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8 •£.<(— ..^ f5\>*-i THE NEWARK GAZETf g, WPNESBAf, OiffQBER; 3Q, 19071 i* lr '•... •1 : '- 1 rl/^ ^#%/~nl/\*#•£> i uc op01i€rS» By REX E. BEACH. -' , ' '''-'' t i •> Copyright. 1905, by R«x B. Bcacb. -;- • ; \ , ! : ; II' %\ j< Ig^'\ Wt'z < m- &»•- i-C\ 1 J . pV . i , J CHAPTER XIII. { F OR a long time Cherry Malott* sat quietly thinking, removed •by her mental stress to such an Infinite distance from the music and turmoil beneath that she was con-: scions of It only as a formless clamor. She had tipped a chair back against the door, wedging it beneath the knob So that she njight be saved from inters ruJ)tiori> then flung herself into an* . . other seat and. stared unseeingly. As ehe sat thus and thought and^ schemed' harsh and hateful lines seemed to eat Into her face. Now and then she • moaned impatiently, as though fearing! lest the strategy she was plotting, might prove futile; then she would rise\ and pace her n*rfow quarters. She was unconscious of time and had /.* spent perhags two hours thus when' »mid the buzz of .talk in the next compartment she heard a name which . paused her to start, listen, then drop - her preoccupation like a mantle. A man was speaking of Glenister; Ex- citement thrilled his: voice. * \I never saw anything like it since JlcMaster's night in Virginia City, thirteen years ago. He's right.\ ''Well, perhaps so,\ the other replied doubtfully, \but I don't care to back yon. t never 'staked' a man in my life.\ - ''Then lend me the money. I'll pay tt back in an hour, but for heaven's sake be quiclL I tell you* he's as right as a golden guinea. It's the lucky night of his life. Why, he turned over % • the black Jack game in four bets; In • fifteen minutes inore we cag't get close •hough to a table to send in our money, [with a messenger boy—every sport in camp will be here. sa:i 'Mullius disgustedly. TBtfn one of them Vermont despera- does that never laid a bet till he was thirty. If Glenister loses he?ll hate WmforHfe.\ \There are_plenty of his sort here,\ the|drl remarked, \His soul wouldfit In a'flea track,\ She, spied the Bronco Eld sauntering back toward her audi joined him. He leaned .against the walls watching the gossamer thread of smoke twist uoward from his ciga- rette, seemingly oblivious to the sur- roundings and showing no-hint of the emotion 1 he had displayed two hours/ before. \This is a big- killing, isn't it?\ said the girl... The gambler nodded* nrafmurlng in- differently, ' \Why a-ren't you Sealing bank? Isn't this your shift'?\ \ \I emit last night\ \Just in time to miss this affair.' Lucky for youi\ 'TTes; I own'the place how.; Bought it yesterday.\ - \Good heaveas! Then iifs your mon- ey hefs winning!\ „ ' \ISure at the rate of a thousand •• minute.\ ' 8he, glanced at the long -trail of dev- astated tables behind. Glenister and his followers. At'that instant the. sound told that the miner had won> again, and' it dawned upon Cherry that the gambler beside her stood too quiet- ly, that'his hand and voice were too steady* Ms glance top cold to be nat- ural The next moment approved her Instinct. The musicians, grown tired of their endeavors id lure back the dancers, determined to join the excitement and '•Ell stake y6u to fifty,\ the secondi ceased playing; The leader laid down man replied, In, a tone, that showed a his violin,, the pianist trailed up the key- trace of .his companion's excitement. So Glenister was gamfiling, the girl learned, and with, .such luck as to break the black jack game \and'excite the board with a departing twitter and: quit his stool. They air 4 crossed the: hall, headed for the crowd, some of them making ready to bet 'As- they r.?r W':' lit'' i|': i*-..-. f/-> SS: J ' ' - e f< gfeed of every gambler in camp. News !• approached the BfS&*p Kid, his\ lips, of his winnings had gone out into the' thinned and slli'apart slightly, while street, and the sporting men were com- ing to share his •fortune, to fatten like ynThireH'ou the -adversity of theiri fel- lows. Those: who had no money to Stake were- borrojKing, like the man next door. She left her retreat and; descending the stairs, was: greeted by a strange sight The dance hall was empty of all but the musicians, who blew and fiddled lustily In. vain endeavor to draw put; of his heavy lidded eyes there flar- *d .HS.fSS°n!PS,.I5S?: .Stepping foe- ward>-he' syzed-fie foremost man-and. spun him about violently., \Where are you going?