Gunnison news-champion., 1924-04-11


nsr eyed him hunErily.
The two of ygg. dyer carr h.
shouted And 'ers's Just a flick for
the toT 10 be go!ag on with
He delivered a sudden blow ar Sir
Timothy fun. vicious, jabblag blow
which had laid many a man OF the
neIghborhoof In the gutter. To his
aimed seemed 20 have mysteriously
disappeared Sir Timothy himself was
standing about halfa.yard farther
away Billy the Tanner was too used
20 the game 20 be OF his balance. but
he received at that moment the sur
prise % his life. with the fat 0r his
hand full 0p.n. Sir Timothy struck
him across the cheek such blow that
Il resountef through the place. Il blow
tha, brought both the inner doors aiar.
that brought I~eriuE eyes tFum every
ulI' ctlOa There Was 4 moments ST.
lcnCe. The mans n-ts wrrr cI-ach-i
Low, there wus murder In his face.
Sif Timothy stepped on one side.
= am not 4 fighter" be said cDolly.
leaning back aEalus, the marble table.
My friend sill deal w.;h you"
Billy the Tanner glargt "a, tlc new
conner. who had -..Iei ln between him
and Sir Timothy
"You can come and join ln. t,o." he
shouted To SIR Timothy. ~TU knock
your biz bead into pulp ah"n I'T- don.
with this It'll. juHt-
The bully knew 10 precisely thirty
seconds what had hagnpnad 10 him
So d.l the eros ds vhn pressed back
.n'u The place through the Inner door.
So I'D the harrnan So tld the land
urd. who had made a cautious uppear-
unr" through rrapdo0r billy the
Tanner. for the first time In Ills lie,
WAS hghruE - hotter man For two
years D." had BEEN the terror Of the
n"'rhhorh0ni md be showed now that
NJ least he had courage. Uls smatter-
iur ~ srlencs, however. appeared only
ridiculous once. through sheer
strength and blGnierluH force. he
broke down his opponents guard and
struck him In the place that had dis
patched many a man befnrr-just over
the heart His present opponent scarce
ly WINGED. and billy the Tanner paid
the penalty then r1r his years Of bully
Ing His antagonist paused FOR a single
second. as though unneryed by the
blow. Red frr seemed to stream from
his eyes Then Il was all over. With
sickenIug crash. Billy the Tanner
went down upon the sand.d floor. II
was no matter Of count for him. He
lay there like dead man. and from
the two doors the hidden spectators
streamed into the room. Sir Timothy
laid some money upon the table.
This fellow lnsulted me and my
friend" he said. "You see. he has
paid the penalty. II he mishehaves
ngain. the same thing will happen to
him. ] am leaving some money here
with your harman. | shall he glad for
everyone TO drink with me. Presently.
perhaps, you had better send for an
ambulance or doctor"
A little storm OF enthusiastic excite
ment, evidenced for the most part in
erpletiycs OF a lurid note. covered the
retreat OF Sir Timothy and his com
panion- out In the street a small
crowd was rushing toward the place
A couple Of policemen seemed to be
trying TO make up their minds whether
II was fine night An Inspector hur-
ried up 10 them.
whats doing In The Rising SUM-
he demanded sharply.
Someone's giving Billy the Tanner
a hiding" one Of the policemen replied.
"Honesty'
"A fair. ripe, Knockout hiding" was
the emphatic confirmation. 81 looked
In at the window"
The Inspector grinned.
I'm glad you had the sense not to
Interfere" he remarked.
Sir Timothy and his companion
reached the car. The latter took
seat by the chauffeur. Sir Timothy
stepped in. II struck him tina, Lady
Cynthia was little breathless. Her
eyes, too. were marveIously bright.
wrapped around her knees was the
chaufreurs coat
Wonderful 90 she declared. -T
haven't had such a wonderful five min
utes since l can remember You are
a dear to have brought me. Sir Tim
othy."
what do you meant" he demanded.
"Mean?' she laughed. as the car
swung around and they gilded away.
You didn't suppose was going to
sit here and watch you depart upon a
mysterious errand? l borrowed your
chauffeur's coat and his cap and slunk
down after you. can assure you I
looked the most wonderful female
apache you ever sawl And l saw the
fight. II was better than any Of the
prize fights / have ever been to. Tie
real thing Is better than the sham,
isn't itr'
Sir Timothy leaned back In his
place and remained silent Soon they
passed out of the land OF tired people,
Of stalls decked out with unsavory