The evening world. Newspaper, May 21, 1914, Page 19

(uppeight, 1088, by W. £. Won On) CHAPTER XII. (Oenttowed.) The Man at the Hotel. B would have been prepared to see the through by himeelf, but there was no doubt that John as an ally would be a distinct comfort. Nevertheless, he felt compelled to give his friend a last chance of with- drawing. “You know,” he eald, “there is really no reason why you should”— “But I'm going to,” Interrupted John. “That's all there is to ft. ‘What's going to happen, anyway? I don't know anything about these gangs. I thought thi pent all their time shooting each other w “Mot all, unfortunately, Comrade John. They are always charmed to take on a email job like this on the wide.” “And what does it come to? Do we have an entire gang camping on our trail in a solid mass, or only one or ection, I should imagine. ir would go to the main gang—Bat Jarvis if it was the Groome street street gang, or Spider Reilly and Dude Dawson if he wanted the Three Points or the Table Hil lot. The boss would chat over the matter with his own special part- ere, and (eg ako fix it up among Tromeelves. e rest of the gang would provably know nothing about it. The fewer in the game, you see, the fewer to divide the Parker dollars. So what we have to do is to keep a lookout for a dozen or so aristocrats of that dignified deportment which comes from constant association with the main boss, and, if we can elude these, all will be well.” It was by Smith’ tion that the editorial staff of Peaceful Mo- ments dined that night at a hotel reot on. A stranger was threading hie way between the tables. “Can I have @ word with you, Mr. Garith T he said, “By the way,” said Smith, “my friend, Mr. Maude. Your own name will’ doudtiess come up in the course of general chitchat over the coffee cups.” “TNot on your tintype it won't,” said the erent, decidedly. ‘It won't be needed, Mr. Maude on your paper? ped all right, then, I can go ahead. He turned to Sinith. “It's about that Broster street tone bs fame!" murmured Smith. “We certainly are making a bit with the t public over Broster street.” “Well, you understand certain par- ties have got it in against you?” “A charming conversationalist, one Comrade Parker, hinted at something of the sort in a recent conversation. We shall endeavor, however, to look after ourselves.” “You'll need to. The man bebind ts Pwo is be?” ‘The stranger shrugged his shoul- ders, “Bearch me. You wouldn't expect him to give that away.” “Then on what system have you es- timated the size of the gentleman's bug-hood? What makes you think he's a big bug?" “By the number of dollars he was ready to put up to have you put through.” Smith's eyes gleamed for an in- ‘but he spoke as coolly as ever. yh!” he sald. “And which is hag he hired?” “1 couldn't say. He—his agent, that is—came to Bat Jarvis. Bat for some reason turned the job down.” For a few moments after he had gone, Smith and John sat smoking in allenc ‘What's the time?” asked Smith suddenly. “If it's not too late— Hello, here comes our friend once more.” ‘The stranger came up to the table, a light overcoat over his dress clothes. From the pooket of this he produced @ watch. “Force of habit,” he sald apo! one 1 cally, handing it to Jobn. row’ pardon me. Good-night again. CHAPTER XIill. The Fight. HIN looked after him, open- mouthed. The te of thi evening Lad been a revela- tion to him. He had not realised the ramifications of New York's underworld. Smith broke im; “Nine o'clock. Time for our visit.” “What's that?’ asked John. “Our visit to the Highfield, A young friend of mine who is fighting there to- night sent me tickets a few days ago. Jn your perusal of Peaceful Moments you may have chanced to see mention Kid Brady. He te the man. ASH ding to go into the case, but yy has just struck me that we might combine pleasure with business. ‘Has it occurred to you that these blackjack specialists may drop in on ‘us at the office? And, if so, that Com- rade Maloney's statement that we are Bot to oiay de inguMiciont to keep Uhew eut?, Comrade Ready vould be an in- valuable assistant, id as = } THE STRANGE EXPLOITS OF A NEW YORKER WHO FOUND HIMSELF RULER ISLAND PRINCIPALITY = THE PRINCE AND By P. G. Wodehouse’ The Evening World Daily Magazine. Thursday, May 21, 1914 == Author of “THE INTRUSION OF JIMMY” == had gone to “you aint tin fired?. give youse de trun-down? he