The Jasper news., 1907-12-26
HAD TO KEEP DATE
smETH0 DIcAL MAN WAS DUE TO
THRASH ENEMY. ..ls
And HIS Friend, . Man Of Peace, Ac-
ccfnpanied Him to the Scene
I 81 Combat, Greatly to His
Discontinue.

of Combat, Greatly to His
81 DIscomfiture.
II like methodical man." said an
uptown rounder. but my friend
whose den Is opposite to the one
where loiter is excessive in this
/ line.
He asked me to dine with him, and
II accepted. We went at II leisurely.
We got down to the. foot of the menu
loafing all the way. As usual he was
placid. We had Just reached pie and
iemitasse when he asked me rather
suddenly the day Of the month. I
had 1t handy.
And the day of the weekT he
asked And handed him that. Then
he looked at his watch.
You won't mind, old man, he
said, * l tell you that Imust CO.
u told him II 1t was matter OF
any moment. l. would consent, but
with regret. knew he was absent
minded.
This is the day, he continued.
showing back his glass and using his
napkin hurriedly, when 4 promised
! to give Blinky a good .thrashing. !
had forgotten 1t when ] asked you to
dine. You'll excuse me, old man,
won't yon?
For his own sake, as well as my
own pleasure, I asked him. II he
couldn't postpone the fistic affair until
later. ~ /,
/" IT cant be put on he replied. 7
know exactly where, he will be. within
40 minutes, and prefer to lick him at
that place
Then replied. ,T'll go with,
YOU
"He got under headway first and
was on the sidewalk before got my.
1 top coat buttoned. Then he called
. motor car and giving the chauffeur
the number he told him to take a
back street and let out at top speed.
"On the way he talked about near
=ly everything except fighting. He
even told me of contemplated trip
to the far east. He burned up box
! Of cigarettes before the car halted in
front Of the place In which he said the
enemy had his Office.
! II asked II I had not better go in
3 with him. He thanked me, but de-
clined the offer.
" II won't take long, he said, and
I IL might not be pleasant for third
party. You hold the car till l come
! out
Az he disappeared felt q clammy
ooze gathering on my brow, and re-
moved my hat looked at my watch
every minute. /. never knew time to
drag as 1t did while sat In that
car. / win never know how long
sat there.
II remember figure coming out Of
the doorway. It had changed some
since 1t had gone in. leaped out OF
the car and approached my friend.
"He said he wasn't hurt, but
quickly saw that he had been up
against II. II ] ever concoct a strik.
{ ing transformation scene for stage
I'll put in scene like that for
thriller.
"sWould you like to see him--the
other fellow?, asked my friend.
II don't know what made me say
: that would dote on such sight,
+ Quicker than wireless message he
4 grabbed me. by the arm and rushed
me up the stairway to the once of the
enemy.
my friend opened the door.
stuck my head through the aperture.
Biz! Just like thatl The next thing
Il remembered was in the car. My
friend was holding something under
my nose.
"fe apologized for the suggestion he
had made and which resulted in my
emerging from the situation In
worse plight than himself. No more
methodical fracas for me. thank you"
IN. \. Sun.
Took Advantage Of czar's Hobby.
rotov tho f1roaf M ~ icula rIv doltOht.