\ \Why nobody wants to dance, so we thought we'd go out front for a bit\ \Get back, all of youi\ It was his; first chance to vent the passion within, him. A glance at his maddened, fea- :,X- fxom 'the rapidly swelling crowd that! tares was Sufficient for the musicians, thronged . .the gambling room and ' and they did hot* delay. By the thne stretched to the door. * The press was they had resumed their duties, howev- .thickest about a table midway down! e», the curtains of composure had the hall.' Cherry could see nothing of',' closed upon the Kid, masking his emp- •What went on there; for men and wo-1 tion again, but from her brief glimpse. Cherry .Malotte knew that this man was 0 hot of ice, as some supposed. He turned to her and apid, \Do you mean what yon said upstairs?\ . \I don't understand.\ , ' i ' • \You said you could kill fcilenister.\ • \I could.\ ' ' \Don't you love\-* \I hate him;\ she Interrupted hoarse- Jhen stood ten deep about it and oth ers perched on chairs and tables along the walls. A rpar arose suddenly, fol- lowed by utter \silencer then came the clink and rattle of silver. A moment and the crowd resumed its laughter and talk. \All down, boysi\ sounded the level voice of the dealer, \The field or the favorite,\ He's made eighteen straight' ly. He gave her a mirthly smile and, passes. Get your money on the line.'', spying the crap dealer - (leaving his There ensued another breathless In- bankrupt table, called hini over and etant wherein she heard the thud of said: dice; then followed the shout of trl-1 \Toby I want you to drive the umph that told \what the ^pots reveal-1 hearse when Glenister begins to play ed. The dealer paid off. Glenister' faro. I'll deal. Understand?\ feared himself head and shoulders \Sure! Going to give hlin a little above the others and pushed out • 'work,'' eh'?'' ferpngh the ring to the roulette wheel. I \I never dealt a crooked card in this The rest followed. Behind the circu- j camp,\ exclaimed the Kid, \but I'll Jar\table they \had quitted, the dealef 'lay' that man tonight, or I'll kill him! was putting away his> dice, and there) t\\ use a 'sandrtell,' see? And I want JSK^^A_^^Ja_ilS--rac.& _MPSlc.o^jto_ftspJaln, my signals- to you. If you Mnllihs approafihed Cherry, and she ' miss the signs you'll queer us both and Questioned him. -•He just broke the crap game.' Mulr put the house oh the blink.\ JHe rapidly rehearsed his signals in a Krajrhness wv-~\ T.^vfi.te \enSBle \film to detect the hidden presence of a marked card by the faintest scratching sound when he* dealt. In thrs manipu- lation it would be necessary also to •have the edges of some, of the' paste- boards, a trifle, so that when the dedc was forced firmly against one side of the box there would be Imposed a fraction of the small figure in the left band, corner of the .concealed cards. Long practice in the art of jiigglery' lends Snch. ; prpflclency as to; baffle discoyery;, and rob the game of its uhcertaihtjr as surely as the player is robbed of his money. •. It Is, of course, vital that the confederate case keeper be able to In- terpret the dealer's signs perfectly in order to \move the sliding ebony disks- to correspond, el se trouble will accrue at the cPicplption of the hand when the cases come oiit wrong. Having completed his instrnctions, the proprietor went forward; and .Cher-, ry wormed her way toward the roulette wheel. She wished to watch Glenister, but could not get near him because'of the crowd; The men would not make room for her.