The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-02-14

and to remember Connell's counsel
Pierre thought he was afraid. II,
sneered openly.
Inst time came here" said Hilary
calmly, disregnrding the others trucu
lence, Monsieur Leblanc was IN
charge of this territory. Now | f'nd
you here In Leblanc's place. I have
not hired you. Again | ask what yor
are doing here"
Il don know what you mean" snort
ed Pierre. ''nn' got no time to waste
In damn foolishness. This here Is the
Ste. Marie limits. Monsieur Brousseau
an Monsieur Morris run tho ste Marie
limits. Leblanc he work for them lns
year Now ! got Lebianc's place"
| The Ste. Marie limits are on the
other side of the Rivierc Rochcuse. "
said Hilary.
Holy Name. mint ! this side Of ri
Were Rocheuse7 pidn' you cross him
coming here"
That creek Is not the Itivicrc Ro
cheuse. rs YOU know very well, Pierre
Black Pierre thrust his fnce forward
into lIilnry's. "Sny. | got no time to
waste wit YOU he suarled EFF you
come to fight, say SO"
"Ill give you five minutes to get off
my land"
you wan to fight. eh7 All right"
growled the other. suddenly stripping
off his short, open iackct.
Hilary had Just time to fasten the
top button of his coat before Pierre.
with n below. charged him. his bend
down. his arms working like falls.
Pierre made short. vicious stabs Mt
him. he was muscle bound and could
not extend the elbow joint with any
force. but any of his short blows, dellv-
cred from n shoulder like n mutton
joint. would have knocked man sense
less.
Hilary stepped aside ms Pierre pre-
cipitnted himself upon him. and gave
him short uppercut with the left.
Pierre went Keeling past him. tripped
over projecting trunk of tree. and
fell sprawing to the ground.
second later he was NJ agpin, rush
ing Mt Hilary. Despite IIilary's blows.
which nearly blinded him, and covered
his face with blood. he managed to get
home two body deliveries which knock
cd the wind out of the American. Hill
airy was forced to give ground. He
had boxed mt college good deal TINT
re- htGn httt m moi
DRY instinctively came back to him. ITS
foot-work wins" his teacher had told
him. He stepped from side to side.
guarding himself against Pierre's furi-
Gus lunges dexterously. until the OPP
portunity for a telling cross-counter
with the right sent Pierre crashing
backward.
He rose. splitting the blood out of
his mouth. and rushed Mt Hilary again.
This time he managed to lock his arms
about him and. holding him securely
with the left. p,ilnmeed him. Hilary
forgot his science and shot his right
upward between the arm and the body,
landing on Pierres chin. Pierre reeled,
but he did not let go his hold lie
grasped Hilary like bear, hugging
him till the breath was nearly out of
his body, and forcing the point of his
chin in under IIilary's collar-bone.
Pierre was several years the older,
and winded by fnst living. but his mus
cles were MS firm MS young mans.
Knowing that his enemys science was
more than match for his superior
strength, he maintained the clnch, but |
shifted his grasp upward.
first pinionipg Hilary's arm. then grip !
ping his shoulder. until he had him by |
the throat.
Hilary. gasping under the relentless
pressure. saw the faces of the lumber
men swim round him. He saw the trl- |
umph and the JOY. the mQckery and |
the hatred on each there vas no pity |
FOR the American: many an old land
question. many racial conflict had be-
come incnrnate I'm Tint fight under the
pines. Hilary realized that II was n
battle. not for the timber tract, but for
lis own life.
Pierre's face grinned into his own
Indignantly. plastered with dust and
,meared with the sweat TINT drove
white burrows across It, Hilary let his