The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13
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to reach the circus girl and throw ner
once more to the floor, Peg, in re-
sisting their attack, not alone kept the
two men busy at their brutal task, but
provided time for young Lund to climb
to her relief. .r...
The struggle within the office
drowned the noise made by Lund in
smashing glass as he clambcred up
ward, drawing himself up by his fore
arm strength until he could secure a
fOothold in the window frames. It
wiz therefore possible for Lund to
reath the window of the room in
which the ruffians were struggling
with Peg before his approach was dis
covered. ..-
sEtanding on the window ledge and
ls9adying himself by holding the
ls6ne. coping above, Lund kicked the
rSpaining glass from the sash and
Swing himself into the room. Chockro
land his fellow thug had just time to
rise to their feet, before Lund attacked
Them. Peg rolled herself close against
1.-THE wall to avoid the scuftle, and in
Ia ,twinkling the three men were en-
Gagged in a terrific struggle. ~.
The battle waged f1ercely, Lund max
ling his blows count as he belabored
ibis antagonists. Chockro, determined
Ito take no risk in the encounter, pulled
from his pocket u revolver and was
lin the act of discllarging it when
lLund's quick eye detected the move.
iDisregarding the blows Of the other
thug. Lund clenched with the Hindu
in; a struggle for the revolver.
The young physician fully realized
could. BY concentration of his
Egreat strength Lund managed to turn
the weapon against the Hindu's body.
The frenzicd encounter lasted only u
flew Seconds, for in the height of the
battle the gun exploded and Chockro
tcrumplcd to the floor.
With one antagonist disposed Of
Lund conferred his athletic attention
upon Chockros hired man. Back and
forth, across the floor Of the office they
fought, and when, by an opportune
blow, Lund knocked his antagonist
into the adjoining room he speedily
followed his advantage and resumed
the battle on new grounds.
| The thug held his own, giving and
taking in desperate, fashion. When he
tried to back Lund through door and
over the top Of Il flight of stairs, the
young physician formed sudden re-
Fsolve. With a Quici, move he lift-
ed the thug from his feet, raised him
|above his head and lunged with him
toward the banister. s.. -. ~
The ruffian in desperation reached
out with both hands and caught some
hanging electric light wires that had
been. insecurity fastened against: the
wall aof the hallway. The force Of
his grasp and the struggle pulled the
wires from their fastenings and broke
them in; two. -
Neither of the struggling men no.
ticed that the broken strands had
fallen into box of rubbish. They
struggled back into the outer Office
unaware that the crossed wires had
,ignited the flimsy paper and that they
had started fire that might mean
their death. !
y Ffercely the struggle continued, the
scene sof the struggle shifting again to
thehouter office, where Ghoekro lay
dead upon tile floor. Over his pros
trate body the men fought, until Lund