Slowly sauntering on the far side' of the ring, treated to" a duplicate of Charlie the Chaplin manner he be carefully' manicuring his alld with the famille light bamboo coney'
'A rear of approval went up from the throng, "Here was something) action, regardless of at whose ex-He was coming toward the band pense, and you have the scene. and as he turned to retrace his step But the others did not cause: the seat of his trousers was seen td! Martinez to exert himself. They. be covered with a large Ted cireulag! were like many another he had] faced and in each case the Kill was cloth, Apparently oblivious of the slowly! aul, clean, and handsomely execatoncoming bull intent on the red bee fore him, Martince persisted in cone!
But this was different. This bull Unuing his manicure against tha' was a foe worthy of any man's steel warning shouts of the audience, and the question was whether the 'The bull came, gathered speed, an matador would claim his admitted as his vicious looking horns went privileges and change his mode of] down for the toss, the matador' the afternoon, or keep on as he had lithely itted one Teg and stepped' been going.' It was not long in aside after the manner of the man doubt. Ie wiss equal to the occasion was imitating. Then. turning. he and as he threw his cap to the centre continued his nonchalant walk in th of the ring the crowd roared approval. The great Martiner would] opposite direction, 'The result on the spectators of fail them. be imagined. They screamed, shoubst A Desperate Ruse ed, cheered and gave vent to thd! ent-up feelings" that had beet'
The bull was seemingly as fresh] theirs, 4 ax when he had first entered the!
Three times the game ring. Though he had already killed continued. timed two horses and was carrying five Martinez escaped by inches. what fluttering banderillos in his should-was evident his strength ha not been sapped. The odds looked.
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