THE HONGKONG TELEGI
THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND
THE LADY.
By FRANCES MARION
CHAPTER IX Getting Ready for the Great Bout
Bolle wont straight to Wille Ryan at his enbaret office.
"Willie, I'm a young girl with blond hair and straight lega pretty straight funny volce and a personality, I'm told-and I want a job."
"I have a vacancy that ought to fit you like a glove. I used to have a girl here who looked a lot like you. Everybody was crazy about her.
"You say the vacancy still ex- ists 7" she Interrupted, pointedly.
"Yos."
"You He studied hor. wouldn't be here if you hadn't made the break, would you?"
"No."
Ho tilted up her chin. "How is it? Pretty tough 7"
"You remember that shampoo. I was going to get and didn't? Well, I've just had it."
"You're not kidding me, Belle, When you went out of here and sald you were going for good... Well, If you feel the way I did then.
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sanses and quit, being a fool? are you still crazy about him?”
Or
"I hate the very thought of him, and of every minute I ever, spent with him!"
"You know where your dressing room. is."
The sound of the voices of the Adopted Son and of Hogan raleed in argument came to them and then Stove Morgan's angry volco say ing. "Get out of my way!" Then the door burst open and Steve bounded in followed by Hogan and the Adopted Son.
"Don't you ever knock on doors?" asked Willie, waving his retainers to: stand aside.~
Stove Ignored him-wont straight to Belle. "Come on, Belle, we're going home."
"I am home-now," she said. "You know you' don't mean that." "I moant it for several years be- fore I met you."
"Beat It, Morgan, while you've still got a chanco," said Wille.
"I'll beat it when I got what I came for."
Stove was seeing red. He start- ed for Belle, but Hogan and the Adopted Son got in his way. Stove swung once with his right fist and once with his left and the two men landed in opposite comers of the room. Ho whirled back to Belle and found Willie's gun poking him in the stomach while the Adopted Bon shoved another in his back.
"Sorry, Willie, but here I am." "It's been hard to stand. I knew you didn't have a chance. Guys liko that get on top of a mountain, and they can't breathe the air. They choke and get dizzy,
"Willie," said Belle, bitterness in her voice, on her, face, "I left you for a cheap, burlesque counter- feit. I apologize, in person. I Belle shricked, buried her face in want to listen to the band, and her hands and moaned: forgot."
"Please don't kill him! Please "Have you really come to your don't shoot him, Willie! Plenae
PH.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31 1934.
Well,
replied the Professor. boy," "You're not fighting Willard at Toledo."
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yeah How much of a quaran: What do you say, Professor? Wille pocketed, his gun, waved too does the Champ want Hare's a pon.3 his henchmen from the room. Hasn't the Professor been able to "Now don't hasten "me, Jack, my
You, can go with him if you raise It? Oh, I see want to, Belle, said Willie, gently, there'll be a certified check for that Thanka, Willlo," said Bello, her guarantes, in Carey's hands to voice unsteady, "but if the Job's morrow Kes, but don't men- still open, I'll stay right here.". tion my name in your story
"You mean it, "Belle?" asked Spill it whenever you want to. Stove, brokenly,
Right!" He hung up.
I mean It; I wouldn't try it again with you for anything in the world. The bell rang--the last round. Not a chance, Steve, not a chanco."
Stevo looked at her stupidly a moment. "I guers you're right," He left Willo's office quickly, his head hanging. As the door closed after him, Bello collapsed to the floor in a half faint. Willie picked her up and placed her on a couch and chafed her hands. She opened her oyes after a moment or two.
"I'm ashamed, Willie. What's the matter with me?"
"Let's forget it. You llo. thero for a while." He left the room, beckoning Hogan and the Adopted Son to follow him.
In the adjoining room, he ordered Hogan to call the sporting desk of: the Tribune, and the Adopted Son to take Belle a drink and stay with her.
"How about you, Stove? Every thing rosy?" asked Domprov
"What have I got to say about It? Como on sign it and let's gut out of here!"
"Geez," remarked Hogan, "you're doing that fat-head a big favour,” "What's the matter? Catching
“Sure I'm doing him a favour all a train?" amiled Demprey. right. The Champ'll knock his fat "He's probably got a blonde head into the East River Fmistaked out somewhere,” said one of goin' to cut that guy down to her the reporters. aize, then buy them a little cabbage patch in Jersey and call it a day," "I think you're nuts, boss, She don't want any more of him."
Stave pushed his way towards the reporter. "Looking for a solit up?" he asked, dangerously. The Professor, evidently worried, stopp-
"No more'n I want a auckor born | 2d him. every minute. Listen, I want you
"Stephen, boy. All right, to get hold of Carners or his mana Jack. Sults me." He signed the
thon- ger and round up the Professor, articles of agreement and Morgan, the newspaper boys-the Carnera's manager attached his whole ballyhoo. Start the short-signature. caders working on Morgan himself "Now," said Dempsey. "the Box-il get all the purse money you caning Commission will name one of drain for bets on his own fat hand, two men as referee the day before because I'm going to swell it for the bout. It'll either be Haley or one grand and glorious bust!" Eddie, Woolf."
While the Professor studied the At once the Professor and Car- articles of the fight between Stovenera's manager were up in arms. Morgan and Prime Carriera in the They didn't want either man. office of Jack Dempsey Promotions, Inc., Steve stood by, aurly and mor- ose.
"Hello, Joe," said Willie, into the 'phone. "Willle Ryan talking. Yes... Say, how's that deal for "Now that the financial side is Morgan's fighting for the cham-satisfactory," Dempsey was saying, pionship coming along?.... Oh, "I think we're all ready to sign.
"What difference does it make who you get?" exploded Steve. "Just get somebody that can count up to tent",
"All right,” said Carnera, speak-.
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