Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-01-09

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top button Of his coat before Pierre,
with a below, charged him, his head
down, his arms working like fails.
Pierre made short, vicious stabs at
him; he was muscle-bound and could
not extend the elbow-joint with any
force, but any of his short blows, deliv-
cred from a shoulder like a mutton
Joint, would have knocked man sense
less.
Hilary stepped aside as Pierre pre-
cipitated himself upon him, and gave
him a short uppercut with the left.
Pierre went reeling past him, tripped
over a projecting trunk of tree, and
fell sprawling to the ground.
A second later he was up again, rush.
ing at Hilary. Despite Hilary's blows,
which nearly blinded him, and covered
his face with blood, he managed to get
home two body deliveries which knock
ed the wind out of the American. Hill
airy was forced to give ground. He
had boxed at college a good deal; that
was several years before, but the mem
ory instinctively came back to him. tits
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 op-
portunity for a telling cross-counter
with the right sent Pierre crashing
backward.
He rose, splitting the blood out Of
his mouth, and rushed at Hilary again.
This time he managed to lock his arms
about him and, holding him securely
with the left. pummeled him. Hilary
forgot his science and shot his right
upward between the arm and the body,
landing on Pierre's chin. Pierre reeled,
but he did not let go his hold. He
grasped Hilary like bear, hugging
him till the breath was nearly out of
his body, and forcing the point Of his
chin in under Hilary's collar-bone.
Pierre was several years the older,
and winded by fast living, but his mus
cles were as firm as young mans
Knowing that his enemy's science was
more than a match for his superior
|
gradually shifted his grasp upward
first pinioning 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 tri
umph and the joy, the mockery ant
the hatred on each there was no pitt
for the American; many an old lant
question, many a racial conflict had be
come incarnate In that fight under thu
pines. Hilary realized that 1t was ,
battle, not for the timber tract, but TO
his own life.
Pierre's face grinned into his owl
Indignantly, plastered with dust ant
smeared with the sweat that drov
white burrows across it. Hilary let hi
hands fall Imply. For just secon'
Pierre relaxed his grasp, to shift it s.
the thumb-knuckles should close on tn
carotids. Then Hilary put all hi
strength into terrific drive with tn
left. The blow caught Pierre betwee
the eyes, his arms went up, releasin
Hilary, and he tottered backward. TIL
yells of the lumbermen, which ha
been continuous, suddenly ceased.
Before Pierre could recover himsel
Hilary let him have it with the righI
Pierre went to the ground. Hilar
still only half conscious, and hardl
seeing the PROSTATE body, drew In
deep chestful Of air. A black clou
filled with dancing specks swan be
fore his vision. Out of it he saw tn
face of one Of the nearest spectators
1t was filled with an anticipation S
pungent that instinctively Hilary leaI
ed aside. Out of the cloud he sa'
, Black Pierre plunge forward, knife !
, his hand. The spent blow cut Hilary
sleeve. Pierre recovered himself an
rushed at the American, fearful spe'
tacle, dripping sweat and blood. Hi
ary caught him with the right unde
, the jaw, sending him fiat. The knii
/, went whirling away into the unde
brush. Black Pierre lay still.
Hilary turned to the nearest of Il
awed lumbermen. "Bring him a Gu
4 of water" he ordered
: The man understood and ran int
= Pierre's hut. But Pierre was shan
e ming; he opened his eyes, fixed the
with burning hate on Hilary, and nun
g bled.
e sect upw said Hilary.
v Pierre rose sullenly, edging out I
f the reach of the expected blow. E
e was cowed, the fighting spirit was o1