Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-16

OUT.
He landed on his back, rolling over
and over. to lie still. half stunned,
while two more sprang for Lund.
Lund roared with surprise and pain
as one caught his red beard and swung
to it, shifting and kicking. He
wrapped his left arm about the man,
crushing him close UP to him, and,
as the other came. diving low, butting |
at his solar plexus, the giant gripped |
him by the collar, using his own i'm |
petus. and brought the two skulls to-
gether with thud that left them
stunned.
The two dropped from Lund's re-
laxed arms like sacks, and he stepped
over them, alert, poised on the balls
Of his feet. letting out shout OF
triumph while he looked about him
for his next adversary.
The bedrock OH which they fought
was slippery where Ice had formed In
the crevices Two seamen tackled
Hansen. He stopped the curses Of one
with straight punch to his mouth,
but the man clung to his arm, bear
ing IL down. Hansen swung at the 9TH
er. and the blow went over the shoul-
der as he lodged, but Hansen got him
In chancery, and the three, staggering,
swearing, sliding went down at last
together, with Hansen underneath,
twisting ones neck to shut of his
wind while he warded Off the wild
blows Of the second. With q wild
heave he got on all fours, and then
Lund, roaring like q bull as he came,
tore of a seaman and flung him
headlong.
"Pound him, Hanseni" he shouted,
his eyes hard with purpose, shining
like Ice that reflects the sun, his NOS
tfils wide, giorying In the hght.
The Finn had got himself together
a bit, wiping the gouts Of blood from
his face and splitting out the snags Of
his broken teeth. He drew a knife
from inside his shirt, q long, curving
blade, and sidled, like crab. toward
Lund, murder In his piggy, bloodshot
eyes, waiting for a chance to slip In
and stab Lund In the back, calling to
comrade to help him.
Come on" he called, "Olsen, wit
yore knife. Gut the swine!"
Another blade flashed out, and the
pair advanced, crouching, knees and
bodies bent. Lund backed away war
lly toward the opposite rlif, looking
for loose rock fragment lie had FOR
hidden knives to the sailors since the
mutiny, and had forced n delivery, bu
these two had been hidden. A knife
to the Finn was II natural accessory
Only his drunken frenzy had made
him try TO beat Lund nj his own game
One of the two hunters, lamed will
kick Oh the knee. bowling with tn
main, clinchpd savagely and bore tn
seaman down. hattering his heat
against knob Of rock. The 0the
friendly hunter had Dashed and hui
4 feted his opponent to submission. Bu
Rainey was in hard case.
A seaman, half Mexican, flew at hiI
like wildcat. Rainey struck ou
and his fists hit at the top Of tn
" breeds head without stopping hin
Then he clinched.
n The Mexican was slippery as an 'e
&" He got his arms free. his hands sh'
n ND. and his thumbs sought the innt
d corners of Rainey's eyes. The SUI
den, burning anguish was maddcnln
n and he drove his clasped fists upward
% wpdging away the drilling fingers.
Two hands rlawcd AT his shoulder
= from behind. Someone sprang fat
n " on his hack knee thrust again
his spine.
r The agony left him helpless, Il
. yertehrap seemed about to crnc
-, Str. ngrh and VIII v'rre shut OFT, aT
/. the world went hIack. And then "i
}. of the hunters ratapult"d int" II
struggle. and the four of them wI
4, down in mndlrned frenzy of blow
#, and Stillrd shouts.
is The sailors fought like beasts, Stri
,d ing for blows barred by all codes
4 drc"ncy and fair play intent I" mair
I'm Lund had go; his shoulders again
), the rocks and stood with open hal'
n watching the two with their kniH'
II. who crept In, foot by foot, to ma
,d finish.
Peggy SimuIS. Il strand Of her pi
IN yellow hair whipped loose, flung II
ss Of her eyes aS she stood "n the ed
III Of the cliff, her lips apart her br"as
T." rising slormiIy, watching; her Il
II. lures changing with the tide OF hhU
IN ms II surgrd beneath her, pnnrina'
or with nufflcd shouts and wind-cllpl'
M oaths. She saw Lund at bay, II
W. snatchcd out her pistol. But the d
ed tance was too great. She dared
trust her aim.
II Sandy, dancing in and our, Will
,is but helpless, bound by fear ana Ia
as Of muscle, saw Deming, followed
al Beale, stealing up the trail, unn"tl'
ed by the girl, who leaned far f0rwa
n! watching the fight, her eyes on In
he and the two creeping closer with I'll
knives, cautious but determine
m. Tamada stood farther back and co'
IA not see them,
eS. The lads wits, sharpcned by