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THE LADY
By FRANCES MARION
CHAPTER XI
were
gong rang.
TREATY WILL SOON. DE COMPLETED
paper, to him, Wine straightened then pushed the people out of her tached to the contract and Demp up and restored her gloves and bag. way with almost magincal force soy could not do anything about Willie's attention went back to the as she strodo forward until, ako it. ring, and Bells shook her head at confrunted Steve. Tears were Bello grabbed Stovo's spattered the usher and formed. the word streaming down her face as Demp glove and pressed it against her "Wait" on her lips.
soy's hand came down methodical-cbook where it loft a smear of ed, he got to his feet slowly and-Carnera had landed a blow that counted.
At a sudden roar from the crowd ly in front of Steve's face as he blood before two attendants could listlessly. Carnera tore into Steve's brought Stove half-way to his knees
" | pull her away from the ropes. WITHIN THE ROPES
Get up!" At the sound of the gong, both territory,
"Morgan, darling! connecting with
twoBello waved her hands in simu cried Belle. "I want you to get men were on their feet. Carnora Before the first round was over lightning lofta and a vicious right lated Joy, almost hysterically, and up!"
rushed Steve and landed a blow Carnera had given Steve a jolt to cross. The men clinched, parted managed to let her bag and gloves the head that all but lifted him and sudden roar came from the slip again to the floor, and kicked with dimeult focussed them on He began to weave and sink, then
Stove raised glazed eyes and to the head that staggered him.") from the floor. Still Stova smiled throng.
thom under the chair ahead of her. Bello who continued to ery: straightened like a spring rod, as Bello closed her eyes and the and jeered at his opponent, then i
"I'm so sorry, Willie," she said, "Don't let him do it, Morgan! Get Carnera rushed him, and the planted two quick, heavy blows to tears trickled down her face. Wil pressing against his arm, "but I've up, Morgan! Get up!"
champion recoived a left and a the champion's stomach that modello Ityan watched hor, concorn on done it again.
"Eight!" came the count, check-right that dropped him to his his knees buckle as he went into his face. The Professor winced,
As Willke's head reluctantly dia-ed by the falling of Dempsey's knees. a-elinch. "Steve was gotting mad looked away from the ring. A appeared,, she caught the usher's hand. "Ninel"
(To be Continued) and nasty as the bell sounded the renewal roar caused Belle to open eye and tossed the folded program-
her eyes. Stove was picking him- me to him, pointing in the Urection grin on his face, and nodding at By a herculean effort, a ghustly end of the round.
self up, backing groggily away of the Professor. The usher gave In his corner, Steve waved aside from Carnera who landed a blow the programme to the Professor, at Belle, Stove got to his feet and ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE hla masseur, loaned forward, elbows on his knees, and sincered to the head as the bell rang.
Rounds three and four wore a him and saying: "From the lady pushed people out of his way as the same time gesturing back of advanced waveringly to meet Car nern. Tho Professor frantically at Carnera who had given himself draw. The faces of both fighters back there. into the hands of his handfors.
raw and bleeding. Stevo
The Professor exchanged a glance he came to join Belle. He pushed Stovo's manager tried to whisper saved himself from a knockout in with Bello and unfolded the pro-away the substitute manager, cup- Instructions to him, but Steve the fifth round, only by a clinch. gramme and read her note: "I can't ped his hands and cried through
London, Feb. 1. waved him aside too.
'Steve was getting the worst of it. [stand this. "It's nice to see a man who be He went to his knees once, but got only you
He mustn't lose, and them; "Boy, it's the Professor
During the debate in the Com- mons Inat night Colonel Colville, con pull him through. I'm here!" Hoven in himself," said Willie to
up and was knocked dizzy as the Please get up there with him, if In a clinch, he caught Steve's of the Department of Oversens Belle.
