PAGE SIX ----------------------------------------- — THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS --------------- V!-------------------— — ---- -- - ' ....................... ........ ■ ■ ...., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1». 1»27 i ■ — , I .....................—« made suit, boots and a revolver, hoars« shout« and shrill frlght>oe.l tuisktrU of the throng I trami ed With tuy bulky i arcrl I sought .1 cries, the scurrying rush of ivet alt , l i n k to my room and the bath. The cat«, at« «upper und hastened to the In the atraet; and In (hv hail of thu hotel was quiet as If emptied; tuy hotel for hath and change of coatume. h old , und the lobby belct«, th" ru his small bloodshot eyes; dressed In porch. T b « P ilg rim gel» som« a c tio n In Raataru mode. A baying mob trampled through the th « n e a t In s ta llm e n t— D o n 't m ia» It.. “Hell of a country, sin t It!“ he street, with Jangle "Hung him! Hang (TO BE CONTINUED) observed. "Yen a stranger, too? hint! String him up!" What's your Itno*" T w o F ig h t, P ay Fln«a I »aw first a flgurt« bloody-cheated “Wt It, i t * , «lift 1 hove to tail cm ,' and Inert flat In *bc dust, with stoop W J Hcott and Itulph Sweeney he (ranted "Th'iusht you wau a Ing figures trying to raise him; thou, were hailed before t'lly Recorder salesman I'm from Saint Lou!», mv- beyond, n man white as death, hustle-1 I'eterson Saturday, charged with light­ self Sell troettrles. an t rasteb trtfn to und fro from clutching hands and ing on a vacant lot behind a local on the aide Cards are the stuff I suddenly forced In firm grip,« up th.» hotel Beoti paid a lit) Ano hut got the beat line of sure thing slock atroat. while the ntoh trailed after, S w een ey chose to work out hla as­ —atrlppers, humps, rounds, squares, whooping, cursing, shrieking, flour­ sessm ent. He was put to work on the briefs and marked hacks— " ishing guns and knives and ropes addition tn the lire hall H e d id not tlnlan A n u p ro a r sound 1 There wore women aa well as men ed above th e o th e r stree t c 's tw ir : a ' In II! CALL AND REE Dr N. W. Emery pisto l shot a r ! another-- a chorus o f All this turned tn« «Irk. From the nr prices on idat« and n«b.> u. w h i you goo« a tin g place, auo y guest «t Benton. Wyoming, a town des for the benefit of my friend here?" at supper, after that, as I have said -------------- tr i bed as "roaring." as each new ter-1 hade the Colonel ' I ------ must -■ be -------- excused By the way, while minus, temporarily was. The "spieler" thin lipped. cad- I think of IL" 1 carelessly added, "can Frank Beeten, a young man from averous individual—amlled you direct me h«» to get to the Big Albany. New York, comes because he "Hello, sir. I'm agreeable Yes, Tent*" la In search of health and Benton is ■---But 1 air as they He. will you make The Colonel sw elled: his Ashy eye considered and dry. ------------ "hq-h — -----...... ! a guesa? No? Or yon. sir?“ and he hardened upon me as with rlghteoui Edna Montoyo. a fellow passenger addressed Bill. "No? Then you. sir?" Indignation on i the train from Omaha, impresses He appealed to me. "No? But Im "Suh you are too innocent! I be Beeson with the beauty of her blue a mind reader. I can tell by your Here, by gad. auh. that you are eyes and the style of her apparel eyes. They're upon the right end capper for some Infernal skinnlm Equally she astonished him by taking card. Aha! Correct!" He had turned game, or that you are a professional a "smile' of brandy before breakfast up the card and shown the ace. "You Suh. I call your hand!" n k ..n .