The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-14

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81 agree" said Courtlandt.
mo rounds with rests; until one or
the other is outside. Clean breaks.
That's about all. Now, put up your
dukes and take a mans licking. l
thought you we're your fathers son,
but l guess you are like the rest OF
'em, hunters Of women"
Courtlandt laughed and stepped to
the middle OF the court. Harrigan did
not waste any time. He sent in a
straight jab to tho jaw, but Court
landt blocked It neatly and countered
! with a hard one on Harrigan's ear,
which began to swell.
"Fine!" growled Harrigan. "You
know something about the game. II
won't be as II was walloping a baby"
He sent a left to the body but the
| right failed TO reach his man.
For some time Harrigan jabbed and
swung and uppercut; often he reached
his opponents body, but never his
| face. It worried him a little to find
that he could not stir Courtlandt more
than two or three feet. Courtlandt
never followed up any advantage, thus
making Harrigan force the fighting,
which was rather to his liking. But
presently 1t began to enter his mind
convlncingly that apart from the In
itial blow, the younger man was work
ing wholly on the defensive. AS If he
we're 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 so close to the
line that he could see II from the cor
ner Of his eye. This glance, swift
as 1t was, came near to being his undo
ing. Harrigan caught him with a ter
| rible right on the jaw. II was a glanc-
ing blow, otherwise the fight would
have ended then and there Instantly
he lurched forward and clinched be-
fore the other could add the finishing
/ touch.
The two pushed about, Harrigan
fiercely striving to break the younger
mans hold. He was beginning to
breathe hard besides. A little longer,
and his blows would lack the proper
steam. Finally Courtlandt broke away
of his own accord. His head buzzed
little, but aside from that he had
! recovered. Harrigan pursued his tao
tics and rushed. But this time there
was an offensive return. Courtlandt
became the aggressor. There was no
withstanding him. And Harrigan
fof tho h,,t haf In
domitable pluck which had made him
famous in the annals of the ring, he
kept banging away. The swift, cruel
| jabs here and there upon his body
began to tell. Oh, for a minutes rest
and piece of lemon on his parched
tongue! Suddenly Courtlandt rushed
him tigerishly, landing a jab which
| closed Harrigan's right eye. Court
landt dropped his hands, and stepped
back His glance Travelled suggest
lively to Harrigan's feet. He was out
side the ropes"
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Harrigan,
for losing my temper"
Whats the odds? l lost mine. You
win" Harrigan was a true sportsman.
He had no excuses to offer. He had
dug the pit of humiliation with his
own hands. He recognized this as one
of two facts The other was, that had
Courtlandt extended himself, the battle
would have lasted about one minute.
1t was gall and wormwood, but there
you were.
And now, you ask for explanations.
Ask your daughter to make them"
Courtlandt pulled off the gloves and
got into his clothes. You may add,
sir, that l shall never trouble her
again with my unwelcome attentions.
leave for Milan in the morning"
Courtlandt left the field of victory
without further comment.
We'll, what do you think of that?"
mused Harrigan, as he stopped over
to gather up the gloves. ANY one
would say that he was the injured
party. I'm in wrong on this deal
somewhere. I'll ask Miss Nora ques-
ton or two"
1t 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 eye?" tragically.
Its daisy, amt it, Molly?" push
ing past her into Nora's room and clos
ing the door after him.
Father"
THAT you, Nora?" blinking.
Father, If you have been fighting
with him, I'll never forgive you"
Forget it, Nora. l wasn't fighting.
l only thought l was"
He raised the lid of the trunk and
cast in the gloves haphazard. And
then he saw the paper which had
fallen out He picked up and squint.
ed at it, for he could not see very
we'll. Nora was leaving the room In
a temper.
Going, Nora?"
81 am. And I advise you to have
your dinner in your room"
Alone, he turned on the light. 1t
never occurred to him that he might
be prying into some Of Nora's private
correspondence. He unfolded the
parchment and held it under the light.
For long time he stared at the writ
ing, which was in English, at the date,
at the names. Then he quietly refold-
ed it and put it away for future use,
immediate future use.
This is a great world" he mur.
INJURED, rubbing his ear tenderly.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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