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THE TROUNCING OF
TURTLE.
(Co7ili':meilfri-1n (he prm'i'nm 1-aw.)
a‘tonishinonI, for until that momi-i.t lu-
laad new-r (II't’IlIlIt‘(I that the man hv
had inaultt-cl on thr- Iieacliwtiie nnin
who lint,-W why his out-iiiy yuui ‘
I’yur(h;n wax lXI):<‘(‘IlI"('()Lll(.I lI1lV’(‘ I)t't"II
thv Javl; Straight, prufomional l)ki.V.‘I‘.
uhnm III‘ was to moot that t‘vi'v1iiig.:
For one moment, as ho sank intn his
tnriwr. In‘ ‘.(l1lI't‘tI at Jack, hit Iaov
v,nrl;in1.: (‘t1ln'llIiIt'0ly; and thou th-i
gmxgg CIi1fI‘.(l‘iI, the .Nt‘(‘0lHI> hackcd t)Ilt
ilimngli llI[' ropvs, and ho gut to hit
Itwt. ZEHLI st:-pnotl tn the (‘Ontrt-.
Thu l)uu(IH of the two men mt-t in
the ('1)IH'I'IltI(7Illll Il(ln(lZ<l1(tI(t‘. hut.
III3Il'iI(I of liilssillg each ntlwr unzl
t'r<>:: XI" Javl: Straight stotwl xtill for 7‘
mr>m(-nt, and lonlwtl intn Turth-'.x ti)‘ .
" Wt-ll. Mr. Turtltu" he will q1AlI‘Il Y.
" I tnhl you that you would I(‘IlI'lt “I10
I warn. I'm very glad to IlH'I‘I you iii
ihix 4-xhihitinn spar. I'm (rla<I, tam.
that [-lent)‘ of yoi 'III[lII)Z1tt‘S art: IILTL‘
t-s “ICllt'>S' it, for i going to I)-' .w.m A
thing mnrv‘ than an r-xli1l)iti<m: 1t'w
uuim; tn luv the tr0un(-int; of a I)lIlL'In
L;uartI Y"
Thou Jack crmeml. antl, nith :1
irirn)u< !'U"Il Irnm Turtlv, tlm lmnt
In-Lran.
Jack Strai-.rht l)7HI aizml hii man 11:-
fairly. IIt- .‘I]rIbI".!Ix>‘II hi‘ skill at ltx
nrupi-r vahin. 2l[)lI Im knwn that hi‘
U[I]!')IlI‘HI ;)mw. 4‘(I that one‘ Iatal wvalt
lI"“‘I (II ti-min-r.
III‘ hail l‘4Itl".(‘tI that Il‘Il1I!>'l‘. nx lw
hurl mvant to (In, Iiy his north. 'I'hv
ilIItIIl‘Il(‘I‘ rznv tIIt‘ ,‘.fIt'HlIl in '
vyi,-R. 5-aw r.-(I luluml mantling ru hi4
fI)l'('I)t‘lt.tI. and rt-alisvtl that h4- wax
IllfIUll>.
Jat-k .‘IH]I:ll'lI his firnt ruxh with a
stingiiiz Ivit that svnt him rt-r-Iin::
lv:i('ltw:irtl.<. IIv Iulluwiwl it with it
l)t‘1Illi1IlII right and lvft in (Intel; >tl('
1'l“3'5'I()H. and then. as lurllc >trnxt- tn
t-lint-h. hn tlimwil in-ail) annl (-aiigln
him aha:-l-1 IlfHI(I(‘lI tap on the‘ jaw that
.xCI'(‘Wt‘(I hit nu-<-I; rr-untl with it. j1‘I'Ix.
t “'3': Hll'N‘ tricl: Inn; irn prvtty tn
x-.atch, hut nut st-ritiiisz anti ax‘ tin-
f‘!'0W(I miss it thvy rt‘1lIIht‘tI, with (1 rtnsr
of Iaughtr-r, that .Iz1('I< Strziiglit win
sininl) nlaving with his man.
Tliti Iauizhtt-r (lid its “()rIA.
niarlrll-In-<I Tim Tiirtlv. II.‘ Ilunzz (Ii:
l'Y't’II')II to thv nimls, Inriyit hia (‘x
hihitimi form, antl tlirnvr liimwlf iii nu
Jail: in a HHHI luxt of (l1]gt‘l‘.
