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up and sparred carctully for an opening. Judy soon bégzm proceedings with both mawleys, Punch C(—L"%.U)\‘)‘%q ducking very cleverly and putting in the right il\," 2\ on the listening-machine. Not to be ‘&\a‘ 7 denied, Judy bored in, and using ) i \\ right and left scored a de- \*‘\‘; ) i \\\\\\\\“\/’f//,” ,(/r\\’}* \ cided lead, when Punch, W %1/ . }f\*\g\\)\‘/ Yy 7///‘ YN (2 the tricwicr of the M@,-' 1o/ \ Uy y LR, B fl o o . two, observing ey S his partner's Loy "tu back now to b AR v, TN p turncd to the bath, SO - ked in, held and back- i:& ducked 10, 1cle d bac A, heeled, both falling a mighty 1(4‘\\1 A$ {5 plunge, Punch uppermost, thus finish- P mg round onc. Round two consisted chietly ez \wz/ mooa persevering attempt by Punch to drag Judyv out of the bath, m order to roll in 1t himsclt, i Round three began by Judy suddenly rising from the water and driving Punch violently up against the pole, from which awkward position e p dropped on to four feet and re- ' . i treated with ccelerity, sud- VAR e T denly stopping and e AN A R I g A iy RELETN S

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about to dchiver a stinger between the eyes. s This round continued an unrccorded

length of time, and conststed Chi(:fl_\' of \\']’L‘Stl’ll\‘.g, the bottom of the bath i the end being about the driest spot in the pit. Rounds four, five, and six consisted of judi- cious extracts from rounds one, two, and three, in new combinations, and with varying results, thc com-

batants retiving, sccundume arton, to their proper corncers between cach round. Bangs on the smeller, ditves mthe breadbasket and dexter optic,

straight uns on the . knowledge-box, rib- R benders and ot L &\dkkg:\(:\\\ 03-\ o) X N /\ B N NPT g h . . t s 1vory-rattlers . - ; ' "\\\’"‘/ A% I 'ff . 3 WD - were Tully represent

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2 N As the seventh round was about to begin,

§ RN a visitor protruded a bun, impaled upon the stick

" ,(/f//‘r’ for the purpose provided, ncar the pole a little way up. Business was immediagely suspended, and Judy made

for that bun. With somc difficulty—Judy wasn't used to the

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