The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-26
Three Over Tinted Eyes !
s,.r,,nIi.- OF Tommy. who Could =
hrct Emergencies.
,-,:sy,a;,,9 ,x:zr ssz3u:u.srHr3p


the penalty for its being true.
Tommy was young man in Boston
looking for o start in life. He had
document in his trunk which certified
that he was an S. B.. and that he knew
all sorts Of things about electrical en-
cheering. One day he saw an adver-
tisementi in New York paper, in'wh!ch
the National Cold Storage company OF
New York expressed e desire for the
services OF competent young man as
assistant superintendent OF its ne"
plant. Tommy knew about the Ma
tional Cold Storage company and its
new plant. They were respectively the
largest things Of the kind in the coun-
try, and any connection with them
would be likely to be desirable one.
So Tommy packed modest bag and
went to New York on the morning
train. He would have liked 10 wait for
two star letters OF recommendation
which he knew he could get. Butas the
men who would have written these
two letters happened to be out OF town,
and as the hours specified in the adVer-
tisement for making application were
the next day between ten and one ne
went without them
That night in New York. having moth
ing better to do, he went to theater
with a roof-garden attachment. When
the vaudeville palled bit he started
for stroll preparatory to going to
bed. AS he was leaving the theater
man accompanied By three women pre-
ceded him out Of the door. They were
nice-looking people-the man big.
prospe-ous-loolGng chap IN evening
clothes. and the women in pretty sum-
ncr dresses. AS Tommy passed them
at the door they stopped to speak to
scne acquaintances. That is, the man
and one OF the women stopped. The
other two women walked slowly on
ahead. At the corner they turned into
the comparatively quiet street thatran
alongside Of the theater, evidently un-
der the impression that their escort
was close behind. a few yards down
this street a tall man with vandyke
beard stood on the curb. AS the two
young women approached he turned
toward them, and as they got opposite
him he took off his hat and stepped in
their path.
Good evening. pretty little girls, he
said. Which way you going?
One of the young women looked
hastily around for their escort. but the
other stood glued. The naustood with
his feet far apart and smiled into her
eyes ike satEr. Then he put out his
hand and attempted to chuck her IN
der the chin.
Tbereupon four things happened In
quick succession. Tommy, who had
been only few yards behind the young
women. and who had seen the whole
incident. dashed forward and laid hold
of the vaadyke-besrGc man. The lat
ter made terrific zqui-.n and took TO
his heels down an alley, leaving part
of his coat collar in Tonmy's grip. The
two young women fed backward to-
ward the corner; they cid not notice
Tommy at al. At the same moment
the young wonen's escort and the 9TH
er woman appeared around the corner.
The two young women began to speak
to the big man with one voice.
Stand right here moment, he said,
and hurried up to Tommy.
did you address those two ladies'"
he asked.
"No,' answered Tommy, pleasantly.
II happened"
"You lie." said the big man, and hit
Tommy in the eye.
Tommy was annoyed as he picked
himself up from the sidewalk. Also the
big man had hold of his collar. The big
man evidently contemplated nothing
so vulgar as street fight. He merely
intended to shake most Of Tommv's
teeth down his throat as lesson, and
then to proceed on his way. But Tom
my had another speciality besides cleo
trical engineer.ng-footJaIl, at tackle.
It was related OF him that he had
rubbed a Ya.e tackles nose so contin-
uous!y IN the dust during match game
that at the close the Yale tackle had
,sat down "a his tracks and wept. Asa
Tommy had been fond OF sparring. He
hooked his right arm into the big mans
eye and swung his LETT into his stom
ach, where, from the big mans build,
he was sure that it would make an i'm.
preston.
Then for q space Of two minutes
things happened swiftly. The big man
was as strong as buffalo, and he un.
doubteG!v knew what boxing glove
was. But also. undoubtedly. he vas
coed liver, and Tommy hammered his
waist line faithfully. Tommy had also
found the big mans other eye, and his
upper lip, which needed stitch, and
his nose. which called aloud for the at
tention OF surgeon On the other
hand. Tonmy's own eye was sealed like
a government envelope.
a respectab.e-sized crowd had gath
cred, who evidently appreciated the
fact that they were getting choics
sample of the fstic art at a bargain
price. The three women who had ac-
companied the big man stood where
they could view proceedings, wringins
their hands. Suddenly the one whom
the yke-5earded man had accosted
uttered little cry Of horror. This dis
tracted' the big mans attention for
fraction OF q second, and Tommy
promptly tnside-rightSountered him