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THE PRYOR REPUBLICAN
DEG 0’ THE DING
K ^WALTER K. MILL
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Novelized from the Motion Picture
Play of the Same Name by the
Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
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SYNOPSIS
OF PRECEDING
80DE8.
Belle Le Bleur, animal queen, ia
yretly married to Doctor Lund, owner of
the circus, 1* fatally Injured by her tlgcrx.
and gives birth to a baby girl before «he
SJ**- . ,V)?ctor Lund refugee to recognlxe
the child and La Belle gives her baby to
the clown, together with a letter es-
tablishing the baby's parentage. Flip
rears little Peg as a circus rider. Doc-
tor Lund marries a second time, and
•hers Is a son who becomes, like his fa-
thet. a famous physician. Juet before
*• eighteen, young Lund meets and
tall* In love with her. Mrs. Lund, ex
tremely mercenary, would prevent Pei
sharing the Lund mltllons. Old Lunt
seeks the letter that establishes Peg's
birthright Doctor and Mrs. Lund oppose
ihetr son's Intentions to marry Peg, but
young Lund follows the circus, bent on
parrying her, If she will consent Mrs
Lund sends her Hindoo servant to do
away with Peg. Doctor Lund sends
young Lund's athletic trainer to get the
letter from Flip. There follows a series
•f exciting adventures. After Peg Is twice
kidnaped and rescued from dangerous
positions by young Lund, the Hindoo
drops young Lund through a trap door
Into a mill race, and leaves Peg. tied
•and and foot, at the mercy of the lions.
FOURTH EPISODE
Peg opened ber eyes, after a brief
fainting spell, caused by the realiza-
tion of her plight, to find the lions
■till crouching in the far corner of
the cellar, their gaze fixed upon the
terrified girl.
Young Lund's shouts came faintly
to her ears from the waters below,
and as she shrank close to the wall,
she tried to devise some way to help
him. Bound as she was band and
foot, she resolved that It were better
to take her chance for life with Lund
rather than to remain at the mercy
•f the lk>n*.
She decided to throw herself
through the open trap door. She
worked her way across the floor
■pace that intervened between her-
■elf and the open trap, Inch by inch.
Bha dreaded to make a proclpltate
move, for fear of rousing the lions
from their watchful lethargy.
Suddenly Lund's hand, for an In-
stant, appeared through the trap, at-
tempting to find a bold upon the floor-
ing. Peg was within a few inches uf
the opening, and taking a chance at
attracting the attention of the crouch-
ing beasts, she quickly swung her legs
over the edge.
Quick as a flash young Lund seized
her feet. Instantly Peg stretched her
full length, above the knees, back-
ward upon the floor. Using her fore-
legs as a means to raise his body
from the water, Lund was able to
grasp the edge of the, opening. By
main strength, and with Peg's dang-
ling legs as an assist. Lund raised
himself to the floor of the cellar.
He lifted the girl frmn her prone
position, and started to drag and
carry her toward the cellar stairs.
When he had arrived at the bottom
of the stairs, Lund stopped long
enough to unfasten the handkerchiefs
that bound Peg hand and foot.
"Quick, now—get upstairs," he said
to Peg In subdued tones. And as Peg
and Lund stealthily climbed the steps
the lions crouched low and watched
their prey depart without, strangely
enough, making an attempt to attack
them.
Gaining the top of the stairs, Lund
end the girl made haste to leave the
building. They were just approach-
ing the outer door when it was sud-
denly opened by two of Chockro's
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Lund Raised Himself to the Floor of
the Cellar.
thugs, returning to make an Investiga-
tion, before setting out upon their re-
turn trip to the show.
The thugs made an Immediate at-
tack upon Lund, who kept them so
busy that they had no opportunity to
molest the girl. There was a fierce
and active conflict, during which Peg
seised the opportunity to race down
(he hall In search of some weapon
with which she might aid Lund In his
oombat
She returned In an Instant, carrying
a narrow atrip of planking she had
found, and began to wield It aa beet
ahe could without striking Lund. The
joeng athlete, however, was mere
than a match for the thugs, unskilled
as they were In the science of self-
defense, and when he got them, one
by one, between himself and the open
door leading to the cellar, he skillful-
ly sent them flying down the stairs.