- Every eye was glued! upon the table as though salvation lurked inilts rows of red and black. They w§re packed behind it ui)til the croupier hod barely room to spin the, ball, and although he-forced them bact, they pressed forwa;rd: again inoh by infeh, drawn, by the -song of the ivory, drunk itflth its worship, maddened-by the breath Of Chance. Cherry gathered that Glenister was' still winning, for a glimpse of the wheel racjt between ,the shoulders of those ahead showed that, the checks were nearly out of it. -. Elaihly it was but a question o£, min- utes; so she backed oiit and took her station beside the faro table where the Bronco Kid was: dealing. His face wore Its colorless maskof indifference; his long white hands' moved slowly with the certainty that betokened abr solute mastery of his art. He was waiting; The erx-crap dealer was keep- ing cases. ''\.\' The group left the roulette table in a few inoments and suwoimded her, Glenister among the others.' He was not the man she knew. I» place of the dreary, hopelessness with which be had left her, his 'face was flushed' and reckless, his collar was open, showing the base of bjs great, corded neck, while the lust of the game had coars- ened him till he was again the violent, untamed, primitive man of the frontier; His selfstraint and dignity were gone. He had tried the new ways, and they were not for him. He slipped back, and the past swallowed him. After leaving Cherry he had sough* some mental relief by Idly risking the silver In his pocket, He. had let tiip coins lie and'doable, then double a'cJiln and again. He had been indifferent whether he won or lost, so assumed ri reckless disregard for the laws, of .prob- ability, thinking that.he would sboifi.v lose the money lie hi J won and flie;i •: go home. He did hot wunt it. When his luck remained the saire. he raised 1 tile stakes, .but it did not •clwritte—:hn, could not lose. Bpfore he realized it other men were tiettine with him, ani- mated purely by greed and craze of\ the sport. First one. then another joined till game after same was closed, and each moment the crowd had grown In size and enthusiasm so that its fever crept into him, imperceptibly at first; but ever increasing,, till the mania mas- tered him. - He paid no attention to Cherry as he took bis.seat. He h^d eyes for hothr iifg but the \layout.\ She'clinched her hands and prayed for his ruin. \What's your limit. Kid?\ he in- quired; \One hundred and two,\ the Kid ang, sWered, which in the vernacular taeana : that any sum up to $200 may be laid on one card save only on the last turn, when Jjie amount Is lessened by half, Wiffiout more\ ado they commenced.. TJhe Kid handled his cards smoothly, surely, paying and. taking bets with machine-like calm. The onlookers: ceased talking and prepared to watch, for now came the crucial test Of A$k evening. Faro is to other games aV war is to jaekstrjiws.. For a time Glenister won steadily til' there, came a moment when many stacks of chips lay on the deuce. Cheri nnm^'ouia make'no et.ova, tETtlealer knew that; for keen wits were sharp- ened by hate—it showed In her face. If Glehbter' escaped destructlpB to- night It would be because human means could hot accomplish his down- fall. ; • / ' ;\--..•. In the mind of the new ca»- keeper there was but one thought—BOi^muat bo broken. HumUUtlon, dlflgwce.jniin, ridicule, were to be his. If he ihpuld be downed; dtacredited and 'discourag- ed,, then perhaps he would turn .to her • as.-he-had-in- the bygo) was slipping away from hers^tfilSfwa* her last chance. • She began the* du-^ ties easily, and her alertness stlmulat-' ed Bronco tllU. his senses;-,ioo;- grew Sharper, Ms observation nio*e\ hcute- and lightning-like. Glenister. swore be- neath his breath, that the cards were bewitched. He was like a drunken man, now. as truly Intoxicated |is though the fumes of wiiie had be- fogged . his brain. He swayed In his seat the veins pf his neck thickened qnd throbbed, his features were con- gested.. After awhile he spoke. • \i want a* bigger limit. Is this some boy's game? Throw her open. of Stfinne? njusciwi. -soe ceaier reach- ed forth add slid the stack of bills Into the drawer at his waist without count- ing. The case keeper passed a shaking hand over her face, and when it came away she saw blood on her fltfgers where-she had sunk her -teeth into her lower lip.,, Glenister did hot rise. He sat, heavy browed and sullen, hi» jaw thrust\forward his hair low tjppn his forehead, his eyes^bloodshot anddead. . \I'li sit the hand^ outdf you'll let xa» bet thfr-'flnger,*\ said he. 