The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-08-02


cool man who used TO stand in front
Of the bull and await his chance-he
is even now frothing at the mouth
with fury.
Dick sees him coming and laughs;
Il is his desire to SO enrage the other
that he can manipulate him as he
pleases.
He even makes some remark TO the
crowd relative TO the bullhghter, and
from the laugh that bubbles forth it
is evident that he has the. popular
esteem on his side to begin with. Dick
does not pin his faith on this; he has
seen the fckle nature of Spanish and
Mexican crowds before now, and IL
Barcelona can gain even temporary
advantage over him. these same
throats that now roar forth bravos for
the Yankee will possibly resound with
cries, "Muorte los Americanos!"
Now the other reaches the staging
he seizes hold and begins to mount,
Just as Dick did before him; seeing
which. that worthy takes Off his
! lightweight coat. and rolls up the
sleeves Of his shirt, knowing what an
effect such little dramatic actions
have at times, and the shouts that
arise prove him correct.
The members of the band. as deep
any present, move back to make
room Fortunately the platform is
OF generous size, and viii allow the
| participants in the unannounced bat.
tie free play
Dick does not cast more than one
glance in the direction of his friends,
/ and seeing Pauline with a look Of the
deepest concern upon her face, 1t
nerves him for the task to come
under her eyes he will exert himself
as never before.
/ A victory over Barcelona Will carry
| with it such popular favor that the
game that has been started on the AL
ameda will be blocked in its inception
and must at least be transferred tC
the El Dorado.
Now Barcelona fiinGs himself ovel
the railing of the stage-his exertions
below have already winded him in q
degree, so that he is hardly in a con
dition to face one so much at home
with his hands as Dick has proven
himself to be.
In his present frame of mind tht
Mexican does not care-he woul,
rush at one ten times as strong ant
agile as Denver. Twice before. o
late, he has found occasion to regre
meeting the American. but this is al
forgotten in his present heat of pas
sion.
Dick awaits his coming in what ar
pears to be n rather careless attitude
Every eye is upon these two figure
thus brought face to face in the pres
ence Of the multitude, as champion
of their respective causes.
When Barcelona advances he dot
bles his fists and makes ready to dc
molish the man who has dared hir
TO the combat Perhaps. If he can &c
within easy reach, he may do consi(
erable- execution with the terribl
power he controls, but the troubl
will be to get that near with a ma
so used to keeping on guard.
Up come Dicks hands-his attitud
would delight the eye of a champio
in the ring, it is so easy, so gracefa
and yet so full of conscious strength
The Mexican appears to be huma
..valanche. hurting itself down tn
side of a mountain. Dick is the roc
upon which it will split.
He is no longer inactive-his arr
shoots out and the loud thump is plall
ly heard. A shout arises as the glat
iator Of the bull-pen staggers bac
from the concussion-he who ha
been used to hearing cheers in nj
favor now learns what it means t
feel the sting Of rebuff, the shout
, for his antagonist.
he becomes a little more caution.
since that first staggering blow ha
knocked a portion OF sense into hi
, skull-he waits for an opening to &c
, in one of his terrific strokes that wi
, stretch his antagonist senseless at hi
feet.
Now Dick begins to play with hi.
as a cat would a nouse-his superlc
, education in this line, and the agil
powers which nature has given hlr
make this an easy matter; indeet
there does not seem to be one in u
the crowd who does not see throug
the bull-baiting and enjoy IT, Thus
the bitter bitten-the man who ha
played the here so many times. an
, convulsed the crowd by his antiC
with confused bull, now finds hin
, self placed in something Of the SAN
position.
(To Be Ccntinucd)'