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CHAPTER XXI

eff Simon Turner isn't a coward
Bruce said slowly to the clan, "he will
give me a chance to fight him now"
The room was wholly silent, and the
clan turned expectant eyes to their
leader. Simon scowled, but he knew
he had to make answer. His eyes
crept over Bruce's powerful body
There is no obligation on my part to
answer any challenges by you," he
said. "You are a prisoner. But If you
think you can sleep better In the pas
ture because of 1t, I'll let you have
your chance. Take off his ropes"
A knife slashed at his bonds. Simon
stood up, and Bruce sprang from his
chair like a wildcat, aiming his hard
ened knockles straight for the leering
lips. He made the attack with aston
ishing swiftness and power, and his
intention was to deliver at least one
terrific blow before Simon could get
his arms up to defend himself. He
had given the huge clan leader credit
for tremendous physical strength, but
he didn't think that the heavy body
could move with real agility. But the
6Atat hiooS'S VII " SIiI lllO
tension, the head ducked to one side.
and his own rS;se fsts struck out.
If Bruce's blow had gone straight
home where 1t had been aimed, Simon
would have had nothing more to say
for n few moments at least. The lean
had been powerful and swift yet who'll
ly inaccarate. And the reason WIS
just that his wrists and ankles had
been numbed by the tight thongs by
which they had been confined. Simon
met the leap with a short, powerful
blow into Bruce's face; and he reeled
backward. The arms of the clansmen
alone kept him from falling.
The blow seemed to daze Bruce; and
at first his only realization was that
tho room suddenly rang with harsh
and grating laughter. Then Simon's
words broke through 1t. "Put back
the thongs he ordered, "and go get
your horses"
| Bruce was dimly aware of the fall
ing of n silence. and then the arms of
strong men half carrying him to the
door. But he couldn't see plainly at
first. He knew that the clan had
brought their horses and were waiting
for Slmon's command. They loosened
the ropes from about his ankles, and
two of the clansmen' swung min on to
the bnck Of a horse. Then they passed
n rope under the horses belly and lied
his ankles anew.
Simon gave a command. and the
strange file started. The night air dis
PEELED the mlsts In Bruce's brain, and
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desk, out of sight. Then she went to
the door.
81 want to come in. Linda" Simon
told her.
II told you long ago you couldn't
come to this house," Linda answered
through the panels. ~ want you to go
away"
Simon laughed softly. you'd bet
ter let me In. I've brought word of
the child you tool to raise. You know
who l mean"
Yes, Linda knew. DO you mean
Bruce?" she asked. 81 let Dave In
tonight on the same pretext. Don't
expect me to be caught twice by the
same lie.'
"Dave? Where is Dave?" The fact
was that the whereabouts of his broth
err had suddenly become considerable
of a mystery to Simon. He had
thought about him and Linda out In
the darkness together, and his heart
had seemed to smolder and burn with
Jealousy in his breast. 1t had been u
great relief to him to find her III
the house.
Il wonder-where he is by now"
Linda answered In a strange voice.
mo n in this world can answer that
question. Simon. Tell me what you
want"
She opened the door. She couldn't
bear to show fear of this man. And
she knew that an appearance OF cour
age, at least, was the wisest course.
mo matter about him now. l want
to talk to you on business. If 1 meant
rough measures. I wouldn't have com
alone.".
NO" Linda scorned. you would
have brought your whole numbering
band with you. The Turner's believe
In overwhelming numbers"
The words stung him. but he smiled
grimly into her face.
I've come in peace. Linda" he said
gently. 'Tve come to give you a last
chance to make friends"
He walked past her into the room.
He Strengthened the chair that had
been upset. smiling strangely the
while, and sat down In 1t.
"Then tell me what you have TO tell
me-" she said. I'm in a hurry to go
to bed-and this really isn't the hour
for calls"
He looked a long time into her face.
She found 1t hard to hold her own
gaze. Many things could be doubted
about this man, but his power and his
courage were not among them. The
smile died from his lips, the lines
deepened on his face. She realized as
before the tempestuous passions
and unfathomable intensity of his na-
ture.
We've never been good friends
Simon wen on slowly.
"We never could be-" the girl an
swered. We've stood for different
things"
AT first, my efforts to make friends
were just-to win you over to our side.
1t didn't work-all 1t did was to waken
other desires In me-desires that per-
haps have come to mean more than
the possession Of the lands. You know
what they are. You've always known
that n time o wIshed-you
could come and rule my house."
She nodded. She knew that she had
won, against her will, the strange,
somber love Of this mighty man. She
had known 1t for months.
"As my wife-don't make any mis-
take about that. Linda, I'm a stern,
hard man. I've never known now to
o I don't know that l want to
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non', siini' siient' ihcreuiDiy TAN hg-
nionisnl, ne REMAINDER
loue nuiateiy enind simon MN
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strengthened. So still it stood, SO
seemingly a natural shadow that some
irregularly shaped tree had cast, that
his eyes refused to recognize 1t. But
in an instant more he knew the truth.
The shadow was that of a great
beast that had stalked him clear to the
border of the moonlight The Killer
had come for his dead.
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hhiu ZIG iiuScos uhu uuc sight reCdlieu
him to his own position with added
force. The moonlight, soft as it was,
had been a tremendous relief to him.
At least, 1t would have enabled him
to keep watch, and now he dreaded the
fall of utter darkness more than he
had ever dreaded anything in his life.
1t was an ancient instinct, coming
straight from the young days of the
world when nightfall brought the hunt
ing creatures to the mouth of the a
but he had never really experienced 1t
before.
He watched with growing horror the
slow extension of the clouds. Finally
the moon swept under them.
The shadow fell oround Bruce. For
the first time he knew the age-old ter
ror OF the darkness. He no longer
knew ibnself as one of a dominant
breed, master of.all the wild things In
the world. lie was simply a living
creature In a grim n unconquered
world alone and helpless in the terror
OF the darkness.
n moonlight alternately grew and
died as the moon passed In and out
OF the heavier cloud patches. Winds
must have been blowing in h high
lanes OF the air, but there was no
breath of them where Bruce lay. The
forests were silent, and the little rus
things and STRINGS tina reached him
from time TO time only seemed to ac-
centuate the quiet.
lie speculated on how many hours
had passed. lie If he could
dare to hope that midnight had al
ready gone by and, through some d.
Versence from wilderness customs, the
grizzly had failed to return to his
1east- 1t seemed endless hours since
ne a re-enfered the empty rooms of
Llndas nome. A wave of hope crept
hrough the whole hydraulic system of
ms veins. And then, as a sudden sound
c him from the forests at n
slde, that bright wave of hope turned
BLACK receded and left only despair.
lie heard the sound but dimly. In
fact, except for his straining with ev-
cry nerve alert, he might not have
heard 1t at all. Nevertheless, distance
alone mad dimmed 1t; 1t hid been a
large sound to start with. So far had
1t come that only a scratch on the
eardruins was left of it but there was
no chance to misunderstood 1t. 1t
ack out to him through the unfath-
enable silence, and all the elements by
which he might recognize 1t were dis
tinct. 1t was the noise of a heavy
thicket being broken down and parted
before an enormous body.
He listened, straining. Then he
heard the sound again. Whoever came
toward him had passed the heavy
brush by now. The sounds that
reached him were Just faint and inter
mittent whispers-first of a twig
cracking beneath a heavy foot, then
the rattle of two pebbles knocked to-
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know how, the way 1t Is done by
weaker men. 1t has never been my
way to ask for what l wanted. But
sometimes 1t seems to me that II I'd
beer a little more gentle-not so mas
terfnl and SO relentless-that I'd won
you long ago"
Linda looked up bravely into his
face. mo. Simon. You could ave
never-never won mol Oh, can't you
In this awful place a woman
wants something more than just brute
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Linda goes 10 rescue Bruce
from the Killer.
cro BE CONTINUED,