It's only because I once did what eyes over Carnera's shoulders, Trade, said that the Anglo-Rus- "If that's what they call 'colour", In the sixth round ho showed evi- you naked me to. I love him." and Steve nodded at him. The sian Trade Treaty would soon be then I'm colour blind!" she said. dences of fatigue. His cocity, The Professor glanced Inquiring-Professor gestured that Stove was concluded. He predicted that Stove met Carnera in the latter's snoering smile, had vanished; hely back at her, after reading the to hang on in the clinches. The members of the Commons would corner pa the second round started, breathed heavily. Some of the note, and her short, slight con-Garden was in an uproar, shout- generally be satisfied with it. missed a cyclonic blow to the chin spirit had gone from him along firmatory noda, his eyes went backing for the killing. Carnera toref and received one in his stomach with his cockiness. His blown to the ring. Then he stood up and, Into Steve, but the latter went in- The Lena Gold Fields dispute, that caused his knees to sag. He lacked the old driving power. with energetic purpose, pushed to a clinch and looked to the Pro- discussion of which would begin. recovered, but in a furlous temper,
Belle, hor pulses beating fast down the alale to Steve's corner. fessor for instructions who now shortly and would be closely threw caution to the winds and with agony over the knockout, sho "Have you had enough? Want motioned for him to keep away watched by the Government, waded into Carnern, recolving saw pending over Steve, looked be-to go?" asked Willie, noticing from the champion.
would not be allowed to prejudico right to the jaw, another and an hind Willie's shoulders at the Pro-Belle's agitation.
Steve's senses had cleared. treaty negotiations, concluded other until even his fury learned fessor who was standing, terrifico- At his question, Belle 'jumped Breaking from the clinch, and dod- Colonel Colville-British Wircless. caution.
lly dishevelled, and calling to Steye Impulsively to her feet, crying: ging a wild haymaker, he kept| Both fighters proceeded cau-through his cupped hauda: "Steph-"We're not going yet-we're just backing away from Carnera, ul- tiously, breaking readily from en, boy! Bring one up as he starting!" She climbed past Willlo most running, dodging blows. clinchea at Dempsey's order.leavesi”
and darted down the sido towards He began to grin and to laugh Stove was breathing heavily. Car- Belle's eyes went again to the the ring. Willie stood a moment again; his confidence was return- nera Innded a loft and a right to ring whero Steve was taking terri- and made as though to follow her. Ing. He kept out of the cham- the head that brought Steve to his fic punishment. She gave Willie Then, with a sober face, resumed plon's way, hitting the ropes, boun- knees. He recovered, reached out siy glance, extracted a small gold his sent.
eing off, dadging until he had the and connected with Carners but in and enamelled pencil from her hand Steve was groggy, his arms but man mountain mad and worried, the champion's return of blows bag, and then pushed the bag and half raised ns Carnera camo on him The gong sounded and as Stove was early floored again, and Belle her gloves from her lap so that like a steam-roller. The champion went to his corner, the Professor shricked: "Steve, look out!" Car- they rolled under the sent ahead landed two blows that knocked grabbed him and slammed him nera had Stove against the ropes, of her.
Stove Into the ropes, to his knees. down on
the stool. While the lashing at him viciously, bringing "Oh, Wille!" she cried. "My His body was out of the ropes. handlors worked over him, the the blood of his face. Steve got bag and gloves! They'll be Dempsey with difficulty got Car Professor talked rapidly in Steve's out of the corner, the Bghters_ex- ruined!"
nera into a neutral corner and then car. changed a few more blows before Willie took his eyes from the began to count. Bugsie grabbed a the bell sounded.
ring and reluctantly bent over to towel and stood ready to throw it knock him out you've still got a "No, it isn't! Even if you don't
The Professor,
and recover the lost articles. Belle took into the ring. The agitated Pro-chancel Now listen." And he agitated, watched Steve's corner, advantage on the back of her pro- fessor shouted something to Steve proceeded to give his instructions, and noticed that Steve did not ramme, folded it and waved it to which could not be heard above Stove nodding every now and then this time refuse the ministrations attract an usher. By the time shejthe roar of the excited throng. of his handlers. As the bell sound-had got the youth's attention and
that he understood. "And remem Belle snatched the towel from ber, this fan't for me. It's for
nervous
you' and Belle.".
Carnera's manager tried to get the Professor debarred from act- ing as Steve's manager at this late stage of the bout, but the
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