Lund, followed by Peg, pursued the
thugs Into the cellar. Olving no heed
to the presence of the lions, and blind-
ly forgetting the danger that their
preseuce engendered, Lund and Peg
made good their advantage.
The struggle In the cellar was brief,
for the cowardly thugs were no
match for the expert young Lund. The
open trap door gave Lund an Idea,
and directing his punches to a given
purpose, be knocked the two thugs
flying Into the opening.
Lund dodged under the stairs and
swung the lever that he had seen
Chockro reach for only s short while
before, when the floor had sunk be-
neath Lund’s feet The door closed
with a thump.
Lund dashed for the foot of the
stairs, where Peg was breathlessly
awaiting him. They stopped for an In-
stant to look toward the corner where
the lions had been crouching. There
was not an animal In sight. Save for
the presence on the stairway of Lund
and Peg, the eellar was deserted.
Too amazed to speak for the In-
stant, Lund hastily helped Peg up the
stairs, and they passed out of the
building. The bright sunshine daz-
zled their eyes, but Its warm rays
were comforting to young Lund, whose
wet clothes clung uncomfortably to
his body.
They made their way to a pile of
old planks, where the sun might shine
full upon them. Young Lund, mo-
mentarily overcome by the exhaust-
ing efforts he had lately put forth,
dropped full length upon the ground.
Peg sank down beside him, utterly
overcome by the Intense ordeal
through which she had passed.
They lay prone upon the ground un-
til they had Bomewhat recovered
both their breath and their composure.
The warm sun poured down upon
them and the pleasant summer breeze
fanned their brows.
Finally rising, Lund helped Peg to
a seat upon the planks and folded her
In fond embrace. They sat there for
a long time, enjoying the peaceful
happiness of their strange situation.
How wonderful It is that we are
alive, to enjoy these blissful mo-
ments,” said Peg, as she nestled her
head upon young Lund's shoulder.
“Well, we have Indeed gone through
more than I had ever dreamed we
would have to," was Lund's reply.
"There Is some mystery about all this
that I haven’t time, aa yet, to think
about. But I'll clear It all up, In good
time, you may be sure of that."
Young Lund considered it best to
keep secret from Peg the knowledge
of his parents’ opposition to his pur-
pose to make her his wife. Indeed, he
had not been given an opportunity to
have much conversation with her on
any topic, so swiftly had events moved
since the night of the garden party.
But Lund was satisfied in his own
mind that the opposition, taking the
strange and rigorous form that it had,
came from his parents—but whether
from his father or mother, he could
not, for the life of him, figure out
He decided, at all events, to dwell
as little as possible upon their dlfll
cutties, during the time he should
spend that day with Peg. He was
more and more perplexed because of
the girl's Btrange affliction, and was
determined to And out ail he could,
from Peg, about the nature of her at-
tacks.
Just at present, however, there was
the Immediate necessity of returning
Peg to the show. She worried about
her absence, and pitied Flip, who
would be sorely distressed.
"My poor old daddy will be half
crazed until I return to the show,"
she said. "How am I ever going to
get back. I'm a strange Bight In these
riding togB, and you don't look much
like a dude yourself."
Their ridiculous appearance Im-
pressed young Lund for the first time,
and he laughed outright. And, great-
ly distressed as she was, Peg could
not resist the Impulse Y\ join In
Lund's merry mood.
While they sat there In the warm
sunshine, wondering bow they should
arrive at a way out of their predica-
ment, they suddenly beard the noise
made by an automobile as It came to-
ward them down the road.
“Well, thank the Lord, there's civili-
zation somewhere. We are on a main
traveled road, and there’s a little com-
fort In knowing that," said Land mer-
rily. The good laagh they had en-
joyed put them both In a hopeful hu-
mor, and the buoyancy of their youth
soon possessed them.
The automobile in a moment
whizzed past them. “The next man
who comes this way with a buzz wag-
on Is going to have two strange pas-
sengers, If I can Induce him to give
us a lift,” said Lund. And they did
not have to wait long.
