The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31


sem, hunters of women.
Courtlandt laughed ana stepped to
the middle Of the court Harrigau did
not waste any time. He sent in a
straight jab to the Jaw, but Court.
landt blocked 1t neatly and countered
with a hard one on Harrigan's ear,
which began to swell.
"Fine!" growled Harrigan. "You
know something about the game It
won't be as If was walIoping 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
4 his opponents body, but never his
face. It worried him little to find
that he could not stir Courtlandt more
than two or three feet Courtlandi
never followed up any advantage, thus.
making Harrigan force the fighting
which was rather to his liking. But
presently it began to enter his mind
convincingiy that apart from the In.
itial blow. the younger man was work.
+ ing wholly on the defensive. AS if be
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 ter.
rible right on the jaw. It was glanc.
ing blow, otherwise the fight would
have ended then and there. Instantly
ne 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 Court1andt 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 piece of lemon on his parched
tongue! Suddenly Courtlandt rushed
him tigerishly, landing 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"
What's the odds? 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.
It was gall and NORWOOD, but there
you were.
"And now. you ask for explanations.
4 t@AS1~ JO0A Ags0GAtCA " 1Il6A0 LuGms
Courtlandt pulled OF the gloves and
got into his clothes. "You may add,
| sir, that / 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?"
unused 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
I It 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.
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. wasn9 fightine
only thought 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
well Nora was leaving the room in
a temper.
Going, Nora?"
II am, And l advise you to have
your dinner in your room"
Alone, he turned on the light. II
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.