The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

OH are In the white check CaSS-tWenty Tor DOLLAR
He then said to Jimmie is that the way you feel
about us, with kind intentions toward youa" said,
YES your kind intentions toward and the public
in The same class the fox to the chickehe wolf to the
sheep and the cougar to the deerand have not lived
all my life without knowing that You people have COM
bnaon Of the worst kind that be found in the three
sad eyes" "Well then, we will fight" answered by
saying "The whole of you at once?" He said, "No,
laughing 1--WE have have got one fellow in our crowd
that will eat you up said Al right, if he does he
have eaten something that he never gave the public
liz FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.
We here and then agreed on the fight and place. AS
entered the alone to battle for what right the
hall crowded with restaurant only thought how
many fght-right against might | thought how many
such fights had prevailed before-night had won-but
there other champions Of right who picked up the
banner-never again to be ramped under the foot of
might long understood the meaning of the word
will follow. Such the at Valley Forge in their
bare and bloody feet leaving their tracks the snow such
the mems ideas who fought right against might and
made the Declaration of Independence fact-'equal
rights to al-specal privileges to none"
Finally the referee called to the center of the ring As
left my knew it the fight of my life looked
recognition in return | said, Jimmie, you alone
not friend among them, but go ahead you right
and as long as you believe that, never quit.
The referee had by this time brought the two of to-
gether. sized up my antagonist. 1t comparing
humming bird against the hawk said to myself Jim
mic, old man. you can whip himyou are fighting for a
The referee said to Do you understand the rules!
said that believed did. Fair play rules will govern.
He said, young fellow, those rules don't go here-you
of association told him that did not understand
them. He said Our rules that get all lay
hands on, and give little in return possible
told him that did not understand those rules. He again
SAID You will before you get through with the big fellow
that in front of YOU Go to your corners AS walked
back to my could hear the yelling Of the mob
for that is all can honestly call them They yelling
Hen to monopOlyfifteen to the restaurant
rust By this time had reached my to find that
the chair had been sitting on had been taken. did not
know where it looked at my opponents
He comfortably seated with pail Of water be-
side him and bottle in it to throw into him in he
needed more ginger There was nobody in my corner to
help me put my gloves that had picked up from the
center of the ring. wasn't in any hurry to put them
knew had to get one to tie them before could
commence settle little difference strayed
his to examine his gloves and approached
him of his seconds yelled to and he joined them
We all right go back to your and put your
after he hits you once!" said ''Tha may be- but I'm
going to examine his gloves" and with that took hold
of his left hand it all right far my feeling of it
was concerned. He then said 'Jmmie go back to your
We the square here with the pub
c!'' / said ''You fool the public and give them
cold DEAL but you can't deceive Throw up you. right
hand. want to for myself. That's why am here "
He did not raise it, grabbed it, kind of cold chill
down my back only for instant and then the Irish
blood that through my veins made forget myself
for second and stopped and whispered in his ear
There is yellow streak in you. Ill find it." pulled
the glove of-would you believe it would not if had
not found and seen it myself and then thought of how
the corporations and trusts in this country had been Civ
ing the cold deal to the people in the past through their
supposed be will get in the future
until such time they get their eyes wide Open said
to his seconds You take those bandages off his hands,
want to see what is underneath them" They 1oah
to do it, saying to me- 'There is nothing there said
again, ''Pull them off am here to what the word
nothing in your opinion Pull those bandages OFF,
They did My eyes opened wider and wider, for when
they had them off there 1.-TWO thin strips of lead
top of the other weighing about one-quafer of pound
said to him. Oh, you big coward!" He said, Jimmie,
only put them to protect my knuckes for fear would
hurt my hand" said to him, You had no fear of hurt
ing my head any fear of how you would hurt your
customers stomachust that You got their money and
thought if he would do this to mevery small in
parison with hmwhat is it that he has not donewhat
is it that he would not stoop to do against the public if he
could be the gamer in money! =.
HE WAS NO GUTTER.
ordered his seconds to bandage his hand and put on
his glove They did, ordered them to take off his left
glove bandage along with it. They did 1t all right
] told them would tie the strings his gloves. did
tied the knots at the back of the gloves that in the
cnches he could not be pressing the knots in my face
The referee had been hollerng $50 get readyyuu re
qutter-you re gutter" The mob had been yelling
That's the fellow who got bond from the Union Trust
company for $260000-he got it from hem"-you can't
monkey with them we do with the public You have