Gunnison news-champion., 1924-05-02

the East end less graceful. perhaps,
but with even more strength and at
least a. much d-terminatlDn. had Ger
tElnly done his best 10 Justify his Sc
lection. There wer. no points 10 be
scored Their. had been no undue
,elnting. no holding. few Of the tricks
OF the professional ring II was q
hght to a finish. or until Harrison
gave the word. And the better man
had won But even that knockout
blow which Reggie WNmOre had de
llyerri after q wonderful felHt. had
had little that was cruel In IL. There
vas something beautiful almost In
tie strength and Eruo- with which Il
had been dellyrr-d-the breJthless
cagrrn.ss. the waiting. the end
He heard Sir TImDihy's voice q
few yards away. and turned 10 look
at him. He had Just come from be-
low. and had paused opposite a man
yho had been standing little apart
from the others. one OF the few who
was wearing an overcuat. rs though
be felt the cold In the background
we're the two servants who had guard
I'd the EHuEway
Mr.. Manuel Lotto" Sir Timothy
sH!d-"or shall say SIR. Shopl5ndf--
my Invited guests are welcome. |
have only one method ~ dealing with
gn!nyIted ones"
The two men suddenly stepped for.
ward ShOpland made no protest. at
tempted no struggle. They lifted him
Of his feet rs though he were q baby.
and n moment later there was n splash
In the water. They threw a llfe-belt
after him.
Always humane. you see" Sir Tim
othy remarked. as he leaned over the
side. "Ah! see that even In his
oyercoAt our friend IS swimmer enough
to reach the bank. You find our meth
ods harsh. LedsamT' he asked. turning
challenging gaze towards the latter
Francis, who had been watching
ShOpland come to the surface
shrugged his shoulders. He delayed
answering for moment while he
watched the detective. disdainlng the
ilfe-h"lt. swim TO the opposite shore.
81 suppose that under the cIrcum
stances" Francis said. 'he was pre-.
pared 10 take his risk
You should know best about that"
Sir Timothy rcjoIned II wonder
whether you would mind looking after
Lady Cyn,hiaf I shall be busy for =
few moments"
Francis stepped across the deck to-
wards where Lady Cynthia had been
sitting by her hosts side They mad
passed into the mouth of a tree.huns
strip Of the river. The engine was
suddenly shut on. gong was sound
ed. There was murmur. almost =
sob OF relief. as the little sprinkling
Of men and women rose hastily to
their feet and made their way towards
the companIon.way. Downstairs. In
the saloon, with Its white safinwood
panels and rows of swing chairs. heavy
curtains were drawn across the port,
holes, Al: outside light WAS shut out
from the place. At the further end
raised slightly from the floor. was n
sanded circle. Sir Timothy made his
way to one OF the pillars by Its side
and turned around TO face the little
company of guests. His voice, though
II seemed scarcely raised above a
whisper, was extraordinarily clear and
distinct Even Francis. who. with
Just inside the door. could hear every
word he said
My friends" he began. you have
often before been my guests at such
small fights as we have been able to
arrange in as unorthodox a manner as
There has been some novelty about
them. bG; ON the last occasion think
| il was generally observed that the-
had become little too professional. n
| title ultra scientific There was some
| hing which they lacked With thar
something | am hoping to provide you
tonight. Thank you. Sir Edgar" he
nurmurei, leaning down towards his
ncighbor
He held his cigarette II the name
II match which the other had
lndled. Francis. who was watching
utently. was puzzled nj the expires
| son with which for a moment. as h.
! traightened himself. Sir Timothy
| danced down the room, seeking for
.ady Cynthla's eyes. In sense II
vas as though he were seeking for
pmething he needed appreciation
/ vmpathy. understanding.
| Our hobby. as you know. has been
aiity." he continued That is what
e have not always been able to
achleve- Tonight offer you reality
There are two men here. one an Eas,
! nd coster. the other an Italian until
ately associated with an itinerau'
ehicle of musical production. These
'wo men have not outllved sensation
fancy so many of us have. The,
nate one another to the death. Z for
ct their surnames. but Giuseppe IN.
toien Jim's girl. is living with heI
!; the present moment. and proposes
Il