Wit
hellish fury tried to tear his throat wit
my teeth.
II As we struggled the room resounde
with an internal din of gasping moan
and oaths strangled in their utteranct
For time / lost all sense of directior
and was only intent on crushing out hi
viperous life.
1--WE had neared the middle when, b
what crafty trick know not, he broh
away, and with miraculous speed, nol
leaping half erect and now writhing lii
serpent, he again approached the disl
4 Iwatched him with fascinated eye as h
drew nearer and nearer. My tongu
Glove to the roof Of my mouth, ever
drop of blood turned to ice, and fe
the bony hand of death clutching tia
heart which in a second would shrivt
!, ut the lightning's touch. aa
/, HE reached it; up went his heat
higher and higher. My God! why dos
he prolong this living death? A thud {
I it touched the iron plate; horrib
gurgling noise cut off in its infancy; or
long, convulsive shudder of the bod,
and he lay dead before me. killed by b
own wire. He had mistaken the plate
n Hours afterward was carried frol
the house, my reason almost gone an
!. the dread terror of the scene still befol
me. How his body was disposed Of I
not know. Probably it was buried nj
Z der false name. His death was not /
! my hands, but the horrorof it rests upe
! me and it is more than can bear =
! Enrique III. Lewis in Romance.
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