Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

but 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 the Jaw, but Court
landt blocked 1t neatly and countered
with hard one on Harrigan's ear,
which began to swell.
"Fine!" growled Harrigan. "You
know something about the game. 1t
won't be as II I was walloping baby"
He sent 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 opponent'e body, but never his
face. 1t 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
convincingly that apart from the in
itial blow. the younger man was work
Ing 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 so close to the
line that he could see 1t 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. 1t 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
hercely 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
a 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
fairly saw the end; but with that 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 a piece Of lemon on his parched
tongue! Suddenly Courtlandt rushed
him tigerishly. landing q 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 oddsl lost mine. You
win" Harrigan was true sportsman
He had no excuses to offer. He hat
dug the pit OF humiliation with his
own hands. He recognized this as one
, Of two facts. The other was, that hat
, Courtlandt extended himself, the battl,
would have lasted about one minute
It was gall and wormwood, but ther
you were.
And now. you ask for explanations
!, Ask your daughter to make them
!. Courtlandt pulled of the gloves an,
got into his clothes. "You may add
sir. that | shall never trouble he
> again with my unwelcome attentions
leave for Milan In the morning.
Courtlandt left the field OF victor,
. without further comment.
We'll. what do you think OF that 2
: mused Harrigan, as he stopped ovel
!. : to gather up the gloves. ANY on,
would say that he was the injured
party. I'm in wrong on this dea
somewhere. I'll ask Miss Nora ques
ton or two"
1t was not so easy returning. II,
ran into his wife. He tried to dodg,
, her, but without success.
James. where did you get tha
y black eye" tragically.
Ute a daisy. amt II. Molly?" push
!. ing past her into Nora's room and clos
ing the door after him.
"Father!"
THAT you. Nora" blinking.
Father. II you have been Gghtinl
with him. I'll never forgive you"
Forget II, Nora. | wasn't fighting
T only thought was.'
He raised the lid OF the trunk ant
cast in the gloves haphazard. AnC
then he saw the paper which hat
l. fallen out. He picked up and squlnt
ed at II. for he could not see YER,
well. Nora was leaving the room II
3 q temper.
Going. Nora7"
Il am. And advise you to hav,
q your dinner In your room"
!. Alone. he turned on the light I
never occurred TO him that he Nigh
o be prylng into some OF Nora's privat.
. correspondence. He unfolded IN,
: parchment and held II under tho light
d For long time he stared at the writ
c Ing. which was in English. at the date
n at the names. Then he quietly refold
}. ed II and put II away for future use
y immediate future use.
Q This is great world" he mur
: INJURED. rubbing his ear tenderly.
o CTo BE coNTINUED.)