The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09

Now" said he, "as you've ct 70
grub. Well talk" His lordship waved
his perfectO gracefully, and Joe con-
tinued: The frs day I spoke to you
civil an gent'manly, you treat me like
, a niger or a ki-yOte. l let that pass
cause l oughtn't to have undid ny
lip; but when you riz up an kicked me
you done a thing what makes plan
see red an forgit the law. You give
me two bruises. mister, one on my
skin an one on a white mans pride
an now I'm a goin' to give 'em back. -
Wait" said Lord Cranton, flushing
to his ears. Aren't you a trifle rash ?
For my thouShtless act in b0otinS you
l wrote full apology, and am now
prepared to apologize again-profuseIy
Isn't that sufficient"
No" snapped Joe "it amt. You
can do yO' apologizin' afterwards; hat
befo you do it, I'm a goin to- give you
the durndes lickin' what you ever got
sence me an you was born"
A lump of anger rose in the Briton's
| throat, but in spite of it a look OF ad-
miration crept into his ewes
'One moment" he parleyed. do YOU
mean to say that it was your intention
TO thrash me from the first?" Joe nod
ded. And you helped me up on thar
bit of wreckage and saved my life in
order to carry out your extraordinary
purpose?'' Again Joe nodded. and tire
| Briton's lips began to twitch into a
smile. will you tell me-" he asked.
why you did not polish me off when
IlrSt we landed, or this morning before
we breakfasted ?"
Mister" Joe answered, without ap-
parent understanding of the situation s
humor. las night you was wet an
| cole; you want in no condition for q
| sausfackry fight, an this mOrnin' we
| ooth was hongry. l had my breckfus.
| and might of punched you then. bu+ 7
amt the man to take advantage of a
Teller critter an bloody his nose or a
| empty Stummiek"
Lord CrantOn's look CT admiration
visibly increased
by George, you're Il brick" he
laughed, land as for YOUR lust desire
| 10 lick me, it's most uncivil in q gen
Ileman TO Keep you waiting He rose
ana began to divest himself of SUPER
1luous clothing, but paused at sud
den thought, with his vest half off.
Look here" he said, you've beer a
ripping chevalier in your code Of horror.
and it's only fair On my part to ac-
quaint you with a fact. At Cambridge
l went in for bOxin,-strong. Since
then I've kept in training, anC am
rather ut Unless YOU are a profess
slonal, you know, I'm att to prove =
trifle nasty"
There was nothing boastfui about
the tone. 1t was merely a generous
manly statement Of the case, and To-
was one TO appreciate i Thoroughly.
GOOD! he answered. It'll make
things interestin I'm glad Won ain't
no blzZle-boy, cause il wouldn't a
been no satisfaction in a-lamr.in' If
you. The rules of the gam is a stand
up give an take-no U-rastti.l'-no
ciinchin'- Is that all right ."
"Oh, perfectly" smiled the English
man. and stood on guard.
me beach was an ideal battle-ground
smooth and hard, with sufficient room
between the waterline and the edge %
surfer SAND Lord Cranton was strip
ped and ready for the fray. but now
1t was the Kentuckian's turn to Dausa
Mister, he said in tone of inner
eht chlValry. Il reckon YOU forgot tn
take out yo' single barreled eveclaSs.
OUT you better do it, cause that's enc
OF the pertick'ler places that I'm goin'
to pick for"
ihank YOU" laughed Lord Cranton
as ne tossed his monOcle aside. I
thlhk Id rather shake your hand than
IrOuhce you, but the row is yours and
hope you'll pardon me for dom, he
best l can. Come on"
Ihey were ready now for the tast
OF strength and pluck. the nobIeman
assuming the stiff, ungracefuI pose of
an Ehgilsh boxer, while his foe crouco-
ca low and circled round and round in
the manner of his people.
Joe Rupert tented for an oDentn
ana bounded in with a whirlwind rusb
out the unexpected happened The
SWING was parried and a white fist
idhded flush upon his mouth: then aft
er moment Joe sat I'D. snat h1ood
and looked with sort of childish Won,
DER at the man who hit him.
one! smiled the Englishmau. are
you hurt" ave
Joe rose in silence and haeao onco
more to circle round and round. his
gray eyes swapping, his head hello low
and his shoulder hunched p protect his
Jaw. This time he avoided rushing tao
ties and began to spar With a double
telnt he deceived Lord Cranton and
placed a blow on the very spot whence
the monocle had been removed: but the
Brlton cOuntered nicely. once more az
ing out the tough Kentuckian
Have you had enough ?" incurred
his lordship. IF you have. 7 am rea7I-
with that apology"
Not much!" snarled Joe. 1T ~,
a-goin' to lick you like | said l wonId
SO you better stop talkin' an watch
the game. We've got till supDer-tig7,a
an If l haven't whipped YOU then
well build fire to see by."
Lord Cranton stared in undfspI,ise ! !
amazement. Here was a man OutrIsss-
ed at every point. yet possessed OF m
mortal grit and an animal strength m |
accept a triple share of punishment
put not defeat, so long as breath ana |
the power of battle fingered in his
frame. To conquer this man he n1s+ !
40 SO quickly. merciIessIy, and towarI !
mat end ne squared himself for az
gresslve action. His lead was good n
chest blow dealt with all his muscle |
ana his weight but Joe wfthstood + /
ana landed on his lordship's ribs Win |
VICIOUS short-armed jolt The BriTon /
reeied ana grew gray about the Inns
Neat, he gasped, and once more |
stood on guard.
Ihen up and down the smooth whit /
oeach the contest ragged. each earnest in
ms work, each striving to batter down 4
MS man, in spite of the strange and |
mutual admiration which grew with
every Jab and uppercut. In actual /
points the American was getting far the
worst of it, but the Englishman
breathed hard. and, even with a Cam
Drldge training, was convinced that the
mill would never last till supper time.
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