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THE BATTLER

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"Don't you believe it?" "Yes."

Nick knew if must be true. "You know how I beat them?" "No," Nick said,

"My heart's slow." It only beats forty a minute. Feel it."

Nick nesitated.

"Come on," the man took hold of his hand. "Take hoid of my wrist. Put your fingers there.".

The little man's wrist was thick and the muscles buiged above the bone. Nick felt the slow pumping under his fingers.

"Got a watch?”' "No."

"Neither have I," Ad said. "It ain't any good if you haven't got a watch."

Nick dropped his wrist, "Listen," Ad Francis said. "Take

and r anold again, You count count up to sixty."

BRITISH WIVES OF FOREIGNERS

(Continued from Page 6.)

Faults In The Government Bill In nearly all ways the artificial- "Do you like to dip your bread in the ham fat?" the negro asked. ly de-nationalised woman remains la chattel, someone whose fate is "You bet!" "Perhaps we'd better wait until decided for her from the outside, later.. It's better at the finish of not a being following her own will about her loyalty and patriotism. the meal Here."

The negro picked up a slice of Deepest of all injuries is it to tear ham and laid it on one of the pieces from one's soul the love of one's of bread, then slid an egg on top motherland-to be tossed over to a foreign land like a mere abandon- of it.

"Just close that sandwich, willed chattel of no particular value. you, please, and give it to Mister Francis."

Ad took the sandwich and started eating.

The Lord Chancellor's Bill makes even the existing law a little worse for such women. At the moment, if a British-born woman's husband acquires a foreign nationality, she may make a declaration that she desires to retain her British nationality. The new Bill pats a time-limit of six months upon even that one little concession, for be which she has to "contract in," an

it were!

"Watch out how that egg runs," the negro warned. "This is for you, Mister Adams. The remainder for myself."

Nick bit into the sandwich. The negro was sitting opposite him side Ad. The hot fried ham and

As a matter of fact the exact eggs tasted wonderful.

"Mister Adams is right hungry." language of the Bill is much more the negro said. The little man hostile to women than that of the whom Nick knew by name

23 2

Article 10 of the Convention which

ing into English law.

Feeling the slow hard throb under his fingers Nick started to count. former champion fighter was silent the Bill is pretending to be enact He heard the little man counting He had said nothing since the negro slowly, one, TWO, five, and on--aloud.

"That's a "Sixty," Ad finished. minute. What did you make it?"

"Forty." Nick said.

four, had spoken about the knife. three,

"May I offer you a slice of bread dipped right in the hot ham fat?" Bugs sald.

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British Women's Demand. Nearly all of the Lord Chancel- the lor's Bill is in the teeth of expressed wishes of the majority

The little white man looked at of our Dominions; of the millions Nick.

of women organised nationally and i Mister internationally; of Recommends-

you have some, A man dropped down the railroad. "Will

across the Adolph Francis?" Bugs offered from fion VI. of the Hague Nationality embankment and came

the skillet, clearing to the fire.

"Hello, Bugs!" Ad said. "Hello!" Bugs answered.

It was

a negro's voice, Nick knew from

Conference requesting States, to "Mister Francia?" came the nig- introduce into their laws the prin- ger's soft voice.

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Ad did not answer. He was look should not be changed on marriage without her consent-and, most

the way he walked that he was aling at Nick.

He stood with his back to negro.

"This is my pal, Bugs," Ad said. "He's crazy too."

"Glad to meet you," Bugs said. "Where you say you're from?"

"Chicago," Nick said.

"I spoke to you, Mister Francia,"jsurprisingly of all to the British

Government's representations

at

them, bending over the fire. He the nigger said softly.

Ad kept on looking at Nick. Be the League of Nations and our pre- straightened up.

down over, his eyes. sent Prime Minister's declaration had his cap Nick felt nervous.

to a deputation in April, 1929, con- "How the hell do you get that firmed next January by the then way?" came out from under the cap Foreign Secretary. Hence the Bill comes bringing not peace but a starply at Nick.

"Who the hell do you think you sword.

You A passion for a so-called legal are? You're a snotty, come in here where nobody asks you uniformity-which, after all, might and eat a man's food and when he be reached along the route asks to borrow a knife you get justice as well as that of injustice and a leaning towards the recal- snotty."

of South Africa and He glared at Nick, his face was citrance white and his eyes almost out of Ireland's recent policy are the two factors now so adverse to women. eat, sight under the cap.

"That's a fine town," the negro said. "I didn't catch your name."

"Adams, Nick Adams."

"He says he's never been crazy, Buga," Ad said.

"He's got a lot coming to him," the negro said. He was unwrap- ping a package by the fire.

"When

going to are we Buga!" the prize-fighter asked.

"Right away.".

"Are you hungry, Nick?"

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"Hungry as hell"

"Hear that, Bugs?"

"That ain't what I asked you,"

"You're a hot sketch. Who the hell asked you, to butt in here?"

"Nobody."

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"You're damn right, nobody did, Nobody asked you to stay either. not, after the bitter lessons of the You come in here and act snotty War and the Peace, in the least about my face and smoke my 'cigars likely to take less.

"Yes. I heard what the gentle-and drink my liquor and then talk The wisest course would be for snotty. Where the hell do you the Government to drop its Bill man said."

jand adopt the one presented in the Into a skillet he was laying slices think you get off?" :

Surely the Nick said nothing. Ad stood up, House of Commons. of ham.

As the skillet gréw hot the grease "I'll tell you, you yellow-livered outcome of the struggle for the franchise taught politicians some- You're going to get thing about women's determination 6th Augapluttered, and Bugs, crouching on Chicago

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ed the ham, and broke eggs into the that?" 3rd Aug.skillet, tipping it from side to side) 19th Aug.to baste the eggs with the hot fat man came toward him slowly, step- forward his left "Will you cut some bread out of ping flat-footed

5th Aug.

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Nick stepped back. The little

dragging up to it.

"Hit me." He moved his head.

that bag, Mister Adama?" Bugs foot stepping forward, his right| iat Aug.turned from the fire. "Sure." Nick reached in the bag and "Try and hit me." brought out a loaf of bread. He "You won't get out of it that way. cut six alices. Ad watched him and You're going to take a beating, sce? 10th Aur. leaned forward.

Come on and lead at me." 30th July

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"He's allright," he "There's nothing to worry about I'm sorry, Mister Adams."

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