Tin-rnatt-ir Jack Str:iit.:lit eiiiiniy
ivlaywl with him (Ix if ho IIJHI ht‘:-n tltk‘
xt'I'Il'wI tyru 1n:aI:in;,r his (Ia-Iiut in thvi
rini,;. II-nunrl and ruunvl hv lwl niiu.
Miiiipiiug, aliivniiig. i-lvaringz all with
llL:‘IlI.IhIllL,’ r.i[xiiIii;. unrl t‘l(‘ll 1It'i.I)Ill
inniml hy a willlglllg iimiulrii.-tit tn‘
IJIIIII-ItI]Il‘IlI.
Ami Jawlc Slriiiglit Mont II1I'()llL,’ll hi;
work qrimlx. Ht‘ fvlt that h-- u.i<
tlmlling out It just Y'4'IY‘II)IIII')Il. uml IIH
tIItI nut Im-an to sivarv hi< man in th--
It-mat.
Tlive tliniiglit hf IIlll’II!)lll< xir-timiazi
(inn, um] “hat IIlI‘>1lt‘II'VIITJIIIIIIIIIII‘
Hi5‘h>'IIl‘l'l( hnl t‘Atl.sl’4I tiho yin:
iackvt to anti:-r fur hi‘ jt'IlI1)ll-w..
him with hat. l‘IL(lIto"Ill1 iniIi<,; inn,
Fllitl Iii‘ Ilt)'II“Ilt'iI 'I'im 'I‘urthi int-rt-nvxrli.
lmfuru Ili‘ mu. of hi‘ min j:-wriii;
nppI;iiuIing siiiniiizitma
‘ lv' ' want ras ltnnn, in .I,i-L
l.nt-iv. that .‘%waiii:in ‘uurilun IIIHI In-I'll
uiifiillv Itwpt out iii th-I ring that
nu.(ht to inulm may for Tim 'l'urth-.
It Iairlv
CHEER BOYS CHEER.
The end canto when Turtle, for tlw
fifth timv. wont to the Hear. Me was
not knocl-:(-(I out, he was fouizlit out!
I).1>>IOI) and fury had ahsorln-it more
(If his en:-rgiesa than his htixing; ho was
dorm. He striigglv-(I to his foot. sway-
iiig. his cytw I)l()0tIaIl4xI, with an-,:t‘r.
The end of the round .<;u'ml him,
but his sr-conds. after a WIlI.x1>t‘l‘(‘(I c<m<
.sultatinn, turnt-it tllt'Il' I)kl('IiS Sufl<II‘Ill)'
upon him. and nnt- of thvm calmly
toxxrvd I)Ix sp<)m,ro into thn air.
A roar ui <lolir.;ht went, up fmm tho
.'HltlIL‘I](‘t‘. aml IIIt‘Il, in J-’!('l( (.II'0It[)t’(I
through tho roliox, ill)(H't‘ tlw ('Iivt:r<.
thorn: .5(tlHIlI(‘(I again thv .xt:-nt<>ri;iu
(j'.lt‘-CIOIIZ
"Wlmri-'5 young
ain't. ht: I!f‘l‘(".’H
“Ask Jonty 'I‘nr.‘I--I"
(lIl>“'t‘I‘; and then. (-Ivar
lau;:htn)r: “ And a4]; Mr.
Str:1i,izlitf IIP Iifltlttx. tun I"
.Ia(‘l; Stt'])[IL’tl to tho riiig.v<iiIi-, anil.
lmhling up his hand fur silviii-4-. Ilt‘
fact-d tho llllLII(‘!Xl't‘ with a Clillll, grim
smilr-.
