The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-10

meaning.
Jack, unruTled, sat down in the an
| teroom and waited-five minutes. A
familiar sound from the inner office
kept drumming in his ears-bin! biR!
bin! Truly an odd noise to be COM
ing from the busy Office of a purchas-
ing agent of a great railroad Calmly
and without haste, Jack got up and
deliberately opening the gate of the
rallied inclosure full of clerks, walk
ed to the door of the p. AS private
room and, opening it, entered
q punch the bag some myself" he
remarked, as he closed the door.
The scene was a singular one The
great man and his visitor were strip
ped to the shirt and hammering by
turns at a first class punching bag.
Around the room were all sorts of
athletic appliances perfect gym
nasium in miniature. Jack had found
out the great mans foble-athletics.
We'll, I'll be ~" gasped the pur-
chasing agent, aghast at this unwar.
ranted invasion. What's the matter
with that bunch of clerks that can't
be protected from intrusion?'
They didn't have time to stop me,
and if they had tried | would have
punched them" said the blue-eyed
Forbes.
"Hey-what? like your nerve
young man! What do you want with
me?"
81 want to give you the Stockwood's
figures for your sawed stuff for year,
per specifications" said Jack.
II protest" said Collins, of the Lake
port Company, speaking for the first
time "Mr Partridge is engaged with
me, and"
"He, ha, ha! Here's a funny thing,
Collins Your bid and the Stock.
woods tie to dollar" said the pur
chasing agent who had rapidly run
over the specifications handed him by
Jack. Say, boy, you say you can
punch the bag, suppose you peel and
give us n taste of your skill" Col
Inns was alarmed; a handy man at
athletics himself, he had several years
ago ingratiated himself with Part
ridge on this score and had actually
swung the yearly contract to his com
| ho ctr of nf IN
small pins may great matters hang.
Without more ado Jack stripped to
his undershirt and put himself under
the frame. He was an artist at the
punching bag, and with his sleepy air
all gone he proceeded to do a stunt
that made the admirer of athletics
cry "BravO!" while Collins, plainly
growing angry, could not conceal his
chagrin.
A notion entered the purchasing
agents head that gave him enormous
delight
collins, old fellow" he cried, I'm
going to put that contract up as a
purse for you two fellows to box for,
and the best man shall have it. What
do you say?"
The angry Collins looked his adver'
sary over and promptly decided to &c
in, Forbes was a lighter man than
= himself, and, while spry at bag punch
ing-well, boxing was another matter
"Tll go you" he said.
Two pairs Of "mitts" were taken
down from the wall, and the great
man helped the combatants put them
on, and, backing away into corner
called "Time!"
Space win note afford a minute ac
count Of the battle royal. Jack Forbes
saw before him the triumph of his
= life and Collins perceived his posi-
BILE undong before they had been al
it two minutes. BiT! Punch! Thumpl
And then a lot of "infighting," while
= the purchasing agent danced arounC
them, first commencing one and theI
the other.
Bang" A blow from Forbes glove
r sent Collins against the door to the
r outer office, which swung open un
8 needed
Q Bin! came back a crack tina
i swung Jack into the form OF the pur
= chasing agent Silently the wonder
Q ing clerks gathered about the opeI
s door while the two contestants duck
S ed and pummeled, their hoarse breath
4 ing telling Of their fast going powers
3 Suddenly Jack cut loose in one las
p mighty effort and landed a blow un
e der Collins chin as that person cam
d one heavily on Jacks ear Both wen
t to the floor, and the purchasing agen
I. began to count in true prize ring style
/ Jack, with two CHASTITY black eyes
?. wabbled to his feet, but Collins la
= ctll. Jack had won!
= "'Rah! 'Rah! Whoop! Good 70
/ tho little 'un! Bravo!" came froI
the excited clerks crowdlng the doc