has, aay de wold and Fit for youse, loidy. An’ it back a nickel,” he I think we may say that he will do os | little thing we may ask of bim.” it was certainly true thet, from the moment the paper had taken:up his cause, Kid Brady's ster hed io the ascendant. The sporting of the big dailies had begun to aetice kim, r finally the management of the round bout with a certaim Cy- heir Dick Fisher. long journey on the subway tek them to the neighborhood, amé after considerable wandering they arrived at their destination, wore preliminary bouts before the main event. A burly gentleman : aris teen ee the ring, fol- wed wo siim youths im Sghting ‘would not have got this fi at all, ! pleasantness with a stranger. And, petto, plainly a man who was not strange. Perhaps Jo! ft ‘ in any case, even when warring happy in the society of strangers, her and the sl among themseive: & lively distaste for the hard kmock® pyjieq of hand-to-hand fighting. Th barr ‘® ewift jerk, ir chosen method of battling Is to ll his feet, started off fees we eomely, ‘ ‘ e must look elsewhere for ‘No, no,” cried Betty, down on the round ane gt pres. Std. Once more, however, desire out. help, or trust entirely to herself. ‘Mr. Smith has been very e bone be rap! ated a goed deal of ran performance. got as fer as = =6She wat on, thinking, with grave, me. I left of Se free aoe orhare was no doubt that (0? Bearest street lamp, but no fur- troubled eyes, while the shadows Mr. Jarvis looked di confusion. ere speedy ‘"er. The giddiness seemed to over- lengthened and the birds ruatied “WwW “i p- sleepily in the branches overhead. sliding slowly to the Among the good q' none too you money?” asked ty. it there motionless. numerous, of Mr, Bat Jarvis, “sure! He come to me all i Tho Kid, whose fall had jolted and Groome atreet in the Bowery, early 7 the sphere of ative seed. And, to Pulsed him, was inclined to be rising was not included. It was bis down. the party hppa they could WTAthtul and vindictive, He was the habit to retire to rest at an advanced ‘ou won't dream ef add to their f. rei “Ma ear whey first of tho three to seach the elugive hour, and to balance ageounte by ly- aaything to burt Mr. Smith, will not account for the to be accounted Mr. Repetto, and if that worthy had ing abed on the folloWing Le fem 4 Mr. Jarvis?” said Bett: a! 3 knew, and Jobn was to tanger with "appened to be standing instead of This idiosyncrasy of his was well for, but who Sal i 3 the Upper- sitting it might have gone hard with known in the neighborhood and re- the equare shoulders and thon walt 1m. But the Kid was not the man spected, and it was generally held to cut that landed alae a panle pre- to attack a fallen foe. He contented be both bad taste and unsafe to vieit Something approa ea D himself with brushing the dust off his Bat’s Be, until near the fashionable valled among the Lowy the behavier person and addressing @ richly abus- hour luncheon, when the great It was not Lr gee i Ly Sonn was ‘Ye. flow of remarks to Mr. tto. ome, ebirt-sieeved and smoking @ of the intende: f.. c. ife had been _ Under the rays of the lamp it was short pipe, would appear in the door- the first to ae a the dthera during Pomlble to discern more closely the way, looking out upon the world and = Mr. Jarvis knitted bis a few pac ee wast, Dut, dark es features of ¢ Diackjack exponent. giving It to understand that he was thought. He was not used te the blacks ae rer enough to show There was a subtle but noticeable re- now open to be approached by de- an employment agency. Bat Bag? Pine occasion was, as Smith semblance to those of Mr. Bat Jar- serving acquaintances, was Betty, and even a him that the ocaone for tho shrewd yi, ADbarently the latter's olled when, therefore, at 10 o'clock in headache he must think @f @# woul Meee teen longed parley. fore! lock, worn low over the Genny the morning his slumbers were cut thing. blow rat football rush 78% more @ concession to the general short by arp rapping at the front At the end of five minutes With a shout, be fashion prevailing in gang circles cam Into the confused mass of the enemy: than an expression of personal taste. Soq''been dreaming, When, afte ® "Rage ke pater had been A moment later Smilin case brief interval, the noise was res had won J ‘The burly gentleman gave tongue in ol a that cleft the aurlike a cannes “Ex-hibit-!