Motor Cop Uses Scooter"
A. traffic policeman in Newark. N. J'
rides about on a motor scooter" TO
untnngle ~cohgested traffic.
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By FAIR PLAY.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus. }
New York, n. Y, March 31.-Just
how much of chance there is of a
meeting between Gene Tunney and
Harry Greb was made clear today
when a list of the American light
heavyweight champs spring en-
gagements were made public. To
be plain, they show that there is
no chance at all. This, of course,
will be heart-breaking to Manager
Flournoy of Madison Square gar
den, who had counted on a title
battle for the spring opening of
the Garden on May 5. But Tunney
has signed TO meet Jack Burke of
Pittsburgh of that city on April 10
and on April II he will hook up
with Young Bob Fitzsimmons in
Newark.
No man who was to defend his
title on May B would arrange for
hard date on April II. So the pro-
posed Greb-Tunney fight can be
kissed goodbye. for the present at
least Perhaps Tunney's manager.
Frank Bagley. is not unlike Lew
Bluffs manager, when 1t
comes to views upon fighting. 1T
realize said Lew. that Buff is
,etting along. He is now 33.
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the need of physical preparation for
their day in the Offices rise early
and after good stiff canter, bath
and breakfast they enter the marts
of trade feeling sufficiently fit to
push bridge over. In New York
you can see them as early as $50
O'Clock in the morning cantering
along the Central Park bride paths.
The Horse association estimates
that there are some five hundred of
the clan in New York and Brooklyn
Concrete demonstration of the
growth of the early rising idea will
be given on April 80 when the early
risers of New York will meet at
White Plains for cross-country
gallop through West Chester
county.
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Turney Signs for TUo Battles in
Defense of His Title Which Makes
1t Appear Greb Will Haze to Won

