The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-24

TINS single court Is about as
near save can make IT, The man
who step< outside is whipped"
IL agreee said courtlandt.
mo rounds with rests; until one
or the other rs outside. Clean
breaks. That's about all Now. put
up your dukes and take mans
licking. | thought you were your
fathers son, but guess you are like
the rest OF 'em, hunters of women. +"
Courtlandt laughed and stepped to
the middle OF the co,fft. Harrigan
did not waste any time. He sent In
a straight jab to the jaw, but Court
landt blocked II neatly and counter
ed with hard one on Harrigan' S
ear, which began TO swell.
"Fine!" growled Harrigan. you
know something about the game. IL
won't be as II was walloping a
baby. He sent left to the body.
but the right failed to reach his
man.
For some time Harrigan jabbed
and swung and upper-cut: often he
reached his opponents body. but
never his face. II worried him a
little to nnd that he could not stir
Courtlandt more than two or three
feet. Courtlandt never followed up
any advantage. thus making Harri-
gan force the fighting. which was
rather to his liking. But presently
II began to enter his mind convinc-
ingly that apart from the initial
blow. the younger man was working
wholly on the defensive. AS II he
were afraid he might hurt him!
This served to make the old fellow
furious. He bored in right and left.
left and right, and Courtlandt gave
way. step by step until he was 50
close to the line that he could see
It from the corner Of his eye. This
glance, swift as II was, came near
to being his undoing. Harrigan
caught him with terrible right on
the Jaw. IT was glancing blow.
otherwise the tight would have end
ed then and there. Instantly he
lurohed forward and clenched be-
fofe the other could add the finish
Ing touch.
The two pushed about. Harrigan
Asrcely striving to break the young
er mans hold. He was beginning
to breathe hard. besides. A little
longer, and his blows would lack
the proper steam. Finally Court
Iandt broke away Of his own accord
His head buzsed little. but aside
from that he had recovered. Har-
rigan pursued his tactics and rush
ed. But this time there was an Of
fensive return. Courtlandt became
tho aggressor. There was no with
standing him. And Harrigan fairly
saw the end: but with that indomi-
table pluck which, had made him
famous in the annals OF the ring.
he kept banging away. The swift
cruel labs here and there upon the
body began to tell. oh, for a. min
ute's rest and q piece or lemon on
hts parched tongue! Suddenly
Courtlandt rushed him tigerishly.
landing q jab which closed Harri-
gan's eye. Courtlandt dropped his
hands and stepped back. His glance
Travelled suggestively to Harrigan's
feet. He was outside the ropes"
!. 81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Harrigan,
for losing my temper"
whats the odds? lost mine.
You win Harrigan was . true
He had no excuses to
uffer. He had dug the-pit of humil-
iatiOn with his own hands. He rec
ognised this 40 one of two facts.
The other was, that had Courtlandt
extended himself. the battle would
have lasted about. one minute. It
was gall and NORWOOD, but there
you were.
And now, you ask for explana-
lions. Ask your daughter to make
them" Courtlandt pulled on the
gloves and got into his clothes.
You may add, sir. that l shall
never trouble her again with my un-
Milan In the morning." Courtlandt
left the field Of victory without
further comment
"Well, what do you think Of
THAR" unused Harrigan, as he stoop-
ed over to gather up the gloves.
Anyone would say that he was the
injured party. I'm In wrong on this
deal somewhere. I'll ask Miss Nora
a question or two"
II was not so easy returning. He
ran into his wife. He tried to dodge
her. but without success.
James, where did you get-that
black eyer" tragically.
IT'S a daisy. amt It. Molly?"
pushing past her into Nora's room
and closing the door after him.
Father"
THAT you. Nora?" blinking.
Father. II you have been fight
ing with him. I'll never forgive you"
Forget 1t. Nora. ! wasn't fight
ing. | only thought I was"
He raised the lid Of the trunk and
cast In the gloves haphazard And
he then saw the paper which had
fallen out. He picked 1t up and