'Ceri^lialy,'' replied the dealer. ._;_. . When a man requests this privilege, It means that he will call the amount of his wager without producing the visible.Stakes, and the dealer may ac- cept or refuse according to .his judg- ment of the bettor's responsibility. It Is safe, for no man Shirks a gambling debt In the north, and thousands may go witha nod of the head though never a cent be oh the board. .-- .- Ther^ were still a.ifew cards, In the' box, and the N deaWr,turned them, pay- ing the three hjen who played. •'Glen- ister took no part, bm\ sat bulked over his end of the table, -glowering from beneath his shock of. hair: Cherry was deathly tired. The-strain The «Wr shot a triuniphapt^ .1 f ^ Q 0 ^ ^ ^ ten glance at .the girl and acquiesced. \All 1 - ^- - right the limit is the blue sky; Pile your checks to the roof pole.\- He be- gan to shuffle. ;Wlthin the crowded circle the air hot and fetid with the breath of men. The swfeat trickled down Gleh- ister's .brown skin, • dripping, from his jaw unnoticed.- He'arose and ripped off his coat jvhile those standing pe-~ hind shifted arid scuffed their feet im- patiently. Besides Roy, there were but three men playing: They werfe the ones who had won heaviest at 'first Novv that luck wasvagalhBt them they were loath to quit. ' '. Cherry was annoyed by stertorous breathing, at heir shoulder,, and glanced baok to fiiid the little mafl\ who had been so excited earlier in the evening. His mouthVwas agape, his eyes wide,, the muscles about his lips twitching. He had lpsttoack, long since, the hun- dreds he;, had won and more besides. She searched tire figures watllng her about and saw n o women. They had been crowded oiit long since. It seemed as though the table-formed the bottom of a sloping pit of human faces ^eager, tense, staring. It was well Bhe -was here, she thought, else this task might fail; She would hejp to blast Glenister, desolate hlin, buJBiliate him. Ah, hut wouldn't she! Boy bet $100 oh the ''popiliar\ card. On the third turn he lost. He bet $200 next and lost He set out a stack of $4flb and lost for the third time, for- tune hid turned her face, He ground his, teeth anft doubled until tbe-^BtakesV grew enormous, while the dealer dealt .monotonously. The spots flashed and disappeared, taking with them wagei: after wager.\ Glenister became con- scious of a raging, red fury which he had hard shift - to master. It waS hot his money—what if he did lose? He- iwPuld stay 'until he wPn, He would win. This -luck would not, could not .last^and yet with diabolk\persistence.: 'he continued to choose the losing cards, The other men fared better till he yielded to their judgment, when the dealer took their money also. Strange to say, the fickle goddess had really shifted her Banner at last M>d the Bronco Kid was dealing straight faro now. He was-tod good a player to forcef tt winning; hand, and Glenis- ter'S: 111 fortune became, as phenomenal as his wiphihg had- been. The girl who figured ih this drama Was .keyed to the hlghe4t tension; her eyes'now oh her counters, now' searching the profile of her victim. Glenister continued to lose ,'sndjose and lose, while the girl gloat- ed oyer his swift coming T»in, When at long intervals he won a bet sha : shrank and shivered for le,ar he might escape. If only hn. wouId'Msk it, all^ 'everything he had. He would have to come tocher then! The end was closer thair-she realized; The Gjrong hjjng breathless upon 6ach ! niove of the players, while there wasno sound but the noise of shifting chips and the distant jangle of the orchestra. The lookout sat far forward upon his perch, his hands upon hla knees, his eyes frozen to-thp hoard, n dend cigni- tiiat she could barely sit In her seat, yet she was: determined to finish the hand. As Bronco paused before the last turn many of the bystanders made bets. They were the \case players\ who risked money only on the' final pair, thus avoiding the chance of two cards of like denomination coming to- gether, In: which event (\splits\ it Is callod) the dealer takes half the mon- ey. The states were laid at last and the. deal about to start When Glenister spoke. \WaitI Whatfs this place worth,-Brphcoi.\ ,, T \What db yommeah?