Some young husky may take him
and his titles any time. In conse-
quepce l think we should get a
good round sum for risking them +"
AS tor Bagiey there is no doubt he
would be putting his title to griey-
Gus risk were he to put his man
against Greb. Therefore any pro.
moter who wants the battle will
get 1t, probably, if he posts the
Aforesaid good round sum.
Malone Finishes Fast.
AS for that much talked about
JOCK Malone-Augie Rather bout up
In Boston, it appears from eye-wit-
nesses who blew into the civ TO-
day that Jock was strangely retir-
ing for eight rounds and that Rat
ner was all over him. albeit Ffis
blows lacked force. But in the
last two rounds of the bout Malone
came to life and made a whirlwind
nnish, thereby getting the decision.
IL Is always moot question wheth-
er the boxer who wins in most of
the early rounds should receive the
decision over the man who bangs
through in the closing rounds.
Getting back to Johnny Buff, his
injured hand has healed nicely and
he will shortly announce a list of
against near second
raters and the like.
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Reports from the southern
training camps indicate that
any big league manager who at
tempts to put ban upon indul-
geRce in golf by members of his
club will have neither the SYM
patty nor the support Of Judge
Kenesaw NJ. Lands. the big
boss of baseball. This is to say
that the Judge himself is an en-
thusiastic patron of the links
and any ball player who can't
do Is heies I'm a hundred has &c
business playing with him.
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PIN CONGRESS
NEARS END AS
TOLEDO BOWLS
Nearly 5000 IndiOid-
uaIs HaDe Compel
ed for Money.

Toledo, March 31.-The 22nd an
nual tournament of the American
Bowling congress is about over. The
last out-of-town five-men teams
completed their strings last night
and will shoot in the minor events
today. Then the tournament Will
be turned over exclusively to To
ledoans, until the finish on Satur-
day at midnight. The tournament
began on February q and when
the last five-men squad is off the
alleys tomorrow night, lips five
men teams; 2,411 two-men teams
and 4,S3S individual boWlers will
have competed for prize list that
aggregates s50.967.
Several new A B. c. records have
been established. chief among them
being the 1899 of Barney Spinella,
of New York, for his nine-games,
and the 729 of Waldorf Lundgren of
Chicago for three games in the sim
bles.
The leaders:
Five Men-Lincoln Life Insur-
ance company, Fort Wayne-2,99S.
Two-men-C. Spinella-B. Spin
ella, New York., 1876.
Individuals-W. Lundgren, Chi
cago-729.
All-events-B. spinella, New
York-1.999.
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NEW FOOTBALL
RULE rs TRIED
ATNOTRE DAME

