The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-03
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THE GOAD OF JEALOUSY

Inc Ons~noIc4AdA UNIV ~
her with a scowl
81 amt going 70 take 10 more oI
that stun" ne snarled. My fooi :
all we'll again aud m as husky a.
ever was. / won't BE dosed with
no more nasty tAsun' drugs
But. mrseh," plea ded olive, The
doctor rays you must take Il And
he knows best Drink IL al IN one
gulp and Il wont taste 50 very
bad"
She held the glass iuvitingly 70
ward his Lips But Hirsoh in gust
OF pettish anger. yelled at her.
Take that stuH away YOU smirA-
/ ing little fool. Or III hand you
vallop over he head :"
AS be spoke the lougshcremsn
flung on, one OF his harl ke hands
10 re-enforce bis threat The Big
hand struck hard against Olives
extended arm. The glass was
Knocked on, Of her grasp It's mud
dy contents cascaaed down The
front OF her white dre~s
An involuntary CRY from the girl
was answered BY a groNi OF aniaa.
rage from Tom C!cott. FoIgetiul o.
his own weakness and remembering
only the afi.ont offered 10 the girl
he loved. Tom had spTurg from his
chair and hurried himself bodily
upon the swearing longsLoTeman
With his one available rst Tom
landed a blow or H,r,eA face thaf
ordinarily, would have sent he
brute 10 slumberiaEC But in spite
Of his rage. Olcc,t was SUI far iron.
strong And the fierce Iett-hAnder
merely served 20 set H!rscn's lip 10
bleeding and brought Fiirsoh himself
10 a point OF rnurlerous FURY
The longshoremar grappled with
his feebler oppone NJ. seeking 70
crush him under SUper.c. weight.
Tom uiubly lodged The onset and
With nj .st, hand. caught the Other
mans sledse-hanIner As- as II Sss
whiEzed past.
Having secured the grip BE soGghr
Tom stroye 20 pu' into effect a jill
jitsu hold which should place
Hirsch a, his mercy But he had
no. tie strength TO carry his pur.
pose 10 a succ esstlll issue.
hirsch. meantime. was struggling
like q maniac aud raining heavy IN
scientific blows upon AIS crippled
adversary. Up and down the veran-
da the two men fought, while the
shrieks OF the nurses and OF the
other convalescents brought a dozen
doctors and orderiles running TO the
scene Of conhict.
Tom. holding his own as best he
could with the proves Of his tired
left arm. Eel; his partly healed right
shoulder blade break again, under
the concussion Of Hir.chs rst.
Stung to fresh wrath By The pain,
be drove his let: fist once more into
Hirsch's face.
Before he could follow I'D the
blow he orderlies threw the mseIves
between the eombatants -Four men
subdued the writing and bloody
Hirsch while a doctor caught Tom
OleotJ falntlng body a. u fell floor
ward
Tom opened his eyes In hts own
room in the hospital And. FOR the
instant. he fsncied be vas back
again al that first hour Of Ills arrival
there. For Olive Hale was leaning
above him, her fowerlike face
alight with pity and admiration.
Duly Tom noted that she was ven
pale and that she had been crying.
oh. how splendid Of YOU" che
sobbed. You are a hero 70 have al.
tackled that great brute for M
sake"
NO" denied Ton. unsteaaay
mot a hero. A dub. 4 hero Is a
chap who wins. A dub loses /
lost. | wasn't quite IL form When
am, I'm going 70 aun, I'D Mr.
Hirscb and give him a parry. A
party that VII END him back here
for six months You re-yog're cry.
ing he broke or. In wonder.
III i' because I'm 30 ashamed OF
myself,' wept Olive 'Tve treated
you SO abonlnahly Those darling
flowers YOU sent me aud all VIA,
business was II Of nine II you're
engaged 70 Miss BLAIR"
Engaged TO NINA Blair" or.
claimed Tom Why. xlat non
sense She's going % marry Hsnry
wilkins, one ~ my patients She
cane 10 tell me N. 'ha- da- She
got excited a. something said and
caugh, hold ~ ny land. and
oh. forgive me. Forgive me-
walled The girl r WAS ~ foolish
so wickedly foolish And I've been
90 horribly unhappy all tn.4 time"
olive demanded Tom. a ring ~
glad triumph In bI. voice 'Wf,a
you unhappy 0eca1,e you though, 3
cared for Minna B.air7r
Yes Yes And 6acaus.--
Then you care just a tie"
= ] care she ttld hin. with the
fearlessnesa " perfect love I caro-
more than 7 care for eYe-r,f.re ell.
IN the world, Tor
HE reached upward With h.s nm.
hurt left arm and drew hey face
down 10 bIt