Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
A QUEER
TOURNAMENT
By ANDREW c. EWING
Copyright. 1870. by American Press
Association.

eocn Otncr as you 40 W H'hNNtI AoN
aud your chum. Mr.. Warren. are TO
gether you say all sorts Of mean things
70 each other. bur | don't see that
either Of you gets angry.
"Oh. we understand each other"
~ wouder IL Sadie and could do
that"
NO. you couldn't without quarrel
ing"
Miss Ashby was silent for moment.
:hen said. I'm going 70 try"
IN bet you pound Of candy
against a cigar that you quarrel"
III take the bet"
II was agreed between us that the
two girls should have a talking tourna-
ment while they played n game Of ten
mis-. Dick Warren TO furnish remarks
for Miss Blanchard. 10 be thrown IN
occasionally, and 10 do the same for
Miss Ashby. Umpires were appointed,
ana we all met by appointment at the
court
We permitted the girls 10 play for
awhile without furnishing any re-
marks, during which time they said
what they considered very trying
things 10 each other. laughing all the
while and congratulating themselves
on their abili,yato maintain good hu-
NOR. After theNrst set had been play
ed Dick and 1, each standing by the
girl he was to talk through. began 10
nut in an occasional word. producing
the following bits of dialogue:
You give me another ball like that"
said Miss Ashby. land I'll swipe you
with my racket"
Miss Blanchard only smiled
Now you're showing Your rhlnoc-
eros tusk." pursued Miss Ashby.
Miss Warren ceased to smile. In
deed. she looked very sober The tooth
referred to was n blemlsh TO her beau
ty. Dick made her retort-
THAT remark was one OF your own
You weren't told TO say It at all
think It real mean of you"
"Deuce~ cried Miss Ashby at my
suggestion. claiming 10 points more
than she was entitled to.
You know very well its 30-40
What do you want TO grab points like
that forY'
IL you knew" retorted the other.
what a mad looking thing you were
when you said that you'd put your
head 10 soak"
Miss Blanchard tried TO laugh. but
was too sensitive to laugh at a re-
mark which was untrue.
Il say. Clara" she said when her
opponent fniied 10 take bah she
served. IF you'd stop looking sweet ct
Mr.. Martindale you'd play a better
game. Everybody knows what you're
up TO in that direction"
Dick scored one In putting that re-
mark into Miss Bianchard's mouth
Miss Ashby threw down her racket.
Il don't care" she said. 1T doesn't
make any difference whether you were
prompted TO say that or not; you had
no right TO say it, Her face was fiery
red. and her eyes were swapping.
Miss Blanchard had not got over the
remark about her tusk and seemed to
take a malicious pleasure in saying
what Dick told her to say. sometimes
breaking intos short bits OF irritating
laughter.
sadie. II you don't stop that gig
Cling you'll drive me crazy" ! made
Miss Ashby remark.
"Oh. don't be silly, You're making a
poor show Of yourself You should
have brought a handglass."
You'd better have brought one
yourself" retorted Miss Ashby. IF
you had you'd have Kept your tusk
hidden"
Miss blanchard dropped her racket
and strobe off the field.
II didn't suppose" she said hotly.
that this was TO be a tournament Of
insults"
Miss Ashby followed her. walking
erect and with great hauteur. Il think
you two men had better finish it," she
said.
sthts D'An anu l.
and. picking up the rackets. we began
TO play and TO chat. We both haze
physical defects and did not refrain
from delicate mention Of them.
''Now I'm going 20 take you IN ths
bald spot on your forehead" from
Dick
And I'll knock one Of those spin
die pins from under you. Forty-thir-
ty."
'<TEirtylforty. yor mean Pity your
first baby lessons we're IN lying"
you know very vel you've Just out
Of Jail for perjury
Now I'm going g. put bail between
those bow legs Of yours. could throw
a barrel between en-"
which eye are you looking at ne
vith-the upper OF he lowerY-
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