When Lund again heard the sound
of an approaching machine, he ran
down to the road and made signals
ter the driver la ato» kis oar. The
machine slowed down, but the driver
was, evidently, Intending to proceed
after gratifying curiosity, when Lund
shouted:
"Help! Stop! I need you."
The owner of the car told the chauf-
feur to halt, and Lund ran up to the
machine. The man in the motor was,
very naturally, astonished at young
Lund's disheveled appearance, and
he eyed the still damp and soggy
clothes of the doctor with grave sus-
picion.
When his glance caught Peg sitting
on the pile of lumber In her bedrag-
gled riding togs, he was further mys-
tified. Lund was compelled to do
some rapid-fire explaining, giving the
Incredulous automoblllst a brief out-
line of the astonishing developments
that had brought them there.
"We must get to the circus," said
Lund, concluding his story, “and I
appeal to you to help us In our dis-
tress. Take us along with you to
town, drive us to a store, where the
girl can get Borne clothing, and we
will never forget your kindness."
Lund had made known who he was
to the owner of the car, and his frank
and manly method of explaining their
predicament had so Impressed the au-
tomoblllst that be finally consented.
As the owner of the car was alone In
the tonneau, there was room for Peg
and Young Lund to be comfortable
during the ride to town
The man provided Peg with a light
laprobe, which she drew over her
shoulders, and so the party proceeded
on their Journey. When they arrived
In town their good Samaritan stopped
his machine In front of a store for
woman s wear, and, covering her rid-
ing costume as well as she could with
the laprobe, Peg made a dash from
the car through the door.
Young Lund took advantage of the
opportunity to procure clothing for
himself, and, returning for Peg, paid
her bill, and the two proceeded to the
circus grounds.
When the big spread of canvas
arose before them the band was play-
ing Inside the main tenL and Peg
knew that the performance was under
span the mystery
be relentlessly sur-
man greatly fl<
which seemed to
rounding them.
"When the train started, after our
fruitless search for you, I was half
crazy,” said Flip, “and I was near
dead when we reached the lot this
morning. I could ouly take a little
coffee for breakfast, and when parade
time came I felt so bad that 1 got
the boss to 1st me out of 1L
"I decided to stick around and take
things quiet After a while 1 felt a
little better, and went Into the dress-
ing tent I was rummaging In my
trunk, when I noticed a couple of
rough-looking men peering In at me.
"Of course I was suspicious, and not
a little frightened. 1 made up my
mind that they wanted something I
had, and the only thing In my trunk
that is overly precious was a letter
that Is worth mors to you and ms
than money.
"I have Sever told you this before,
but that letter will be mighty valuable
In a few months. It belongs to you,
and I have guarded It carefully all
your life, ^omehow I got the notion
that these tough-looking customers
wanted that letter—and 1 decided to
fool 'em.
"So 1 dug down Into my trunk, and
pulled out a pad of paper and an en-
velope, scribbled some jumble of
words on the paper, wrote your name
on the envelope and switched the fake
letter for the real one. The precious
letter 1 slipped Into my Inside pocket,
and then wandered out of the tent, aa
though nothing was expected to hap-
pen.
"I kept my eye on things, however;
and sure enough, those guys sneaked
Into the tent dug Into my trunk, found
the counterfeit letter, and made away
with It."
Flip and Peg separated—and before
they again met the mystery had fur-
ther deepened.
• ••••••
When Chockro left his huskies at the
store house of the East India Animal
company, and walked to the little
way Btatlon, luck was with him, for
a train soon arrived that took him
back to the town where the Lunds
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The Open Trap Door Gave Lund an Idea.
way. Lund left ber at the edge of the
crowd, and Peg proceeded to the wom-
en's dressing tenL
The other girls made a great uproar
of rejoicing to welcome Peg when she
burst in upon them, and began imme-
diately to make preparations to do
her turn, exactly as though nothing
had happened.
“Oh, Lordy, girl; your old daddy
will be glad when he sets eyea upon
you,” said one of her companions.
"Poor old daddy; I've been so sorry
for him"—and just then she heard
Flip's voice anxiously calling:
"Have you seen my little girl? Has
she come back?”
