The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-13
ELLERY
GAVE PROOF
1t Was a Convincing Demonstration

ray OF fascinating socks. The man
| brushed up again1t him, Earring the
small package which Eilery carried
beneath his arm So that he had to re.
adjust his grasp Of 1t.
1t was a small box neatly tied up in
/ fresh paper with violet cord, because
| his sister had attended to that detail.
| Ii looked as II II might be jewelers.
plush box containing a diamond neck.
lace or something of the sort but in
| reality il held two sandwiches.
This was because Ellery is an alb
sent-minded individual who will not
heed the call OF hunger unless some
one is al hand forcibly 10 lead HIM to
a meal. OF late he had been working
nights and forgetting TO go out to
dinner. coming out OF his trance about
ten O'Clock. rayenous and faint.
III YOU put this box In front of YOU
| upon your desk his sister had toll
him with faint sarcasm. maybe youii
remember TO open it and eat the { ..
tents while you work"
Ellery had obediently carried tie
box downtown With him. II was sT.R al
enough 10 escape general notice, bat e
seemed to have attracted the low.
browed man.
Indeed, at the entrance 10 convent
eat alley that lurking Individual sud
denly gave Ellery a push aud mazda
another unsuccessful grab at the. box.
Then he speedily bit the dust, because
Ellery in his indignation and alarm
had Immediately squared off and hit
back, chance planting his fist on the
sensitive spot OF the low browed mans
jaw.
In the resultant confusion the man
amb,el 10 his feet and fled The
box WAS recovered by It's owner willis
the assembled populace cheered him
tor 50 ably defending his property.
Ell,ry is d man OF peace Under or.
binary conditions he would beg par.
don II fly II he got Ia its way. How.
ever, Ia his ears stil rang pleasantly
the p!auits or the street crowd as he
entered the general once and related
his adventure
maAdsi Lu4oy with lock vi incredl
ulity
Youth a vulgar street fight"
incurred Williamson. "Oh. you shock
me, dear boy"
Maybe You think I'm a eow@rl,"
bristl.d Ellery.
No, oh, no" sootSed hummer "But
are you sure You really hit him.
For answer E.legy walked into his
private office and slammed the door.
uhcons ciously he doubled up his arm
and felt his swelling biceps with a
certain fierce pleasure. lie measured
d good five feet eleven AID was broad
Of shoulder and inwarIly he writhed
at The incredulous tones which had
been employed by the men In the outer
Office. That they should think him in.
capable Of worsting an opponent or
even Of hitting back ranked in his
mind. That lie Was mild OF manner
and reserved OF speech was no reason
for putting him down as a mollycoddls
afraid to call his soul his own
All day III intervals vi work the lit.
tie sting kept recurring to destroy Ell
lery's peace Of mind, 10 rouse in him
d spirit VI wrath In d subconscious
way he knew the men in the ONCE
had talked the matter over and he
could imagine their comments and
their Winks. Maybe they even went
so far as to think he had exaggerated
had even told fagehoOd.
Ia solt OF fury Ellery worked on
that evening. deyouring his sand.
wiches with slow, fierce grinds of his
jaws. his brows straight and frowu.
Ing. He did not realize that those
sandwiches had been lovingly filled
with lettuce and mayouaise and
chopped nuts-they might just as well
have been spread with sawdust
He started home about ten o'clock.
Just as he reached the deserted
corner Of the building from the shad.
ows stepped a man with the grutf
command, Hands up"
There was no one else In sight, SO
1t WAS useless to call for help. The
man was bigger than Ellery, but Ell.
lery's evaporation at this second as.
sault in one day overcame all ether
emotions.
With an inartieulate howl and the
blood humping in his temples, ElIery
made leap at the robber ia sublime
disregard OF possible six-shooter. His
assailant crumpled up like paper
man beneath the shock OF Eliery's
weight. Without any wasting OF
breath In preliminaries Eilery pro
ceeded to pound the mans face as IL il
were a particularly tough beefsteak
which he Was In hurry TO make ten.
der. The JOY Of onset was still upon
him as he pounded away, but his op-
ponent twisted his countenance aaida
to escape that implacable fist.
Stop. Ellery. stop," gaspek q
strangely familiar voice.
Looking closely the gladiator saw IL
was hummer from the Office Speech
less he removed his knees from Lum.
ner's chest and arose. staring. Lum.
ner remained sitting on the pavement,
'ouphinq HIS mangled Qaunfausuo. A.