“ YIN, r,:untlmm-n," hu xititl quit-ily:
‘I. tun. knuw w yming lIurt’hm ix
nut hvrr‘. I thiv ‘ suu'll nccvnt that
in an <"qilan:ttii)n fur what 0tlit‘rwi.<i-
IHIIIIII Iiavv >t't'lllt‘tI x'vi‘y tiiasiiurtxiiinir
Illil‘ lwlizwinixr on my par
“IIn:1r. hi-nrl IIt>(:r:n'
IItlUL(Iltl‘I' antl (‘In I IN ininsglml
tivgtitlitir as Jzii-It IlI(l(I(‘ hiE nay (Inuit
In thn (II’t‘.K>I!H,(rI‘00l)lI anil tlw hip:
5llltIIt'll('(‘ Iih-rI out intn thv ‘II"l'4‘I.
A-'ii:v-rl V tiisvtisniiig tht‘ Utltl I4'l‘lIIIIl1lII<IH
tn thi- (‘xi-ixin;:.
Burthm 2’ Why
A"IIllt‘ thi-
ElI)()Yt' the
Jl!(‘lx'
That night. aluno in hin hut--l. Jail;
Striiiglit Hrtlit‘ two Iiittt-re.
(me was IL I(>HL' t-Iiixill‘ vlirt-<-tml tn
(l'VIlIlH:tH(I(‘r Iirixlx. vi II.NI.H,
Il:Ism'llt(II1I. anti in it luv rl’i Iurth all
tlw It'l('Iw of IIiirtlnnK raw aw ht: Linn‘.
'I"hi- (III!-"l’ mix quitv a xhurt unto.
uriit:-ii on a <in3.'ln- nlu-vt of ]tlI]7I‘T,
" I"rri1n f,‘tHlI' fI‘lt'IIlI‘ .Ia<'l< h'traight."
um all it sniil; anti, uh:-n Ill‘ hail
writivn it. Jmil‘ ttmk fmir HI tho tixn
IIH'[itIIll!tI Ilt)It‘5 “hit-h thv I1H1H.’lLI4‘l'
h.irI lI:IIl(I(‘<I to him its’ his Tm-. wrzimwil
11 rnuntl tlwm, antI [iI1l!‘t‘tI it in an
l‘llII‘ltl1)t‘. "tun hv tool; 2! twin .'IIllI
.'I'ItII‘(’<>(‘tI it In “ Al)liirSv.'iiii:iii I‘.urtInn.
ll KIN. (lit“u'lIHII'II. SIlt‘l‘I'llt“>..’
Tlwn ho (lriinpml tlm It‘ttI'l'w in tlm
lint:-I IN)wI'I)l7X. Ulltl wwnt to Iwil.
Iwiling niurn than u>uallj. Iinm. v and
(-tmtmitt-i .
'I'IIl": IZNI),
(.-inurlm gmnd fair nr Jm,-It N717! gilt;
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t('uii!:‘nti('dfrmn page 30.)
tvrs ilnm tn this shaft, SCIIIPLI down
II<‘K't‘.ll
"Bin hmv did tlmy get into the
>IIiIxliIllLf')‘ti<)Hl‘.’ 'lht- thmrs and >vl(y-
liizhtx wvro ulwziys <-It>wiI."
" Tliny t::iin<- tIirt>u<,:‘li tlw vvntilatin-.1
. ‘itlith, p<>intin;.r I-t) thi-
snot wall “IIt‘l't‘ Ilt‘ had tixw-(I
his ti'iip-i':ii.:t-. "'I‘h:it'> Imw I iii:1ii:ig LI
tn (‘null thi-in."
" Hut hmv
“’IVI nut (7tl)t'1x.
"I5i‘>(‘:ii1.w .w-Hill‘ niqhtw thn t-mm‘:
mnir thu V’i‘!lIIIIlIiIIL(-SIIIIIYS “’t'I't' KIIHI.
ainl tin trthvr IlIL’I)‘ix' not. By In.ii.'iIiJ,
thu (‘(H't‘1' OII ll"I night. I It‘l[ I0lt‘I"I.i)lV
nllI't‘ tlii‘ V'il tliwt-nw-r it, and pay IIH:
:1;;iniiinv.:-rtxirii anotli:-1'
‘ all Vvr ' ' IIl1I'I,tI)".
