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- RAO THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. ‘i CHAPTER XXVIII. THE DUEL TO THE DEATH. For a breathless moment the duellists stood face te face. The pilot was the only spectator. “ Are you ready ?” asked the blockade runner. “T am ready !” “Then at it we go. Look out!” The next instant blade encountered blade. From the first the combat was_hot. Flash Gilmor fought with the science of an experi- enced swordsman, but Powell’s thrusts, blows and strokes came so thick and fast, and were so skillfully managed, that Gilmor was forced to recoil. The blockade runner seemed to be transformed into a veritable devil incarnate with the weapon. ii His blade writhed upon that ee his adversary like ‘a squirming snake. No one but such an expert as Gilmor could have withstood him five minutes. He would have beaten down their guard and pierced them in the twinkling of an eye. That Gilmor was surprised and discomfited by the discovery that his opponent was a master at the art goes without saying. It was a perfect revelation to him, and the contest assumed a graver aspect than he could have suspected. Powell was strong, of great endurance, with nerves Com jer S(6Olrn) Ht