Hired Goons
Hired Goons
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"Mebbe she has," said Mellish. "But look at the men he's licked thatwere chock full of science. Shepstone, clever as he is, only won afight from him by claiming a foul, because Billy lost his temper andspiked him. That's the worst of Billy; he can't keep his feelingsin. But no fine-lady sparrer can stand afore that ugly rush of his. Do you think he'll care for Cashel's showy long shots? Not he: he'll just take 'em on that mahogany nut of his, and give him back one o' them smashers that he settled poor Dick Weeks with."
"I'll lay you any money he don't. If he does, I'll go back into the
ring myself, and bust his head off for it."