Ted took heart at this, although his body was racked with pains, caused
by the innumerable wrenchings to which it had been subjected.
Suddenly Shan Rhue was all in. His body flattened out upon the ground,
and he lay there panting laboriously. Ted sprang to his feet gasping.
Thus for a few minutes both remained, amid intense silence from the
crowd.
Shan Rhue's body was heaving painfully. It was evident that he had never
had before a struggle like this.
Little by little he recovered, but Ted's recovery was quicker than that
of the man. His youth and strength were responsible for this.
But finally Shan Rhue was himself again, and suddenly he leaped to his
feet and glared around. His eyes fell upon Ted, and he looked him up and
down in a sort of amazement.
Had this stripling accomplished what older and stronger men had failed
in?
Shan Rhue could hardly believe it, but it took some of the conceit out
of him at that. However, his anger at Ted had not been in the least
assuaged by the fact that the first honors had gone to this youth who
now stood watching him with a smile on his lips, but with the light of
battle in his eyes.
Pages:
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356