Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-10-11

CHAPTER xxx.
VICTORY--AND AFTER.


them on board, and, like the rest of his
costume, had, OF course, never since
been able to discard them. They
stood him in good stead now. The
buckle caught the very point OF the
bone tipped spear and broke the force
OF the blow, rs the great god lunged
forward. The wound was but Craze:
and Tu-Kila-kila's light shaft snapped
short in the middle.
Maddcr and wilder than ever, the
savage pitched it away, yelling, rush
ing forward, with fierce curse on his
angry tongue, and flung himself, tooth
and nail, on his astonished opponent.
The sllddenness Of the onslaught al
most took the Englishman's breath
away. BY this time, however, Felix
had pulled together his ideas aud
taken in the situation. Tu-kila-klla
was attacking him now with Il heavy
stone axe. He must parry those deadly
blows. He must be alert, but watch
full. He must put himself in posture
of defense at once. Above all, he must
keep cool and have his wits about him.
IT he could but have drawn his knife,
ne would have stood Il better chance in
that hand -to-hand conflict. But there
was no time now for such tactics as
those Besides, even in close fight
with u bIoodthirsty savage, an English
gentIoman's sense OF Lair play never
tor one moment deserted him, Felix
iclt, if they were to fight it out face to
for their lives, they should fight at
Feast on q perfect equality, Steel
against stone was u mean advantage.
Parryine Tu-l<ila-kila : first desperate
blow with The haft Of his own Ratchet,
ne lcapCd aside half Il second 10 gain
breath and strength. Then he rushed
on and dealt one deadly doWnstrolle
with the pondcrOus weapon.
For a minute or two they closed III
perfectly savage combat. Fire and
Water, Obscrvant and impartial, stood
by like seconds to see the god himself
decide the issue, which Of the two COM
batauts should be his living represen-
tative. The contest was brief but very
hard fought. Tu-kila-kila, inspired
10y tho last frenzy Of despair, rushed
wildly on his opponent with hands and
fists, and teeth aud nails. dealing his
blows in blind fury, right and left, and
seeking only to sell his life rs dearly as
possible. In this last extremity his
worry supcrstltions told against him.
Everything seCmcd to show his hour
had come The parrots bite the
omen OF his blood that stained the dust
OF earth ~ TIA $ troaChcry the chance
by which the korong had learned the
Great Taboo Felix's academia or
providontial success in breaking oil the
bou9h- the length OF time he himself
had held the dcviue honors tho prob
ability that the cod would by thls
time begin to prefer new and
stronger representative all these
alike combined 10 fire the drunk and
maddcncd savage with the cuergy of
despair. He fell upon his enemy like
~ tiger upon an elephant. He fought
with his tomahaWll, and his feet, and
his whole body; he lOamcd at the
mouth with impotent rage; he spent
his force on the air in the extremity of
his passion.
felix on the Other hand, sobered by
pain, and ucrycd by the fixed con-
Sciousucss that Muriel's safety now
depended absolutely on his perfect
GOODNESS, fought with the calm skill OF
ii practical tonCcr. Happily he had
learned the Gentle art OF thrust and
parry before III England, and though
both weapon and opponent were here
SO different. the lesson of quickness
and calm Watchfulnes, he had gained
IN that civilized school stood him in
good stead, even now, under such adj
verse clrculnst9hceS; u-h la-Nlla,
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