The Washington herald., 1920-07-01


nre in his contempt and less con-
troll over his conspicuous sneer.
They were enemies by the law
/ written when the rocks were rnee-
: ten. They were each too splen-
did. too mighty, too Incompatible
to divide pre-sminence. One only
must survive.
II live on Qrapd." said o'sulli-
van. insolently; "and no trouble
to md me at home. Where do you
liver"
"Yoa say your names OSuiii-
vAn." he went on. well, Big
Mike says he never saw you be-
fore."~
Lots Of things he never saw
said tthe favorite of the hop.
"As q rule" went on Dempsey,
huskily sweet, "O'Sullivans in this
district know one another. Yo,,
escorted one of our lady members
here, and we want a chance 10
/. make good. If you've got a fam
lily tree let's see 4 few historical
O'Sullivan buds come out on IL.
Or tdo you want us to dig it out
of you by the roots?"
suppose you mind your own
ssusbVSsSt " sullivan
(; blandly.
Dempsey's eye frightened. He
held UP forefipger as though a
brilliant idea had struck him.
"1've got 1t now" he said cor
daily. at was just a little mis-
take. You ainit no O'Sullivan.
You are ring-talled monkey.
Excuse US for not recognising you
at first." 'ss
o'sullivan's eye flashed. He
|, made. a quick movement. but An
dy Geoghan was ready and caught
his arm
Dempsey nodded at Andy ana
. William McMahan, the secretary
or the club, and walked rapidly
toward a door at the rear of the
hall. Two other members of the
Give and Take Association swift
ly Joined the little group. Terry
. O'Sullivan was now in the hands
OF the Board of Rules apd Sociai
Referees. They spoke to him
briefly and softly. and conducted
him out through the same door at
the rear.
This movement on the part OF
the Glover Leaf members requires
a word OF elucidation. Back of the
association hall was a smaller room
rented by the club. In this room
personal difficulties that arose
on the ballroom floor were settled
man TO man. with the weapons OF
nature. under the supervision of
the board. No lady could say she
had witnessed a fight at a Glover
Leaf hop in several years. Its gen
tiemen members guaranteed that.
so easily and smoothly had
Dempsey and the board done their
preliminary work that many in
the hall had not noticed the
. checking Of the fascinating O,Sul-
llvan's social triumph. Amons
these was Maggie. She looked
about for her escort.
Smoke up" said Rose Cassidy.
Wasn't you on? Demps Dono-
van picked a scrap with your Liz
zie-boy, and they've waltEed out
to the slaughter room with him
How's my hair look done up this
way. Mag?"
Maggie laid a hand on the bos-
ON OF her cheese-cloth waist
oohC ~ hthN WIN DtIHpstg.
she said, breathlessly. They've
got to be stopped. Dempsey
Donovan can't fight him. Why.
hell-heIl kill him."
''Ah. what do you carc?" said
Rosa. Don't some of 'em tight
. every hop?"
But Maggie was of, darting
her zig-zag way through the
maze Of dancers. She burst
through the rear door into the
dark hall and then threw her
solid shoulder against the door
of the room OF single combat 1t
gave way, and in the instant
that she entered her eye caught
the scene-the board standing
about with open watches: Demp-
sey Donovan in his shirt sleeves
dancing, light-footed. with the
wary grace of the modern pugiI-
ist. within easy reach of his ad-
Versary: Terry O'Sullivan stand
ing with arms folded and a mur-
derous look in his dark eyes. And
without Stacking the speed of
her eptrance she leaped forward
with a scream-leaped in time
to catch and hang upon the arm
of OSullivan that was suddenly
uplifted. and to whisk from 1t the
long. bright stiletto that he had
drawn from his bosom.
The knife fell and rang upon
the floor. Cold steel drawn in
the rooms of the Give and Take
Association! Such a thing had
never happened before. Every one
stood motionless for a minute.
with the toe OF his shoe curious
ly. like an antiquarian who has
come upon some ancient weapon
unknown to his learning.
And then O'Sullivan hissed
something unintelligible between
his teeth. Dempsey and the board
exchanged looks. And then Demp-
sey looked at O'Sullivan without
anger. as one looks at a stray
dog. and nodded his head in the
direction of the door.
The back stairs. Giuseppi." he
said, briefly. "Somebodyll pitch
your hat down after you"
Maggie walked up to Dempsey
Donovan. There was a brilliant
spot of red in her cheeks, down
which slow tears were running.
But she looked him bravely in
the eye.
II knew it, Dempsey" she said,
as her eyes grew dull even in
their tears. 81 knew he was a
guinea. His names Tony Spin
ELI. / hurried in when they told
me you .anG him was scrappin'.
Them guineas always carries
knives. But you don't under
atand n.nansa- Z naanr b.a =.