Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

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YOU want to get into hight Win
me-" replied Bryan. II haven't done you any
harm. and wish to be at peace with all the
world" A..
II haven't paid you off for hitting me tha'
day in the Public Garden" -. e..
"Never mind that. l am willing to 1or,
give the debt and call it square,, assureo
Bryan. 80 49,. and Pm
going. to do it. You don't get away from NJ ne
this time until you've got the biggesg ,n;tb nHf,
ing you ever had in your life. ROW, on W. ~
yoIlr coat, stand up to it, and make 1t iair
fight" replied Lamb, taking the attltude VI
pugilist. .,o,, 80, told vou never fight
when can run away. 1t is against my prih.
ciples to fight" pleaded Bryan. ,h
Hang your principles!" exclaimed Lamp, i;ve
81 don't hang them; l keep them ,at .3 tb;s M
matter drop where it is? What WIZ WI, m,
Iongwood say if he learns that we have peeh
in a fght% III ,,aue-
Il don't care what he says, | will meyer eyer
let this thing drop!' protested a., n1lnU naars,~
Zone or both of us may have to 60 10 nn Sne
store tomorrow morning WITT a p,ach H.
and, of course. Mr.. Longwood and ana, an ,nd sn
clerks will want to know about H. areueu
II don't want any more talk about IT,, IT, sa,d smd
Lamb. edging up to the professors son anu
brandishing his clenched fists, -, pu.n
'Then / must run away, aooeo oiS""'
quietly as he took to his heels. .uoLo
Coward! coward" yelled. Lamb, as he proke
into run after his intended victim;
But the lot was very rough, for the horse 1s
railroads had carted snow upon IL from Vic
streets.
BRYAN would have escaped his relentless
foe Il there had not been a high board fence
to climb over at the rear OF the lot, nes dos.
sibly he was little excited by the presence
of the enemy behind him. At any rate ne
lost his hold upon the top OF the tehce' anu
fell back upon the ground.
Before he could get up, Lamb had cornered
him and it was utterly impossible Tor MN
to- to get away again. The ruffian began to
spar in front of him, and doubtless behevlng
he was to have an n easy e.on victory ne a'neu
The boy easily parried it, for whateger
Lamb thought of his own skill. the probes
sor's son did not regard him as an accom-
plshed pugilist. 1.L,. .hora
was still some way to avoid the tight Ii
he attempted to run while in such close quar-
ters he was sure to be hit, and to place him
self at a very great disadvantage. 1t was sater
for him to stand than it was to run. ;.
Bv this time Lamb had worked himself up
into furious passion in fact, he was pesloe
himself, though Bryan had done nothing 10
provoke him.
He interpreted the conduct of his victim as
cowardlce, anu tne iiote Vic pni pio e IL.
Welded, the more violent was the wrath OF ms
prosecutor. =, -
"Hold on a minute lamb" said Bryan, as
he warded off another heavy blow.
"I don't stop this time till have finished
you!" replied Lamb, painting from his exer-
tion. ..,,;. hoeo,o ,,o,,
go any further" ,,y
ri don't want you to tell me anything!"
yelled Lamb, savagely. :,
The rough kept hitting at Bryan all this
time If he had been sensible fighter he
blows took effect upon his adversary Every
one of them was skillfully parried.
BRYAN wanted to tell him that he. under,
stood, this sort of business perfectly, and
that he could knock him out" in few sec
onds. But Lamb would not hear him.,
long suffering in mild way, He had done
all he could to avoid the fight, and when it
began. all he could to stop it. He finally con-
cluded that it was necessary for him to strike,
for Lamb would never be satisfied till his game
was blocked.
accomplishing anything, for he suddenly in
creased his efforts to get in telling blow in
The face of his victim. He rushed upon him
with redoubled fury, but Bryan parried what
was to be the effective blow with his right,
while he planted a ''left-hander between the
ewes of Lamb, which knocked hlm nat upon
his back on the snow;
IL Lamb was astonished, he did not express
himself to that effect. He scrambled up, but
he looked rather dazed, and his movements
were somewhat uncertain. Suddenly he seemed
to take in the whole idea, and threw himself
not in condition to do even as well as before.
After warding off the blows for a moment,
Bryan had to strike again.
Once more Lamb went over. He tried to