r they ('2IYIl0 unite niglna
, I -ll mu, Mr
u hat IIIBI guvn you a (‘lite to
.V'i"
‘I
said thu (It‘It‘(’II"f‘, pulling’
a i4‘1lIl!l‘l‘ from his‘ pm‘l>(t>t. “I ftiuntl
it n-iar thi- H-iitilatiuii hnlu ytwtm-iliiy
aiti-rnumi whvn I ranin tn lnnk rmIn:I
thia l't)0Ill with you. I giltiswtl it tli<ln'I,
lw-hing In an I‘lni.:Ii<h hxril, and th--ii
th-' [)os>il>il' ' of ti 'I':iilnr Hiril Il‘dAiIl’.;
(‘.tIlli‘ uvnr with a (':iii,:ii of ('HIIi)II
II:Iillt‘tI .'i(l‘I>>x‘ Hit’. A .w:in‘li cm thu
imuf .xIimit;:I mv thi-ir wimd--i'Iully-niatlu
Illisi ZIIItI”'“’t‘II, Ihn rv:it. you kimw.
" Yi-s. and it is" all >0 wnntlvrful that
I :IlIt)lll(I IH'Vt":'Il1IIt‘ Iwlivvvtt it Iiut that.
I tiIII wit‘ it. tin‘ iiiysn-II. 'hat, an 1'lI)‘Il'
n1’-i Hltl IUUI I was to uh. r1.:<- pm-i’
II irpt-r with thu IllI>I‘IlIl‘fi I Illlhl
llliltl‘ it up to him in 50!!!!‘ “av. Ho's
In-A n in pi'i.<.un in‘.-u.rIy 2: Inrtniulit. 'I hat
I-mintlx Hm. Mr. liritlith, y<i1i'rt- III
lltli‘iI to thu rwu:ml nf tun IllHI'll’I‘tI
p<HlHtIx II Wm will kinilly 1-mint mm
in) uIIim- I'll “rim Ivull at (‘IIl’(IlIt‘.”
“ I’ray iItin't truulilx-. I rt‘ally rtqiiiiu
n nlnnx."
"But. I muxt put’ up.
lw inailu in fur I)i‘Hl‘(' .‘’II
I must pit) up
"IV:-II. if you iniht." Nlitl IIYIIIIIII.
with :1 I.HlL(Il, "3,;ixi- Iliirlit-r tlm two
IIlI!!AIl‘t‘1I punnrls aw t‘tilll])t Ilxt1iIliIl.H
YiiiI'i't- a llltht lllixvltlxll man, Mi‘.
(iI'iIIIllI; lmt if you Mi)’ so I will (In it‘)
)'IHl <1iv,r;;tx<t."
Antl In‘ tIi.I. Nwl II.ir',,wi- Iuimiiiiii‘:
thni l'lt'l)4‘l' that (In) hr thr- >llIt‘l;UlIIuI
Mill‘ nainu. '
“ ‘nu. I nmxt l"‘“'I'.III f.'I>i1 in sunm
um ‘i Mi‘. 3IaIiningtim III‘t.<It'(I.
" y wvll, tlwn." .x.l,tI IIlt' tIt‘It'('II‘v'(‘.
with a xmih-, "I'll takn thu pair of
I)‘:IHt‘IIIlI It-atlivrvil tliii-H‘.-2, I<iL’4tllt‘I‘
with thvir inwtt”
“ (lnin'.: lo liavv them .a:IiIIiwI‘."'
"Nut I, iiitltwli" :<.ai<I Ilriflitli, with
2: ‘IIlItI(It'r’. "I luvv lurtl: tun IllIlt’il fin‘
that. But it Iriwnrl uf mine has a xt'l‘fv'
Iinn :n'iat’y. II:- will lm vii‘-v ail to
4'IlItI lhix ILIIF to hiw. ri>ll-ttinn.
I tIt‘M‘l'It' to
ixtin:itt- uv--i
'l'IIIi1 ICVI)
A IIUIY t.XlIt‘tI (m it Iriunul whu was
hut at, llt)ll)t', and. limliii-,: tho piano
lIIl‘I V. urutu uimn it “I)iit)‘ ll’
' I'hu5 mwt II)i' Ilt‘Xt Lia)’. anti thc Indy
san :
"I (‘nlh-cl on ytzu )'f“it"rII1I V.”
‘ '.v<; saw your ('IH'tI
pianol" vvaq tho (‘aim r('pIy.
cm the