The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-17

rSlng PAINFULLY at the SOUND OF Eight.
Grifinson had changed his plan Of attack,
and when the tired man before him raised
his guard to protect his swollen, bleeding
face, his assailant would drop his blow and
drive rights and let's into the quivering
stomach. As if turned to stone, Sergeant
Flynn stood watching the tragedy before
him. But it was not the bleeding and tot
tering Myles that he saw. 1t was a wan
face with tangle of red hair on a hospital
pillow. 1t was not picture of man going
down to defeat that seemed to loom before
his eyes. 1t was the sight of a child, left
without fit guardian and destined to become
a public charge.
"This round will do it, prophesied Mr..
Walker, as Myles strobe hopelessly from the
corner, lifting his hands almost dejectedly to
ward off the savage onslaught of his stronger
opponent "Ah! It's nearly over nowl"
And it was indeed. As Myles went to
the floor once more, staggering up blindly
but doggedly for the inevitable knockout
that was now matter of but a brief period,
there was a scuffle near one corner of the
ring. A few snarling oaths from the seconds,
the sound of heavy blow, and then Flynn's
bulky form leaped through the ropes.
Waving to the referee with one hand to stop
the fight, with the other he grabbed Griffin
son, who, bent on a quick ending, had not
noticed his advent, and swung the fighter
to the ropes.
"Here!" beloved voice, almost inartic-
ulate in its insane ferocity, in Hymns ear,
"get out of this ring, damn you, and let this
fight go on, or IN break you"
1t was the so-called president of the club
who had leaped to the fore-the hireling
who conducted the organization for the
benefit of the men high in politics. Flynn
turned on him joyously. In his hand he
still held his heavy stick, clutching it by the
middle. The policy of the policeman, made
mechanical by long training, stifed bis first
impulse to swing it on the head Of the man.
But, with baleful grin, he drew back his
arm as it hung from his side and drove the
iron-bound end heavily into the others
middle, gripping him by the neck as he
doubled forward gasping, and hurting him
into the arms of another policeman at the
ringside. At every corner of the ring ex-
cited spectators were striving to gain the
platform But from one side came a
mighty surge, and dozen police, forcing
their way through the crowd, came clam
bering to their sergeant's assistance Hardly
had Flynn disposed Of the club president
than, with the light of battle burning 10y
ously in his eye, he had leaped forward and
dragged the trembling referee to the center
of the ring, drawing back the night-stick at
the same time.
Announce this fight a draw, as the
articles require, or you get it next, J" he COM
manded.
Sergeant Flynn smiled with grim enjoy
ment when he received a summons to ap-
pear before the Board next day Maggie
had died that morning. But before she
went she had asked to see him, and he
found the repentant Myles sobbing at her
bedside. Tearfully the latter told him that
the money reluctantly turned over to each
boxer in eqIal part by the club management
had already been disposed of, as Maggie
wished-in providing for their child
"I went down this morning, first thing,
Mat" said Myles, with tears running down
his battered and swollen face, "and the
trust company fixed things. So the wife's
satisfied" ia
The new member of the Board was in the
chair. Messrs. Klein and Muehllerburg
wore delighted smiles which showed that
they had thrown over" their former asso-
GATES and gloried in the affair of the previ-
Gus night, emphasizing it by eIecting a new
chairman. For, by the rules of tie Board,
nominee could not vote for himself, hence
their two ballots controlled the case after
they had named theirman, for Mr. Walker,
nominated by Mr.. Grannon, only drew the
latter's ballot.
Officer" said the new member, without
preamble, "this Board wishes to congratu-
late you on your action of last night am
glad to see member of this department do
his duty so well. The prosecuting attorney,
who has decided to stop boxing, has nothing
but words of praise for you. At his request
you will be made lieutenant. You may
60"
Flynn stumbled from the room, after a
dazed bow, in amaze. A heutenant More
than. fifty per cent. raise in salary That
meant that the old mother would have thai
trip back to the Old Sod for which she had
longed, and which had seemed so hopeless
but short time before. With the prosecut.
ing attorney on his side, he I7ew he coulG
snap his fingers at the politicians. For ar
instant he turned and gal- down the streee
toward the big mass Of the city hospital.