South Bend, Ind, March 81
The new football rule abolish
ing the kick for goal after
touchdown and substituting a
scrimmage on the five-yard line
has been given d tryout during
the spring practice at the Uni
versity of Notre Dame. In a
practice game yesterday the
scoring team was successful in
adding the extra point in three
out of four tries.
Following the first touchdown
the teams lined up on the five
yard line and the seventh point
was made by a dropkick. Then
another <fopkick was success
full. The third attempt was
also successful, but that time a
forward pass was used. On the
fourth attempt another pass
was tried but was knocked
down.
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to advantage for Rock Island.
Last but not least we have Ar
thur NunZerling of st. Louis, Mo-,
a pitcher also. Scouts at work in
st. Louis for Manager Councilman
report he is about the best bet that
can be furnished by the Missouri
metropolis. The last several sea-
sons he has been firing 'em across
the platter in the st. Louis Munich
pal league. an organization that an
naally produces stars for league
baseball
In looking over his daily mail,
about SO per cent of which con-
tains applications from ambitious
youngsters, Manager Councilman
finds the situation not without its
humor In the main, every kid
tries to put himself across by the
free use of adjectives descriptive of
merit. One. for instance, quite
frankly admits he has never played
with any team. but that he sis sure
he can NOV 'em down" He's
pitcher, probably a southpaw.
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SCHAEFFER NO
MATCH FOR PAL
Moore Dances and Frances His Way
to Easy Victory. at Peoria Last
Night.
Especial to The Argus J

NopSCldl " AS al
Peoria, ILL.,, March 31.-Pal Moore
the Harry Greb of bantam division,
leaped, bounded, danced and wal
loped his way to an easy victory
over Herbie Schaeffer OF Chicago
in 10 rounds here last night Her
ing are true. His methods are
showed probably as we'll against
Prancing Pal as any ordinary ban
tam would, but Moore took the lead
from the clang of the first gong
and shot millions of gloves at the
willing Schaeffer from every direc-
ton.
Moore is undoubtedly the fastest,
cleverest and at the same time the
freakiast boxer in the ring. All
stories printed and told about his
thickness, cake-walking and bound
ing are true. His methods are
surely unlike those of any other
boxer in the ring today, with the
possible exception of Harry Greb,
who recently defeated Tony Glib
bons.
Jack Phillips of Cuba, ILL.,, and
Pat WEIGH of Indianapolis, middle
weights, fought a gruelling S-round
bout, Phillips having the best of
the going although one of his eyes
were closed early in the fracas and
the other was pleading profuselY
from the fifth session on. Don AL
lison of Kewanee outpointed Young
Brodbeck of Peoria in the second
prelim of six sessions. Allison put
his opponent down for the nine
count in the initial stanza but Brod-
beck fought his foe on even terms
the remainder of the bout. 1t was
a fast, clever and hard fought con-
test and the best go of the evening |
The boys are flyweights. Spike |
Peck of Peoria earned the decision |
over Billy Lee of Kewanee in the |
opener. They are featherweights. |
Tom Jones, manager of Tom Car |
ney, who fights Johnny Donahue in |
Moline Friday evening. refereed. |
and was dolled up in soup and |
fish. Many ladies attended and /
girls served as ushers. Eddie An |
derson Of Moline was introduced |
from the ring as one of the worlds
best bantams.
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TWENTY-FIVE
AWAIT START
SPRING Drill
Kewanee and Ottumwa Furnish
Two Each of New Ones Ger.
titled to Farrell.
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

Contracts having been received
from seven youngsters, additional
to 10 previously announced, Mana
ger Jim Councilman of the Island
ers today mailed copies to Secre-
tary j. H Farrell of the national
association for approval and regis
tration. These bring the total num-
Der of players under contract with
the local club to %, all of whom
will report April Is for spring
practice.
On the list of latest acquisitions
Is Edward Zemek of Cicero, Ill.
Zemek has played several years of
baseball for Chicago semi-pro
clubs. He is reputed to be a steady
performer at either shortstop or
third base. He comes recommend
ed as youngster of more than
ordinary promise.
Then there is a. NJ. Mullen of
Ottumwa, Iowa. Like most ball
players, the thought of starting his
professional career in his home
town is anything but tasteful
Therefore he rejected a lucrative
offer from the Ottumwa club to
stay at home, TO accept the Island
ers' proposition. He is catcher.
Another catcher is Emil Peter
son of Kewanee, Ill. Manager Jim
Drohan of Ottumwa, whose home is
Kewanee, was said to have been
hot on the trail of this youth for
his own purposes. Peterson, it
seems, prefers to pastime in Rock
Island. il possible. He is expected
to make a strong bid for one of
the catching assignments.
kewanee is to furnish another
prospect for the Islanders in Milo
S. Craig, a pitcher. He is ambi-
tious to break in as a Lacquer, and
is coming with the avowed purpose
of remaining.
Edward Davis is another Ottum-
wa product. He decided upon Rock
Island principally because he has
been the battery mate of Mullen
for several seasons. Not a great
deal has been learned of his mound
ability, but he has been we'll rec
commended as deserving of a tryout
Announcement has already been
made of the acquisition of w. Ar
mold Elkins of State Line. Ind. a
young pitcher who showed a world
of stuff in 1920 and 1921 with
league teams. Elkins faded from
the scene when injuries got the
best of him. but he asserts he is
no longer disabled and will show
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GOLF PROMISES
TO BE REGULAR
COLLEGE SPORT

