The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-03

fers raincd blow after blow on eacs
others head and body. At last vii
liams, gathering himself for q great
effort. sent q heavy blow in on Mar
tins face, knocking him down.
Sally Ann thought he was dead AMI
involuntarily a cry escaped her lips
But no. he rose slowly. the ploo
streaming from his nose, and Just M
Williams was about to rush at hirl
"Time" was called.
civilians looks like n winner" SAID
. voice at Sally AIMS elbow.
She was surprised 10 find Pat Dor.
ris by her side. II saw yer at the
window" he exclaimed, "and came
up. What dye think of the fight"
"Oh, its fine. l never seen one be-
fore"
They both looked out. The men
were in their corners. and by Martin
was his old mother. vigorously AN
ming him and whispering instructions
in his ear.
For a third time the men met.
Wasting M time in skirmishing, they
sprang Mt each other furiously. Blow
followed blow so rapidly that il was
impossible TO count them. The crowd
was cheering wildly. with Martins
mother leading them on, shouting
words of encouragement to her boy,
urging him to shit him on the Jaw.
Nick" give him one in the eve, lad"
Pound him, pound him."
At last Williams went down, bleed.
ing from a dozen cuts and half blind.
ed, but he struggled desperately to
his feet and again closed with his op-
ponent. The men were fighting so
~furiously when "time" was called that
they had TO be forcibly separated.
More than once during hat round
Sally Ann had tried to turn away.
but fascinated by the struggling men
and the wildly cheering crowd. could
not. As the round ended she stepped
back from the window with white
FACE and trembling hands.
Whatever Teller wins" said DOORS
grimly. he'll make "A nice looking
husband for We. Sally Ann, with black
eyes an face all cut up. a han'som'
husband he'll be. All the girls III
wish they WIZ you. Aw. ye'n have q
fine weddin'."
Aren't We goin' 10 fight. too? What
yer talkin' so fore" cried Sally Ann
Indignantly.
me goin' to fight? Not much.
'Spose III GO and get me " knocked
out and all thumped up and then ask
We TO marry me? / amt no measly
Hun, l amt. Use got more sense
with a touch of anger. "Ef you're
goin' TO marry a mar what makes a
fool on hisself like that, faint no
fault err mine. yer"
a cheer from the crowd interrupted
him.. The men were fighting again.
and as f%uriously as before. But their
efforts were wild and weak. Their
were swollen and almost closed
by the heavy blows. They were wind
and their strength was waning,
but they fought on. Now Williams
was down, now Martin. and now they
hung to each other from sheer weak
ness and struck feebly. Martins
mother, like a wild creature, ran up
and down shrieking at her son and
dashing cold water on him to wash
away the blood and strengthen him.
'rying. Land on the jaw and put him
put" BE careful. keep away"
"Oh. / can't stand this no lonrer.~
exclaimed Sally Ann at last: "the
are killing each other. an I'm
% blame. oh. heaven save me, Take
away from here. Pat. take me
iway; I'm sick of il all. To think
fightin' for me. too. oh. tell
TO stop. won't have 'em. not il
here was no other man in the world
I they was the only ones. Take me
way. Pat.
There amt but one place ! care to
AXE We. Sally Ann. an if yer say so
ran 60 right now. Better have
I all over with to onct. viii yez go?
TO the priest"
Sally Ann looked at him searching.
v for a moment. and said: .Yer
wouldn't fight for me. Pat. but I can
Ike yer all the better. yer amt .
As they passed over the culm bank.
and in hand. there was a wild cheer
chind them. and looking back they
aw the crowd breaking up. while
ONE of the men triumphantly carried
n their shoulders n bruised and
feeding form. Who it wa they could
Ut see.