Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-18

to fan him. Another one of EN- comes
over to me and says
Young man, do you know what
you've done"
"'Oh, beat it, says /. I've done
nothing but little punching-bag work
Take Freddy back to Yale and tell MIN
to quit studying sociology on the
wrong side of the sidewalk.
my coed fellow says he, I don't
know who you are, but Ia ike TO-
You've knocked out Reddy Burns, the
champion middleweight of the world
If you--'
"But when | come out of my faint
was laying on the floor in drug store
saturated with aromatic spirits OF am
monia. If Id known that was he'dy
Burns I'd have got down in the gutter
and crawled past him instead OF hand
ing him one like did Why, II ia
ever been in a ring and seen MN
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 tn; park
bencher called to me.
Much obliged for the dollar he
said And for the dime. hut you
never get 'er. You're in the amateur
class"
Serves you right" ] said to my
self, 10" ho5nobbing with a tramp.
His impudelce!"
But as ! walked, his words seemed
to repeat themselves over and over
again in INV brain think ! even grew
angry al the man
I'm show him" finally said aloud.
I'll show him that can fight Reddy
rurns. tLo-even knowing who he is.
| hurried to i, telephone booth and
rang up the Te!fair residence.
A soft. sweet voice answered. Dldnt
| KNOW that voice? My hand holding
the reee,gef shook.
"ls that yoa?" said !, employing the
foolish words that torn the vocabulary
of every talker through the telephone
yes, this is l." came back the an
swer in the low, clear-cut tones that
are an inheritance of the Telfa'fs,
"%ho is it, please?
"irs ;ne" said |, less ungramatical'
~ than esosi<firally. Its me- ana
rye got A few thiAg8 that want to
say to you right now and tnWediately
straight to the point"
Dear me" said the voice. "oh, It's
you, Mr.. Ardent"
wondered if any accent on the lirst
word was intended.
Yes" said |. Il hope SO. And now
to come down to brass tacks.
thought that rather vernacularlsm, II
there is such a word, as soon as mad
said IT, but didn't stop to apologize
You k,ow, OF course, that love you,
and that aaEp been In that idiotlc
state for a long unn, don't want
any more fooiishness atort that is,
| mean ! want an answer ifoii you
right now. viii you marry me or not!
Hold the wire. please. Keep out,
Central. Hello, hello Mil' you, or
will you not?
That was just the nppercut Tor
Reddv Burns chin. The answer came
back:
why, Phil. dear, OF course VIII
didn't know that you that Is. you
never said-oh, come up to the house,
please cant say what ! want to
over the phone You are so importu'
nate. But please come up to the
house won't your
Would |?
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 l to myself, look
ing at the ceiling. any one can learn
from any one. That was pretty good
philosophy of Mack's, anyhow. lie
didn't take advantage OF his expert
ence, but get the benefit of It, II
you want To get iGto he professional
class, you've got to
stopped thinking then. Some oAe
was coming down the stairs. My
knees began to shake. knew then
how Mack had felt when prOfes
sional began to climb over the ropes
| looked around foolishly for door or
a window by which | might escape
II IT had been any other girl approach
ing ! mightn't have
Bat ;pst then the door opened and
Bess. Miidrea's younger sister. came
in. Id never seen her tOok so much
like a glorifed angel. She walked
straight up to me, and-and-
I'd never noticed before what per.
fectly wonderful eyes and hair Eliza.
beth Telfair had.
Phil" she said, in the Telfair,
sweet. thrilling tones, why didn't
YOU tell me about it before? ] thought
il wac sister you wanted all the time,
until you teiephoned to me a few min
utes ago."
suppose Mack and | always viii
be hopeless amateurs. But, as the
thing has turned out In my case, I'm
mighty glad Of 1t.
downright. NV tn" Frank \. Munsey co..