Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-31

| best looking that wins"
They were at it again, and was jumping
| about upon my bucket in my excitement.
| 1t was evident that Berks meant to finish
| the battle off-hand, while Jim, with two OF
| the most experienced men in England to
| advise him, was quite aware that his cor
| rect tactics were to allow the ruffian to
! expend his strength and wind in vain. There
| was something horrible in the ferocious
energy of Berks' h ting, every blow fetch-
| ing a grunt from him as he smashed it in,
| and after each gazed at Jim, as nave
| gazed at stranded vessel upon the sussex
| beach. when wave after wave has roared
| over it, fearing each time that l should find
J it miseraby mangled. But still the lamp
| light shone upon the lads clear, alert face,
| upon his well opened eyes, and his firm
| sst mouth while the blows were taken upon
| his forearm allowed, by quick duck OF
| the head to whistle over his shoulder. But
! Berks was artfu as well as violent
! Gradually he worked Jim back into an
angle of the ropes from which there was no
escape, and then, when he had him fairly
pinned sprang upon him like tiger. What
| happened was so quick that cannot set its
sequence down in words, but saw jim make
| quick stoop under the swinging arms, and
| at the same instant l heard ringing smack,
and there was Jim dancing about In the
middle of the ring, and Berks lying upon his
side on the floor with his hand to his eye:
How they roared! Prize fighters. Corin-
| thians prince stable boy and landlord were
| all shouting at the top of their lungs. Old
| Buckhorse was skipping about ON pox pc
| side me. shrieking out criticisms anu ADVICE
| in strange, obsolete ring jargon, which no
| one could understand. His dull eyes were
| shining his parchment face was quivering
| with excitement and his strange musical call
! rang out above the hubbub. Tne TWO men
| were hurried to their corners, one second
sponging them down while the other Mapped
a towel in front of their faces, while they,
with arms hanging down and legs extended,
tried to draw all the air they could. into their
lungs in the brief space allowed them
| where's your country hawbuck now Z
| cried Craven trlumphantly did ever you
| witness anything more masterlyE' lc =
Hes no Johnny Raw: certainly saio sir
| John shaking his head. What ODDS are
you giving on Berks, Lord Sele?'
| Two to one" -! - -
"I take YOU twice in hundreds"
Here's Sir John Lade hedging' cried my
uncle, smiling back at us over his shoulder.
"Timew said Jackson and the two men
| sprang forward to the mark again .,.
| This round was a good deal shorter than
| that which had preceded it. Berks' orders
evidently were to close at any cosl, anu ~
| make use of his extra weight ana strehgth
| before the superior condition OF MS ahtas-
onist could have time to tell On the other
| hand, jim after his experience In the iast
! round was less disposed to make any great
| exerton to keep him at arms ieheth' ne
led at Berks' head as ne came rusnihs a.,
and missed him, receiving severe pouy
blow in return, which left the imprint OF Iour
angry knuckles above his ribs. AS they
closed Jim caught his opponents bullet head
under his arm for an instant ana put a
| couple OF half-arm blows in, but the prize
lighter pulled him over by his weight ana
the two fell painting side by side upon the
ground. Jim sprang up, however, ana walhea
over to his corner, while berks, uis.i M os,,
Inv his evenings dissipation, leaned one arm
mon Mendoza and the other upon Dutch
sam as he made for his seat
"p,llows to mend!" cried Jem Belcher'
"Where's the four to one now!
''Giye us time to get the lid on our pepper
hox :" said Mendoza 1--WE mean to make
night of it," ,rno,
eI 'ooks like it," cried Jack Harrison. Ties
shut one Of his eyes already. Even money
that my boy wins II!
Glow much?" asked several voices.
1.-TWO pounds four and three pence orieu
Harrison counting out all his worldly wealth.
"Tme." said Jackson once more
They were both at the mark in an instant
Jim as full of sprghtly confidence as ever
and Berks with logged grin upon his pull
dog face and a most vicious CLEAN In the
| only eve which was OF use to him. His hal1-
minute had not enabled him to recover MS
breath and his huge. hairy chest was rising
| and falling with a quick, LOUD painting, ihe
| a spent hound go in, boy! Bustle MINI
roared Harrison and Belcher. Get your
wind. Joe, get your wind!' cried the Jews.
SO now we had reversal OF tactics Tor IL
was Jim who went in to hit with all the
yigor Of his young strength and unimpalred
energy. while It was the savage Berks who
was paying his debt to nature for the many
injuries which he had done her. He gasped
he gurgled. his face grew purple In his at
tempts TO get his breath. while. with MS long
left arm extended and his right thrown
| across he tried to screen himself from the
attack OF his young antagonist. Drop when
he hits" cried Mendoza. drop and have a
rest"
But there was no shyness or shiitinesS
about Berks' fighting. He was always gal
liant ruH4an who disdained to go down before
an antagonist as long as his Eggs would sus-
tain him. Ee prcpped Jim on with his long
arm and though the lad sprang lightly
!, | round hiD, InnL,px for an Onanina he MAS