-on four-round bout be- tween Patsy Milligan and Tommy Goodley, members of this club. my right, Tommy on my left. Gen- tlémen will kindly stop amokin’.” The audience did nothing of the sort. Possibly they did not apply the description to themselves. Possibly Mf. Repetto had it, too. In hi umed, they ‘considered the appeal a mere followed, and Saar 6 overieur it was almost white, for the fallea ho rose in his might and, KAUCKIINE There Web 6 @ibtinet aleied walled body of the warrior was an albino. His eyes, the sleep from his eyes, went down, when the last preliminary was fin- ished and preparations for the main bout . It aid not commence at once, Were formalities to be go through, introductions and the ike. The burly gentleman reappeared from nowher “Ex-hib-it-l-on ten-round bout,” thundered the burly gentleman, “be- tween Cyclone Dick Fishe Loud applause. Mr. Fisher was one of the famou: fighter with a repu- tation from New York to San Fran- cisco. He was generally considered the most likely man to give the hith- erto invincible Jimmy Garvin a hard =e for the lightweight champion- a which were closed, had white lashes ¢ignt-li Interv! his person. a! were set as near together as ‘te ree ka tar Gs & poelmloasy Neture bad been able to manage “gay!” when apeech was wiped from “Bure. Just areuad de corner.” thout 4 them into nis lips as with a sponge, and he take you dere.” a arcenes itn ip protruded stood gaping and ashamed, for the After a short walk Bat halted greviousty: ‘ 9 of the Kid. ? ing at bim, one murderer of sleep and ‘untimely expedition before a dingy and the — a Aa Be ‘wavering, ‘elt Us oolapip ly that no judging knocker on front doors waa Betty. The glass window bore in ‘ For Beacoe A my fe dosen dit. Committee of @ beng os contest woul ‘Mr. Jarvis had not forgotten Betty. letters the name Fon’ hesitate a mom fore him. be to the Fils meeting with hor at the office of ‘Dis is de A ferent directions, melting into It soon became apparent that the Peaceful Moments had marked an Inside the! tettaaeat a night whence they had coms... light of the lamp, though bestowing gpoch in his life. Never before had eyed Italian eat gasing at mt John, full of seal, pursue: the te doubtful privilege & clearer any one quite like her crossed his and twirling a point sitive ‘some fifty yards down view of Mr. Repetto's held cer. Ys, fand‘at that moment romance o far corner & coll va biting @ a eet, but his quarry, exhil tain disadvantages. Scarcely had tl ‘come " fas essen- finish: Sreabinge t wpoed, easily outatriPved start of Peaceful Moments reached tially a respectful admiration, Me — Signor ‘Foutelii tor the rare turn of if the@:faint yellow pool of light, in the rred ig @ame back, panting, to key contre of which Mr. Repetto reclined, wore. from ater Of hi Apo ‘atti sight of Mee 7 hs wait smith and the Kid examining t0© than, with » suddenness which caused guve he would never have tact her ure. An ingratiating, bet fallen leader of the opartes ae went them to leap into the air, there soun again. In her presence, with those smile came into view with the ald of & match, wi ed from the darkness down t: ad gray eyes of hers looking at Bim, mustache. A out sunt as Jone Smother, The head ‘MP. crece-erack-erack fe fremors ran down nis apine, and hig | “Hey, Tony.” sald Mr. Jarvis, oo ‘of and 4 upon th® tion came other #hota, Wallets Seesclenes eeey SO eee a to'know dis loldy, She's gelnn abe cashier at dis jolat.” ‘ The: done. Reluctant as abandon their fallen the be done, Aen sonn, the blackjack, D. “Ob, you Dick!" roared the crowd. Mr. Fisher bowed Denevolentiy, * “—and Kid Brady, members of this"— There was noticeably less for the Kid. He was ra unknown, A few of those present had heard of bis Msn gfeed in the West, but these were ‘@ small section of the crowd. that the: The burly gentleman, followed by after ‘all ee ee eee ro ppe: off and te victim atirred, won came other ahots, Thi re, become "4 ed felt, sat up and began to at Johnie feet. The, i hed almost aggressive. She filled him with nevel the Kid. Site, geal ag howl. Smith's hat, euddeniy tm. emotions, and whether haw ne (rumrace Comrade a The building was em oe eee bad met the gift of analysis with life, eprang into the aig Dleaeast or painful was more ti the two armies of ase lights were out when thay emerged Brady? (rv explained the Kid. ane thought "aid pod Mer in ool icpeslings wets, conos o' stants, dro; resal “In the air,” ¢ consciously at the moment, there being Whe! : ned. Sos m the ring and the fone acartainte Line ter ehectinc aren, led cregtty seen It 4 oes in the belfry. bg tl dodo little time to think, but ray ‘evident bake Levy mga’ pet it, Broadly, that all i tainty. . 