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"I'm afraid of the critics." "What critics?" I inquired. "There are only four people in New York city who can write criticisms the rest of the bunch are slush-dealers, and a knock from any one of them is a boost." "I mean Mr. Stale," Bunch put in. "If he were to roast our Skinski it might hurt our business." "It would among the Swedes and Hungarians," I cross-countered. "I'm wise to Mr.

"I guess he means you," I whispered to Peaches, but she looked very solemnly at the menu card and began to bite her lips. "Je suis tout a votre service," the waiter cross-countered before I could recover, and he had me gasping.

It was a vicious blow, and, had it landed, would have done damage; but a flirt of the head allowed it to glide harmlessly over the shoulder. At the instant of doing so, Tom cross-countered with a quickness and force that could not have been excelled.

Savagely, though somewhat wearily, yet with undaunted determination, Jabe rushed him and struck out with his left. For the first time in the battle Percy launched in with all his strength. He cross-countered with his right on the point of Jabe's jaw. It was the wind-up. Jabe hit the hayseed in a heap. For a few seconds he lay motionless, then struggled to a sitting position.

Even after he became President, Roosevelt liked to box, until an accident, of which for many years only his intimate friends were aware, convinced him of the unwisdom of the game for a man of his age and optical disabilities. A young artillery captain, with whom he was boxing in the White House, cross-countered him on the left eye, and the blow broke the little blood-vessels.

The round ended with a brisk rally on general principles, Garnet crowding in a lot of work. Conscience down twice, and only saved by the call of time. Conscience came up very weak, and with Garnet as strong as ever it was plain that the round would be a brief one. This proved to be the case. Early in the second minute Garnet cross-countered with "All's Fair in Love and War."

"'I guess he means you, I whispered to Peaches, but she looked very solemnly at the menu card and began to bite her lips. "'Je suis tout a votre service, the waiter cross-countered before I could recover, and he had me gasping. It never struck me that I had to take a course in French before entering the St.

While President I used to box with some of the aides, as well as play single-stick with General Wood. After a few years I had to abandon boxing as well as wrestling, for in one bout a young captain of artillery cross-countered me on the eye, and the blow smashed the little blood-vessels.