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"Don't worry about that!" exclaiet hold of ht it out bare-handed and the best man wins"

Rhoda looked wildly down the trail, then ran up to the two ht the look in the lared at each other she cried, "I hate you both, you beasts!"

Her screaht air, for in a ed at DeWitt with catlike fury, but at a sharp word froirl Rhoda stood helplessly watching the battle as one watches the horrors of a nightht Both the men were trained wrestlers, but in their fury all their scientific training was forgotten, and rolling over and over on the rocky trail each fought for a hold on the other's throat With Kut-le was the advantage of perfect condition and superior strength But DeWitt was fighting for his stolenlike a cave e, and he was a terrible adversary He had the sudden strength, the fearful recklessness of a ainst the crued each other back and forth And Rhoda, awed by this display of passions, stood like the First Woled himself and with knees on DeWitt's shoulders he clutched at the white ether his recu Kut-le over his head Rhoda gave a little cry, thinking the fight was ended; but as Kut-le gained his feet, DeWitt sprang to le was renewed Rhoda never had drea as this of the twofor each other's throats with the ani She did not knoould be Kut-le's course if he gained the limpses of DeWitt's face with its clenched teeth and terrible look of loathing she knew that if his fingers ever reached Kut-le's throat the Indian could hope for no o white and his head drop back

"Oh!" she screamed "You've killed him! You've killed him!"

The Indian's voice caround

"He's just fainted He's put up a treht for a man in his condition!"