The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-01-20

sibly hide any human being. and VII.
lard saw at once that each OF the pits
was empty. He was puzzled. but al.
most succeeded In persuading himself
that his recollection was mt fault. Still
luckily for himself. his wits were wide
awake, and as he approached the car
to retrieve the forgotten parcel he was
hall unconsciously ready for some un-
toward development.
And. indeed. ii was well for him
that this was so. The instant he stood
on the step OF the vehicle and looked
into its interior his eyes met those of
brown skinned man whose body was
bent double close to the steering pill
lar. II
The oriental uncoiled himself like a
snake about to strike. but Bronson
was slightly the quicker, and the two
closed in frenzied struggle In which
the young American was the hun
dredth part of second ahead of his
opponent. because It was tho Asiatic
and not he who had really been taken
by surprise.
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a desperate struggle until Bronson
took chance and delivered a crash
ing blow on his assailant's jaw. which
sent the man Keeling against the hood
of the engine
Then the American whipped out the
revolver which he never failed to car
ry nowadays. but his 1.-THE adversary
came at him again, grasped his right
wrist and essayed some jjujitsu trick
which was meant to paralyze the
throat nerves. 1t was only partly sue
cessful. though Bronson reeled and
was not able to stop heavy punch
from the Orientars disengaged hand.
Yet. though he could not point the re-
volver. his finger was on the trigger
and he fred three shots in quick sue
cession. thus giving an alarm. which
brought Police Captain Kemp and a.
number Of detectives rushing from the
house like So many angry wasps.
The thug. who was evidently well
versed I'm the highly effective method
Of self defense perfected by the Japa-
nese. managed to wrest himself free
and leap for the door. II was not
Bronson's life. but Manning's. that he
sought. and his sole object now was
to escape. But the shooting had upset
his calculations. He ran straight into
the arms of policeman and was
knocked down and handcuffed in a
trice.
At that instant another shot rang out
at some distance. Its sharp thud
smote the air viciously. and. what was
of sinister significance. ,the only
sounds which followed 1t were the
diminishing beats Of motor engine
being stopped with emergency haste.
Yelling to the girls that he was all
right. that they were not to be alarm
ed, Bronson ran after the police. who
had vanished instantly In the direction
OF this new danger. AS he reached
the gate he saw two Of them tearing
open the door of Manning's car. while
Police Captain Kemp and Detective
Dugan were pelting down the road as
fast as their feet could carry them.
AT his first glimpse of Mannings
pallid face and collapsed form Bron-
sons heart nearly stood still. because
he was sure that his friend was dan.
gerously IL not MORALLY wounded. In
very truth. Manning did look CHASTITY.
and his pallor was only accentuated
by the vivid moonlight. But he raised
himself in n way that seemed almost
miraculous and contrived to gasp:
I'm not hit! 1t was close call.
The bullet lodged I'm my cigarette case.
and the punch knocked me out for the
time"
Another shot was heard and yet a
third. The terrified girls and the two
men were eagerly cunvassing the de-