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For so and upper-cut; often he reached

his opponent's body, but never his face It worried him a little to find

that he could not stir Courtlandt more than two or three feet Courtlandt

never followed up any advantage, thus ,

which was rather to his liking But presently it began to enter his ly that apart fro

wholly on the defensive As if he were afraid he ht hurt him! This

served to ht and left, left

and right, and Courtlandt gave way, step by step until he was so close to

the line that he could see it frolance,

swift as it was, caht hi blow, otherwise the fight

would have ended then and there Instantly he lurched forward and clenched

before the other could add the finishing touch

The two pushed about, Harrigan fiercely striving to break the younger

to breathe hard besides A little longer, and

his bloould lack the proper steam Finally Courtlandt broke away of