Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07

always have been ready, to sacrifice
myself TO the cause of truth, Truth,
truth for ever! Tell the truth and
shame the devil! You are ut liber,y
to inform Sir Philip Errington from
Inc, that as it is my object--a laudable
md praiseworthy one, too, think to
slow up the awful immortality now
reigning in our upper classes, | do not
regret in the least the insertion of
the paragraph in question. Ii II only
makes him ashamed of his vices,
shall have done good deed, and served
the interests of society at large, At
the same time, II he wishes TO bring
an action for libel"
You dog!" exclaimed Lovelace
tierely, approaching him with such
a rapid stride that the astonished
editor sprang up and barricaded him
self behind his own chair. You hope
for that do you? An action for libel!
nothing would please YOU better! TO
bring your scandalous printed trash
into notoriety.-to hear your name
shouted by dirty hawkers and news
boys-to be sentenced as Il first-class
risdemeanent; ah, no such luck for
you! | know the tricks OF your vile
trade! There are other ways OF deal
ing with vulgar bully and coward!"
And before the startled Gruhbs could
realize his position, Lovelace closed
With him, bent him under, and struck
the horsewhip smartly across his back
and shoulders. He uttered n yell of
pain and fury, and strove vigorously
to defend himself. but owing to AIS
obesity, his muscles were weak and
fiabby, and he was powcrless against
the activity and strength of his oppon-
emit
Lash after lash descended regularly
and mercilessly cries, which grad
ually become like the roarings of
bull Of Bashan. were unheard. as the
Office boy below, proflting by few
idle moments, had run across the street
to buy some chestnuts at stall he
particularly patronized. Beau thrashed
on with increasing unjoyment--Grubbs
resisted him less and less, TIL finally
he Tipped feebly down on the floor and
grovelled there, gasplng and grooming.
Suddenly loud peal Of laughter echoed
from the doorway woman stood
there, richly dressed in silk and fur,
with diamonds sparkling In her ears
and diamonds clasping the long boa at
her throat. 1t was Violea We're.
why. Snawley!" she cried with
cheerful familiarity. How are you?
All broken, and no one to pick up the
pieces! Serve you right! Got 1t at
last, Ell? Don't get mp, you look SO
ccmfortable!"
Bodily assault" gasped Grubbs.
IN summons-call the police call, "
his voice died away In inarticulate
glrglings, and raising himself, he sat
up on the floor in n sufficiently abject
and ludicrous posture, wiping the
tears Of pain from his eyes. Bean
looked at the female intruder and rec
ognized her ut once. He saluted her
with cold courtesy. and turned again
to Grubbs.
will you APOLOGIZE"
Mol WON'T"
Beau made another threatening
movement-Miss We're interposed
Stop Bit" she said, regarding him
with her insolent eyes, in which Turk.
ed, however, an approving smile Il
don't know who you are, but you seen
n fighting man! Don't go at him agar
till I've had word. say, Grubbs!
ou've been splitting at me in your
trashy paper"
Grubbs still sat on the floor groan.
ing.
you must eat those words" wen
on the We're calmly. Eat EN- up with
sauce for dinner. The admired act.
ress we'll known at the Brilliant hal
nothing to do with The Bruce Erring
ton man,-not she. pfe is a duffer,--
a regular stiff one-no go about hin
anyhow. And what the deuce do 20,
mean by calling me an offending DANA
Keep your oaths To yourself, will you p
Beau Lovelace was amused. Grub,
turned his watering eye from one te
the other In wretehcd perplexity. II,
made an effort to stand up and sue.
ceeded.
I'm have you arrested, sir?" he ex
claimed shaking his fists at Beau, ant
| quivering with passion, ION charg'
of bodily assault--shameful bodily
assault, sir!"
"All right" returned Beau cooily
III were fined hundred pounds for
1t, / should think 1t cheap for the lux.
ury Of thrashing such houndn
Grubbs quaked at the determined
attitude and threatening eye Of his
assailant, and turned for relief To
Miss We're. whose smile, however, waf
not sympathetic.
You'd better cave I'M" she remark
e. airily. You've got the worst OF H.
you know"
She had long been on confidential
terms with the Snake proprietor, ard
she smoke IN him nov with the cand0y