THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934.
THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND Join Min. Biddel's party at some hore last year,"
THE LADY.
By FRANCES MARION
CHAPTER VII
BELLE NEEDS A CRYING
TOWEL
"Professor, every drop that goes mo sings "Home, Sweet into Home." "
cabaret. Her eyes rested-warmly
Willle
permitted himself on Steve's, and before they reached strange smilo. "Hello Morgan," their destination an intimacy and and spoke to Belle gently: How sprung up between them that are you, Belle?" caused Bella to glance appraisingly more than once at Linda Williams. When the limousine stopped in front of the EI Ryanno cabaret and the others got out, Belle, hold back.
"Well, well, how are you, Misa Mercer?"
Belle extended her hand impul- sively and gratefully. "Fino, Wi- lle. Thanks.
"Honest now, Mr. Ryan. Sho doesn't look so bad off, does she?" asked Steve.
brought back her self-control and she laughed. "What? Can't a girl do a little nose powdering with out-
"I know you, Belo. I never baw you this near the woops."
"Well, they're all gone now." She shrugged and laughed. "Funny, guess I just got more than usual. ly koyed up about the fight to-night and...I worried about Morgan and.
"Like he's worrying you right now," sald Willie, nodding towards the floor where Stove and Linda were looking deep into each other's eyes as they danced,
"Willlo! Just because he dances with some other woman, should I worry about--"'
"But, Stove" she started to protest when the doorman, holding
"She looks pretty well to me, open the door of the limousine, rec-sald Ryan, his eyca en Belle. "I
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gucas that means she's happy."
"You guess right, Willie, said Belle. "Hello, Mike, fine!" she replied "Please enjoy yourself all you and took Steve's arms. "But, Mor-can, will you, Balle?"
"I'm awfully glad I came in,” gan, we can't go in here!"
"Why not? We're..." but ho she smiled to him, putting her hand In the burst of laughter that metsaw the sign, and hesitated, glum on his arm, this sally, Belle burat hurriedly into at the turn things had taken.
As they took seats at the table, the room, her first thought, as al
"Come on," said Linda. "The Belle sald to Stove in a low voice: ways, for Steve.
rest of the party's here and we're "Going to make good your threat inte as it is."
and have the first dance with me?"
"Just watch our foot-work, ba-to let down. Why, we're all having
nawell time, really, Willie." by!" His oyos were on Linda.
that's a lot of hoody, don't we?"
"As you once said, we both know
kucckouts in less than a year," said the Professor, "deserves a little re- laxatlon. He's trained pretty fine now. I always believe in letting Nineteen fights and nineteen down a couple of times
year any knockouts in less than a year is Way-liable to go stale-brittle..ognized her. some kind of a record, and Steve I'd go a little slowly, though, Morgan attained it with apparent Stephen. You haven't been used case under the tutelage of the Pro- to" fessor. It made him cockier than ever, but Bello loved him enough so that it made no difference. She be- Iloved that she meant as much to him as he did to her. Others did not share her faith in Steve. Among them was Willie Ryan "Wonder if Belle knows that pug of hors is cattin' around?" said on of Willie's henchmen after a parti- cularly brilliant fight by Stove. Willie laid down his paper and looked straight into the eyes of the Adopted Son. "That's all I'm wait-pointed." ing for," he said, "for Belle to find out."
"Morgan, darling, let me see you -are you hurt?"
Ho put his arms about her. "Hello, baby." Ho. winked at the reporters. "She does this avery time rind
she's always disap-
"I'm prouder than ever. You know that, Stevo." She kissed him and drew back. "Ummm...the lid's off, eh?"
"Don't let him bend too far," the Professor warned Bella.
"Tony didn't mean this, baby," Steve assured her. "Someone else inside is giving the party."
Tony Williams realized ho had committed a faux pas, and apolo gized; "Say, I'm sorry...I didn't realizo...I forgot.."
"Oh, that's all right," said Bello, "It's just that"
"Oh, sure it's all right!" sald Stove. "Come on. Everything's all blown over, baby."
Belle was recognized by many habitues of the cabaret, and soon there were cries of: "Belle Mercer! We want Belle Mercer! Come on, Bello!"
"I'm still your pal, Bolle," sald Wille, reprovingly.
"Oh, of course, ho's had a few drinks. But the Professor told him
"Morgan loves me," said Belle, defensively..
"Funny way of showing it." Belle looked down and when she "How about it, Belle? Just once,"
spoke it was as though she, were coaxed the mastor of ceremoniós,
"Well....Oh, I guess I'm an old trying to convince herself.
"He's
big kid-playful, fire horse. The alarin ringa!"
She straightened The applause redoubled as she thoughtless..." "I feel so funny, as though we arose from the table. She sang her up and looked with a new bright- were doing it on purpose."
old song, "Down-Stream Drifterness at Willle: "But I admit I'll "Leave everything to me," said singing it to Steve, but Steve had feel happler getting him out of. Steve, beginning to enjoy the situa-no glance for her. He was drink- here and home."
"Want me to slip him got to be faced sometime. And you when, following a round of applause tion and himself. This thing has ing champagne with Linda, whisper-
Finn 7" ing to her, laughing with her, and say he's still a friend of yours.""
"That's just it. I don't want him at the conclusion of the song, she returned to the table, Steve Was to think -
"Come on.
I'm big-hearted. on the floor dancing with Linda. We'll all three have a drink to She watched them among the other dancora she could not help her self. Not once did Steve glance at her. He and Linda Williams were too deeply immersed in themselves.
One night before the full year had elapsed since Steve had been
"You bet and the Morgan family promoted from the speakeasy to the ring, he remained in his dress is off on a bender. Now we'd bet ing room at Madison Square Garter breeze, honey, Tony Williama ..den after another successful bout, and his gang are waiting upon
and donned a new tuxedo made by Caray's office." one of the city's most fashionable tailors: It was a perfect At and Stove preened before the mirror, oblivious of the admiring handlers and reporters. The Professor had
"I can't go back on Tony now. eased up on his rules and given Steve permission to drink a little He's one of the big stockholders in and attend a party to which he and the Garden Corporation, and when Bello had been invited by Tony the time comes for me to give a les-gether." Williams, a well known figure Inson to that mug they call the Cham the city. Stove joined the report-pion, why, I'll get a better deal" era in a drink.
"This is the first time since I mot the Warden"-ho nodded to- wards the Professor "that he's let me be human again."
"Nineteen fights and nineteen
"I wish you and I could go out just alone to-night," she said when they loft the dressing room,
She laughed at his cockiness. "You're a modest little flower!"
"I'm too dumb to admit it, that's all!"
Tony William's sister, Linda, got into the automobile with them to
The headwaller, at a quick nod Ryan, escorted the from Willle party to Mrs. Siddell's table.
"I've got the glad rage this time," said Stove to the headwaiter, "Do I get in?" and then, as Willie approached the table: "Hi, Mr. We were Ryan. Remember us?
Tony Williams got up from the table. "I say, Mrs. Morgan, how about a dance?"
"Oh, thanks, but I..." Belle's voice was strained. "I..I'm com- ing right back."
She left the table and threaded her way among the fringe of tables, wondering if she could hold back her tears until she could get by her- self.
As she reached the lobby Willie Ryan stepped out in front of her.
"What are you looking for? The crying towel?"
Mickey
laughed now. "I know better and "Don't you dare!" She really
What kind of tricks?" more legitimate tricks than that!"
She paused and then a defiant boldness came into her voice. "Tricks a woman knows how to play on a man!"
(To be Continued.)
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