Chicago, March ,31.-Golf prom
Uses to become a regular interco,-
legiate sport among the western
conference universities this year,
according to reports reaching A A
Stage, athletic director at the Uni
versity of Chicago. While there
have been occasional team matches
between some of the big ten schools
heretofore, efforts are making to
have the contests as regular as the
baseball, basketball and football
games.
June 10 has been selected for
the meet and each school is col
lecting a team, some of them in
Guiding fine players, such as Rial
Rolfe at Illinois and George Hart
mann of Chicago. who can better
par when in form. Some of the
universities have put in regular
golf schools with indoor driving
through the winter Now that the
turf is turning green and crisp,
outdoor play is in order.
American golf champions have
sprung largely from two classes,
caddies and college men, or as in
the case of Chick" Evans. a COM
bination of the two. Ouimet was a
caddie, for example, while Robert
Gardner, twice champion, was a
Yale golfer. Many of Great Brit
aims best amateur golfers are uni
versity students, and with the regu-
lar installation of golf as a college
sport, professionals say that many
fin oh
likely to come from the campuses
of various institutions, Bobby Jones
of Georgia Tech and R. Z. Knepper
Of Princeton, being leading candi-
dates this year.
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PIPP'S INJURY
PUTS FINISH TO
YANKS' PLIGHT
Opening of Season Two Weeks in
Offing and Champions Have
no OutfieId.,
By JOHN B. FOSTER.

| Copyright, 1922, by The Argus
The beginning of the major
league season is two weeks and a
day or two in the offing and the
Yankees have no outfield. For the
first time that fact has seemed to
dawn with fare upon those who
are managing the destinies of the
team. The injury to Pipp nailed
the truth on the wall where the
whole world can look at it.
Possibly there may have been
an idea that Commissioner Lands
would relent at the last moment,
but he has exposed his whitened
thatch so often to the wind in de-
NAL that the crowd who praised
him for being firm, inwardly hoping
that he wasn't going to be, has dis
covered that the commissioner is
going to stand by his word While
they are not decrying in public,
what they aren't saying in private
is not down in Captain Kidd's
memoirs
1t is true that Ruth and Meusel
were not supposed to be able 10
play at the beginning of the season
but some seemed to have shut their
eyes against the unpleasant sight,
wishing that when they opened
them again they would not be
confronted with it. No use. Pipp
up and got hurt and Ruth was
called in to play first base and the
YankS didn't have enough outfield
left to make a Dutchman a pair of
leather breeches, and here it is
dawning April L
Miller, as well as he can play
the field as a fielder, is not a major
league champion fielder even if he
did play with a major league
championship team in 1921 1t is
one thing to stand the gaff all of
major league season and another
to come in and finish a season
when the preceding outfielder. in
the language of the bowery, wasn't
was"
He is not a major league cham
pion outfielder because he can't
bat hard enough for one. Not in
the find of fighting that will have
to be fought this year.
Mcmillan is not as yet an out |
fielder. He has misjudged enough |
fly balls in the outfleld to indicate |
that he is not natural outfeIGer |
and probably he never pretended TO |
be one And what else is there on :
the team until May 20?
Ever ytea min the American |
league means to give the Yankees
The best they have got while the
Yankees are weakened If the |
expect to win the cham
oionship with the outfieSl looking
ike the perforated cover of a pep
per box they are more sanguine
han the poor guy who delud IS
himself with the idea that he is |
going to live long enough to hear
whether the Angel Gabriel blows
s trumpet in c natural or B fat.
The best pitching staff in the
world can't pitch the best pitching
with an outfeld that isn't prime
and don't forget it.
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Gas tar workers are said to bene-
fit from the tarry smell in which
they work.
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Risers' movement which in the past
year has been spreading over the
United States. The horsemen, all
of them business men, who have felt