0 2. It's of a8 goon as, diving out of the circle she Mr. Fisher sprang from his corner lon, yao going One ne Ke 8 thd the” only signa ‘of if. were © feller puts one In wither Mt of weued, of ght into the sheltering darkness, hole in it. But that was not entirely an if somebody had touched a spring. he decreas in the ie e awe an of Moist policeman and the distant glare behin it just where t! raha Y fought they crouched down and waited for satisfactory. There were other and He seemed to be of the opinion that the Kid's smile wae noticeabl ean ig of, saloon lights down the road. Gee! L_remember whe rting to the Next move, that a somewhat skil- pleasanter emotions mixed im with if you are a cyclone, it is never tog expresuion began to resemble more ,They turned off to the left, and, Martin Kelly; I wae OT ti na'me ful ambush had been effected. this humility, ‘The thought of her soon to begin behaving Ike one. HO nearly the genny (nneetancle mere after walking some hundred yards, jearn the ame then, , er roun 7 xin apnced pound & e Kia with an India Pea Moments photographs. Yells pr hedh or when suddenly he puts o by no means been eliminat o \- +4 t ments representative exhibited more lates eso Thee vig Dagan is alte chad ep ight one on the. Ardown aa ether from the game, While the any fresh guy abould endeavor to get ; o ie z tioning of Mr. Repette had been ith ber it would, he felt, be a the rafters. The Cyclone, bi bs ” ton your Ife Tt th Srogreas, Privilege to fi same ; Neighborhood of his atocky cheat arg PAMeing on like @ leech till removed rade Brady was in charge of this ex- out of the ring to my dr sing FOOT. self, It being too dark for success- the other pawing the air on a line by the red-jerseyed referee. edition and taking me by a kaown willie Harvey, who w: seconding #1 shooting, , than ready to get busy om her behalf. LA BARE VAR Awa sios> Settee other members of the gan, mar fled with auch remarkable chivalrous. He wanted to do risky and useful things for her. Thus, if had become Mr. Rep- pected with his square jaw, o1 ld have ,,Suddenly @ grisly allence fell upon route to the nearest subway station. me, comes tearing in after br ood etto’a task to lure his captora into Pree tet) ae aren nat on Wa een naid that he did not’ re: e posi. *h@ house. For the Kid, battered, but I did not think to ask. I placed my- finds me getting into my nS. the light, which he had accomplished 10 in the morning. To ment on the of the tion of affairs. He wore the friendly °PViously content, was standing in self, without hesitation, wholly Tn Aetna doing, Kia? he asks. ‘TM with considerable skill, aden tile t tneltided oe See part: enemy, amile of the good-natured guest who t® middie of the ring, while on the your hands.” going fishin’, Willle, T saya, It's 8 | For some minutes the battle baited, Dat 10 in, the more wae inc was pussied. A strange quiet in some game to amuse the children, °K: ing slowly to the floor. sald John. anys. ‘Fight? “padn' ight was empty now. Mr. Repetto 2 There Suddenly his opponent's long left I hadn't a notion had vaniahed. A tentative ahot from ly. 8he 0 suspicion that she four really, anne caniy. Bis pps a Moments win,” said 1 wae Just taggin’ slong with you See what I mean? 1 hadi ot out, ie id, who a jen, fancy, Comrade gents,” protested the lightweig! ] a? strolling forward, received it ander Joh ig thought you were taking me right. before ! could r to where Smith lay flattened on the the latter's life an the chin, and continued to stroll for- _ Penetrating into the Kid's dressing- This is the first time I been up here. tacence, the man pavement. And then the pavement standing there on the doorstep, ward as if nothing of note had hap- "00M some momenta later, the edi- “Next time wi 0 on & little During this remin' eived. to el began to vibrate and give out « cyri- excuse for coming to tle more than mere friendly pened. He gave the impression of ‘rial si found the winner. Jaunt anywhere, mith resign- on the ground had con’ {nduced by CUS resonant sound. mewh: At seem terribly flimsy. Not being aware pr pore being aware that Mr. Fisher hadcom. Smith shut the door. edly, “it would be as well to take a his mind of the miatiness aret sign might be near or far—e policeman that he was in reality a Bay- !nge of old boyhood chums for mitted @ breach of good taste and of , “Comrade Brady,” he sald, “you map and @ corps of guides with um the Kid's uppercut. 