The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-31

II you ave 10 UNuI DeIOTt YOU are tnTOuRh with
It," cried Berks, lurchlnR cavity through the
crowd. You'll need a friend TO swear to you
before I've finished, dye see2''
Jim looked ut him with disgust in every
line OF his face.
'sureiy you are not going &c set me TO tight
q drunken man." said no. where IL Jem
Belcher7"
MY name, young man."
81 should be glad 10 try You, II may"
"You must work up 10 me, my lad. You
don't take n ladder at one Jump, but you do II
runR by runR. show yourself to be a match
for me, and I'll give you a turn"
~ am much Obliged to you" said Jim.
"And ! like the look OF you and / wish you
WE'LL" said Belchcr, holding out his hand.
They we're not unlike each other, either In
face or figure, though the Bristol man was a
few years the older, and n murmur OF critical
admiration was heard as the two tall. litho
figures and clcan.cut faces were contracted.
Have you any choice where the fight takes
place." asked my uncle.
IL am In your hands. sir" said Jim.
"why not go round to the Elves Court7'
suggested Sir John Ladc.
"Yes. let us all go to the Elves Court"
But this did not at all sui. the views of tho
landlord. who saw in this lucky incident a
chance OF reaping n fresh harvest from his
spendthrift company.
IL IL IIthSc you, ne CTltl, lllcTt u HO Y
10 go so far. My coach house at the back of the
yard is empty, and n better place for n mill
you'll never nnd.'
There was n general shout in favor Of the
coach house. and those who were nearest the
door began to slip through, in the hope OF
securing the best places. My stout neighbor.
u! "!1,GG s stdp |" II + w Msrs' yon. % Re WHISPERED sffs
TINT lint h w"g sSod i ! tS sSald' pu II there's mo wish nn of mine
hltn when once his mind is made up.'
All his own iigh 5 nut together had never re-
duccd the puEilist to such a state Of aglta-
Wat on i'm yourself. then, and chuck up
You SsT Know Joe wBB erks' 'ar resord iSE'" 10 20 wrong
Hes since my time"
RelchS srI tibn nes son a m 5SrfoT' tim, mats y6 AL soc i q. 0n,y
for yourself, six foot: ! : stone, and full Of the
a tima e ! sslG ali IS S %ors TN to ' Sd t., but the second
Well: we'll, we've got TO go through with
When he was short Of III he licked the cock of
the South Downs and he's come on a long way
The company was, swarminE Through the
door and Gathering down the stair as we fol-
and the yellow lights from the windows glis-
tened upon the wet cohblestones In the yard.
was after the fmtid n'mosrhere OF the supper
room. At the other end OF the yard was an
lanterns within. and through this they poured.
amateurs and fighting men i3stling each other
own part, being a smaiiish man. / should have
seen nothing had l not found an nptqrned
s Sdfk sith In the E S9 %nii at uR mg S EsiSh 'eF'hed my,
II vas n large room. with a wooden floor and
an n open square re. in n.o the ceiling In. ,wsh,itssln wa" %ai
stable boys who were looking down from the
harness room above. \ carriage, lamp was
lantern hung from a rattcr in the centre. A
coil Of rope had been brought in. and. under
stationed to hold it.
What space do you give them" asked my
Very good, and half minutes between
Hume will do the same. and you can hold the
watch and referee. JacL
aration was. rapidly. male by these experienced
men. Mendoza and Dutch sam we're commits
Harrison did the same Tor Roy jim sponges,
towels. and some brandy in a bladder were
passed over the heads of the crowd for the use
Here's our man. cried Belcher. Come
along lon BeTks; or we u 20 e. to tetch y y1I: 70 tho
waist, With a coiored HANDKERCHIEF Tied round
his middle ID. \ shout Of ,a sdm Ionttb nnoG cam ,ps
fine lines Of his ,n figure and His I iSonf1or myself Ws
deep rather than broad, but the muscle, was
all in the right place, ripnl ne down IN long,
shoulder to elbow. His work at the anvil had
developed his arms to the utmost. and his
neultnN NpuIltIN II H"Nt u D''NN hN,H |
his ivory skin. which shone. in the lamp light.
His expression was full of spirit and conf.
which I had seen many a time in our %boyhood;
and which meant; ! knew: that his w pTidde had bad
him long before his courage,
Joe Herks. in the mean while. had swaEEe,ed
seconds. in the opposite corner; His face had
none OF the eager %alertness OF Ms oppo1ent,
about Sbo IT. the chest and ribs, showed even to my
inexperienced eyes that he was not Q man who
an, ,hGu, s,s as1 h., Si1 Isft hI tTa' fnSbv and Al }'f sr OF sopt6B S
the other hand. he was famous for his mettle
and for his hittin; poweE' so : 7 ar even c0n II the
the betting was three TO one in his favor. His
heavy.iowled. clean-shaven face expressed fe-
his small ,bloodshot eyes fixed yiclously upon
Jim. and his lun,py shoulders a little forward,
The hubnub Of the betting had risen until It
had drowned all other sounds; men shouting
to the other. and waving their hands to at
tract attention or as 2 siSn that they had &C.
in front OF me, was roaring out the odds
against Jim. and laying them freely with
those wao fancied the appearance OF the un-
"Tve seen Berks fight" said he to the Hon.
s SsrHe' to Knock out a man With such a record"
He may hS a county FSOn n" rsoI the other
of anything. either on two legs or four. and I
tell you; Sir John, that | neyer saw a man who
laying against himf"
Three to one"
Have You once In hundreds
Very good. Craven There they Rol Rerksl
Berks! Bravo. Berks! Bravo! | think. Cra-
ven. that I shall trouble YOU for that hundred"
The two men had stood up to each other. Jim
"a light upon his feet as a goat. with his left
well out and his right thrown across the lower
hnis extended and. his feet almost level. so that
he might lead OF with, either side, For an In
slant they looked each other over. and then
Rerks. duckinx his head. and rushing in-with
a hand over hnndstyle of hitting. bore Jim
down into his corner. II wns a backward slip
rather than a knoCkdown. but q thin TICKLE
OF blood was seen at the corner of inns mouth.
In an instant the seconds had seized their men
and carried them hack into their corners.
DO you mind doubling our bet7" said
Berkeley Craven. who was craning his neck
to get n glimpse of jim.
-Four to one on Rerks! Four 20 one on
Berks ,''cried the rinCsilcrs,
1.-THE odds have gone up. yOu SEQ. VIII Won
have tour 10 one in hundreds"
VERY good. Sir John
"You seem To fancy him more for having