Peg motioned for silence, and slip-
ping a dressing sack over ber shoul-
ders, she ran to the entrance and an-
swered the call In her own pretty per-
son.
"Peg, dear, thank God you're safe!”
was all the old clown could say. He
folded her In his arms, and they em-
braced In silence—each too happy for
words to express.
Flip and Peg had opportunity to ex-
change only a word or two during the
lived and where Mrs. Lund was anx-
iously awaiting some word from her
servant
When he was approaching the Lund
home, passing through the grounds
at the back of the mansion, Chockro
noticed Jack Boygne and a rough-
looking companion enter Doctor
Lund's study by a side door.
He quickly made known his pres-
ence to Mrs. Lund, and she took him
Into the library, adjoining the doctor’s
study. And there Chockro made bis
report . \
“You need no longer worry about
Peg—she is safely out of the way,”
said the Hindoo, concluding hlH re-
cital of his movements since Bhe bad
sent him away to do away with the
clrcua girl.
Just then Mrs. Lund and Chockro
heard loud voices In Doctor Lund’s
study. They both moved close to the
door and listened.
“You fool, you've brought the wrong
letter. This thing don't mean any-
thing. It's only a lot of scribbling.”
"Well, we dug It ont of Flip’s trunk,
right where we saw him hide it.'
show. But ^hen they had finished Mrs. Lund and the Hindoo recognized
their share in the performance they
had leisure to find a secluded spot in
the shadow of the "big top” and dis-
cuss the strange events that had so
amazingly upset the tranquility of
their existence.
And when Peg told her story, Flip
was more than ever perplexed.
"I can't understand It at all; un-
less—”
"What Is It, daddy T What do you
surmlseT" Peg eagerly broke In, when
Flip hesitated In finishing what he
might have said.
“I'm sorry, little girt. But I cannot
explain now, just what I think Is the
cause of your being w outrageously
persecuted. My lips are sealed—and
might be wrong in my suspicions.
But you will know all about it, within
a few months. And Uisn, perhaps,
you win understand ”
And then Hip proceeded to tail hi*
little girl what bad happened to edd
tether In his perptand miafl; In still,
the voice of Jack Boygne, replying to
Doctor Lund.
"But I tell you III not pay you a
penny for this scrawl. Go back to
the show and get the right letter. If
yon had sense you'd know that Flip
would not leave a precious letter In
his trunk. Get him and search bis
pockets. Get tbs letter and bring It
to me—and I’ll keep my promise to
pay you well"
"All right, doctor—Just as you say.
But you've got to pay well when he
deliver the goods proper.”
Mrs. Lund and Chockro heard the
door ieadlng to the yard from the doe-
tor’s study slammed violently by Jack
Boygne In taking bis departure.
Motioning to the Hindoo to seat
himself and wait for her to re turn, she
opened the door and walked into Doc-
tor Load’s study. The old man wee
leaning against the mantle, evidently
suffering from some sadden attack
"What’s the matter said Mrm.
Lund without the lsMt'stgn of emotion.
“Another heart shock I wish the
boy would come home. I’m worried
about myself.”
"Anything else worrying your said
Mrs. Lund; and without waiting for
any reply, she left the doctor’s study,
returning to the library.
“Now that you soem to have disposed
of Peg, according to orders, I want
you to go back to the show and get
that letter that Doctor Lund is bo anx-
ious to get his hands on,” said Mrs.
Lund to Chockro.
And Chockro departed to Ailflll the
beheBt of his mistress, who held hlni
securely in her power. When he ar-
rived at the depot the only train
that could take him to the town where
the show was exhibiting that evening
was Just pulling out
On the back platform stood Jack
Boygue and his pal, conversing so
Interestedly that they failed to notice
the Hindoo runnlog along tbs plat-
ffrin in a hopeless chaso for the train.
There remained nothing for Chock-
ro to do but hire an automobile. This
he did, and as the bargain Included a
fast ride, the trip was negotiated, by
taking the shortest route, some time
before the evening performance had
begun. Having settled a liberal bill
for the ride, Chockro walked from the
center of the town, where he had left
the machine, toward the circus
grounds.
