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ocr>   free from that binding rope which" had been
fix>   free from that binding rope which had been
wound around and around his ankles in many
coils and then knotted half a dozen times. Perk
ocr>   'found it hard to realize this puzzling fact, but
fix>   found it hard to realize this puzzling fact, but
just the same he knew it must be the truth.

He proceeded to continue his rolling process
with additional vim, partly because he now
knew the other could not get a chance to whack
him again with both hands handcuffed--for that
was what had actually occurred and it proved
his first surmise--that hard metal had come in
contact with his cranium.

Presently it came about that Perk was enabled
to clutch the throat of his antagonist and for the
second time close his fingers on his larynx, shutting
ocr>   off his wind completely and causing history;
fix>   off his wind completely and causing history
to repeat itself.

The fellow gave up immediately, thus hoping
Perk would diminish that paralyzing grip which
the other condescended to do. When this had
been carried through Perk made up his mind
not to trust to a rope again--in the first place he
had no rope and even if this were not the case
he had for the time being lost all confidence in
ropes as restraining agents.

He remembered he had a second pair of steel
bracelets in one of his pockets, having fetched
two pair along with the idea they might have to

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