Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-28

one evening ! was Walking alons
near the Bowery. thinking about
things. when along comes . slummins
party. About six or seven they was. al
In swallowtails and these silk hata
that don't shine. One Of the gang kind
Of shoves me on the sidewalk. hadny
had scrap In three days. and Just
says. Delighted! and hits him bach
OF the ear
We'll. we had It. That johnnie put
up as decent q little fight a. you'd
want to see in the moving pictureA
1t was on q side street, and no cops
around. The other guy had . lot Of
science. but 1t only took mo about si1
minutes to lay him out
Some Of the swallowtails dragged
him up against some steps and began
TO fan him. Another one OF EN- comes
over to me and says:
Young man. do you know what
! you've doner
! "'Oh. beat IT, says I. I've done
nothing but a little runching-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 q 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. II I'd
ever been in ring and seen him
climbing over the ropes I'd have been
all to the sal volatile"
well. 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 or. You're in the amateur
class"
Serves you right" said to my.
self. FOR hobnobbing with . tramp.
His impudence!"
i But. AZ l walked. his words seemed
to repeat themselves over and over
again In my brain. think even grew
angry at the man.
Ill show him!" finally said aloud.
I'll show him that can light Reddy
Burns. too-even knowing who he 10. =
! hurried to a telephone booth and
rang up the Telfair residence
A soft. sweet voice answered. Didn't
know that voice? My hand holding
the receiver shook.
''ls that your" said I. employing the
foolish words that form the vocabulary
Of every talker through the telephone.
yes. this 10 l." came back the An.
swer in the low. clearcut tones that
are an Inheritance Of the Telfairs.
Who 10 1t. pleased"
IT'S me-" said I. less ungramatical.
~ than egotistically. Its me. and
rye got few things that want r.
say to you right now and Immediately
straight to the point"
Dear me-" said the voice. "oh. its
you. Mr.. Ardent"
wondered II any accent on the nrst
word was intended.
YES" saidI Il hope 20. And now
to come down to brass tacks."
thought that rather . vernacularism. II
there ID such a word. AZ soon % had
said It: but didn't stop to apologize
you know, Of course. that love you
and that have been In that idiotie
state for q long time. ] don't want
any more foolishness about it-that 10
mean want an answer from you
right now. Will you marry me or not
Hold the wire. please. Keep out
Central. Hello. hellol VIII you. OF
will you mott"
| That was just the upper-cut FOL
Reddy Burns chin. The answer came
back:
why, Phil. dear. OF course will!
didn't know that you-that 10. you
never said-oh. come up to the house
please can't say what want Il
over tho phone. You are so importu
nate. But please come up to thu
house. won't your"
Would /?
II rang the bell Of the Telfair nous,
violently. Some sort Of . human
came to the door and shooed me Int,
the drawing-room.
.Oh, WE'LL" said ! to myself. look
. ing Ut the ceiling. any one can learI
from any one. That was . pretty zoo,