Other people were wending their
way In the Hame direction, going out
to the show grounds for the evening
performance. And as he walked along
the Hindoo noticed a short distance
in front of him two men who looked
familiar to him.
Speeding up. he soon overtook thorn
and discovered, as he had suspected
that they were his two henchmen, just
arrived in town from the animal store-
house. He placed his band on their
shoulders as he walked up behind
them, and the two worthies gave i
frightened jump and started to run.
“Never mind, boys; it’s only me,
called the Hindoo. ,
"Gee whizz; you gave us an awful
fright," said the two huskiee, almost
In unison.
"Well, djn’t worry; it’s all right,
Tell me if anything happened after I
left the animal house.”
Happened!" said one of the thugs.
"Lots happened, and your girl Is
loose." It was now Chockro's turn
to get excited, and ha led his bench-
men to the shelter of a billboard
across the street and safe from bus
picious observation he heard their
story.
When fhe thug had concluded,
Chockro remarked:
"Well, boys, you've mighty well
earned this Installment,” and he hand-
ed to each of them another payment
for their services, in the form of a
good-sized roll of bills.
"There is more work to be done,
and you’ve got to Btick with me to
the end.” And the three conspirators
moved toward the show grounds.
Night was falling, and the flaming
torches around the tents cast vague
shadows as they flickered In the gen-
tle evening brefeze. Chockro gave his
men Instructions to keep him In sight,
without attracting suspicion.
The performers had not begun mak-
ing preparations for the show; in-
deed, most of them were still In the
“cook house” at their evening meal.
The Hindoo sneaked around the sides
of the big tent, and dodged into the
shadows that fell among the other and
smaller tents that surrounded It at the
back of the lot.
Several times he narrowly escaped
detection, as circus folks straggled
past the opening that led to the In-
terior of the tent But his cunning
saved him, and stealthily opening the
lid of FIIp’b trunk, he was soon rum-
maging hurriedly through its con-
tents.
So busily was he engaged that he
failed to notice a woman pause at the
entrance to the tent, glance Inside and
then draw suddenly out of sight. It
was Peg, come to see If she could find
her daddy before she began her prep-
arations for the night show.
When Peg saw the Hindoo rum-
maging In Flip's trunk her heart al-
most stopped beating. In a flash she
realized the purport of the man's ac-
tion—the letter, so precious to both
the clown and herself, was what the
man wanted.
She cautiously peered once more
Into the tenL and caught a glimpse
of the Hindoo as he ended bis search,
raised to his feet and quickly dived
under the sidewall—holding a letter
In his grasp
Peg was dumb with terror and
amazement What she witnessed had
transpired so quickly that she could
not Instantly realize that the precious
letter was gone. Terror made her
helpless. She seemed, for an Instant,
transfixed.
That brief Interval of hesitation was
her undoing. Suddenly a strong arm
grasped her from behind and a hand
was dapped over her mouth. In her
ear a hoarse whisper warned her:
"This time I'll kill you outright If
you scream.”
Taken utterly by surprise, off her
guard and held fast In the dutch of
her captor. Peg was momentarily
helpless. She was suddenly lifted by
strong arms, and her captor, dodging
dote Into the shadows, ran with her
until he reached another tenL filled
with trunks and strong chests used
for transporting the elrcns costumes.
The place was la semidarkness.
Peg struggled In vain.
Binding a handkerchief around her
mouth, so she could not scream or
make any outcry that would attract
attention, Chockro threw open the
cover of one of the roomy chests and
flung the straggling Peg Inside.
Than bs slammed down the sever,
out of (ho tent He dodged tntd I
shadows as he heard voices approach-
ing. Hiding behind d pile of trank*
he waited. The men approached tbs
tent, halted at the entrance, and stood
talking for an instant
Finally one of them said: "Oh, Iff*
too early to begin moving this stuff.
Let's take a sneak, and start on this
The Thugs Made an Immedlats At
Tack on Lund.
Job later." As they moved away
Chockro smiled with satisfaction.
Good fortune seemed to attend his
dastardly^nlsslon, and he smiled at
his thoughts of rich reward.
»••••••
Young Doctor Lund mingled with
the crowds that attended the show in
the afternoon, making sure not to at-
tract the attention of the circus at-
taches.
