Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-07-24

ueur lne DOWery, thinking aDOul
things, when along comes a Summing
party. About six or seven they was, all
In swallowtails and these silk hats
that don't shine, One of the gang kind
Of shoves me off the sidewalk. l hadn't
had a scrap in three days, and / just
says. Delighted and hits him bach
Of the ear.
We'll. we had It. That Johnnie pu,
up as decent little fight as you'd
want to see in the moving pictures
1t was on a side street, and no cops
around. The other guy had lot Of
science, but 1t only took me about sil
minutes to lay him out
Some Of the swallowtails dragged
him up against some steps and began
TO fan him. Another one of 'em comes
over to me and says:
Young man. do you know wba,
you've doneT
oh. beat IT, says I. I've done
nothing but little punching-bag work
Take Freddy back to Yale and tell him
to quit studying sociology on the
wrong side Of the sidewalk
My good fellow says he, I don,
know who you are. but I'd like to
You've knocked out Reddy Burns, the
champion middleweight of the world
II you
But when come out Of my faint
was laying on the floor in a drug store
saturated with aromatic spirits Of am
monia. II I'd known that was Reddy
Burns I'd have got down in the gutter
and crawled past him instead Of hand
Ing him one like l did. Why, II I'D
ever been In a ring and seen him
climbing over the ropes I'd have been
all to the sal volatile"
We'll, must be going" said, ris
Ing and looking with elaborate care al
my watch.
When was 20 feet away the park
bencher called to me.
Much obliged for the dollar" he
said. And for the dime. But you'll
never get 'er. You're In the amateur
class"
Serves you right" I said to my
self. "for hobnobbing with tramp
His impudence!"
But, as | walked. his words seemed
to repeat themselves over and over
again in my brain. think even grew
angry at the man.
I'll show him!" finally said aloud
I'll show him that can fight Reddy
Burns, too-even knowing who he Is. II
l hurried to telephone booth and
rang up the Telfalr residence.
A soft, sweet voice answered. Didn't
l know that voice? My hand holding
the receiver shook.
rs that your" said l, employing the
foolish words that form the vocabulary
OF every talker through the telephone
Yes, this is l." came back the an.
swer in the low. clearcut tones that
are an inheritance OF the Telfairs
Who is 1t, please?"
IT'S me-" said ]. less ungramatical
ly than egotlstically. IT'S me. and
I've got few things that want to
say to you right now and Immediately
straight to the point"
Dear me-" SAID the voice. "oh. It's
you, Mr.. Ardep!"
I wondered II any accent on the firsi
word was intended.
YES" said l. Il hope SO. And now
to come down to brass tacks."
thought that rather vernacularism, II
there is such a word, as soon as had
said It; but didn't stop to apologize
You know. OF course. that love you
and that have been In that idlotis
state for long time. don't wani
any more foolishness about it-that is
| mean l want an answer from you
right now. VIII you marry me or not
Hold the wire, please. Keep out
Central. Hello. hello! VIII you. oil
will you not7"
That was Just the upper-cut fol
Reddy Burns chin. The answer came
back:
why, Phil. dear. OF course / will!
I didn't know that you-that is, yor
never said-oh. come up to the house
please can't say what want te
over the phone. You are SO importu
nate. But please come up to the
house, yont your" a.
Would II
l rang the bell Of the Telfair hous,
violently. Some sort OF q human
came TO the door and shooed me into
the drawing-room.
"oh. well." said to myself. look
ing at the ceiling. ANY one can learr
from any one That was pretty goot
philosophy OF Mack's. anyhow. II,
didn't take advantage OF his expert
ence, but ! get the benefit OF II. i
you want to get into the professional
class, you've got to"
l stopped thinking then. Some on,
was coming down the stairs. NJ,
knees began TO shake. knew ther
how Mack had felt when a profes
sional began to climb over the ropes
| looked around foolishly for a door o.
a window by which might escape
II II had been any other girl approach
ing l mightn't have
But Just then the door opened an,
Bess. Mildred's younger sister. cam,
in. Id never seen her look 30 mucl
like a glorified angel. She Wake,
straight up to me. and-and-