The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-17
lightly and swiftly to the right and the
left with crooked knee and hands ad-

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lightly and swiftly to the right and the
left with crooked knee and hands ad-
vanced Then, with a sudden dash. SO
swift and fierce that the eye could scarce
follow it, he flew in upon&hls man and
locked his leg round him. 1t was a grip
that, between men OF equal strength,
would mean a fall; but Horde John tore
him off from him as he might q rat, and
hurled him across the roonl,t so that his
head cracked up against the wooden wall.
Ma foil" cried the bowman. passing
his fingers through his curls. you were
not far from the feathcr-bed then. mon
gar. A little more. and this good hostel
would have new window. fi
man once more: but this time with more
caution than before. With a quick felnt
he threw the other off his guard. and
then, bounding upon him, threw his legs
round his waist and his arms round MS
bull-neck, In the hope OF bearing him TO
the ground with the sudden shock with
below of rage, Horde John squeezed
him limp in his huge arms; and then,
picking him up. cast him down upon The
floor with a force which might well have
splntered a bone or two. had not the
archer with the most perfect co olness
chung to the others forearms to break
his fall. AS It was, he dropped upon ms
feet and kept his balance, though It sent
Jar through his frame which set every
Joint a-creaking. He bounded back from
his perilous foeman; but the other heated
by theSbout, rushed madly after him.. aau
so gave the practiced wrestler the very
vantage for which he had planned. rs
hig John flung himself upon him, inc
arciier duckcd under The great red hands
that clutched for him, and. catching MS
man round the thighs. hurled him over
his shoulder-helped as much by MI, own
mad rush as by the trained 5strengt y o.
the hcnye To Alcyne's eye, Twas a.
III John had taken unto himself WINGS
and flown. AS he hurUed tthroug i, " NV
air, with giant limbs reyolvln 81 nc. LAD
heart was In his mouth; for surely 10
man ever yet had such a fall and ca.na
scathess out of 1t. In truth hardly as
the man was. his neck had been assuredly
broken had he not pitched head f1rst oN
the very m!dr!ff of the drunken artist,
who was slumberng SO peacefully IN the
corner, all unaware OF these stlrTlne 90
brought out from his dreams, sat ~ WIN
piercing yell while Horde John bouna.
ed hack into the circle almost as "a pldly
as he mad left It,
"one more fall. by all the saints!' h'e
cried. throwing out his arms, !.
Not J." quoth the archer, pulllng eh
hls clothes = have come wei! cyl Z e ~ ite
s"S''N"s' Woulu oJoHoA y, 49,
the srea, ear OF Navarro. III Il
II was rick" cried John
faye was It. BY my ten fnger-nones.
It Is q trick tina, Will add a proper M q
to the ranks Of the Company 8,
oh, for that" said the other, " count
II not ny; for had promised myseli
good hour ago hat should 80 win lhee,
since tho life seems TO be- a goodly ana
proper one Yet would fam have ha ala
! he feather bed"
II doubt It not. mon ami @auo y tne
archer. going back to his tank kara ~ lteIe
is to thee. lad, and may we ne gooa cpl' Y,
ladcs to each Others! But. f,ola VIM. y