Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-27
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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 a hard one on Harrigan's ear
which began to swell
"Finel" growled Harrigan. You
know something about the game. 1t
won't be as If was walloping baby"
He sent a left to the body, but the
right failed to reach his man.
For sons time Harrigan jabbed and
, swung and uppercut; often he reached
his opponents body, but never his
face. 1t worried him 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 If he
we're afraid he might hurt himl 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. 1t was 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
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
tonguel 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? | lost NINE You
win" Harrigan was 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 NORWOOD, 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 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
l would say that he was the injured
party. I'm in wrong on this dea
3 somewhere. III ask Miss Nora a 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 thai
black eyer" tragically.
! It's a daisy, amt it, Molly?" push
! ing past her into Nora's room and clos
7 ing the door after him.
I Father"
THAT you, Nora?" blinking.
I Father, if you have been fghtins
d with him. I'll never forgive you"
Forget it, Nora. / wasn't fighting
r only thought l was"
He raised the lid of the trunk an,
cast In the gloves haphazard An,
then he saw the paper which ha,
, fallen out. He picked up and squint
ed at 1t, for he could not see yer,
well. Nora was leaving the room il
8 a temper.
o Going, Nora7"
o Il am. And l advise you to hav
n your dinner in your room"
l. Alone, he turned on the light. !
T. never occurred to him that he Nigh
% be prying into some of Nora's privat
d correspondence. He unfolded tn
t parchment and held 1t under the light
d For long time he stared at the writ
% ing. which wac in English, at tho dats
a at the names. Then he quietly refolt
O. ed 1t and put 1t away for future use
y immediate future use.
10 This is a great world" he mul
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