7 “intelligence heard al ard, keenly desirous of obeying her poses of betas resolved to page. it: oft with Ang, thoes articion about the tone. Otherwing, We enall winct tor Erene- he sewsscn aaah for safety UD tS ivy te hcaiian ea the Guacisicet atts ue ee es GER MICeURETTAE (00ers Delia) ene et, is we've Ly fi way and finish up at Minnea! ye wase ie nes tl oO remem! AYRE We But he had not gone five Yards nig nigntatichy ‘The nolee avew, Alle coq oy ’ vai had sa hi layed star to Mr. Jarvis’s moth in Senge in New York at nowhere ripped through the air close play: toc f were thar laid’ stitutions besides, ‘but these were ‘The Cyclone, Paper?” They emerged from the blind all rom piaode and teful on ac- wee rene Deving. ra ectes 4 "Sure, T read ‘em. They're to the and atood in the dark street, looking when he sat down Nemply. | rarther Ine the still air. | From somewhere count of It, nan fos soue light ef ® feint, landed heavily with both $004. It was about time some strong doubtful te 5 The Kid was inapii down the road sounded the ring of the mi thie born ig the hands. The Kid's genial smile did Josher came and put it across ‘em.” ‘Aha said Smith suddenly, “IT running feet. watches of the night, when things we th . C perceive a native. Several natives, in eling pretty poor.” he «De cops!” cried eee ci ea eet ArKe’ fact. Quite a little covey ef them. gaid. “it's no good him trying to rus fi p slau ‘We will put our case re them, for a while ater hoe pat bie one ic waa ‘beating te cled. in the way o' real 5 opening engagemen' pose he had tten about member when Joe Peterson put Ld of the campaign, in @ satisfactory but ai Weems he pret i vinneai! out, way back when I was new far from deciai victory for the For a moment her heart sank. He not even quiver, but he continued to move forward, His opponent's left 40: tds lashed out again, but this time, in- arker and stead of Ignoring the matter, the Kid _ “That's what I'm coming to,” sald concealing nothing, amd rely replied with a heavy right sawing, Smith. “The day before yesterday a “vice to take us to our go and Mr, Fisher, leaping back, found man named Parker called at the office , 4 little knot of men was “Beat it!" tend to lose thelr proportion, atruck was full of her as less happy than she had I himself against the ropes, By the and tried to buy us off.” the game—it was the game year I Peaceful Moments’ army. certainly was not a pleasing an@ en- time he had got out of that uncon: “You gave him the hook, I guess?” of fought Martin Kelly. | He had oe oe * couraging sight ashe stood. there genial position, two more of the Kid's queried the interested Kid. ful punch, meout in the eighth round. CHAPTER XV. blinking at her. No man looks his swings had found thelr mark. Mr. “To such an extent, Comrade V4t4, the Kid at his ot me down ance they found me on the best immediately on rising from bed, Fisher, somewhat perturbed, scuttled Brady,” sald Smith, ‘that he left ,,"Hactige me, sir.” he After the Agnt ide my dreasing-room. Betty at Large. and Bat, even at his best, was not s aut ni tha mide of he ving the breathing hreateninge and aianynter, wader, "out If you can meare me ® fre cet” ange, ney, al wes not til Betty foune hers of Fomanee, iy teralnk Groene Ly le self- 5 fT, . jan stolid way. conteine’y Jantured to call "upon, sou. "Were _ There was a sudden shuffle of feat right, chaps, I eaye tim dying, tase herself many blocks distant stubble on his chin; his eyes w The Cyclone now became atill more pretty sure by this time that Comrade Of the pavement, a quick movement that. ‘It's ail rant, enapm EE Syne, from the office of Peaceful Uke a dog's, He did not look Seg and cyclonic, He had » left arm which Parker has put one of the gangs on On {he part of the Kid. a chunky Sale Moments that she checked like the Fairy Frince who was to *ave it tng purely private seemed to open out in joints like @ to us.” sound as of wood striking wood, and | they formed agroup about the fal- her headlong fight. She had run [ef,!nher fouble, | | 