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dining room doors.

"Ha! There they come," said Nal low, as group of men and women is- sued out into the cafe veranda- By gad! she is beauty, and no mistake. And will you look at our friend, the | colonel, toddling behind herr"
 eff you could get good look at her when she's angry, you'd change your | tune."
 Mallow sighed audibly. Most wom- en are tame, and that's why I've | fought shy of the yoke. Yonder's the | sort for me. The man who marries | her will have his work cut out. It'll ] take year or {wo to find out who's boss; and If she wins, lord help the | mani" Craig eyed the group which was now seated. Two Chinamen were serving coffee and cordials. Mallow was right; beautiful was the word. He poured out for himself stiff peg and drank it with very little soda.
 Haven't seen the crow anywhere, have you?" "No, nor want to. Leave him alone" Afraid of him, eh?" .I'm truthful enough to say that I'm damned afraid of him. Don't mistake me. I'd like to see him fiat, beaten, down and out for good. I'd like to see him lose that windfall, every cent of it. But don't want to get in his way just now"
 Rot! Don't you worry; no beach, comber like that can stand up long in front of me. He threatened on board that he 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 a pal get walloped, eh? Well, you get ringside ticket. It'll be worth it"
 q don't want to see you get licked" denied Craig irritably. "All 1 ask is that you shelve some of your cock sureness. Pm not so dead broke that I 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-fight?"
 Ever see a game of football?"
 "No."
 well, 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 a ton of solid, scrapping, plunging flesh. And nine times out of ten he used to get through. I want you to beat him up, and it's because l do that Pm 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 Craig, staring again at Elsa. He wished he knew how to hurt her, too. But he might as we'll throw stones at the stars.
 How would you like to put one over on this chap Ellison?"
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 Mallow smoked for moment, then touched his breast pocket significantly.
 Not for mine," returned Craig. Cards are my long suit. I'm no sec ond-story man, not yet"
 q know. But supposing you could get it without risk?'
 ''In 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 would be some chance, but not here where boats are two weeks apart. A cable to Ran goon would shut off all drawing. He could have others made out. In cash he may have a few hundreds"
 All gamblers are more or less vel i low," sneered Mallow. "The streak in you is pretty wide. I 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 I can stand outside the ropes and look on.''
 He has a thousand pounds in his belt. No matter how I found out. How'd you like to put your hand on it if you were sure it would not burn your fngers?"
 'Pd like to, all right. But it's got to be mighty certain. And the belt must be handed to me by someone else. I've NNNMk / WSSESX|EIsNNNl