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Billy slipped his huge hands into the tight-fitting gloves

"It's been more'n a year since I had these on," he said, "an' I et warrinned and winked at Hurricane "He won't never get warmed up," Hurricane confided; "Pete'll knock his block off in about two minutes," and the men settled back to watch the fun with ill-concealed amusement written upon their faces

What happened within the next few minutes in the stuffy little rooymnasium" marks an epoch in the professor's life--he still talks of it, and doubtless shall until the Great Referee counts hiaging one another Then Battling Dago Pete swung a vicious left that landed square on Billy's face It was a blow that ht have felled an ox; but Billy only shook his head--it scarce seemed to jar him Pete had half lowered his hands as he recovered from the blow, so sure he was that it would finish his new sparring partner, and now before he could regain his guard the le blow to the face seeht back to Billy Byrne all that he ever had known of the o Pete landed a few hter will tell you there is nothingthan to discover that your most effective blows do not feeze your opponent, and only the knowledge of what a defeat at the hands of a new sparring partner wouldaway at the hopeless task of atte to knock out this mountain of bone and muscle

For a fewhi, th was much that reminded Cassidy of the fallen idol that in his heart of hearts he still worshiped

And then, like a panther, thein with a vicious left hook to the jaw, folloith lightning rapidity, by a right upper cut to the chin that lifted Battling Dago Pete a foot froainst the foot of the further wall

It was a clean knock-out, and when Cassidy and Hurricane got throughconsciousness were apparent, the professor turned to Billy