\; - \iou own this outfit?\ He waved his hand about the room. ''\V^ell what does it stand you?\ The gambler hesitate<l_ah instant, while tij.e crowd,pricked uj>,lts ears* and the girl turned wondpMng, trotiT bled eyes upon the miner. What vvpnld hedehow?t- - - \Gountlhg bank rolls,, fixtures and all; about $120,000. ^Vhy?'' \I'll pick the aegto ipse; my one-half Interest in the Midas against your whole layout- There was a n absolute hush .while the realization of this offer smoto the onlookers. It took time to realfc»'Jt. This man WSB insane. There were- three cards to chopse from—one would win-, one .would lose, and one would have np action. Of all those present only Cherry Ma- lotte divined even vaguely the real rea- son, iyhlcii prompted the man to do thlsi- It was not \gameness\ nor alto- gettrer a -bii^tt'^tubboTpnesS -whlBh would not-let him quit- It was some-: thing deeper. Bje was desolate, and his heart was gone; Helen was lost to 'him-#*ofse yet was unwprthy-^and she wasall he cared for. What did he \ want of the Midas; with its lawsuits, its inriigues and Its trickery? He was sick of it all; of the whole game, and' wanted to .get away. If he won, very; well- If he lost the land of the aurora Would know him no more, Wiien he put his proposition the' Bronco Kid dropped his eyes as though debating: The girl saw that he stu- died the cards In his box Intently* and that his fingers caressed the top one ever so softly during the Instant the eyes of the rest -^vere on Glenister. The dealer looked up at last and Cher- ry saw the gleam of triumph in his eye. He Could not mask it from her, •though his answering words Were hesl'i tatlng. She knew by the look that Glenister was a pauper. .\Coihe on;!' insisted Roy hoarsely; \turn the cards;\ \You're on!\- The girl felt that she was fainting. She wanted to scream. The triumph; pf this moment stifled, her—or was it triumph, after all? She heard the breath of--the little man behind^.her rattle as though he were' being throt- tled and saw the lookout pass a shak- ing hand to his chin, then wet his parched lips. She saw the man she hod- helped to rtiiir bend forward, his lean face strained and hardi an^odd look of pain and weariness in his eyes., She never forgot that loot.. r The How mthe World ; can you tell whether the stove you buy is a good * xjne^-the b^st? -Are yoti ,. ^oingtp allow the dealer or his clerk to tell.you? Who pays for %hat stove and the fuel ifr consttmes? Wha's going to f be glad of sorry? Wellthenr— ~— ' Don't buy a stove that's ashamed \of its name, that has n o name. You don't have to.- Don't buy a stove without a, known and established reputation. You'll be so«y. . >Don' t'buy the cheapest stove. It never will^^work right, will never last There'is one bestm eveTythihg; • In stoves and ranges it's Red Cross. For 40 years they have held first place for highpst efficiency, most: positiv,e control, durability and beauty of design.\ No finer materiajl of workmanship can be put into a stove. Built 0^1 scientific principles, theTresuit of ' practic Si experiments and* thorough testsv • You don't buy a. stove every day; Yoii'll save worlds of tilde and• trouble,^ tHe one you do buy \' r ' ''\\\ bears tBe\Red Cross Trade MarK. . CO-OPERATIVE FOUNDRY CO. . ' l^bOHESTEB, N. Y. **''.'', RED CROSS GARNET iMoat' powerful Heater for alzo and pries In the1 world Lv (5. MATTtSlDN, VIA West.Siore R* '% Fridjay* Nov; I st • JICKETS GOOD RETURNING WITHIN 15 DAYS For detailed information and space in Pullman cars, call on ___ ^ _^^cst : $hore,,Ticket Agents. s ^ Hand anfl lenjred Torward. The fiilner could: have killed him with a blow, for the gambler waff seated and at his- mercy. The Eja cheeked himself, while his face began to twitch as though tn'e nerves underlying it had broken bondage and were dancing in a. wild, ungovernabl^ orgy. \Ifoil have taught me ; a lesson.