The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

- the door that closed behind
bil. 5-.d through which No. 1888 was
IL he uAwiii4giy brought He would
shaw this ulan who had dared 70 talk
t -Fllr that Billy
.a- Joss VI Sing Sing
t..-.4 ,sHl I4y yae else. even lieutenant
1r7 eFlgr> to the contrary. Discipline
Es7s- fz Ere>erE "a Yes. that vas if
that always held
whg offended
E&g was meted
that the warden
s. uled. once there was
aa .&r re.3 cough racked little
a sasp-ctor doing three" fur
E aE the polls who had
a. .a= Mt teeth kicked down his
Use he wonId not shine the
shoes As for this slick Mr..
-. -.igs. h= was altogether ioo indie
Ha-deut. too and the warden would
give h!m the lesson ~ his life. He
I'D
EcHad, and In came Smith
81. - ny Valentine by the arm.
Iu- warden stood at his desk
"Ertug him over here" he cried
a .,eiy pointing to the space In front
Caek
The secretary slipped his hand up
behind the prisoners neck and with
violent heave flung Valentine forward
50 that he was barely able TO prevent
himself from falling fat on his face
Gritting his teeth, No 1883 straIghten
ed himself and finally succeeded IN
80 Pressing the impulse that surgel
within him to spring al his cowardIy
aSsaiant's throat Probably it was
the realization of the fact that he
knew himself to be more than an
equal for Smith i'm hand to hand
conflict that enabled him 10 restrain
himself the contempt of strong
canfdcut man fer an ignGble inferior
Smith WIS larger and heavier. yes.
bu' the man Sho had hip locked the
f4r Cotton au1 had thrown him
a-aauEs a A.s ttH b from the win
dow of rushing railway train was
n"' "n@ r" fysa"l with lit.sides. nJ
less parsonage than George Bothner
the worlds lightweight wrestling cham
rion bad taught Valentine the mys-
terics Of the grapevine" the cross
bullock" the Cornwall heaye," the
dying mare" the back heel" the rib
crushing Scissors" the waist and
crotch holds and even the tortures of
the deadly strangle holds. front and
rear.
Handler bent over his desk, resting
both his hands upon 1t, and sneered
at Valentine
why didn't you smash him when
he hit r0u. you c0wardr" he asked
the helpless prisoner In purposely az
graTating tones You're losing rour
nerve Ia this little boarding house oi
mine; that's what's the matter with
YOU You haven't any manhood left
In you. And, say, Valentine, when We
have had you here as our guest tw'
years more you'll be whining around
Ike a puppy with the pink eye: that.
what you're coming to It's bound IL
get youths life just like 1t gets al
the rest Of You thin skinned guys
Only bum can live this lite and kaei
his mind and his manhood
The cruel words OF the warden sank
deeply into Valentines soul, as Han
dler well knew they would. But th,
prisoner was determined that he woul,
show no signs Of weakening before tn,
two men who hated him
II didn't hit him because III sauar
myself when get out answered Val
entine defiantly. "and there are few
little things that l will square witt
you, too, Mr.. Warden Handler. Yo,
know you have me in your power, an,
so do l. But, Handler, you're going t
Ike me better from now on because
realizing my position, have dared e
against you"
But Valentine had mistaken hi
man lhe respect that one fghtin
van has for another who fights bir