The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

Who was risking a spotless reputation.

who was risking a spotless reputation.
MorgentaPs uneasiness gave way to burn
Ing interest when the two fighters and their
friends came from the darkened region of
the stalls and dueked under the lifted ropes.
He saw the set faces of the two boys, the
white ridges Of muscles and the straight.
hard legs. His own habby arms frightened
with the desire OF battle, and he giggled
Historically as he clutched SIdaman by the
arm and said. "We'll see 1t pretty quick
now"
referee III a sweater moved about the
ring begging in pantomime for silence during
the battle. A drunken man who talked too
loudly was smothered by a hand over his
mouth
Some one said "Time!" and the two rangy
gladiatOrs juggled their gloves in the light
and then colIided, striking furiously.
Then there was a sound OF iron tearing
loose from wood and policeman stood at the
ropes shouting: stop it, there! Stop it!''
The men at tie ringside scrabled toward
the dark tunnel by which the fighters had
come in. They were blocked and pushed back
by two huge men in blue and buttons.
Then confusion gave way to calm. The
fighters Zone with bleeding nose) were silent
ly crawling into their clothes. The specta tors
regarded one another with sheepish grins.
A policeman spoke to fighter, whose slim,
bony face looked out above a broad ruff OF
sweater. You had him bleedin', heh?"
"A cinch If you stiffs hadn't come
The creaking of a wagon could be heard.
MorgeTltal leaned against the wall. choked
with horror With the first fash of that star
he had realized all-arrest, publicity, dis
grace
At last he found voice "Wil we-be arrested
too?" he asked.
well, doesn't It look that way?"
what can we do?'
eve won't do anything. 1t can be squared
at the station"
The station! Morgental--at the station!
Come on here!" said a big policeman, push
TIE line moved toward the wagon, which
had backed up to the alley door. Morgental
went with the others. Outside the doorway
he saw a sergeant to whom he had once rented
a house.
Sergeant he whispered
Never mind-why, Mr.. Morgental!
'.For heavens sake, can't you get me and
my friend out of this?'' The next instant he
had slipped so bill.
'Herel" said the sergeant huskily. Jump
around the corner and shin up that ladder.
When we're all gone you can sneak. Be care
full"
Morgental pulled at siIdaman. They crop
ed to the ladder and crawled up through a
dark hole and wormed In behind some chicken
coops.
''oh. if can get out of this" began Nor
genital.
him III you're going to be a sport, you
must take a chance now and then. 3"
They heard the last Of the loading up in the
alley. and then the wagons rolled away. There
was a prolonged silence. Finally Sildaman
spoke well, shall we try it?'
mo. Let's wait awhile and be sure"
They waited and waited, but there was
no break of the silence. Morgental started
to crawl out. He looked down into the al
ley and saw two policemen coming. The
lieutenant had sent them to guard the place
lest the crowd should return after being
bailed out at the station and make a second
attempt to pull off the fight.
Morgental fiattened himself against the floor
and waited. waited. waited. The two police
men up ended a box and sat there telling
stories. 1t seemed to Morgental that years
passed. At last he sneeZed.
A few minutes later policeman came up
through a hole and lifted lantern. Morgen-
tai and Sildaman were hauled down and one
of the policemen went to call the wagon. By
this time Morgental was dumb with the hor-
ror of the night. He was In moving dream.
He no longer struggled for hope.
Sildaman smoking a cigar.
At the station Morgental gave his name as
Victor Emmanuel and then fell Imply into
a chair, while Sidaman talked the desk serg-
cant into letting them go home.
There were streaks of daylight in the sky
when Morgental fell on a bed in Sildaman's
room and gave one long, sobbing groan.
Sifdaman said: What are you kicking
about? You took a chance and got the worst
of it." Why tell of the fancifu lies with
which Morgental explained his absence from
home during all of Saturday night or of the
resolutions which he has made?
Sildaman went to the police court on Mon
day morning and quietly adjusted" every
thing. Morgental provided the money. And
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