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include some pal of Kearns' before finishing
their job.

He quickly had the fellow lying inert and
acting as though he did not have another bit of
fight left in him. Managing to pull out the
handcuffs, Perk first tested them for size, and
finding he could snap them shut after circling
the ankles of his prisoner he did so with a vim.
This would effectually prevent the man from
getting any distance away, since he could move
his feet only a few inches at a time at the best.

Perk struggled to his feet, feeling more or less
dizzy. His first natural act was to put a hand to
his head, and feel it gently, in order to ascertain
the character and extent of his injuries. There
was a cruel lump on his crown and he knew
blood was streaking his face but on the whole
he did not believe he was very badly hurt--perhaps
after the double beating the other fellow
had received at his hands he was worse off than
Perk--an idea that started the latter chuckling,
even if the act caused him a sudden dart of pain
that made him wince.

Then he remembered what was going on,
knowledge of which had been knocked out of his
head by the unexpected fight that had taken
place. How about Jack?

He dimly remembered hearing further shots
from behind the barrier, although unable to

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