Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-28
Continued From Saturday,

taking a little exercise"
BY this time, having reached the
end of the wall. he turned and came
back, making the step with his right
leg instead of his left. Sedgwick
hurried downstairs and out into the
roadway. The stranger continued his
performance silently. At closer in
spection it appealed to the artist as
even more mysterious both in pur-
port and execution than 1t had looked
at a distance.
do you do that often?" he asked
presently.
The, gymnast paused, poised like a
Mercury on the high coping. Yes"
said he. "Otherwise l shouldn't be
able to do it ALL"
II should think not, indeed! Has
it any particular utility, that form of
exercise?"
Certainly. 1t is in pursuance of a
theory of self-defense."
what in the world has wall-hop-
ping to- do with self-defense2"
IT shall expound," said the strang-
err in professional tones, taking a
seat by the unusual method of letting
himself down on one leg while hold
ing the other at right angles to his
body. "Do you know anything of
jiu-jutsu?"
VERY little"
"In common with most Americans.
For that reason alone the japanese
system Is highly effective here, not
so effective in Japan. You perceive
there the basis of my theory"
mo. I don't perceive 1t at all"
"A system of defense is effective in
proportion to its unfamiliarity. That
is ALL"
Then your system consists in
stepping up on wall and diving
into obscurity on the farther side,
perhaps suggested Sedgwick ironi-
cally
Defense, said; not escape. Es-
cape Is perhaps preferable to de-
fence, but not always so practical
BILE. No; the wall merely served as 6
temporary gymnasium while 1 was
waiting.
waiting for WHAT"
For you"
"You have distinctly the advantage
of me-" said Sedgwick with frown
for he was in no mood to welcome
strange visitors.
ITO return to my theory of self
defense" said the other imperturh,
ably. MY wall exercise serves tc
keep timber and active certain mus.
Giles that in the average man are hall
atrophied You are familiar with tn,
ostrich?"
s"With his proverbial methods o
obfuscation, replied Sedgwlck.
The other smiled. THAT. again, (:
escape or attempted escape. My ref
erence was to other characteristics
However, I shall demonstrate" II,
| rose on one foot with an ease tina
made the artist stare, descended, Sc
lected from the roadway a stone o
ordinary cobble size and handed 1t t,
| Sedgwick.
Let that lie on the palm of you
hand" said he, land hold it out
waist high"
AS he spoke he was standing tw,
feet from the other, to his right
Sedgwick did as he was requested
AS his hand took position there wa
a sharp twist of the bearded man
1.-THE body, sharp click and tn
stone. flying in rising curve, swishe,
through the LEAKAGE of a lilac fit.
feet away
How did you do that?" cried tn
artist.
The other showed a slight indenta
ton on the inside of his right boo
heel, and then swung his right foo
slowly and steadily up behind hi
left knee, and let it lapse into posi-
ton again. "At shoulder height" h
explained. II could have done TIL
same, but it would have broken you
hand"
II see," said the other adding witt
distaste, but TO kick an opponent
Why, oven as a boy I was taught
I'VE were not speaking of child
play" said the visitor coolly; mo
am l concerned with the rules of TIL
prize-ring. as applied to my theory
When one is in danger one uses knit
or gun, IL at hand. I prefer a les
deadly and more effective weapon
Kicking sidewise. either to the from
or to the rear, 1 can disarm
man, break his leg or lay him sense
less 1t Is the special development
OF such muscles as the sartorius an
plantaris, he ran his long finger
down from the outside OF his thig
round to the inside of his ankle, "tha
enables human being, with practis,
to kick like an ostrich. Since 20
found me exercising on your propert,
owe you this explanation. I hop