> r . t tells w it. n — I was about to retort hotly, whet, A h brakeman Beeson she «. has j sbouj,i hare bet. You would have “followed her man" to Benton beaten me. sir Watch the ace. I Mr. Brady, who likewise had beet, Jim, a typical restern ruffian pick up the cards. Ace first—blessed glaring at me. «rowlpd morosely. whom she knows apparently well In — it ----------- and , he w atch close. "She's waitin’ for you. You can suits her and is floored by Frank There you are.' He briefly exposed square with us later.'' whose prr’ress Impresses the passen­ the faces of the cards. Keep your The black clad figure hud lingered gers. eyes upon ’he ace. Ready—go! ' beyond, ostensibly gating Into a win Col I.underson and "Bill“ Brady He spread the cards. As he had dow. Without saying another word I volunteer to entertain young Beeson released he had tilted them slightly, to my ruffled body-guards I approach 1 and I clearly utw the ace land. The ed her : I . cards fell in the same order as ar- "Madam." I uttered foolishly, ROBBED ranged. To that I would have sw o rn , "good-evening.” A crowd had gathered before a “Fire dollars now that any one card “You hare left your friends?" youth , in galluses, soiled shirt --- and Is not the dtr. w._,, ace.“ Ilf he cil challenged "I "Very willingly." belled pantaloons, who standing’ on a shall not touch them " "And I have rescued you?" She box. as exhorting at the top of his 'I'll go halvers with you. Colonel." smiled again "Believe me. sir. you lung Bill proposed. iwould be better off alone. I know the “Whoo-oop! This way. this way gentlemen. The Colonel Is a no tor I- “1 tn on," «g agreed toe Rondo coolo-oh! reen tn e t Colonel. otonei. » ........... ...... ' coolo-oh! Here Here's s your ease easy monev Down With vour soar,' t-» I '“rh‘‘re's ,h* And *>1» «he honor <"« raP‘“‘r aad »«eerer. and Brady her roll! roll' Rondo Rondo coolo-oh!” c o o lo o h " . ° f 'he Kr“ d °'d Kmpil* S ,a ” we **" n° her "Strange to say. they have Just ac­ let our friend pick the ace foh us." "It's a great game, suh’ the Colon« 1 cused me of being a capper." I an- I turned up the right-end card. aid "By «he the E Eternal, . • "By ttm al, he's done It! He »»cred. he c e n te r o f t h ^ m s w . J ! * . ! h" 80 W lik* an P ^ " “d Hw br,« b ,’ "ad "They were J X o s7 o n er end' ^ f whTc’h " h ero were d*“ er’ ” lh cha*r'ln <,Ssa»>p” l,“ e<1 "» ftndln* FUdgeo, several holes In to th e .e k .t t- . belts mi etit roll b ” Tkn v . s. . halls had beon banked at th^ ,nosite . end; . a and Just .......... as ......... . . opposite we arrived the mere m o n e l l e / . u , tering. by a short cue rapidly swTnt tering. by a short cue rapidly swept acm es their base “Roado coolo. suh." the Colonel ex- plained "as yon se la m en, on the old rondo. foh’ r X ^ «»»nt on the old rondo, foh red blood­ ed people. Shall we take a turn foh lock?" The crowvf was eveinv th • halls expectantlv A nr err-red the pockets th b"n* | erm e to rest ’ «■»amder Rondo " announced th t t e short cue and deftlv d h itrih ^ d checks and coins r.buted "She rolls again Make vont h»t. ""<• > n ,s. , „ . i he relssem h W " I p re fe r no» to play, sir “ I respond ed to the Colonel. "I am n<>w here and afford to to lose lose until until I I am am 1 I cannot «'annot afford be-tor established “ Never vet seen a m in who could n t • F"rd to win. though." be growled. But comp on then.’