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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND THE LADY

By FRANCES MARION CHAPTER IX Getting Ready for the Great Bout

Belle went straight to Willle, Ryan at his cabaret office,

"Willlo, I'm a young girl with blond hair and straight legs pretty straight-a funny voice- and a personality, I'm told-and want a job."

"I have a vacancy that ought to fit you like a glove. I used to have a girl hero who looked a lot like you, Everybody was crazy about her.

"You say the vacancy still ex- lata aho interrupted, pointedly.

"Yes," He studied her. "You wouldn't be hore if you hadn't made the break, would you?” ·

"No."

He tilted up her chin.. "How la It? Pretty tough 7"

senses and quit bolag 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!"

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Prófessort don't!!!

yeah... How much of a guaran What do you

Horo's a pan." Willie pocketed his gun, waved too does the Champ want

"Now don't lasten me, Jrick, my his henchmen from the room. Hasn't the Professor been able to

"You can go with him if you raiso It?... Oh, I soe. Woll, boy," replied the Professor. want to, Hello," said Willie, gently. there'll be a cortified check for that "You're not fighting Willard at

"Thanks, Willle," said Bolle, her guarantee in Carey's hands to Toledo." voice unsteady, "but if the job's morrow. Yes, but don't men- tion my name in your story fa "You mean it, Bello?" asked Spill it whenever you want to.. still open, I'll stay right here.

Right!" He hung up. Stove, brokenly.

"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,"

"How about you, Stove? Every. thing rosy?" asked Dempsov.

Stove pushed his way towards the reporter. "Looking for a solit tip?" he asked, dangolously. The Professor, evidently worried, stopp-

"What have I got to say, about It? Como on, algn it and let's got Geez," remarked Hogan, "you're out of here": doing that fat-head a big favour."What's the matter? Catching

"Sure I'm doing him a favour all a train?" smiled Dempsey.

"He's probably got a blonde "You know where your dressing

right. The Champ'll knock his fat head into the East River! I'm staked out somewhere,” said one of room is,"

Stove looked at her stupidly a goin' to cut that guy down to her the reporters. The sound of the voices of the Adopted Son and of Hogan raised moment. "I guess you're right." size, then buy them a little cabbage in argument came to them and then He left Willie's office quickly, his patch in Jersey and call it a day." "I think you're nuts, boss. She Steve Morgan's angry voice say-head hanging. As the door closed

"No more'n I want a sucker borned him. ing. "Get out of my way!" Then after him, Belle collapsed to the don't want any more of him."

"Stephen, boy All right, the door burst open and Stove floor in a half faint. Willie picked bounded in followed by Hogan and her up and placed her on a couch every minute. Listen, I want you

then- and chafed her hands: She opened to get hold of Carners of his mana- Jack. Suits me." He signed the the Adopted Son.

ger and round up the Professor, articles of agreement and her eyes after a moment or two.

"I'm ashamed, Willie. What's Morgan, the nowspaper boys the Carnera's manager attached his the matter with me?"

whole ballyhoo. Start the short, signature. "Let's forget it. You te there enders working on Morgan himself "Now," said Dempsey "the Box- He left the room,get all the purse money. you can ing Commission will name one of for a while." beckoning Hogan and-the Adopted drain for bets on his own fat head, two men as referee the day befora Son to follow him.

because I'm going to swell it for the bout. It'll either be Haley or

Eddie Woolf." one grand and glorious.bust!"

While the Professor studied the articles of the fight between Steve Morgan and Prime Carnera in the office of Jack Dempsey Promotions, Inc., Steve stood by, surly and mor ose.

"Don't you ever knock on doors?" asked Willie, waving his retainers to stand aside.

Stevo ignored him-- went straight to Belle. "Come on, Belle, we're going home."

.

"I am home-now," she said, "You know you don't mean that." In the adjoining room, he ordered "I meant it for several years be-Hogan to call the sporting desk of tho Tribune, and the Adopted Son to take Belle a drink and stay with her.

"You remember that shampoo I was going to get and didn't?fore I met you." Well, I've just had it."

"You're not kidding me, Bello. When you went out of here and anid you were going for good.. Well, If you feel the way I did then.

"Sorry, Willie, but here I am." "It's been hard to stand. I knew you didn't have a chance. Guys like that get on top of a mountain, and they can't breathe the air. They choke and get dizzy."

"Beat it, Morgan, while you've still.got a chance," said Willie,

"I'll beat it when I get what I came for."

At once tho Professor and Car- nera's manager were up in arms. They didn't want either man.

"All right," said Carnera, speak-

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"What difference does it make Stove. "Hello, Joe," said Willie, info

who you get?" exploded "Just get somebody that can count the 'phone. "Willie Ryan talking.

Say, how's that deal for "Now that the financial side is up to ten!" Steve was seeing red. Ho start-Yes.. ed for Belle, but Hogan and the Morgan's fighting for the cham-satisfactory," Dempsey was saying, Oh, "I think we're all ready to sign. Adopted Son got in his way, Steve pionship coming along? swung once with his right fist and once with his left and the two men landed in opposite corners of the room. He whirled back to Bella "Willie," said Belle, bitterness and found Willie's gun poking him in her voice, an her face, "I left in the stomach while the Adopted you for a cheap, burlesque counter-Son ehoved another in his back. feit. I apologize, in person, I Bolle shricked, buried her face in want to listen to the band, and her hands and moaned:

"Please don't kill him! Please forget."

"Have you really come to your don't shoot him, Wille! Please

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