New-York tribune., 1907-04-28
THE THIRD STRING * Il Il By W. W. JACOB

II should never speak to you agin. Ginger" ses
oIo sam. pursing up is lips.
"ro think Of our Ginger being called coward
ses old SAM with a shudder. "and afore a gal.
The, loveiiee:st sal in Wrapping" ses Peter.
~ tCUA 52 stS Ginger you s can SAut % uP, not9 %
short short Of IT. don't mind an ordinary man. but
Ola sam sat down ON the edge OF rs bed and
looked the picture Of despair You must go. Gin
Your sake?' ses Ginger. staring.
,,, iEe , g2' money On H. ses sam; SOS Peter II
Good jo6 Tor yo!g. TOO" ses Ginger. II did
e coughed ana looked at sam.
'.Iou don't understand, Ginger" said Sam. In
soft voice; 1t aut often chap gets the chance %
making bit o. money these ard times"
Peter. ITS tie safest ana easiest way o making
money ever & card OF: You see, We know you're
ali Ito names he could lay is tongue to. but with
they didn't mind bit. They let him ave is say.
and that nign5 they brought ONE two other sailor
men Wot ad bet usi9 Ginger to share their room.
fond Of i'm that IT was evident tfat t6sy wasn3
going 10 leave I'm tin the fight was over.
Ginger gave Up tLen, ana At II O'Clock next day
the landlord OF the Jolly Pilots short, fat man
went with en-. and an the way to the station he
KEPT saying Wot a Jolly SPOT Il was for that sort
To be Knocked down on, and larks up in the air
They tooltas train & 10 Homeron ana. 2 being
slack time o tho day. the porters was surprised 10
was Ginger. There was the landlords of arr the
public 'Guse5 IN "apIlns; al smoking big cigars;
the AFTERNOON oi-oue with n raging tOothache and
the other with a baby wot wasn't expected to last
and the landlord o. the jolly Pilots pointed out
was at art Besides them there was quite a lot
o. saIormen even skippers and mates, nearly all
cal 4f frn~ l
Ginger out OF the corner OF one eye and at the
"tfit ard and hit straieht' ses tho landlord 10
train and walkedsup the road. "Ow you feel
I,lyo got cold coming on" SOS pore Ginger:
looking az the Basher who was on in front, and
2 splitting 'eadache end sharp pain all down my
We'll It's II good Job it's no worse" ses tho
landlord: III you've got To DO is 10 hit ard. If
i'm stand YOU fver Of IT, D'ye understand
They turned down some little streets, several Of
'am going diff rent ways. and arter crossing the
iard said the Tiace iht h BEEN made ''f for io IN
Iutle chap from Milo End the referee and
Riu Lumm 'avinG peeled stood looking while
fully folded ,em up. Then they stepped toward one
shook 'ands; Immediately arter which Bin knocked
Ginger head over 'erls
Time. was called and the @ landlord o, the Jolly
that it was nothing at all and that bleeding at the
Ginger was that mad "a didn't want any encour-
ag9e5ment: he on'y wa. wanted ed. 10 RI II BiH Lumm
mark and foIlered it up by a landed punth on
Bus jaw that surprised 'em both-BlI because he
didn't think Ginger could hit 50 ard. and Ginger
because q didn't think that prize-hghters nd any
They clinched and feu that round. and the land
ever 'ad son ne 'oped he'd grow up like I'm.
on, and so was old sam ana peter Russet and
when Ginger knocked Bnl down in tho sixth round
marked all over. but he stuck TO rs man ana the
two dock policemen. wot ad put their money on
TgTTpV Eap q IN Of hafr dpGfy md Gay-
a ow the fight ought to be stopped
ewes, and kept wasting is strength on the empty
air, and once on the referee. Ginger watched Is
tho point O Bnrs jaw. knocked I'm down and
then looked round for the landlords knee.
BIN made game try to set UP when "'rime!'
was called. but couldn't, and the referee, who was
,odins a handkerchief to is nose. gave the hght
It was the proudest moment O. Ginger Dicks
ana SANS voice as he paid is loslngs sounded to
i'm Ike music. IN spite O the words the old man
money that It Almost looked as though there was
going to he another prizehght hut e paid up at
last and went Off, arter fust telling Ginger part
OF wot he thought Of I'm.
There, was lot o quarrelling. but the bets was
Pilots who was in 'igh feather with the money
ised and took him 'ome in cab.
You done We'll my lad" he ses. NO don't
IT one you'll tell Miss Tucker 'ow fought -
T viii. my lad" ses the landlord; 'but you'd
better not see er for some time. for both your
4 was thinking of 'aving day or two in bed -
BEST thing you can do" ses the landlord: ''and
mind, don't you. ever fight BIZ Lumm agin. Keep
'Swhy? I beat i'm once. an can beat i'm agin -
ses Ginger, offended.
Beat i'm ses the landlord He took is cigar
out Of is mouth though @ going to speak,
and then put It back agin and looked out Of the
Yes beat I'M" ses Ginger. You was there and
He lost the fight a-purpose' ses the landlord.
whispering. Miss Tucker found ont that YOU
wasn't a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., did for 'er-
and she told Bill that, IL e loved er so much that
he'd ave is sinful pride took down by letting you
beat I'm. she'd think dhrent of i'm. Why, a
could ave settled You in minute If he'd liked.
He was cn'y playing with you."
Ginger stared at i'm If o couldn't believe is
eyes. .PIayinET' he ses, feeling is face very
gently with the tips OF his fingers.
Yes ses the landlord; ''and II he ever hits you
agin you'n know I'm speaking the TRUTH
Ginger sat back all OF heap and tried to think
"Is Miss Tucker going to keep company with i'm
agin. them he ses in a faint voice.
No the landlord; you can make your
mind easy tuat point"
well then If / walk out with 'er I shall ave
to fight Bill all over agin," Ginger.
The landlord turned 20 i'm and patted i'm on
the shoulder Don't you take up your troubles
afOre they coma nay lad" he ses kindly "Gnd