4s. capacity. The last ty “ . ” the man Smith had been addressing I—I hope Heist Pe area ra times when the | “You don’t say!” exclaimed the Kid. felt to the ground in & heap. Jen_blackjack, expe’ down the staire and out into the Jarvis,” she faltered. “Your cat, "As to spoll the rt ‘An he fell, something dropped from “Pardon us,” sald Smith courteous- street blindly, r— 1 See et tar hin uae Soe ieee hig hand on to the pavement with a ly, “for breaking in upon your rev- Sree Dune iy. Lgl and see eat He nodded speechieasty, Hideous his head back. But always he kept come along to you. We bump and a rattle, Stooping swiftly, erie, but if you could apare us moe neers ‘Weis swept tnings happened to his face, He was boring in, delivering am occasional c&0 look after ourselves of the the Kid picked it up, and handed It to ment of your valuable time, there ara her away from Mervo, Not till she really trying to smile pleasantly, but f0 right to the body with the pleased office, but what we want Is some o! Smith. 1s fingers closed upon it, It one or two things whi we wo had dived into ¢! Bi tt or human river of !t seemed a scowl! to » an to help in case they to rush us was a short wicked-looking little like to know.” voice died away. Pritt OF an pinfant, festroying & there. In brief, a fighting editor. At hludgeon, the black-Jack of the New "Sure thing,” agreed the Kid. " Ernedway, and reached Times Square Y°1Ce ¢ spite these efforts, however, he was all costs we must have privacy. No York tough. “In the rat place,’ contiaae id whe feel secure, Then, with leas “Ma'am: tep ‘nside.” lainly getting all the worst of it. ‘and polish his sen- “Get busy,” adviaed the Kid briefly. Smith, “would it be betraying profes. haste, she walked on to the park and’ Betty fol him into the shop. Energetic Mr. Fisher, relying on his Med tenth gucci oe cone Pa won gecrsea IF b+ td pi ae wach sat down on a bench to think. There were birds 1n cagen on the te rs . : elled constantly to break off in order particu a nd, patrol 9 floor, a grea\ jugged” % Jone 18h WAS Botne Jp terse Mews {0 elect bolsterous tourna. We there- CHAPTER XIV. Fitouts it ie to which you are at- Inevitably she had placed her own Hf 1 ther Dawson, more aktiful at the ending the first round, thehouse mas fore offer you the Job of sitting In tached?” i construction on John's sudden appear- at the dance, joined battle matteally “solld. for’ ‘then Ceelone the outer room and intercepting these The Holdup. "Gent," explained the Kid, “wants ance in New York and at the spot M1 and they were absorbed in hoops and yells tose from every. Lravoes before they can reach to know what's your gang." combat, when an Interruption os- ith shouts jarvis, she was aware curred, In the far coruer of the where. The bullding rang with shouts The salary of, “Oh, you Dick!” with which the Kid had at- gomething that to are doubloon d to apare in the old yh and John Connected with Mervo knew her to that he was beaming sheepishly. room, surrounded by admiring leave to you. There T TE promptitude and despatch ““ri, man on the ground muttered where only one person in any way tte mit! k chest. T wi tended to the gentleman was unintelligible. é be. She did not know that Smith and His eyes darted away the instant sat Spider Reilly, monarch of Smith turned ea y to IONE senate UE the Font ‘any hack. | How dos with the blackjack had mot ace ye, iva the ‘Three Points,” said he were friends, and did not, there- they met hers, but Betty had seen Three Folnte,, ia had this merry, meeting looks like doing ents,” said the Kid, “it's this been without Ite effect on “rng ‘three Points? ‘That's Spider fore, suspect that the former and not taken nervousness for truculence. Im- other side of the hall, but'had ay, no I should y,° > surprioed at @ny moment to “Ha slipped into hia coat, and re- Ph: the followers of the stricken one. Rojiiy'n lot. Perhaps this ts Spider herself might be the object of his mediately she wan at her ease, and, it little attention till the is not an outstand- Reilly?” visit. Nor had any word reached her Womaniike, had begun to contro! the ceasing suddenty, and the eal cours eumed. i uality of 0 New York gang- . “Says he's Jack Repetto," announced of what had happened at Mervo after situation. She made conversation tying itself of its crowd, he Rounde two and three were a repe- ,,"Now that I've made food by lek: ae allateatnennl oraterence rave. tho Interpreter. her departure. She had taken it for pleasantly, praising the cats, admir- plain view of Mr, Dawson - ing Dick, they'l q plea Mt ft a There was another interuption at granted that thin, - ing the birds, touching lightly on the Davis squaring up at each ther fer | 90) tition of round one. The Cyclone chance of a big vee saebe with retreat when It is @ question of un- this moment. The bashful Mr. Re- she had lett thm and tbe only” pom. general subject of domestic pets, un- the fost) Tous . ‘ = in’ raged almost unchecked about the jimmy Garvin. Well. !