The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-26

ready for III remarked the
Hotel StenOgrapher. casually, as she
fastened the last hook on her type
writer cover. preparatory TO shutting
up shop for the day.
"Huh2 Ready for what7" replied the
Cigar Man, who had wandered over
from his counter for the usual twilight
chat What happened7 Did the comet
come back
The Mistress OF the Keys turned IN
her chair and stared long and hard at
the knight OF the fragrant weed.
For goodness sakeF' she exclaimed.
'Where'vo you been2 Come out Of it,
The Cigar Man figeted.
Sh-s-sshi Come here so ] can
whisper II to you" she said. Don't
tell anybody-it's a secret-Teddy came
"ohr breathed the Cigar Man sud
aenly- I'm Wise! You mean Roose-
''Finei You're the lad with the high
brow. all right, ali right How'd you
president, Rough Rider. Doller-a-WO World
er. Lion Tamcr-and the greatest Press
Agent in this or any other age! Now
you're hep TO himr'
"Sure-sure-of course. I knew that"
stalled the Cigar Man. .visibIy embar-
raised. only I just disremembered II
Tor minute You SEQ"
''Disremcmbered it7' interrupted. the
Stenographer. Nobody could disre-
member IT, Huh Not on your last
summers straw hiatt He wouldn't let
you Why. he's been IN the jungles for
n year. and we knew every day he had
eggs for breakfast whether they were
Tried on both sides or Just 'sunny-side
up What's the 'matter-don't you read
the paDers7"
''Naw--I sell en-" promptly replied
the Cigar. Man. Il seen the hes-siines
often about Teddy hobnobbinE around
but generally all busy man can 90 IS
20 keep up With the fight and baseball
"Oh. I see. But. m friend" OBJ
i-cted the Stenographor, 'if you only
knew Il. Teddy is providing the great
press on clean pink paper"
The Cigar Man perked up immedi-
Us Teddy a pugT' he asked. eagerly.
He sand then sOmer replied the
StcnOgrapher. If you'd kept up with
the news you'd know all about his
| wOrld-beating return to America He
I took on all the best heavyweights
Tor the count every time. and then
/ = eeI exclaimed tho Cigar Man.
How did ! come TO miss II? Has he
/ tackled Jack johnson yetT'
NO m friend: he's Just waiting until
Jeffries finishes him and then I
I wouldn't be surprised but what he'd go
after the Big Fellow. You see, he's
Just waiting until jeff proves he's
/ Come Back Now. over on the other
| side he got the decision on every one
OF .em-clean. straight knockouts-all
I
There's King Haakon and Francis Jo-
| seph and the Kaiser and
never beard Of none OF them pugs.
inteTJected the Cigar Man, cautiously.
| Who are they-has-beens7
The Hotel Stenographer paused 70
summon the right words for reply.
Honest TO goodness. m friend she
| said. with heroic effort to conceal her
impatience. for a man who runs the
cigar and news counter OF a first class
hotel you are the limit ] can't under
sporting news education as you've got
| could We neglected this subject SC
| completely. Honest. DO, Il amt fair
those heavyweightsi who are theyY
amt quite sure but what you're kid
/ din me Now, far be IL from me "a
k IN that Amt my line-but
other, that for a man with your nat
J Wal talents to neglect them the way
you 90 Is suicldSll Now. you lister
don't open your mouth and I'll tell you
the whole business from the tap Of the
Il 70 you in your own language too
m friend"
The Cigar Man sank obediently into
the PrOftered chair, gazing admiringlJ
at his fair informant.
'Of course you remember come
where's around year or so ago wher
quarters At the White house? Well
lots Of wise guys said then he was al
ina has-been. They wanted to Offer
him job up at some dude college a.
| a boxing Instructor or something Xix,
that. Others thought he ought to opeT
| a school himself for few or the polit
I teal heavyweiEhts in Congress. But n,
couldn't see IT that way. So what doe
he do but announce in the sportinl
columns that he's off for long tril
| TO Africa-starting in. as you sec, b,
not drawing the color line.
We'll. he landed in Africa-takinl
along his son. few professors, a cam
era and a typewriter as sparring part
ners. Ordinary road-work WASH
heavy enough TO keep him tit. HI
argued. so he set out on a hike acros
q good portion OF the Dark continen,
Now. there are lots Of JohnsOns II
Africa in the shape Of Jackals. Lions
Tigers. Elephants, etc.-just so q
| speak of course. m friend. you see
and a little welterweight called tn
Tsetse-Fly that Is some boxer. He tool
'em all on In turn and knocked thei
blocks off. getting the heavy end o
the purse every wallop. After a Will
he concluded he'd finished HIS train
ing and was open for engagements.
| $50 his manaEer-who amt a frfcni
OF Nelse Aidrich-fiXed up a few date
for a transforming tour OF Europ
and other countries that don't have
ban on the manly art. From then OF
/ m friend. Teddy showed his class. II
made a fly-by-nfght tour of Egyp
and n couple Of side trfps-ringsidc de
tails OF All OF them being published
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