SHORT
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DINNER AT EIGHT
Br
SAMUEL MERWIN
all his weight was thrown on the elighter frame in the clinch that followed. The referee pulled them apart.
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(Continued from last Saturday) The two balf-naked men leaped forward; sparrad a moment; then crouched and circled, their feet padding softly on the wooden
Say," observed the man from floor, their brown gloves moving Browna's, half to Edith, half to swiftly in feints and in sudden himself," that's in-bghting now shiftings of defence. Their faces a bit of the real staff. were keen and hard, and they don't see much of that out here." watched each other with the The fighters were crouching, alertness of tigers. Round and and sparring cautiously when the round they circled. The sailor's referee stepped between them and fare slowly expanded in a crafty, called time. The middle-weight drunken smile, and he looked dropped his hands and walked down on his slighter opponent quietly to his corner. The heavy- with an expression of humorous weight staggered uncertainly to contempt. One of the spectators his. And all about the ring-side shouted something in French.thors was shouting, and disjoint- The sailor's intent gaze relaxeded talk, and the brandishing of for the fraction of a second, and gold coins,
The
he turred his head. Instantly The middle-weight dropped on the Parisian flew at him, just as the stool, leaned back on the he had before flown at him over rapes, and closed his eyes. the step of the rickshaw, and New Yorker went swiftly and his left glove landed on the deftly to work on him, fanning sailor's face in three quick, solid him with the towel, sponging his blows, like the tap-tap-tup of head sad face, kneading the mua- a bammer. The heavy-weight cles of neck, shoulders, arms, and spat out an angry exclamation thighs.
and launched a right swing. But Quick, mise," he said, look- bis great arm, thrashed the air. ing up from his work, "give him The middle-weight, on the in-tint water-bottle-and just keep stant, bent nearly double-so the towel going, will you ?" noarly double that his forehead Edith oboyed. Leaning over
all but brushed the floor-then the ropes, she waved the towel, caught the sailor about the waist with arms that had been trained and gripped him, clinging close. on the tennis court and the golf The alert referee stopped between course. them and forced them apart.
Each was breathing hard as second. they fell again to circling. A
"Harder, please," cried the
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She worked with added energy-are-all-right!" thin trickle of blood appeared The fighter looked up in protest, below the sailor's nostrils; and but, resing the intent expression the spectators broke into a sud-on her face, smiled gently. den roar of delight.
step out for the sixth round, a And Edith watched her maa shade more alert for that sharp
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The New Yorker was talking tang in his nostrils, with a curí "Some class there!" the man jerkily: "He's soft, Bo, but watch ous little glow in her heart. For, from Brown's was muttering at that swing if he lands it, all in a moment, she knew that Edith's elbow. He's got some-good night! Better use your feet it meant something to win that thing, that boy. Clever Dacks this round-keep away; he may honest commendation. like Leaches Cross." Then he work eff his souse and come to life, men had flattered her; but never raised his voice and called: And save your hands--you'll before in her sheltered young "Watch his right, Frenchy! The need 'eni."
The referee called the round. quite like that directly, a9-82 life had a man epoken to her guy's got a wallop."
The Parisian nodded, but kept] Again the slender man faced the his eyes fixed on the sai'o as he giant. Again they circled, feint-
equal. ciroled lightly and stealthily ed, rushed, dodged, fought. about him.
The third round passed, and There was a confusion of shouls the fourth. It was not to be 10 and catoalla from the crowd easy. The sailor, his faddled About the ropes. The sailor spirit selling into a dull anger shook his head as if to throw off against this alert little man who some blinding harness.
jabbed him and evaded him with
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Their faces were less alert, more as wells from lumbago, sciatica, The sailor tossed his head dogged. And Dow, between eta.. again, then rushed. The middle rounds, Edith worked with a sure. Their need of special diet is weight side-stepped, and hooked ness only a little behind that of imperative, and, as the doctor al- in a sharp kidney blow that, so the New Yorker. Her hat was ways cuts down their meat, it is celerating the momentum of the on a nail, her gloves in a ball on essential for them to have highly big man, sent him slipping and the floor. She sponged the bat-nutritions food. It is equally im- sprawling to the floor. The tered face and swung the dingy portant that this ford should be building rocked with the shout towel, while the man from easily digested and should con- that went up. But the sailor Brown's tried to stir the tain abundant phosphorus, for bounded to his feet and rushed sluggish circulation. It was phosphorns is needed for making 72 Queen's Road, Central. again. Edith, swept clean out sober, primitive work. It began healthy blood, and the blood is of herself, face flashed, eyes to look like desperate work. She invariably disordered in rheum- shining, hands gripping the rope, forgot the excited spectators, she atie conditions. followed every motion with far-forgot the bizarre nature of the
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The fifth round went badly for which she had complained of, nostrils; abe was faint; but still the Parisian. When it was. over, quickly disappeared, and subse- her fascinated eyes followed every and he had sunk weakly on the quently the swelling and pain in motion. The middle-weight's Lacquered stool, Edith felt rather the joints became less marked." back, as he fought desperately on then saw the New Yorker sheke
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