The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-23

no harm; struck terribly with his
right hand that drove through the
| other mans guard and landed with
the little sound of flesh on flesh or
| Trevors' chest. Trevors' grunt and
his return blow came together; both
men reeled back half-pace from the
| impact, both hung an instant upon an
unsteady balance, both sprang for
ward. And as they met the second
time, they battled furiously, cIinging
together, striking mercilessly, giving
and taking with only the sound OF
scuffing boot-heels and soft thuds and
little coughing grunts breaking the 81.
lence. Bayne Trevors gave back a
stubborn step, striking right and left
as he did so; caught himself, hurled
himself forward so that now it was
Bud Lee who was borne backward by
the sheer weight of his opponent
There was a cash on Lees temple
from which thin stream of blood
trickled; Trevors mouth was bleed
Ing
Under his guard, Trevors ~ shouted
Melvin, on the table now, his face
red. his eyes shining. under, I'm.
der'
Remember, Budi Remember ~
cried Carson.
That's it, that's it." Melvin
clapped his two big hands and came
perilously near falling from his point
of vantage as Trevors' fists drove into
Lees body and Lee went Keeling back
"Give him HI! A hundred dollars
on TrevOrs!'
Take you'll" called Carson without
withdrawing his eyes from the two
forms Keeling up and down, back and
forth across the room.
"Done!" cried Melvin. "Trevors,
a hundred dollars
He broke off, forgetful of his own
words. The two men met again, chung
to each other in ludicrous embrace,
broke asunder, and Lee struck so that
his fist, landing fair upon Trevors'
chin, hurled the bigger man back,
stumbling, falling
But not fallen. For his back found
the wall and saved him. AS Lee came
on, rushing at him like man gone
mad. Trevors slipped aside and struck
back, for the critical moment gaining
time to breathe. He spat, wiped his
bloody mouth with the back of his
hand and again eluded rushing at
tack by ducking and stepping to one
side. And ever, when he sought to
save his own body, he struck back,
grunting audibly with. the effort.
They fought everywhere, up and
down, back and FORTH. until every foot
of the floor felt "a, fir heavy boots,
until each of them was fighting with
all of the force that lay in him, fight
ing with that swelling anger which
grows in leaps and bounds wherF two
men strive body to body, when the
hot breath of one mingles with the
looking out of one pair of eyes sees
| it's reflection in the other Again and
again Melvin muttered: can even
break BY Cd, an even break %
And over and over did Carson's heart
rise in his breast as he saw Bud Lee
drive Trevors, and over and over did
his heart sink when he saw Lee sway
and reel under the sledge-hammer
blows beating at face and body.
In the beginning there had been in
Bud Lees mind but the one thought
| This man had laid his hands upon Ju-
| dith; this man must be punished and
punished by none other in Gods wide
world than Bud Lee. Now all cool
thought had fled, leaving just the hot
desire to beat at that which beat al
him, to strike down that which strove
| to strike him down, to master his
enemy, to see the great, powerful
| body prone at his feet. Now he was
| fighting for that simplest, most potent
reason in the world, just because he
was fighting. And, though he knew
that he had found man as quick
and hard and strong as himself, still
| he told himself that he must fight a
winning fight-there was some good
reason why he must fight winning
| fight.
His whole body was bruised and
| battered and sore. A glancing blow
shot him through with pain. TrevOrs
| knew how TO put his weight behind
his blows, and his weight was well
over two hundred pounds. 1t was
like being hammered with two-hun-
| dred-pound sledge.
Give and take it was from the first
| blow, with none of the finesse of a
boxers match, with less thought OF
escaping punishment than of infiicting
it. More than once had Bud Lee felt