Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-14
, Place OF llOngy1nOOnS, etc.
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AFRAID of him, eh?"
m truthful enough to say that I'm
damned afraid of him. Don't mistake
ine' 10 ike to see him fat, beaten.
uo"n and out for good. I'd like to see
INN lose that windfall, every cent of il.
But don't want to get in his way inst
now"
Rot! Don't you worry; no beach
comDer like that can stand up long in
'front.' OF me. He threatened on board
tnat ne was going to collect that fifty
pounds. He hasn't, been very spry
about it,
I should like to be with you when
| you meet"
Mallow grinned. mot above seeing
pal get walloped, Ell? Well. you get
rlngside ticket. It'll be worth it,
don't want to see you get licked. /"
denied Craig irritably "All | ask is
that you shelve some of your cock
sureness. I'm not so dead broke that |
must swallow all of it. I've warned
you that he is strong man. He used
to be one of the best college athletes
in America"
"College!" exploded Mallow. What
the devil does a college athlete know
about a dock-fght?"
Ever see a game of football?"
mo"
We'll, take it from me that it's the
toughest game going. It's a game
where you put your boot in a mans
face when he's not looking. Mallow,
they kill each other in that game. And
Ellison was one of the best, fifteen
years ago. He used to wade through
ton of solid, scrapping, plunging
flesh. And nine times out of ten he
used to get through. / want you to
beat him up, and it's because / do
that I'm warning you not to underesti-
mate him. On shipboard he handled
me as you would a bag of salt; damn
him! He's surprise to me He looks
as if he had lived clean out here.
There's no booze sign hanging out on
him, like there is on you and me-"
Booze never hurt me any"
You're galvanized inside" said
|
wished he knew how to hurt her, too.
But he might as well throw stones at
the stars.
'How would you like to put one over
on this chap Ellison?"
''In what way?"
| Mallow smoked for moment, then
touched his breast pocket significantly.
mot for mine," returned Craig.
Cards are my long suit. I'm no Sec
ond-story man, not yet"
Il know. But supposing you could
get it without risk?"
I'm the first place, the bulk of his
cash is tied Up in letters of credit.
"Ah, you know that?"
What good would it do to pinch
! those? In Europe there woulc be
some chance, but not here where boats
are two weeks apart. A cable to Ran
COON would shut off all drawing. He
could have others made out. In cash
he may have few hundreds.
Gall gamblers are more or less yell
low" sneered Mallow. 1.-THE streak in
you is pretty wide. l tell you. you
| needn't risk your skin. Are you game
to put one over that will cost him lot
of worry and trouble?
$50 long as can stand outside the
ropes and look on.
sHe has a thousand pounds In MIS-
belt. No matter how | found out.
How'd YOU like to put your hand on
it if you were sure it would not burn
your fingers"
.Pd like to, all right. But it's got to
be mighty certain. And the belt must
he handed to me by someone else. I've
half a wonder if you're not aiming to
oct rid of me-" with an evil glance at
! his tempter.
.If warted to get rid of you, this
he the way" said Mallow. opening and
shutting his powerful hands. I'm just
bunperirg for a bit of lark. Come
an A thousand pounds for taking q
little rickshaw ride. Ever hear OF
Wong's? Opium, pearls. oils and
shark fins?"
mo"
..Not many do. know Singapore
like the lines on my hands. Wong IS
the shrewdest, most lawless China
man this side of Canton End Macao.
pines. pearls and shark fms. Big
money. Wong's the man to go to.
want a schooner rugged out Tor Illicit
shell hunting? Want man shang-
boied9 Want him written down miss
| ineq Go to Wong"
see here, Mallow; don't mind MS
ha;np beaten up; but what you say
doesn't sound good.
"You fool, don't want him out OF
tbe way. Why should |? But there's
ths+ thousand for you and worry for
him. All aboard!"
. won don't love Parrot & Co. any
more than do"
mo I'd sleep better o nights II |
rnew he was broken for keeps. Too
mich red tape to put the united
states after him. How'd you rig him?'
Faro and roulette. They never
xl admit have anything against