The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31

All, would you! KeAhump. When +
was young 1T was a simple rushing,
oiinching pastime. with only the ear
and eyebrow hold barred And what
was that hook the man with the
freciSled legs operated so neatly in folio
number six?
Tn dead sick of this fighting
business. | snarled. as my jaw gave
a jump. Amt you got enough?'
Never. my child he cried, softly
but firmly Watch me-
And hang me. sir, but If he didn't
walk to the exit and begin calling Mr.
McBurr variety of undignifled names
in the trappers patois.
The heathens speedily gathered
around, awed by his hardihood and two
squaws began chanting his requiem
OF course the harangue soon brought
Chief Chuck on the canter. and he was
about to lave his hands in Tbs blood
when the old sport called on him to
tarry in his immediate footsteps and
listen. Tib's proposal was simply this:
He would fight the Seal river champion
Marquis of Queensberry rules govern
ing. and stake his gold mine secret
against the little kid.
CHUCK gazed at his round face and
bruised jaw in open amazement, and
then a look of admiration crept into
his little hiack eyes And it seemed
to me as IL he were plying Tib In his
savage fashion, 1t shall be so" he
cried, in his deep voice. that his grand
sres blood could not rob of its
rumbline. chesty intonation
This is to be on the square,? in
sisted Tib.
Chuck reminded him he would still
retain the secret If cheated. Then he
grew serious and faced his followers
and swore by their Shaman that the
mill was not to be double cross
Fight now? be asked, eagerly, throw
ing off his fur coat and jumping sew
eral feet from the ground.
II could see he was crazy for go
and realized he had probably had but
little chance to practice up among his
fellow thieves
..Tib touched his jaw and shook his
head and said he would enter the ring
on the morrow. While the chief was
disappointed, he Immediately sent In
some stew for us to eat and some oil
to rub rib's bruises. You see. he
didn't want the fracas to be too easy
lie wanted to cherish and foster his
opponent so as to have it interesting
Meanwhile we went TO work. lib had
gilt edged memory and easily re-
called all the blows so faithfully re-
produced and diagnosed by our ma
chine before Finer and his men.
tried to make him let me take his
place. for he was old enough to be my
father. but he reminded me of my re-
cent condition--lung trouble, you know
and | had to admit one good punch
in the chest would lay me away to get
dusty. Then | stood on bale or furs
and played ! was the nut brown cham
pion, so that he could get used to the
chiefs height. while he hoped about
like a rubber ball and did some fearful
contortions While didn't believe hf
could ever lick Chuck. | hoped he
would scare him to death by his ma
neuvers. He won't make my weight,
he declared. but If I've any friends tel
en- to place their money on me. fol
I'm going to annex that baby
fhat night ] rubbed him in oil, ant
ne went to sleep early. Chuck KEEP
the gang quiet outside our dormitory
and we We're not disturbed until late
NEXT morning. When we stepped oul
INTO the sunlight the scenery impressed
me as being ont Of joint. For in tht
midst of the Seal rivers grand ole
stage settings was roped arena thai
looked much like parcel of the Bow
cry And about It was a sea of fla
faces. all eying with admiration the
husky build of Chief Chuck. And he
despite the keen air, had beer
prompted by some New Bedford cor,
puscie to strip to the waist, quite II
the approved pug style. Near our cor
her stood an old hag holding blue
eyed, white haired splendid BOY
wrapped in furs. Lord, sir! His hall
and eyes showed me at once he was
the missionary's kid.
II teach him to accept my chal-
lenge. muttered lib, throwing of his
coat. rolling up his shirt sleeves ano
vanking his belt up another notch with