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He did so just in time to ward off the loop of a lariat that came spinning ‘toward him, As it was, the lariat wound --‘ jtself around his arm, and he was nearly ae és ' . pulled to the ground by a terrific tug. Trim instantly unwound the lariat and then threw himself flat upon the ground. Just as he did so there was a flash a few feet in front of him, a report of a pistol, and a ball whistled over his head. Then there was the sound of feet crashing toward him. | 3 Trim Jeaped up just as his adversary - reached hiin and grappled with him. man who could not be mistaken for his Ser ee Soe MNCSS. ~~ S aoe This was not Guy Henley, although he SS. . - ‘They struggled in silence, Trim’s enemy gradually dragging him in spite of all his efforts toward the edge of the rail- road cut. : + ‘he young fellow exerted all his strength and tried every trick he knew of wrestling and boxing to get the advantage ‘of his powerful enemy, | It proved to be a tall, broad-shouldered | NEW NICK CAR'TER WEEKLY. Holding on with that, he let go with his other hand, and the weight of the man’s body promptly pulled the coat off of that arm. With a rattling and bumping sound, mingled with a cry of horror, the man fell down the face of the cut to the rail- road tracks, leaving Trim breathless but comparatively uninjured at the top. The young fellow had no sooner real- ized that he had escaped the death his assailant iutended for him when he be- came aware of the roaring of an approach- ing train. It was a single-track road below him, and the cut was very narrow. It instantly occurred to him that his ‘assailant must certainly be run over, for the force of his fall would surely throw - his body across the rails. ~ There was a shrill shriek from the en- gine’s whistle and a great shaking and rumbling noise, showing that the engi- neer had applied the brakes and reversed steam at once. ; | SEES Trim pulled. himself by the branch of “ the tree to a_ perfectly sate position, but” . even then so great was his horror of what. - | It was. a most unequal combat. The must be taking place below that he did big fellow had strength enough to crush not venture to look down. 3 | . - the voung American in his hands; mever- Instead he ran down the slope of the - Px theless, Trim gave hima hard job of it. hill through which the cut was inade ae At one time he got the big fellow down | Until he came to the place where the rail- ‘ on his knees, but before he could take | toad tracks raul into the open. ae advantage of that situation his enemy - The train had just come to a_standstiil had risen again and was dragging him and Trin can alongside, closely following aoa. arenes oe ee ae two or three trainmen who had_ jumped phe unknown assailant tumbled spon | from the cars and were Hurrying into the - a Joose stone and fell at the very edge of tg nese ase ak Dane RC eee So ee Se ee | Aa papel Hone Se” cane - ~~ ‘Trim gave 4 leap backward, caught them remarked; and another responded: ~ held on with all his might. train off the rats. 7 Se ta a ee = -Hisetiemy had him by the “shoul | Terai pete Se ee rae Ep tee wat jis: old was loosened by ‘ hi 5 awn I~ ae f = 2 ny 4 * bling, and before he could catch itagain} : a ee