The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-29

fam McMahan. the secretary OF the
hub. ana walked rapidly toward door
at the rear ut the hall. Two other
members of the Give and Take asso-
citation swiftly joined the little group.
Terry O'SSullivun was now in the bands
of the board of rules and social ref
erees. They spoke to him briefly and
softly and conducted him out through
the same door at the rear.
This movement on the part OF the
Glover Leaf members requires a word
of eiucidation. Back of the aSsocia-
ton ball was Il smaller room rented
by the club In this room personal diff
| ticulties that arose on the ballroom
| floor were settled. man to man. with
| the weapons Of nature. under the su-
pervision of the board. No lady could
say that she had witnessed fight at
Glover Leaf hop in several years,
| Its gentlemen members guaranteed
| that.
| So easily and smoothly had Dempsey
and the board done their preliminary
work that many In the hall had not no
ticcd the checking of the fascinating
O'Sullivan's social triumph. Among
| these was Maggie. She looked about
for her escort.
"Smoke up said Rose Cassidy
Wasn't you on Demps Donovau
picked a scrap with your Lizzie boy
and they've waltzpd ont to the slaugb
ter room with him. How's my hail
look done up this way. MagT'
Maggie laid hand on the bosom
of her cheesecioth waist.
Gone to fight with Dempsey she
said breathesSly. They've got to be
stopped Dempsey Donovan can't hgh
him. Why. he l-he'l kill him.
"Ah. what do you careY said Rosa
Don't some OF EN- fight every hop:
But Maggie was off. darling he1
zigzag way through the maze of dah
GERS. She burst through the rear doc
into the dark ball aud then threw he
solid shoulder against the door OF til
room of single combat. 1t gave way
and in the instant that she entered b.
eve caught the scene-thP board Stau;.
ing about with open watches; Demp
spy, Donovan in his shirt sleeves dan
cling, light footed. with the wary grac
of the modern pugilist within cas-.
reach of his adversary; Terry O'Sul
livan standing with arms folded aot
murderous look in his DARK eyes
And without Stacking the speed Of he
entrance she lpaped forward with
scream-leaped i'll time to catch an
hang upon the arm of O'Sullivan tina
was suddenly uplifted and TO wins
from it the long, bright stiletto tha
he had drawn from his bosom.
The knife fell and rang upon til
floor Cold steel drawn in the room
of the Give and Take association
Such thing bad never happened be
fore. Every one stood motionless f.
minute. Andy Geoghan kicked tn
stiletto with the toe of his shoe cur
ously, like an antiquarian who ha
come upon some ancient weapon I'll
known to his learning.
And then OSulliyan Kissed some
thing unintelligible between his teetl
Dempsey and the board exchange
looks. And then Dempsey looked Z
O'Sulivan without anger, as one look
at stray dog. and nodded his hea
, in the direction of the dool.
"The back stairs. Ginseppi." he sal
briefly Somebody II pitch your hi
!, | down after you.
Maggie walked up to Dempsey Do
ovan. There was a brilliant spot
:, red in her cheeks. down which slo
). tears were running. But she locke
him bravely in the eye.
II knew it. Dempsey" she said
her eyes grew dull even in their tear