When Peg sailed gaily Into the ring
on the back of her beautiful horse,
Lund could hardly realize that shs
was the same girl who had endured
so much In the past several hours.
He had arranged to meet Peg at an
hour just before the evening show be-
gan.
Lund passed the time Impatiently.
He went downtown for his dinner,
when the afternoon show was over,
and killed time as best he could wan-
dering about,the streets.
Finally, aa the hour approached
when he was to meet Peg, Lund pro-
ceeded to the circus grounds, and
moved about among the crowds that
had thus early arrived in anticipation
of the evening performance. The
young mao was put to extra precau-
tion that he might not be recognized
and molested by any of the circus
peoplo who might Identify him with
the scene on the sleeper, early the
same day.
And thus the moments dragged
along, and there was still no sign of
Peg to greet the searching gaze of the
young doctor. When she did not ap-
pear some time after the appointed
hour, young Lund made up his mind
to brave risk of discovery by going
to the back of the lot and try to lo-
cate the girl.
He proceeded with caution, and
soon was carefully moving about
among the smaller tents back of the
Motional
SMSOMOL
Lesson
(By R 0. SELLERS, Acting Director ol
the Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyrlfht, Ills, Wextern Ncwxpaper Union.)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 26
A LIVING SACRIFICE.
LE8S0N TEXT-Romans 12.
GOLDEN TEXT—Present your bodies
a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
God, which Is your spiritual service.—
Rom. 12:1 R. V.
The first 11 chapters of this let-
ter tench and Illustrate the great
principles of the Christian life. Paul
calls it "my Gospel." Its funda-
mental principle Is that justification
regenerates pien, and nothing else.
The second section is the practical ap-
plication of these truths.
I. The Exhortation to Gratitude
(vv. 1-2). ‘‘Therefore,’’ because of the
work of Christ on our behalf, we are
to present our bodies ns living
sacrifices unto God, to be used for
his glory and service. (See chapter
8:13,10,19). Paul urges, he beseeches;
he Is winsome, thougli he might com-
mand. To "present" technically means,
“bring an offering to God." The body
is the sum of all human faculties,
physical and spiritual. It must not be
defiled by being yielded as on Instru-
ment to sin, for it is the temple of
God. (1 Cor. 3:10, 17). A "Living Of-
fering,” (not as the bodies of slain
animals offered by Jews) Is a conse-
cration of the body, and not a destruc-
tion of life. The originnl means that
this—the offering of ourselves as a
living sacrifice—Is a reasonable, ra-
tional service. God has the right of
ownership of every member of our
body, and there never was a day when
there was greater need of insisting
upon a Christianity that affects the
bodies of men than toduy. Hands, lips,
ears, eyes—every member should be
constantly presented to him who pur-
chased it by the blood of his own Son.
(I Cor. 6:20; I Pet. 1:18-19.) Tills
Is a spiritual, religious service be-
cause It Is our spirit which presents
the offering of the body which he in-
habits. Too many of us are “fash-
ioned according to this age."
II. The Expression of Gratitude
(vv. 3-8). Or the right use of the gifts
of God. (1) Avoid “self-conceit" (vv.
3-5). These verses Indleutc how Im-
portant this subject Is. Conceit Is en-
tertaining an exaggerated opinion of
one’s own ability. The church has
many members, and they do not all
have the same office; there is a variety
In the unity of the body. So In the
church there nre many “members in
one body,” ench of which Is Important;
all are essential. (2) "Prophecy”
(v. 0), not necessarily foretelling, hut
the revelation of spiritual truth and
experience according to the propor-
tion of our faith (I’s. 89:3), the living,
spiritual experience of the presence of
God within us. (3) “Ministry” (v. 7).
The business side of the church, col-
lecting of its money and the dlstribu-
"blg top.” I tion to the poor. Some cun best at-
Keeplng well In the shadows, he tend to such business. Many churches
moved at a time when few of the cir- fall by not selecting wise leaders for
cus people were on that part of the this work. (4) "He that tencheth.”
loL Going from tent to tent, and al- The true pastor Is a combined proph-
ways keeping a sharp lookout for Peg, et, pastor nnd teacher. We- nre all
or anyone else, he chanced to come
to tho tent where the circus baggage
was assembled, Just as Chockro waa
making an attempt to sneak away.
