Gunnison news-champion., 1924-05-02


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-%' ~ ale Sir Timothy replied
''Tar one '.0g rho match Is pri-
va'e .ne 20 rr'va'e house and FOR
another 'Na r.r."g j. gift. Their.
& ~ ru--. n YOUR brother loses -
get, n"'ln- WILL You So" the nghr.
NJ WI'm.--~'
"Yrs -.u -.-~ ~" VA. the some
wha' reluctant 7ss.7'
"l0u wf give n.s F"ur word not 20
ln'rr'r-" ru aur wavT-
q sl.u ru' Interfere" wumnre
rro-I..-' r r,.. rr. wearing regu-
la'lwn Em-,. rrH 'hs Weights nre
about 'nr,. HrI The conditions are
what E'r sav. lf ls tho last Thing I
shuut % -. rr Er"
"C1r''rr S.r THuthy .1rlalmrd
"Snn :. rrzr ~ ere Is one other
fentur. u' m, entertainments con.
r"rnuog .I.N hns" snu"'hlRg 20 say
a -"rr, oil" p~-r"rmaurrs which
inEst r.r. o.. % my launch ai odd times
There Is uas a1rd fDr tonight can
sag N'r," rugr IL except that # I.
mu.4Hl au going to ask you, Lady
Cynthia. and sou. I,"dsam. to witness
Il, Wh'H ynu lurr .eru that. you know
cse-rr.-r Then snu and l. I~d~am.
can rrr "r. Hr"'Errs hands shall
lave -ur.. 0llu. ,.l~" ." say 10 y0u. bur
that I- uI.- -" rnr dp.nE- here"
"Nr. ar 'n .-" the nght In the gym
nn.un- 1.al C,-rIn inquired
Sir Timothy shook his head.
4 DO not allow women there under
nny conditions" he said. You and
Margaret had better stay here whilst
rhni takes rIurr II will probably be
over in twenty minutes II will be
tim" then rar %. 10 md our way TO
the launch After that. II You hnye
any appetite, supper will order
somc caviar" sandwiches f"r YOU" Sir
Timothy went on, ringing the bell.
"and som. win"
Lady cynthia smiled
Il, Is rraIly very wonderful par
~" she murmurrd
Their host ushcr-d tn. two men
across the hail now comparatively
deserted. for every one had settled
down tu his or her chosen amus"mcnt
down long pRssngr. through n prl.
Nute door which he unlocked with a
Yale key, and into the gymnasium
There wrr" less than my spectators
seated around the ring. and Francis,
glanclnI at them hastily. fancled that
he recognized nearly every one Of
them. There wns Baker. judge, a
couple uf actors, Lord Meadowson. the
dozen who followed in his footsteps !;
n little man who had once been anna
tcur champion in the bantam class.
and who was now considered the finest
judge OF boxing in the world: a the
atrical manager. the present amateur
boxing champion. and a sprlnklIng of
Others. Sir Timothy and his COM
panlons took their chairs amidst a
buzz OF welcome. Almost Immediate
ly the man who was in charge Of the
proceedings, and whose name was Har-
rIson. rose from his place
"Gcutlemcn." he said, This Is a
sporting contest, but one under usual
rules and usual conditions. An ANA
teur, who tips the scales mt twelve
stone seven. who has never engaged
In boxing contest In his life. ls
matched against a young man from a
different sphere OF life. who Intends to
adopt the ring ns his profession. but
who has never ns yet fought in public.
Names gentlemen, as you know, are
seldom mentioned here. viii only
say that the first In the ring is the
nominee Of our friend and host. Sir
Timothy Brhst; second comes the
nominee ~ Lord Meadowson."
Wllmore. Notwithstanding his pre-
knowledge. gave little gasp. The
young man who stood now within a
few yards OF him. carelessly swinging
his gloves in his hand, was without a
doubt his missing brother He looked
well and in the pink Of condition; not
only well but entirely confident and
at his ease. His opponent. on the other
hand. a sturdier man. few inches
shorter. was nervous and awkward
though none the less determined look.
Ing. Sir Timothy rose and whispered
In Harrisors ear. Tn. latter nodded.
In very few moments the prelim,
inaries were concluded. the fight be
gun
Francis, glad of a moment or two's
solitude in which TO rearrange his
somewhat distorted sensations. found
an empty space In the stern of the
launch and stood leaning over the rail.
His pulses were still tingling with the
indubitabie excitement Of the last half.
hour. II was all there, even now. be
fore his eyes like 4 einematograph
picture-the duel between those two
men. q duel Of knowledge. OF strength.
81 science, Of courage. From begin
ming to end. there had been no mo.
ment when Francis had felt that he
was looking on At what was In any
way q degrading or immoral spectacle
Each man had fought In his way to
via Young wilmore. graceful a. {
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