Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

tiers rained blow after blow on each
others head and body. At last Will
| liams, gathering himself for a great
effort, sent a heavy blow In on Mar
| tins face, knocking him down.
Sally Ann thought he was dead AMI
inyoluntarily cry escaped her lips.
But no, he rose slowly, the blood
streaming from his nose, and just as
Williams was about to rush at hiri
'tTime" was called.
civilians looks like winner" said
a voice at Sally AIMS elbow.
She was surprised to find Pat Doc
ris by her side. ''I saw yer at the
window" he exclaimed, land came
up. What dye think of the fight
| "Oh, it's fine. never seen one be-
| fore.'
They both looked out. The men
! were in their corners, and by Martin
was his old mother, vigorously fam
| ming him and whispering instructions
| in his ear.
For a third time the men met.
| Wasting no time in skirmishing, they
sprang at each other furiously. Blow
followed blow SO rapidly that it 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 eye, lad, -
Pound him, pound him.
| At last Williams went down, bleed
| ing from dozen cuts and half blind
ed, but he struggled desperately to
his feet and again closed with his OPP
Ponent. The men were fighting SO
furiously when slime" was called that
they had to be forcibly separated.
More than once during that 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, s'he'n make a nice looking
husband for ye, Sally Ann, with black
eyes an face all cut up. A hanson
husband he'll be. All the girls II
wish they wuz you. Aw, yen have a
| fine weddin'.''
aren't We goin' to fight, too? What
yer tallxin' so for?'' cried Sally Ann
indignantly.
"Me goin' to fight? Not much.
'Spose I'd go and get me eye knocked
| out and all thumped up and then ask
We to marry me? I amt no measly
Hun, I amt. Use got more sense
| with a touch of anger. EFF you're
goin' to marry man what makes a
fool on hisself like that, faint nc
| fault er mine, yer
A cheer from the crowd interrupted
him. The men were fighting again,
and as furiously as before. But their
efforts were wild and weak. Their
eyes were swollen and almost closed
by the heavy blows. They were wind
ed 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 wild creature, ran up
and down shrieking at her son and
dashing cold water on him to wash
away the blood and strengthen him.
crying, Gland On the jaw and put him
out" BE careful, keep away"
"Oh, I can't stand this no longer
exclaimed Sally Ann at last; "the
brutes are killing each other, an Tn
to blame. Oh, heaven save me! Take
1ae away from here, Pat, take me
| away; I'm sick of it all. To think
they're fghtin' for me, too. Oh, tel
'em to stop. I won't have 'em, not il
there was no other man in the world
if they was the only ones. Take me
away, Pat"
"There amt but one place I care tc
take We, Sally Ann, an if yer say sc
yer can go right now. Better have
it all over with to onct. Will yez goi
1 It's to the priest
Sally Ann looked at him searching
1y for a moment, and said: eyer
wouldn't fight for me, Pat, but car
like yer all the better, yer amt 9
brute"
AS they passed over the culm bank
hand in hand, there was wild cheer
behind them, and looking back they
saw the crowd breaking up, while
some of the men triumphantly carried
on their shoulders bruised an6
bleeding form. Who it was they coulc
not see.