The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-19
CHAPTER Xxx.
Ready for the Fight


- NE funny thing happened at our
camp that I nearly forgot
Next door there were several
Of those imported English
fighters training They were all licked
and sent back in time, by the way. Per-
haps II was because they were too fond
of ale
I had several cases Of good Bass ale
shipped down to the cottage when
training began and stored II away in
the cellar Every day ] went down and
got what we wanted for cur dinner.
After a while Il seemed TO me that ale
was going mighty fast I began 20 keep
track Of Il. I looked the stan over and
they were all nice and thin except
Dunkhorst, who seemed growing tatter
Said I 90 myself. That big stin Dunk
horst Is stealing my ale 50 ! thought
I'd teach DunEhOrst a lesson
That night ] went TO my room at 2
O'Clock. waited until all was quiet, and
then sneazed down and hid myself near
the cellar door. Nothing stirred for a
couple OF hours. and ] was just about
to give Il I'D when ] heard a sound at
the cottage across the way. and IN a
few minutes one Of the little English
men came creeping across our lawn TO
our cellar door. He opened the door
slowly and SDeaked in A moment later
he came out agaiI with MS arms fuu OF
my bottles Of Bass I jumped on him
Ike a cat But / didn't hurt hlm-1ust
look Ile ale away ana LDil MN q XIII
the next EugllSEmaQ I saw around the
place, and let him 50. There wasn't any
more ale az the English qI1TIeTE- Next
day at dinner gave big D7Inkhorst two
bottles for himself 10 ease ny con-
science But ] didn't tell Ed
I didn't DO much work the d.y be
fore the fight. for ] was ready. and
III and only needed a days rest
spared couple or rounds with Jack
and the others In the afternoon Jack
and 7 asked Johnny II he wouldn't like
10 take a little walk out along the
road
s'Sure." said John.
So we started out Il vas a beau
tiful day. the Sth Of June. the sun
shone IN a clear blue sky and every
thing was warm and pleasant ] re-
member now how the birds sang in
every tree and things were so quiet
/ and peaceful that / could hardly
realize that tomorrow would find me
I lighting for q worlds cham p1o0s hip
/ Jack and John and 7 walked out
about three miles at a nice. slow gait
/ Then 7 turned 20 brother Jack and
! tipped him q wink
/ Jack" I said, did we tell johns
/ that We were going TO walk out along
sure said jock.
| But we didn't say anything abou
/ walking ba~l-. did we" I asked. be
! cause want 20 be sure and ten III,
1 truth"
why. no. said Jack. I'VE didn't "a,
] any NElaElE ABOUT f+dl-aiaE E9-eE-
Then, vel run back" I said. start
I ing OF
! heard q despairinE vel from Johnny
/ Then my brother Jack pounded along a
I my heels and We logged all the wa.
! home at fairly fast pace There wer
I no trcIleys, and Johnny came In. per
! spiring and covered with dust q COupI
/ Of hours later. 7 forgot 20 mention tina
/ Johnny was o little TAT and didn't TAX
Z kindly 20 running
That night Ryan and 7 walked owe
I 10 aSbuTv Park we ran across on
! OF those drinking fountains that snr1r
up 4 little Jet, and YOU lean over an,
/ drink from r. without a cup. wa
/ dried out from all my hard work NJ
Z weight was lower than in any othe
I fight I ever had. and 7 felt as II m
I fibres were so dry that I'd suck U,
I water ike a piece Of blotti1g paper
/ Ny throat was parched- The fountain
/ looked good and I leaned over TO tax
I a drink But Tommy jumped at N
/ and pushed me away
{ Don't drink that stuff he said lie
I Il alone" I let Il alone, but I hop
/ III never feel such a thirst again
] I had good reason to feel dried out