The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15

hclin like n man." said George holly. ,
He reached over hi, head and. graSping the
hood of his fur shirt. with one rnlcnt he
stripped il from him. exposing massive naked
body. whose muscles sWelled and kh"ttcd De
meath a skin clear q naidcns, while " map
OF angry StraN"d across the heavy chest.
As the shirt sailed through the AR, hed
lightly ,aulted to the bar aud. diving al Georges
naked middle, tackled beautifully, crying 70
Captain: Get ont quick: we'll hold him
Others rushed forward and eraSped the bulky
sailor but Captains voice replied II sort of like
this place. and guess IN stay while Turn
him loose
Slim. "Gct out! :"
The captive hurled his pcacenakrrs from
him, and shaking off the clinging arms, drove
furiouSN AT the in>Olcnt stranger.
In the cramped limits OF the corner where
he stood, Captain WA, unable 10 avoid the big
man who swept him with crash against me
plank door at his back. gra>png hungriIy al ms
throat. ~ his shoulders struck. however. ne
dropped to hi, knees. and. before the raging
George could seize him. hc avoided blow which
would have strained The ri>etS Of a strength
tester and duckrd under the others arms. leap
ing TO the cleared center of the floor
ELDOM had the biz mans rush been avoided
- and. whirling. he >v,u Ig Voom-lke arm at the
agile stranger. Before il landed Captain stepped
in to meet his ad,cr>; and, with IN" weight 81
his body behind the blow. drove a cenchcd and
bony fist crashing int" the Others face. he
BIG head with its blazing shock of hair snapped
at the others feet.
The drunken flush Of victory swept over Cap
tain a. he stood above the Swaying figure; then,
>nddt nix ne felt the great bare arms close about
his waist with Il painful GRIP. He struck at The
bleeding face below him and wrenchcd at the
circline bands which Wheezed the breath from hl@
lungs but the whaler squeezed him writing
10 hi, breast, and, rising unstcadly wheeled
across the floor and in shi,er of broken glass
fell crashing against the bar and 10 the floor.
rs the struggling men writhed upon the
plankS the door opened at the hurried entrance
of an excited group, which paused at the sight
Of the ruin then rushing forward, tore the men
apart.
The painting Berscrker strained at the arms
about his gliStening body. while Captain. " IN
Sobbing signs. relieved his aching lungs and
watched his enemy, who frothed at the inter
ference.
III was GEORGES fault" explained Slim to
the. questions Of The arrivals. This Teller tried
TO make Il getaway. but George had to have his
amusement.
y ne,, conner addressed the squaw man in q
voice a. cold a. the wind. Cut this out, ''corgr
This i friend OF mine. You're making thi~
camp regular hell for strangers. and now I'm
goin' to tap your little snap. Cool of-~ee
IONES'S reputation a. Il bad gun-Iian Went hand
J in hand With hi- nani,. a. Z; GOOD gambler.
and his ~canty remarks Invariably evoked atten-
tive. answers. George explained: Il don't Ike
him. Homes. aud .,a~ iu~' maxim him over TO
look like a man. I'll do il Vet. too, he flashed
vrathfuy at his quiet antagonist.
Pears 10 like he's took Il hand in
the re modelling himself" replied the gambler. but
if you're lookin' for something 10 dc" here's your
chance. Windy Jim just drove in and says Bar
ton and Kid Sullivan adrift on the ice.
~What'S that" questioned eager voices, and
forgetting the recent trouble at the news. the
crowd pressed forward anXiou>ly.
~Tht-, was croS~in the bay and got carried
ont 10y the of-shorc gale" explained Jones. Win