¢ that hap- sible explanation to her of Jo til her woman's sixth sense told her What he did was te produce ring, In one lightning rally in the oa Charl mean? Ell have to preaence in New York was that, act. that her host's panic had passed, and revolver and shoot the unsuspecting third he brought hia right across Pe"*: Y C - A ; ih 5 ? ing under orders from Mr. Scobell, he that she might now proceed to discuss Mr. Dawson in the leg. Having deme Are ou Going Away for e Summer * going away somewhere and t= squarely on the Kid's jaw. It was ting into training, Oe ast be had come to try and bring her back. Dusiness. which, he left hurriedly, & blow which should have knocked gbie to come and sit with you. But, It did not take her long to make up ,."! hope you don't mind my coming wrath of Bat Jarvis, % any boxer out. The Kid merely atag- {7 you gents feel like it, 1'd be mighty her mind that the door of Peaceful t® You. Mr. Jarvis,” she sald, “You Mr. Dawson, meanwhile, was Momenta wan closed to her. know you told me to if ever I were tended to and helped home. wales ing the gered alightly, and returned to bust- giag to come in till I'm wanted to go ness still emiling. nto training camp.” Her case was at the same time bet- 1" trouble, #o I've taken you at your informants gave him the nam ‘With the opening of round four «Gy, aid Smith. “And touch- there, come, a subtle Shane. The Cy- clone’s fury was expending itself. aid the Kid with em- ‘That long left shot out less sharply. phasis. “Nix on the salary thing. I Instead of being knocked back by it, wouldn't take a dime. If it hadn't the Peaceful Moments champion now ‘q' ben for you I'd have been waiting took the hits in his stride, and came 11) for a chance of lining up In the wing body- championship class. That's good enough for me. Any old thing you wound of the want me to do, I'll do it, and glad wong, but there was an appealing note to," in them thia time. The gallant sports- “Comrade Brady,” said Smith men whose connection with boxing warmly, “you are, if I may say 80, was confined to watching other men the goods. You are, beyond a doubt, fight and betting on what they con- aupremely the stuf. 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Shooting broke out tn three: better, because then New York had "Glad," he said at laat, though there were nm been to her something vague and ter- “I've left Peaceful Momenta, You When the day dawned there rifying, while now it was her city; know I used to be stenographer between the two ganga a state of war worse, because whe could no longer there.” more bitter than any (n thelr o seek help from Mra, Oakley “Ain't youse wotkin’ deve no more? for this time it was chieftain That Mrs, Oakley had given John Is dat right he gasped. “Gee! I had assaulted chieftain, Royal ¥y the information which had enabled wisht I'd ‘a’ known |t sooner, Why, had been epilt. nw him to discover ber hiding place @ Kuy come to me and wanta to give Such was the explanation of the) Betty felt certain, By what other me half a ton of the long green to lull in the campaign againat oe le ineans could he have found go to dat polnar what yo was ft ments, Ganiey, whom she had woikin' on and fix de guy what's run- Smith was distinctly relieved should have done nin’ tt, An’ L truns him down ‘cos blow had no, ahe did not know. She attributed | don't want you to be t'rown out of ro st have expired promptly if any one had if the foe has good, sound sense, he it to @ change of mind, a reconsider- your job, ped them sharply on their 11 eo ta You a who expect to spend the summer in the country. ninfluenced ?" Brady. br Hed vests, were beginnt Meee Merwe nencae tak It meemed Secthe ef, “f 4 (To Be Continued.) ree THE KING OF NOBODY'S ye cera pore' = Z —p—~ = Ds ne