Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-26

But femme tell you'll was IS good ~
most men inside the ring O. out Il was
just that dumb. dead feeling | had
when was up against q regular that
always done me up.
"One evening l was walking along
near the Bowery. thinking about
things, when along comes 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 shoyes me off the sidewalk hadn't
had scrap in three days, and just
says, Delighted! and hits him back
of the ear
We'll. we had 1t. That Johnnie put
up as decent little fight as you'd
want to see in the moving pictures.
It was on a side street. and no cops
around. The other guy had lot of
science. but it only took me about six
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 what
you've done7'
oh. beat II, says /. 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't
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 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 did. Why, if Id
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 at
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" ] said to N.Y.
self, for hobnobbing with a 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.
TN show him," finally said aloud.
TIL show him that ] can fight Reddy
Burns. too--even knowing who he is"
/ hurried to a telephone booth and
rang up the Telfair residence.
A soft. sweet voice answered Didn't
I know that voice? My hand holding
the receiver shook.
rs that you?" said /. 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 it. please?'
Its me- said /, less ungramatical-
ly than realistically. 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.. Ardea,"
I I<ar nrf he re-
word was intended.
Yes" said l. Il hope so. And now
to come down to brass tacks.
thought that rather vernacularism, IL
there is such word, as soon as | had
said IL, but didn't stop to apologize.
You know, of course, that ! love you.
and that | have been In that idiotic
state for long time. don't want
any more foolishness about it--that is,
| mean | want an answer from you
right now VIII you marry me or not?
Hold the wire, please. Keep out.
Central Hello. hello, VIII you. or
will you not?"
That was just the upper-cut for
Reddy Burns chin. The answer came
back:
why. Phil dear. of course l win
didn't know that you-that Is, you
never said-oh, come up 10 the house.
please can't say what / want TO
over the phone. You are SO importu-
nate. But please come up TO the
house, won't your
Would 1?
/ rang the bell Of the Telfair house
violently. Some sort of 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 learn
from any one. That was pretty good
philosophy of Mack's, anyhow. He
didn't take advantage Of his expert
ence. but get the benefit of it. II
you want to get into the professional
class, you've got to-"
| stopped thinking then. Some one
was coming down the stairs. My
knees began to shake. / knew then
how Mack had felt when profess