\ was all that Glenister-^saia, and with' that he tmshed through the crowd and out into tne'cool-night air. Overhead the: arctic, stars winked at hini, and the ''That bet Is off! Thecmes are wrong j\ sea smells struct him^cleauand fresh, As he went homewaril he heard the distant full, throated plaint of a yfolf ring }t hplrt thri rriy«itp>y nnrl Brirlnpgg Eth In a certain town iff Indiana a man \brought suit against a hardware com- pany for $10,000 damages. He claimed that a rope that he had bought to comr mit suicide with broker and thus foiled his plans. After the rope broke, -he said, he could nqt get up courage enough to try It oyej.—Judge. .*Send us your news items. Send the 'Gazette to a friend. Gold and , Silversmiths 2 East Ave. $ B-j-i- 9afev^_.Q.\ K/'h. -•- m~fi— ^k'^./v MX'' ) --*'~ mm •• Ilns told her\. \Nineteen passes With&iit losing the bones.\ \How much did he win?\ 5f Oh, he d!<iii\t win much himself, but 11?8 the-people betting with hlin' that does the damaget They're ganrl biers, most of them, and they play the limit He took out the black jack bank roll flrsti $4,000. then cleaned the Tub.' . fiy that time the tin horns began to I „ come in. It's the greatest run I ever see?' •yi)idypu-getinr »•'.' '\Now. don't you know that I never play anything but 'bank'? If he laslp long enough to reach the faro layout, ni get mine.\ -^ The excitement of ttie crowd began to Infect tie girl; even though she looked- on from the outside. The ex- ultant voices, Hie sudden fcusli, the _ -tensity e£ nerve \It all bfetokeaed, set ber a-mrill. A stranger left the throng and rushed to the spot where.Cherrtf and Mexico at^gd talking. He*was small and sandy* with shifting glance and chlnless Jaw. His gyes glittered, bis teeth shone ratilke through hifdry lips, and his. voice was shrill. HS darted toward them like some furtive, _ frightened little- animal, unnaturally excited. : \1 guess- that isn't so bad for three betsr He- shook a sheaf of banknotes at them. \Why don't you stick ?\ inquired ficai-. 1 Ha?. . \I am too wise. lia! I know when to quit, lie can't win steady—he don't play any f ystemV\ \Then he has a good chance,\ said the 4 girl. \There he goes now,\ the- little man cried as the uproar arose, \I told.you he'd lose,\ At the voice pf the aiultlr tude lie .wavered as though affedted by • BOlne powerful magnet^,- ^ ,. . ^, ., ''iBut he won again,\ said Mexico. \No! Did he? Lord! I-quit \too: iwoa!\ .... He .scampelred back into the other; rookn, only to return, hesitating, his £ money tightly clutched. ;- \t>i> you s'pose it's safe? I never ?-«aw a maii het so reckless. I guess . J?d better quit, eh?\ He noted the sneer \ • en tiie woman's face, and without wilt- ing a reply dashed dtf agalm -'They j»w him clamorously fight his way In :'-ioVard a post at the\ - roulette table.; ' -> |Xet me through! I've got money, and \*\ JESS* to P'ix M't — - - %-.'\\ • • «.'•''\'• ' • ' jargon which to a layman would have been unintelligible. Illustrating them by certain almost Imperceptible shlft- ings of the Qngers or changes in the! poSittbh of his hand so slight as to thwart discovery. Through it all the giri stood\ by and' followed his every word and motion with eager attention. Bhe needed no explanation of the terms tiiey used. She knew them ail; knew that'the \hearse'driver\ was the man who kept the cases; knew a!) the code of the \inside life.\ To her it *as -ail as an open page, and she memorized more quickly than did Toby the fcigns by. which the Bronco Kid proposed to signal What card he had smuggled from the h°* °r held back. In faro it is customary for the case: keeper to sit on. the opposite side of the TableTfrsm~\the ^dssrerr^wttlr* der] before him resembling an abacus, or ry say the Kid \Hash\ to the case keeper, and the next moment he hdd ''pulled two.\ The deuce lost. It Was his first substantial galiii and the play- ers paid no attention. At the end of half, an hour the winnings were slight- ''house.\ Then is too slow. :I proprietor. Chinese adding machine. When a carfl Is removed from the faro box by the dealer, the \hearse driver\ moves a button opposite a corresponding card: ; on bis little machine,- in order that the: players at. a glance may tell What spots hflv£ been played or are still in \he box. His duties, though simple, : are Important, for should he make an eJror^and, shouid the position of his counters npt tally with the cards in the hox on the \last turn/' ail bets on the table are declared void; When honest- ly 'dealt, faro Is the-^falrest of'all gambling games, but it is Intricate and inay hide much knavery, ' When the Stanfe is crbdked it is fatal, for out of the ingenuity o'f generations of card Sharks there have been evolved a multi- tude .of devices with which to fleece.the unsuspecting. These are so carefully ' mssked that none but the initiated Way know them, while the (freemasonry of tire eraft is strong.