The evening world., 1915-02-23

Ao slSsl eIoeor TO me - As OosA,
with his back to the company. and
words distinctly formed. but Appar-
emily unspoken, came from one
corner Of thin. bioodiess lips.
Not worth while to nght brute
like that Let u 90. Somebody viii
:i;p I,, = Z. kaAss into him soon. Take
The cold maisvolsncs Of Longuehays
was more distastoful to me than the
brutality OF the German. I waved
Boys" said. II apologize to Mr..
Frochwaigo II I have offended him.
Den trink!" growled Frochwaige.
disappointment In his eyes. "Trink!"
The remembrance came! This man
tho man who q few weeks before
had brutally murdered = slip Of a
girl with u claim upon him had dis
appeared. and lsft no tracks for the
police 10 follow. A. looked the
story shaped Itself Into pictures. saw
tho girl and . child. . few months
old; n bare chill room with . bed on
the door, 4 sobbing creature knssling
tS this great hulk OF = msa' and
A cold. stili rage fell upon ne. I
took up the mug and threw the con-
tents into the pink-rimmed eyes.
Then my coat and waistooat went
Il know you." I said. And its
high time you got somebody to do
what the police haven't done. Come
on!"
He had been making queer noises
since tho liquor foil into his eyes.
Now ne crouched. siasing at me.
"vor 0od,s sAks-get ontT came .
slightly shriii voice from tie further
end Of the tabs. Hen kfM you!"
Jones. but I dared not look. My eyes
were on ths German. LonEuehaye.
with shrugged shoulders and elevated
eyes, gave directions for pushing back
the table.
~First round" he said. "I'll be
'Dob'S second: EvelinS. stand back
''"%s ''Sas sys!s @ It va. Enthusiastically
Chitty. "Ain't II Jest like ply
Sporting Life'--that's II! Only the
zero In that q comes In In . dress
suit, . doss"---
There had evidently been some ides
In the midst Of thp company that this
affair Was to be Conducted In formal
fashion; but Frochwaige. having
waited perhaps half a minute. now
and came closer to me. his eyes mar
rowed TO the veriest PIN points. ny
eyes. fascinated, watched his fists
the color and general appearance oi
spiked balls. stretchingl down from
dirty, hairy forearms that swelled
with resilient muscles. ! was nc
boxer; no ono knew that better than
did /: but II had ever been belief
that there was no stronger man ia
be found than . 6trangitharm. II
could deliver one blow on that fa'
neck of his-that was all I wished
one blow on those ridges Just below
his right ear.
His est shot out and ! staggered
hack. one eye ceasing 70 view thinEu
earthly but soaring heavenward T.
view new and Interesting solar bod
les; many millions Of which flashed
before me. Ny hands went up before
my face. Something like a mules
kick landed on my chest. and I spa'
involuntarily: something more caught
me under the RIBS. There must bt
two mules: ons mule could not de-
liver two such mighty kicks In sc
short . time. Then something more
no. the mule theory was untenable
I sat suddenly down. feeling the poini
OF IN aching Jaw. and az sat another
blow stretched mo on my back. pome-
thing ponderous crushed down on m,
chest. and I saw the German strad
ding me: then q nst shot toward my
face.
lost my temper. Ono heave OF m,
muscles and he was on my chest anc
sprawling. Together We srappled OF
the floor, Ny arm twisted about hi
head. The impulse OF the German up
ward carried me with him. His hug,
I body sWellsd ln my clutch. dragging
ny mueslas. fAs flngses q my rlgh
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