* So we left the crowd—containing Indeed women as well as men—to » ‘ r insensate fervor over a childish g em . under th» stimulation of the raucous wveating barker. Of gamb.'lpg devices. In the open of ’be street there was no en«i My condnc»ors flnajly stopped at the simplest apparatus of all. The spiel game f„r me. gentlemen.' said the Colonel. "Here It is y e s «uh. there's nothing like monte, where any man Is privileged to match his »valnst fingers. Nobody but a! blind man can lose at monte, bv Geo tg e!" -And this spieler's on the leye| •' Bill pronounced, sotto voice. "J vote we hook him for a gudeon, and get the price of a meal. Our friend will Join ns in the turn. He can see for him self thnt he can’t lose. He's got •harp eyes." The by standers here were station- ed before a man sitting at a low trl- pev’ table; and all that he had was! the small table—a plain cheap table, with folding legs—and three playing cards. Business was a trifle slack. Two lacks, and the ace, gentlemen There they are I have faced them! up Now I gather them slotwjy—you can t miss them. Observe closely ‘ p i e Jack on fop. between thumb and ! forefinger The ace next—ace In the ' middle The other Jack bottom-most." i He turned his hand, with the three cards In a tier, so that all might see. j “ T h e ace is the winning card. You 1 •re to locate the ace. Observe close­ ly again. It's my hand against your ’ eyes, f am going to throw. Who will i spot th«« a ce? Watch, everybody Ready! C o!” The hacks of the cards were up I With a swift movement he released the three, spreading them in a neat I row. face down, upon the ta b le 1 Twenty dollars against your tw en fv ! fhat you can't pick out the ace, first I i lo8e Once “«•*“ naw Everybody in t0 ** hooked by such raw methods 111 p,ay •<**“»« ?o“ all- «his gentle- w,,b n<> «nore »«rangers! Meanwhile man included. fra d h Included. Im I'm a afraid he's smart- lei me »<*»*«* you 'Outfit' while yoi ar thofl _ w • l wait, and become of the country! Y ob er than me- hut Im game. look «°° too much «he the pilgrim—the pilgrim—there la He was too insistent. Somehow. ,ooa t ~ “ - ™ *nd ’ Ï U ’ U T " 1 * * t ,hr° “r | H t U U I . L — o v u sa u , a u y w v a j, B DQ ’ I w a s ------------ — - — wwwww O W U U IU U beginning to be suspicious of my com- Benton, dust, and that spells «of othei pany _ , 'dust' In your porketa. Get anotbei You'll ba** ■ a nannei flannel snirt, shirt, some tom e coarse coarser »o u ll have to excuse me. gentle- "*«• me" - '' . ’ r P'Mded 'AnO,h" b,,t T * pe— ‘ w a i o ° n ' , i n b° Ot’ ° f t U * ----------- avssuvu. n u u tu e r l dm i m e e' . D i l l -------------- — , U O U - d° a not now. I wish to eat and to bathe an'1 * «»agger, say little, make fei and I have an engagement following." ««npromptu friends, win and lose »?"«F I »HI advise you later moved off. "Let us llbate suhs.’ I 1 "hal1 h°P« «» see you tonight. St were »erging upon argum ent adois. sir. and remember.“ With m maCh W my <,,gt* 8te- »hen of a sud men«lon of the Big Tent she flaahet de“ ’ h° ’,h°',W C° me tr,PP|n« »long * *mlle •» and mingled with th. but My of thg BJ|w Eye9_^ .ca , other pedestrians crossing the »tree the Tery very flesh BeSl1 and “nd action ac«i°n of of her. her. her her on «Bagonal course. ‘ When I turned for a Anal wort with my two guides, they had vanish S”* reC” BP'" ‘d me ln ’ «arUed rash- «1. a“d ’’’ i“ ’ * *W,ft * laDCe my i Th“ cou,,e, don » «"rb »macklni * 7 <-Plnpanlo“ l‘ tm» wl and was gone, less of the recent East struck me ai Gad suh You know the lady?" the sound and at "Leyl s Mammoth Em Colonel ejaculated ‘ porlum: Liquors. Groceries and Gen A casual acquaintance.” I an- eral Merchandise" I procured a hat swered. 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