Young Lund caught the Hindoo by
the shoulder, spun him around and
gave him a quick shore that sent him
spinning toward the Interior of the
tent. Following closely, Lund faced
the Hindoo and Bald:
"It was very kind of you to throw
me Into that bath—buL really, I
didn't need 1L”
The Hindoo made no attempt at
reply, but with a quick move put his
hand behind him as In the act of
drawing a revolver. Lund smashed I test,
the Hindoo In the face with a short,
quick Jolt that sent him reeling back-
ward.
The men fought, grimly and silent-
ly, among the trunks and wardrobe
chests. Good as he was with his fists,
young Lund found the Hindoo falriy
well-matched with him In rough-and-
tumble fighting at close range.
Peg, securely fastened In the chert,
could hear the struggle as the men
foughL She kicked with her feet
against the end of the chesL but there
was small hope of attracting atten-
tion.
Over trunks and boxes the two men
continued the struggle, and Lund, by
his skill and strength, was commenc-
ing to best the Hindoo In the desper-
ate encounter.
Suddenly Chockro broke loose from
his antagonist, and leaped away from
Lund, by a quick vault over a trunk.
There were eeme heavy ebalrl, used
by the strong man of the show la do-
ing hla act, assembled with the tranks
and chests In tbe tenL
The Hindoo grabbed one of thee#
and swung It over hla bead. Young
Lund's fighting blood was np, and he
ehowed his contempt for the brutal
Intent of his antagonlsL by “running
in.” with the Intention of overcoating
the tremendous advantage with hla
athletic skllL
But Lund miscalculated, and wtth
all hla strength Chockro dealt the
young doctor d blow wtth the chair
that knocked him, senseless, to <h«
ground. And in another aacond th-
Hindoo had sneaked tram th* tsaL
um» or mod hou
teaching, whether we wish to or not.
It Is a privilege as well as un obliga-
tion.
III. Conduct Toward All Men (w.
9-21). The renewed soul needs guid-
ance, encouragement und Instruction.
(1) “In love” (v. 9). The hypocrite-
wears a mask. Notice the close con-
nection of “abhor that which Is evil”
with “cleave to that which Is good.”
The word for cleave incans literally
to glue it, so that nothing can separate
you from love which is the supreme
good. “In honor preferring one an-
other” (v. 10). Let others carry the
banner—few of us enn stnnd this acid
(3) ‘‘Diligent in business" (v.
11) . Whatsoever your hands find to
do, do it with your mlghL being fer-
vent or boiling in spirit, the reverse of
the previous exhortutlon, in that which
we are thus to serve the Lord. Few
need exhortation to be diligent In their
own business, but all of us need this
exhortation with regard to the "king’s
business." (4) “Rejoicing In hope (v.
12) . Triumphing over trials and diffi-
culties in the way. Looking for that
“blessed hope” (Titus 2:13). (5) Pa-
tience and tribulation (v. 12). Tbe
Latin "tribulum” wns the threshing In-
strument or roller whereby the hus-
bandman separated grain from the
husk. Sorrow, distress and adversity
nre the mentis for separating men from
the chaff of their lives. Sometimes
small annoyances, long continued, be-
come great tribulations. (See Joshua
24:12.) (0) Continuing In tbe school
of prayer (v. 12). Steadfast, urgenL
pressing, persevering prayer (Luke
12:1). (7) “Given to hospltullty” (v.
13) ; literally, pursued It
The word "condescend” Is not strong
enough—It should be literally “Borne
away" from the living things along the
line of the things that are humble.
(8) Living peaceably with nil men
(v. 18); being ready for peace and to
do more than your share of recon-
ciliation.
(9) Overcoming evil with good
(vv. 19-21). The heaping of coals upon
tbe enemy's bead Is not the object bnt
(he result of returning good for evlL
(See Proverbs 25:21-22.)
The only real victory Is, "Be not
ivcrrome by evil, but overcome evil
vttb good."
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