, 1923-01-14

Just where and how I might get in
touch with him."
1 guess maybe you'll find him Al
the Aldine Athletic Club about iris
time And with that the conference
ended.
II was three hours before Gunboat
mad finished with his boxing class at
the club, and had apparelled himseIs
IN attire BETTING a call on a rib. faS
no expressed IT., who could bed her
ponies down in bank-notes. When he
appeared before Teddie,
he did so in oxblood shoes and lirht
tan gloves and n close-htting "coileeo'
suit that translated him into anything
but n knight Of Drawn.
MR. DoRGAN." began r.dd,.
III with a quietness which was
merely a mask to her inner excite.
iaent. I'm in a very great difficulty
and I've been wondering II you'd DO
willing to help me put OF it."
"Whats the trouble, LADY," asked
Gunboat.
Teddie was direct.
I've Just been insulted IN this
studio by a brute who calls himself a
man. intolerably and a~trociously in.
suited" she said.
Gunboat DorRan's face lost Its
slightly barricaded look. This was a
matter which brought him back to
earth.
And this man threatens to come
here today and repeat that insult"
Tcddie went on. And. to speak quite
plainly. / want some n to protect
me-"
Gunboat's face frightened. He
moistened a hard young lip with tho
point OF his tongue as he stood RazinR
into clouded eyes for which lances
would surely have been shattered at
Ashley.
Who's the guy been gettin' fresh?'
he demanded.
It's a beast called Raoul Uhlan,"
she announced.
That %puddin'r' cried Gunboat, with
Il touch OF ecstasy. why. that guy
tried to pull that soft stun with Ruby
last winter. but nothin' put me wise
until 1t was six monhs too late. Say,
lady, what d. yuh want me to do to
that cake eater? Blot i'm out7"
There was a hard light in the pagan
young eyes OF the girl in black.
Yes" h announced without hest.
tntion.
Then he'll get hisI' affirmed the
other, Just as promptly.
II want you to give him a lesson
that he'll never. never forget" she ex.
planned. a little paler than usual. IT
want you to show him II isn't safe 10
insult defenseless girls"
sHnh TWI uH,-, U-.FF
Gunboat. Hell know something
when I get through wit him"
AND what" demanded Teddie In
n the most ~businessllke tone of
which she was capable. win you ex.
pect me to pay you for this7"
Pay me7" repeated Gunboat. I'm
not doin' this for pay"
Then what are you doing It for7"I
asked TeddIe.
I'm dom it for yuh!" asserted Gun.
boat. leaning ~fraternally over the
.table-end.
I've hat little roadster OF my
own" she feebly suggested. feeling
the need a. some effort TO d~epersonal-
re the issue. ut wouldn't DO pay, OF
course. But when you and Ruby
settle down in your fiat Il would be
nice for running out into the oouutr
in hot weather. You'd take that,
surely7"
Gunboat essayed n hand.movement
OF reputation which he'd seen quite
often In the movies. He was warmly
conscious, in fact. OF an a~ppeasing
ouch Of the theatrical In this knight.
errRntry that had bobbed so unex.
pectedly up at the end of a hum drum
morning.
"Noth-thing doln'r' he sad with de.
cision. II get enough out OF It when
I slam hat stin. Yoh say he's goin'
to crash in here at three o'clock.
Well, IN breeze IN ut ~three.two, rail-
ros time. And III learn him 10 think
twice before he nlss that Eooin'.bug
around n girl who's been born and
bred a lady
And even Teddie, as she stood up
and shook hands with her new.touud
champion, was troubled by n vague
yet persistent touch Of theatrlcality