The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-25

and a conyuIsive cIutchfng at his side.
Again the weapon spoke and again
the creature quiveTed and screamed,
while Alan saw leap into his eyes in
place of the mild luminosity that had
abode there a glare so ghoulish that
It froze his blood as though the other
had suddenly been transformed into a
man eating tiger. One glance showed
him that his pursuer's gaze was not
now fixed upon Doris but upon Toll
liver, and taking advantage Of the OPP
portunity he hustled her up the steps
with rush and thrust her behind the
stout door From without there burst
forth a wild medley, Of shrieks, yells,
deep beloved croaks and the sound
Of heavy blows, and releasing the girl
he went flying down the steps to the
aid of his companions.
Tolliver was lying upon his back
white and motionless, the Flying Man,
his face now hideously distorted, leap
ing about and over the PROSTATE one
as with amazing strength and agility
he alternately attacked and defended
himself from the rushes of the Eve
men who assailed him from every
side with a cyclone of kicks and
blows His wings now closely folded
somewhat like a fan projected not
over a yard on either side Of him, but
with them he struck lightning blows
as an eagle strikes when battling
close in with its enemy. Doctor Ray
mond d heavy and powerful man,
| launching himself fairly upon the 9th
| er threw an arm about his neck with
| the purpose to pull him down, only
| the next second to be hurled bodily
/ into space by his enemy whose limbs
/ though thin seemed to possess the
! iron tendons and strength Of the fore
! legs Of a horse. Professor Desmond
/ attempting to rush in received a
| blow across the forehead from joint
/ ed wing that cut it open as by a
! spade. and fell unconscious upon his
/ back with a broad scar gaping wide,
/ the mark of which is plainly to be
/ seen upon his brow today. March ar
irving with a rush at this moment
saw an opportunity to launch himself
/ bodily upon the others back and did
so, encircling the throat with one arm
and beIaboring his foe as best he
could with his powerful fist. But each
time his knuckles landed they
/ seemed to be falling upon a stone
wall.
Judge Fulton, Edwards and King
! still remained upon their feet. Of
these the first named was corpulent,
short of wind and incapable Of doing
more than running about and feint-
ing in order to divert his foes atten-
ton, but this he was doing to the
best of his ability. Edwards. strong
and active, was seeking an opportun-
ity to close in, his pocket knife held
open in his hand; while King, who
had evidently been partially stunned
by q blow was stumbling about the
lawn as though in search Of some
| weapon, a stone or a club. IN his
| position upon the others back and
between the wings March had a ire
mendous advantage, yet despite his
! strength and immunity from attack
found that he could do little more
than hamper the creatures move
ments. Edwards seeing the foe thus
encountered rushed headlong in with
his knife ready for a sweeping thrust,
and March, keenly alive to the oppOr-
tunity, threw all his strength into q
backward surge in an attempt to over
balance the one he held in order that
the blade might find it's mark But the
one beneath him reared and leaped
aside as a horse might beneath it's
rider, and the next instant March
found himself arising half stunned
from the grass several yards distant.
Edwards lay inert where he had been
felled by a tremendous blow or kick
delivered with such lightning quick
ness that none but the one who deliv,
cred it ever knew from where it came.
As for the Flying Man, he now stood
croGching in the center of the battle
field with his wings half spread and
his huge eyes glowing like those OF
an enormous beetle. He was moaning
and the blood was running profusely
from his side where Toliiver's bullet
had raked him across the ribs.
Some of the women had fed beneath
the trees or gone screaming down the
street in search of assistance, but 9th
ers still remained luddled against the
steps in wild eyed horror and incapa-
BILE of movement. With a hop that coV-