The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14

amount of jewelry and their red neck
ties and high silk hats were the real
thing. Dobbins smiled as he glanced at
them. But he did not smile long, for
he saw that they were annoying the
life out of the girl. They didn't do it
very neatly. but their efforts to make
an impression We're nevertheless inde-
fatigable. They did not confine them
selves to looks. They resorted to the
expediency of words. Their attempts
had apparently no effect upon the girl.
She looked calmly past them out of
the window into the street beyond. Her
face was aushed and she was plainly
angry-and startled a bit perhaps-but
she gave no other sign.
But though without effect upon the
girl, these demonstrations were not
lost upon the subway man, who hud-
died. apparently exhausted, in a cor
ner of the car. DobbinS had both seen
and heard and once or twice, when
the girl instinctively looked his way,
he had attempted, in his honest way,
by the merest glance, to indicate that
he understood, and that he would see
her through.
However as the car proceeded north,
the girl seemed to become more and
more agitated. Dobbins realized the
trouble. She was nearing her destina-
ton. and she was afraid for once of the
dark, and the two men. Suddenly she
signalled the conductor and the Car
came to a stop. Four people a1ighted
at that crossing. One of them was the
girl. Two of them We're the two men.
The fourth man was Dobbins, the SUP
way-man Dobbins made for the dark
side of the street and skunk along In
the shadow. He saw the two men fol-
low close upon the track of the girl.
Then suddenly he heard the sound OF
their voices, and. for the first time, the
sound of a woman's voice. The girl
had spoken. He listened for an instant
TO be sure that he was right, and then
he STROBE across the street.
Il beg pardon" he said to the girl
"can I assist YOU 2"
The girl breathed sigh of relief
She was almost on the verge of tears
Dobbins looked from her to the two
men. The two men looked at Dobbins
Dobbins' clothes did not exactly show
him up to great advantage. The mer
looked at him contemporary.
Say, young fellow" they said tC
him. clear out! Understand"
Incidentally they jostled up against
him and trod upon his toes. Dobbin,
never noticed 1.-THE once more looked
at the girl.
Can ! assist your" he repeated.
The girl half bowed. "You-yoI
can" she replied uncertainty.
No sooner had she said II than Dob
bing raised his voice. You fellows.
he exclaimed in a determined tone
re-eating what they had said TO him
you fellows clear OUT Understand
II YOU don't"
This was as far as he got The two
men. with a variety OF oaths, rushed
upon him. Somehow. al the start
Dobblns had seemed thin and shrunken
II was but an optical Illusion. Now
he felt the muscles Of his arms swell
and harden against the sleeves Of his
coat. He had the smell Of battle in his
nostrlls As the two men came FOR hin
be stepped 10 one side And then bS
some sudden trick. which was easier
imagined than described. he leaned Up.
on these Two men from behind auf
twisted their bodies and their arms and
lfft 1nd nechs into all SORTS ~ Fhap
and AZ one and the same time dealt
fheH ffurninH blows d. was MOI 0ut
man eeainaf two. Dobbins Nae d dozef