\ and* discovery un- usual. Instead of usliig a familiar arrange-^ ment like the \needle-tell Wherein an mvisible needle pricks the dealer's ; thumb, thus signaling the presence of •certain cards, the Bronco Kid had de- termined to use the \sand-tell.\ In other words, \ he would employ a \straight box,\ but a deck of cards, certain ones of Which had been rough-; ened or isahdpapered slightly, *o that,-, by pressing more heavily oh the top or exposed card, the 6ne beneath would stick to Its neighbor above and thu* enable him • to deal two with one BH* tloy Jf the occasion^demanded. Thin ly in favor of the (Slenister said: \This wimt action.\ •'All risht.\ smiled the \We'll doul 1\> -,h.' ii:ii\it.\ Thus it liiM-nme possible to wagor $400 on a-ca-rd. anil the Kid began roat- ^yto plav. fJl'M !s[op now lost steadily, not iii la;!.\ - 1 . 'I'MliiM. tint with tail- i .taJBsdnPr*rp'? -- 'ii -- 'tv: | Cherry had nevpr seen cards played like this. The gam- bler was a levelrttinii to-her. His work was wonderful. Ill luck seemed to fan the crowd's Rngpi - npsH,-wbilfi. to add to : its impatience, the cases came wrons; twice in .succession, so that those v.ho would have bet heavily upon the last turn had their money given back. Cherry saw the confusion of the \hearse driver\ even quicker than did ; Bronco. Toby was growing rattled, The dealer's work Was too fast for him. and yet ho oould offer no .signal Df distress for fear of anttihllatiQh at the hands of those crowded close to his shoulder. In the same way the owner of the game could make no objection, ! to his helper's ihcpmiietenie fur fcai: that pome bystandpr would voluatpp - 1 .to - .fill the thanks part.. Tlvp' - e wpi many prpsent capable of thetrick. lie could only glare balcfullj - across the table at his- unfortunate cOnfeVleratp; They hail not gone far on the next clinched between his teeth- Crowded upon his platform were miners tense and motionless as statues. When a man spoke or coughed, a score Of eyes stared at him accusingly, ithsn dropped to the table again. Gfcfedster took from his clothes a bun- dle of banknotes so thick that it re- quired his two hands- to c6mpass-4ti- Onlookers saw that the bills were mainly yellow. No ofle spoke while be counted them rapidly, glanced at the dealer, who nodded, then slid them forward till they rested on the king. He placed a \copper\ on the pile. A great sigh of indrawn*, breaths swept- through the crowd. The north had never known a bet like this—It meant a fortune. Here was a. tale for one's, grandchildren—that a man should win opulence in an evening, then lose It in one fleah -This- final' bet represented, more than many of them hafl ever seen at one time before. Its fate lay oh a single card. •-*'_• Cherry Malotte!s fingers were like ice and shook till the burfoas of her case keeper rattled, her heart raced till -she could not breathe, while soraethMg' rose up and choked 1 her. If Glenister won this bet, ho-would quit. She felt it If he lost, ahl what conlfl the Kid there feel; the man who was^playing for a? paltry vengeance, compared to> her Whose hope pf happiness, of lovei of life biiigod on, this wagej? . ^,.j Evidently the Bronco Kid1$e!»si#hat card lay next faeiow, fpr he-oftered'her ho sign, and as Ulenister fo^jd back he slowly and flrmfy pushed the top game before Cherry's -quick eve aW3ft*'*-*a^oLJh& bdS£ --AlthOsgh this tected a sign which the marimlsiuter preted. She aoHressed him quietly, \Y6u5d better brush up youi - piumes:\ in spite of his anger the Bronco Kid smiled. Humor in mm was-strangely ) withered and distorted, yet Here was a thrust he would always remember and recount with glee hf yeara to come. He feared there' were 'other faro deal- ers present who might Understand the hint, but there