The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
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sulting remarks, he had sneaked away at a mild threat of personal chastise ment. Thus he was not only black guard, but a coward as well; and, he should have his licking, sneak where he would.
 Manning asked for three days leave. This time no formality was neglected. The plan was to devote a day to a settle ment with Quincy: the other two to a more agreeable journey. At the station he looked wistfully in the direction of Okisko, and for a moment the Washing ton trip wabbled badly. Then he remem- bered Okiskos praise of Quincy, also Quincy's burning words. His cheek flushed. What would she-what could she think of him, if he went to see her before having purged himself of the in- suits that had been heaped upon him?
 He set his face toward Washington. On the train he met up with one of the con- ductors of the old Sanford run. Briefly he confided the object of his trip.
 Tom Quincy!' yelled the ticket punch CT 'I know Tom we'll And you are going all the way to Washington to tan his hide?'
 "Going to try" said Manning, doggedly.
 The conductor laughed, pretty much as the chief back at Warwick had laughed. DO you know Quincy?" he walled.
 "No. But he'll know me before I've done with him..
 My dear boy" said the conductor, with tears of laughter, "you-you'd bet ter get back to Warwick. Quincy would simply eat you alive!''
 "Oh, I don't know" loftiy. I'm hundred and sixty pounds to the good
 But have you ever seen him.?
 Manning shook his head. and the con- ductor continued his ticket punching pil- grimage. looking back now and then and shaking with laughter.
 Quincy had just finished stiff days work when Manning found his way to the Press rooms He inquired for Quincy.
 Come in, an I'll look i'm up' said the squint-eyed office boy who answered ms ring.
 Manning sat down within earshot of wire buzzing with foreign news. His opinion of Quincy's ability underwent change He realized that 1t must indeed take one of the finest to catch such stuff and lick it into shape for public reading. The boy returned. Hes in the wash room. gettin the hayseeds out'n his hair, he volunteered.
 Manning kicked open the washroom door and beheld q young giant punched over q basin snorting into double hands frl of water. "Is this MT. quincy, late of Judy?" he demanded.
 "rhat,s whatr' blubbered the washer.
 "Weu. I'm Manning from Warwick, and I've come to have it out with you for your insulting remarks to me over the wire"
 You don't say, Then pitch right in. my son; don't mind me. Only let me know when you hit me-there might be troubIe.r Quincy reached for a towel and. noting the proportions of his would-be punisher. he broke into good-natured guffaw.
 Manning felt little frost feathers chase down his spine as he measured the nhvsinue of the man he had come to whip However. it was too late to back water then. so he peeled off his coat when Quincy finished wiping.
 ."rimen' called the big fellow presently. sauarIng off and prancing around Man ming in grotesque mimicry of prize hoxer Manning struck out vciousy, but Quincy playfully turned aside his blows "I et's have one from the terrible left so, That was q beaut. Now let fly with vour other dukey No. not that way. but so-a straight one for the solar eclipsus Good, Try an undercut this time. That's it But keep up your guard. man. Keep up your guard, or I'll land one on yonr sneaking trumpet. That's the stuff. Now let's initiate you into the reality of a knockout dropt" And opening wide his hand Quincy smote Manning q slap that sent him sprawling into q corner
 In jump the big fellow was over his victim. a look of generous feeling in his face s.I didn't mean to do quite that" he said. Are you hurt old man2' Then seeing Manning get quickly to his feet he uatfed him on the back affcctionsteIy and offered him hand with such evident good will that in spite of himself. Man ming took and shook it.
 ''Yeu'vs rot the right stuff, my boy"