New Britain herald., 1923-06-06

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 Gray vas ths Hsl ta regain his feet nut ais shiFi had been taTn half fF sad be tssisa bleed aRaR his liPs. Hs had met stFone meR iR his time, but never had he fFit safh a FafkliSe mass 0f hans RRa mBscle as RaW,
 tic aoaKfi an awkNaFd sNiREiRE hinR from thf EiaRt and sent him Feeiing Muddy fsirhsd uR agaiRsi the solid sal Hlth q crash. fer Graz had CeRtsEea every pound Of his weight behind the punch but the cenRtFsmsn Fsh6uRded ike a thing of FnhhfF and sgaiR they fhnfhea
 slFainiHE with each other they Heaeheisd against tables and chairs, and aRiy the fact that much af the furniture vas padded, and the floor thiekiY esFTeisd, prevented the sound of their struggle from alarming the occupants af the halls and the lobby,
 hgddys face had been hammered 10 pulp, hut Gray was gnOaHiRE, he could breathe OHlg from the top 0f his lungs, and the bones 0f his left hand had been teieseAPed AeaRizing pains ran clear 70 his shoulder and the hand itself vas gsll,Righ useless,
 tt vas aR extraordinary combat; certainly the walls af tHis luxurious suite had never looked down upon q scene so strange as this fght hes tween friends, How long I, con. tiHasf, neither man kRsw-nat great while, surely, measured by the clock but an inteFmihahls time as they gaugsd it, Nor could Calvin Gray aftsrward recall just how i, came to an end He vaguely re- membered Muddy RFiskow weaving loosely, rocking forward upon gn- certain legs, biindly sreping for him the memory was like that of a figure seen almly through q mist Of dreams-thsn he remembered calling up hts last reserve of railing vigor Even as he launched the blow he i knev it was q knockout, The eolos- | ,us fell. lay motionless. ]
 II was a moment or two before | Gray could summon strength 10 lend I sueeor. then he rirhted an armchair . and dragged Boddy into it He . reeled as he made for the bathroom. for he uas desperately sick as he vet a towel. meanwhile elinring dizzily 10 . he faucet, his reflection ieered forth from the mirror--a battered, repul- 5ive eountenance. shockingly unlike bic oyn.
 He was gently mopping young Briskow's face when the latter re- piyed. Buddy's eyes were wild. he \ lid not recognize this unpleasant stranger until a familiar voice issued rom the shapeess lips
 "You'll be all right in q few min ites. my lad"
 Briskow lifted his head: he tried to .ise, but fell back Imply, for as yet lis body refused to obey his will.
 "You-licked me" he declared, aintly. Licked me good. didn't 'ou?"
 Buddy, Oh. Buddy" II vas earning cry: Gray's streaked, swol- en features were grotesauely con orted. You won't be mad with me, fll you"
 Want to fight any more?"
 The victor groaned. My God. no. 'ou nearly killed me" H
 HE tune PuHuy fndHdstu tO edll II is feet Then I reckon I'll-go to II ed. I feel purity rotten II Gray laughed aloud, in his deep H .lief "Righto, And after I've honed for 8 doctor. If you don't ind, I'll crawl in with you H
 CHAPTER XxII. H
 Nfargic FlIlton's Son III On the morning after the fight allow knocked at Gray's door. then
 answer to an indistinct and irri- ble command to be gone, he made mself known. Its me, Governor. And I've got thibit A." Really" came the startled query. la ,ere was stir from within, the lock apped and the door opened.
 i've got little friend here that Int you to-" Mallow paused in- le the threshold, his mouth fell lE en, he stared in frank amazemsnt. = weet spirits of niter.." he gasped. What happened to you7''
 'J was playing tag in the hall with l3i me other old men, and one of them 'uck me" yc You've been hit with safe or m m mething," MalloU declared. "Evi- poer of sorne hl,,pt instrument ae cc