The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-23

what ! have endured these last two
days, 20 make myself ridiculous; 20
be Inundated, 20 risk my business
ruin lurg TO save "A yorng fool nom
his folly" lmpaticnce. resentment
anger were In the speakers tone.
Il never est you. You butted In
tried 20 cut me out. That's dirty.
You was lyin' when you said"
Have Il that way. I've run out
OF patience"
Ozark Brlskow. too. had reached
the limit Of his endurance. no cx.
ploded Momentarlly he lost his
head and cursed Gray Wiley Tor
answer Tho latter moved close and
slapped him across the mouth. say
ms:
Fight YOU IDIOT"
Buddy's low. gasping cry had the
effect OF roar. it left the room
echoing. then nvagely he hinged az
his assailHnt. lie was blind. In him
WIS sudden maniacal impulse 10
destroy. nc hnd no thought OF con.
sequences. Gray knocked him
DOWN
!, was blow that would have
folled an OK. A. tho youth lay
half dazed. he heard the. other
tamting him, hooking him, Get
up you lummoN. and defend your.
self You'll be a man when / get
thru with YOU"
Codes OF combat arc peculiar 90
localities. In the north woods. Tor
Instance. lnmberiacks fiEht with fist
and heel; In the Southwest. when a
man Is made enough TO fight az an.
he is usually mad enough TO kill,
Aa Buddy Briskow rose 20 hts
knees he CROPPED FOR the nearest
weapon. the nearest missile. some
thing anything with which 70 slay.
His hand foll upon a heavy metal
vase. and with this he struck wick.
edly ss Gray closed with him. This
time they went down together and
rolled across tho floor. The legs OF
a desk crashed and a litter of writ
ing materials was spilled over them.
Gray was the first to regain his
feet. but his shirt had boon torn
half of and he tusted blood upon
his lips lie had met strong men
IN hts time. but never had ho felt
such a rockllke mass OF bone and
muscle as now Buddy was like
a kicking horse; his fists were as
hard as hoofs. and that which they
smo,e thcy crushed or bruised or
hccratcd. He possessed now tho
supreme strength OF mailman. and
no WIS suite insonsiblo 20 pain. He
was utteFing strange animal sounds,
shut up~ Gray painted "1Iave
,he CUTS tokecp still. You'll
rouse the"
he lodged an awkward swlnElng
blow from The giant and sent him
reellnE Buddy fetched up agalns,
tho solid wall with crash. Tor
Gray had conferred every pound o;
his weight behind his punch, but the
country man reboundcd like a thing
Of rubber and again they cllnched
a room cluttorcd with heavy fur.
nlture is not Ike boxing ring. In
spite OF Gray's skin and an agility
uncommon In man OF his slzn. II
wus impossible 10 stop the others
PUSHES or 10 avoid them. strninlnr
with each other they ricoeheted
against tables and elsalrs. and only
the fact that much % tho furniture
was padded. and tho floor thlckly
earpcted. prevented the sound OF
their struggle from alarming tho oc
cupants Of tho halls and the lobby
They fought furiously. moving this
while like two wrcstIers trying FOR
/ flying holds: limo and again thcy
fell with first one on top and thor
the ether: their flesh suffered and
they grew bloody. The room soor
became a litter. for ita fittings were
upset. flung about. spilntered. as Il
the room itself had been picked VI
and shaken Ike dolls house.
Gray managed 20 floor his aning
onist whenever he had time nut
space In which to set himself. but
this WINS not often. for Buddy close
with him at every opportunity. Al
such times II Was the elder mar
who suffered most.
In way Il was an unequa
struggle. for youth. ablazo with :
holy fire, was matched against age
stiffened only by stubborn deter
| minatlon. Meithsr man longar hae