vras none save Mexico Mnlllns, Whose face was a study— 'mirth seemed to be strangling him. A moment later the girl spoke to the case keeper again. \IM me take your place; your reins are unbuckledi\ Toby glanced inquiringly at the Kid, who caught Cherry's reassuring look and nodded, So he arose and the girl 'MA- Intn ftrt yitPimf- f-fcffilr, JEhla WO- WfiBtbr Biggest turnpjE.hls life, he be- trayed no tremor. fcrgestflSISl^pIay-. ed the nine of diamonds, m the crowd breathed heavily. The king- had not won. Would, it lose-? , -IDvery gaze .was welded- io the tiny nffifeefed box. If the-- face card lay next beneath the nine spot, the heaviest wager in Alaska would have been lost; if it still remained hidden on theiiext turn, the money would be safe for a moment. Slowly the white Uatid of the dealer moved back. His middle finger touchy, ed. the nine of diamonds. ^ It slid' smoothly out of (he box, and\here in Its plac'e frowned tue king of clubs, At last the'silence was, broken. - Hen spolce; some, laughed, but in their\ laughter was no mirth. It was more like- the sound of choking. They •taftnggd their feet to_reilgye the grip -' ••''•'' J -'\ ' ; - crowd was frozen in various attitudes of eagerness, although it had not y.et recovered from the suspense pf the last great wager. It knew the Midas and what it meant Here* lay half of It, hidden beneath: a' tawdry square of pastebpard. With maddening delibr eratlon the Kid dealt the top card, Be- neath it was the trey of spades. Glen- ister said no word nor made a move. Some one coughefl, and it spunded like a gunshpt. SJoWly the dealer's fingerr retraced their way. He hesitated pur- pos,eV and leered at the girl,, then the three spot disappeared' and beneath it lay the ace a s the king had lain on that other wagei - . tt spelled utter ruin to Glenister. Bte raised his eyes blind- ly, 'and then the deathlike 'Silence of the room, was shattered by a sudden crash. Cherry Malotte had closg^ \her check jack violently, at the same in- stant crying shrill'and clear: \That bet is eff! ^fhe cases are wrpng!\ GieBister half rose, c^rtarhlng his chair; the Kid lunged forward across the table, and his Wonderful hands, tense arid taronJike,,. thrust themselves forward as though reaching for the riches she had snatched »awa:f. They worked and writhed and. trembled as though in dumb fury, the ,nails sinking into the oilcloth table cover. His face grew llvtd and cruel, while his eyes blazed at her till she shrank from.him affrightedly, bracing herself away from the tabie with rigid arms.. * Reason camt> slowly back to Glen- ister and understanding with it He seemed to, awake from'a nightmare. Her could read aTT too plainly the' gars- bier's look of baffled' hate as the man sprawled on the table, his arms spread wide, his eyes glaring at the cowering woman, who shrank before him like a rabbit before a snaka She tried to speak, but choked. Then the dealer came to himself and' cried harshly through his teeth on© Word: ' L.^Ghffst!\ » • -: He raised bis fist and struck the table so violently that chips and cop- pers leaped and rolled, and Cherry Closed her eyes to lose sight of his aw- ful grimace. Glenister looked down oil him and said: \I think I. understand, but the tnoney was yours/anyhpw. so I ^on't lntod.\ His meaning was plain. The Kid sud- denly jerked open the drawer before jSiii, -mK -.Stosisiar \llncKoji: ,hl« :rtijht pf the north-. He paused and, baring his thicki matted head, stood for a long time gathering himself together. Stahding so, he made certain ceve- nants with himself and vowed aelenm- !y never te tpuch another card*. At the same mement Cherry Malotte came hurrying to her cottage door, fleeing as though from pursuit or from some hateful, haunted spot She paus- ed before entering and flung her arms outward into the dark in a Wide ges- ture of despair. ' . \Why did I do it? On, whyidid I do, it? I can't understand inyself.\ To ht continued next weeh DR, GILLETTE SENTENCED. Rochester, New York*. Motions For a New Trial and Arrest Qf Judgment Denied. New York, Oct. 29.-—Supported in a standing position by his \two sons,, Dr. Walter a. 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