Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-05-15
CHAPTER xIx-consInusd.

~ takes place here. Two boxers plac'
themselves unreservedIy In my hands
Ihe. details Of the match are arranget
without their knowledge They come
ant0 the ring without knowing whom
they are going to~aghts= Sometimes
they never know, for my men veal
maashs. Then we have private matches
There Is one tonight Lord Meadow
son and l have a wager Of thousand
guineaa- BE has brought tonight from
ehe East end boxer who. according
Go the terms OF our bet, has never be
fore engaged In q professional contest
have brought an amateur under the
same conditions The weight is with
Ia a few pounds the same, neither has
ever seen the other. only In this case
the light ls with regulation gloves and
under Queensberry rules
WAC. Is your amateur. Sir limo
Ghyr Wilmore asked harshly.
Your brother, air. Wtfmore." WIS
the prompt reply. You shall see the
@ghk II I have your promise not 70 at
tempt 10 any way TO Interfere"
WIlmore rose to his feet.
DO you mean to tell me-" he de-
manded, shat my brother has been
deeoyed here. kept here against his
will, TO provide amusement for your
guesfsT'
Azr. WiImore, bee that you will
be reasonable" Sir Timothy expos
tuIated. 4 saw your brother box at
his gymnasium in Holborn. Ny agen,
made him the offer of this fight. One
Of my conditions had TO be that he
came here TO train and that whilst he
was here be held 70 communication
whatever with the outside world. My
tralaer has ideas Of his own and this
he insists upsn. Your brother In the
end acqulesced. He was az first diff
eult 70 deal with as regards this con-
alton, ana he did. In fact. believe.
Mr. LedsaIa, pay visit to your office,
with the object Of asking you TO be |
come an intermediary between him
and bis relatives. .
~He began a letter TO me-" Francis
lnterT0sed, land ther mysteriOusly
disappeared.
The mystery is easily EXPLAINED
SIR Timothy continued. "Afy trainer,
Roger Hakon. a varsity tiue. and the
best heavyweight of his year. occupies
the chambers above yours. He saw
from the window the arrival of
Reginald Wilmore-whlch was accord
ing 20 instructions, as they were TO
come down to Hatch End together
went. down the stairs TO meet him,
and. TO cur long story short, fetched
him out Of your Office. Ledsam. with.
out allowing him 10 finish his letter.
This absolute isolation seems a curl.
sus condition, perhaps, but Hagen In.
Kists upon II. and ! can assure you
that he knows his business. The mys-
terry. as you have termed II, OF his
disappearance that morning, q that
be went upstairs with Hagen for sew
eral hours to undergo medical ex-
a0slraricn. Instead Of leaving the build
bag forthwith"
queer thing I never thought Of
Wagon" Francis remarked. .'As a
mafter Of fact. never see him in the
Temple, and thought that he had
aeft."
SHAY ask" wllmore interviewed.
rwhen my brother WIN be free TO re-
eurn TO his homei"
Tonight. directly the fight Is over"
elr Timothy replied. SHOULD he be
successful. he will take with him a
sum Of money sufficient to start him In
any business he chooses to enter"
WIlmore frowned slightly.
~But surely" he protested. shat ,
would make him professional pugIl-
lstT
mot az ALL" Sir Timothy replied. :
-For enc thing. the match is pri
rate one In 8 private house, and for
another the money is a gift. There !
u mo purse. II your brother loses. he
uesn nothing. win you see the fight. !
W.. Wilmoref'' /
Yes. will see it, was the some :
whmf reluctant assent. I
sYon win give me your word not to !
In any way7"
II shall not interfere" Wilm0re
sfeSngsad III they are wearing regu- :.
uaaon gloves. and the weights are :
.bemt equal. and the conditions are
wbaf you say. it In the last thing !
IEsquid wIsh 10 do
ssCMnEfaliG Sir Timothy exclaimed
Nov 70 pass on. here Is one other :
GESTURE Of my entertainments ron
sexmlmg which I have something to say :
e settles ef performance which
msea place on my launch at odd tlmes =
lass9e b one fixed tor tonight. can q
40 little about II except that II is o.
lmmsmaI ana going 10 ASA you. Lady p
syxzhEs. and you. Isedsam. 10 witness
!. agl@m you have Bee that. you know "
saeHshsm& Then son amd 4 heasan. q
aA eaIi one another's hands. : slsall o.
l@vw sonse&allng else 10 say to y0us bat a
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