This filled him with desperate resolution, and he made a reckless attempt to end the struggle then and there.
Exerting all his strength, he swung his adversary against the wall of the passage.
With such force did the villain strike the wall that he was for a moment stunned.
It was Frank’s chance.
Quick as a flash he severed his hold with the foe and darted away in the darkness.
When the fellow recovered an instant later, his would-be victim was missing.
His wrath is not easily depicted in words or with the pen.
Yelling oaths and fierce imprecations he started in pursuit.
But Frank had got a good start, and went flying down the dark shaft like a meteor.
On he kept at full speed, taking the chances of falling into a hole.