The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-15

~ - that csk<s occonlsn mar there
MAS no ehoiew az htale&Y'
Quite right Crey answered. ukiil.
fully testing hix bit ~ stw<l.
Keep w~ll oar 81 the way. Erh-
raim.- warmed Er~kine. sand take shis
ptstei You may need Il. IL l am
wcrsted. 10 rruteet Yourself
eIndeet, yes" rrtarned Grey. ~and
kindly Instruct him not to use u 10
protexf you.@ For answer Erskine
xpraux from tho shadow siiseari!ng
formal eonrt~slsk
~En gasaatv Nv called kssrnly.
rry was cautious w SFSt. trsing
out his 0ssponent's Increase ln sklu:
~Yaa have made msfked smpross.
sn~afv
'sThsnk seu." suslsd Emklne.
"laar wrist Is much ssronxer"
Naturally Grey lesped backward
and parrled Just In tims vicious
thrust shat was IKE DART es liEht.
nlng
All a r~ashman taught sea
that"
"A rrsnehmaa ,aash, ne an the
little knaw.~
7 wpndes II he taught sou how to
meet this
'iie did" answered Erskine parry
ing easily and with an answering
thrust that turned Gses snddenls
anxious Constantly Grey naneussnd
70 keep hts hac& "a the ineun. and
juss a. cunssMmtls Esklne easily kept
him nssere the light xhwns fairly 90
both. Grey began 70 hrcaihs heavily
Il think. TOO" said ErskIoe. sshat
nay Wind is little better than yonrs
would you like short resting
speily'
From the shadow kphraln chuekled.
and Grey snapped:
Make that hlnck slesIi-v--
''k~p quiet. EphraIns~ broke In
Erskinr sternly. Agals Grey inaneu-
sered ne tha moon. ia no avail. and
Ersklne gave warming
Try thar again and I viii pot that
moon In your eyes and keep II there.
Cvy VAS getting angry now and was
bssinnlng to pant
.'Nonr wind Il short. said Efsklne
with mock compassion II viii give
yon littlc hrcathingspeil presently"
Grey was NOT wasting his precious
breath no~ and Ne made no answer
Nov r said Ersklne sharply. and
Cres's blade ilcw from his hand and
lay like streak OF silver en the dswy
grass Grey rushed for II.
sD-~n YOU" he ragged, and wheeled
furiously--patlencc. hunsur. and eau
tion quite gone-and they fought now
In deadly silence Ephraim saM the
British officer appear La ihe hall and
walk unsteadlly down the steps am
though he ~ere coming down the path.
but he dared mol open his lips There
was the sound of valees. and IL was
evident that the game had ended 10 a
quarrel aud the players we're coming
ny the river hank toward fhens. Er.
skinc heard. but n Grey Sid be at
FIRST gaye no sign he was too msich
concerned with the death that faced
him. suddenly Ersksnc knew that
Grey had heard, for the fear In HIS
face Gnye way TO diabollc grin %
triumph and he Iaslled suddenly into
defenseIf he could protect himself
only little iongcrl Erskine had de-
layed the finishing stroke too long and
he must mnke II now. Grey gave
way step by step parrying only.
The blades flashed like tlny bits ~
lightning. Erskinc's face. grim and
inexorable, brought the sick fear back
into Grey's, and ErTklnc saw his enc
my's lips open. lie lunged then. HIS
blade went true, sank 10 The hit. and
Grey's warped Soul started on Its way
with craven cry for help. Erskine
sprang bnck into the shadows aud
snatched his pistol from Ephralm's
hand:
sGet ont of the way now. Tell them
| did H."
Once be looked back. lie saw Bar
bara at the hall door With old nanny
behind her. With running leap be
yanlted the hedge. aud. hidden In the
bushes, Ephraim heard Firoiiys hoofs
beating ever more family the sandy
road.
Ito be continued.