The "Blacklisted" Cadet — page 37: what you’re looking at

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; &% a a “OUT FOR SPOILS.” Clif felt that the day waswon. He dropped thie poker to reach for the abandoned iron hook. | Now the man with the hoe hurled at him, and. he. nade a cut with lis weapon. It escaped Clif’s forin, but caught in belitnd. the knee. ‘The mau gave a jerk and Clif’s stooping ~ posture helped the forward slinging dive the pull made him, take. He missed the hook and he went sprawling and jumping brutally right square upon the small of his back, his conqueror raised the hoe. “Stir, aud I chop!?’ oe Clif squirmed, nevertheless. ‘Chop, and you don’t stir!’ ‘You monster!’’ screamed Tomasine. Her eyes on fire, slie nade a dart to Clif’s rescue. ‘No, ve don’t!’ “Rasy does it, missy !’’ “Oh! oh! oh!” ““Hysterics don’t count!’’ ‘ : . . , ** - p a - a A “_ - aw A . « ” 4 2 ~~. ~~ et) 46a" > “a * ! 5 b . at Hal eid “ew ik «hk - = a . a - a ah dhe . ‘“Nohow!’? i ‘Hal hal? a ‘“Murder—whocf! wow, you spitfire! you wild- B cat! She’s-pizen!’’ a og LAL! he fas at “ 2 o- ’ i a 4 : : 7 Springing toward Clif, there had arisen in the girl’s path the two men she had half-dowuned. _ A barrier doubly kuife-guarded presented, but she = fearlessly battled to prevent what she feared. was i ey, Clif’s death blow. Seized about tlhe waist by oneof the wen, she beat ‘nl fanoy = Ei the hf . - « \4 J 5 p be F ° Man . Y out at the other. His face was a sight as he got beyond range. Mad- Be . ° ee ll dened, he nearly wienched the dainty wrists out of bars ea ® . t ¥ * ; — 44% 2" “ , - Oe one - ' : = * x pre heey mye - : * thee é * i “ ce a ( oft * err a - “ . & a joint as he whipped a coarse large neck handkerchief , about them. “Tet go!’ he directed his companion, and flung : the girl as he would a cat over into a corner wherea broken propped-up rocker received her. o* >") - aS . Me + - d .. 4 - > i A<3 my ~* ed uae ais z , veers sf < i) i. SCOR eboCkon com