The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-31

raihef qaiclly, ~Ne'iher ono ~ -
j. saing @ esaane tle storm and me
cold ! suppose yea knaa that
I kroa thai one II us IA ne
cause ope ~ rs q eulng oa' more
tireri waf FIRST Which enc thar /.
anesat much matter His greet
hands elnsned anwee when I
snaieacl sonr gun right uou could
have f0re iaare I could have spunf
9 few fcci faftfer and had yau aeauna
the ealsi taken >, surprise The
hght world have been alfeady over
thtA caald have done more lhnn
that eseu -ailh NY own rite As ycp
came up TIE laang there. iusl heside
the hu,se"
na; nrlee tilnt tarn his eyes te
look a 4. he Nas waiting Ter ne
atlnrk
= eouia havr rnat,htd yunr ne post
~ we'll bar wanted 20 waii. Simon
went On 4 wanted 10 say frw
words first and wanted 20 master ,ou
-nef bS surprise hul hy superior
strength uiene.
u eaule lntc nrurcs mlni he could
fen Simon u the wonnd near his shcnl.
der. how because % i 80 tghi hetwecn
Thorn woula b. fair test 81 superi.
GRITTY Aei the words didn't come o.
his lias Tie could not ask mercy ~
this man. either dirss'ly OF indirectly.
an, more than the pines asked mercy
Il the SHOWS tlht covered them
'ieu were right when y0n said
there f. ne escaping frum this storm.
Simon Went on "nut li doesn't much
matter It's the end 81 q long war
and what happens 20 the victor =
neither here nor there. II seems nll
ihe more fitting inst we should mcet
iusl as We hase~ai the sery brink ef
death -and Death should be waiting
81 the end for the one ~ rs who sur
sl,es It's SO Ike this 4 "a terrible
wilderness IN which We live"
Bruce CARED IN amhyement The
hark and dreadful poetry ~ this mans
nature was coming TO the fore The
Mind made strange echo 10 his
words long. Mild shrek as Il swept
over the beads ~ the pines
Then vhy are you ~altlugr nrrcr
asked
$50 YOU can understand everything
But guess that time - here. There
IS 70 he no mercy AZ the end of this
fghf. Bruce ! ask none and viii give
none. You have waged a war agains,
me. you have escaped me many times,
ynu have won the love of the woman
I lowe and this is 10 be my answer ="
Ills voice dropped note. ma he
spoke more quietly. "i'm going 20 KIN
you. Bruce
Then tfy H. Bruce answered stead.
ily- I'm IN a hurry 10 20 back 70
Linda"
Slmon's smnlderlng wrath blared w
NJ the words Both men seemed 20
spring AZ the same time. Their arms
failed then interlocked; and they
rocked a leng time back and forth
In the snow
For the hrsi time Bruce hnf full
realization u Simon's mighty strength.
With nn the power OF his body he
tried 10 wrench him on his feet, but
u was Ike trying 70 tear tree from
the ground
Hut surprise az the others power
was not confined 10 Bruce alone.
Simon knew that he had an opponent
worthy of the iron ~ bis own muscles.
and be put all his terrible might into
the battle lie tried 60 reach Rrncc's
throat. hut the mans strong shoulder
held the arm against hls side -.
mons great hand reached 70 pin
Rruce's arm. and Tor the first time he
discovered the location OF bis weak.
ness
lie saw The color sweep from
Bruces face and water drops that
were not melted snow come upon H.
II was al the advantage needed be-
tween such evenly matched contest.
ants And Simon forgot Bis spoken
word that he wished this fight 70 be
test u superiority alone lis fury
swept over him Ike n food and ~.
faced ail things else: and BE- cen.
tered hts Whole attack upon Bruce's
wound.
n moment be had him down. and
he struck once into Bruce's white
face With BIS terrible kuuckies The
blow seut . strange sickness through
the younger mans frsme snd be iaed
vniriy 70 struggle - his feet Fight 2
Fizit on was tie message BIZ mind
dispatched along his nerves % ms
tortured muscles. huf Tor an Instant
fhey wholly refused g. respond. They
lad rddnred faa innfh Total un.
consciousness lowered above him.
ready 70 aescrnd
Strangely. BE- ss.pfned 70 know that
Simon had crrps from his hndy and
was even now reaching some dread
nj weapon that ny beside the dead
form ~ the horse IN an instant he
had f. aud firuee's eyes opened IN
/, firne 20 see him swinging u sloft. n
Ras his rife. ard Simon was aiming
murslcrous blow ~ him With IT,
stock
There vas 10 chance 70 ward II ~