The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-02

Say. now, Agnes, you can't mean
It! Just because a fellow"
II beg you to excuse me. Mr.. Bull
laire!"
Whether Fred wen away or sat
down and resolved to become an angel
IL really not known. He managed
somehow to live through 1t and 30
ciety didn't notice any great falling
on in weight and appetite.
It was three months after he had
received his congo and his boxing
master had said that he was In ex
cellent condition when he motored out
Westchester way to see an old chum
On that very day Miss Agnes Win
| ters had started out In her runab0ut
alone for bit OF spin. The two had
not met since that evening. For .
month afterwards she had been up
held by conscience. Then Z still. small
voice began to trouble her by asking
II she hadn't been too hard on Fred.
She had almost come to the conclusion
that she had and she wanted to be out
In the air and alone to settle the
question with herself.
After q smooth run OF two miles
the runabout came to halt. They
do that sometimes. Then 1t Is clear
ly the duty of the driver to find out
why and go an again. Miss Winters
was finding out why when three men
from the bushes rushed out on her
She was wearing a diamond at hez
throat and they had a right to be-
lieve that her gloves concealed valu'
able rings
Enter Fred Bellaire on the scene!
He wasn't aching TO be a hero. but II
was forced on him. His auto came
up in such cloud OF dust that he
didn't at first recognize the girl who
was screaming and battling. The
three men threw her aside to meet
the rescuer. They were a tough trio
In place of running away they stood
to make a fight of 1t. Miss Agnes
climbed back into her car and Fred'a
chauffeur crouched down behind the
wheel like the cur he was.
TIE toughs must be given credit fol
fairness. Had they rushed Fred h<
must have gone down. but they didn't
They gave him time to peel OF coa'
and waistcoat and then one OF then
stepped forward with fists up. In 81
seconds he was down and out. TIT
second one lasted about minute.
Good" exclaimed the third as h<
came forward. you are q great littl<
man. It's months since had a scraI
and I'm thankful you came along. IT.
Queensberry rules to govern and ma!
the best man win. II that driver o
yours hasn't swallowed his teeth le
him act as timekeeper"
Did Miss Agnes jump out and rul
down the road screaming? Did she 81
there with her hands over her face
Not quite. She sat there 0pen-eyet
and watched the prettist little scral
that ever took place on highway
Fred never looked her way. even dur
ing the rest between rounds. The tw'
men who had been knocked out re
covered In due time and sat up ant
watched the fun.
The fight was as fair as a ring bal
tie. the contestants giving and taking
and smiling as they got In or receives
q blow The light Of battle was II
their eyes and the Joy OF contest Il
their hearts and the girl sat there an
uoted every move. Five-six-sevel
rounds. She even counted them
though she never would admit 1t at
erwards. And then, just at the clos
of the eleventh round. Fred settle
matters with blow on the point 9
the chin and he stood pufing an
blowing and leaning against the whee
Of his auto while the man slept for
few seconds and then awoke to nod I
his fellows. Then tho three disal
peared. When they had disappeare
the girl called out:
Fred. please come here!"
"Yes?" he answered as he Al
vanced.
81 think have undergone
change Of heart. l shall be pleased
/. have you call this evening. Nevt
mind your black eye and skinne
nose!"
Fred called