Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-07-23

"Know him bred and trained himl'
"Oh, indeed!' 1 said. "Pray pro-
ceedl"
'' bred and trained him on my es-
tates. 1 was as fond of him as 1 could
have been of child-ay, and fonder too;
for if 1 had child, 1 must have wrung
its neck-I feel 1 mustr'
Here he fixed his eyes on me again
with that horrid glare, his fingers work
ed nervously together, as if longing to
be at my throat.
Eyes, 1 would have killed my child.
IT'S rare sport to kiIl-to-"
"But about Lord Palmerstun?" 1 in
terrupted.
His face resumed the old expression,
and gloomy shade seemed opass over
it.
"Ah!" said he smoothly, ''that was a
dreadful disappointment, wasn't ii?"
"1ou have not told me yet," l said.
"Did his lOrdship treat you ill?"
"He lostl he lost! 1 had backed him
with half my fortune, and he lost! But,
bark you!" and he clutched me by the
arm as he said it, she was drugged-I
know he was drugged the night before''
"Then Lord Palmerston was horsep'
1 exclaimed.
"Of course he was. 1 told you so al
first. You don't pay attentiOn-yOu're
not interested"
Indeed, 1 am, deeply" 1 replied ca
gerly. "Pray go on
We must be in now before five min
utes were past-this I was assured Of
Five minutes! long enough to die!
"Thafs all!'' he replied with a sus.
picious stare. "He lost, and 1 lost
That's tie end Of it."
But what has this to do with the ace
of clubs?"
The ace Of clubs!'' said he fercely
whats that to you?"
"You promised to tell me, you know
and should like to hear it," 1 replied
in a conciliating tone. You have no
told me half yet. Do tell me about the
ace of clubs
81 was desperate, you see," said til,
maniac. 81 was desperate after Pal
merston knocked up. 1 had alway'
avoided play till then, but somehow
fell into il when saw the men at The
club playing night after night, winning
and loosing! often saw as nuch golt
change hands on single card as would
have covered all my losses on the turf
and then could not resist it.
$50 you played too?'
$50 1 played too. For whole weel
1 won necessarily. Aha! the red golC
and the rustling notes that took home
every night for that week; won more
three times more, than l had lost by tn,
race! And then came the turn of luck.
"You lost?"
"All that 1 gained, in one night! Blu
1 was not satisfied; went on again tn,
next day and lost, and lost, till every
thing had on earth was gone-ay! al
had on earth was not enough 10 pay it
Bnt l knew how it was. That old man
played with was the Fiend. 1 knew ht
was the Fiend. I saw it in his eyes. ,
He paused. His excitement terrified
me. The whistle of the guard rang
shrilly through the air and the pace o
the train slackened. He listened-ht
knew that we were coming in-he turn
ed suddenly towards me.
"But what about the ace of clubs?'
I urged, hurriedly. "Did the old mai
turn it up?'
"Will you betray me if 1 tell you?'
"Never," said, earnestly.
''Listen, then. 1 hid it in my sleeve
for l was desperate. l staked a thou
sand on the chance of my cutting it.
They all stood round, betting how i
would turn up; the old man-curse him
smiled, and let me do it; but he had seel
me-he had seen me! And when l Gu
the ace of clubs, he stood up and callet
me Thief"
A bright flash of light streamed in a
the windsws-the train stopped. Thanl
God we had arrived! The madmal
shrunk back at the sight of the lamp
ard the crowd beyond. 1 leaned owe
the door, and with fingers that refused
to do their work felt eagerly for the han
die.
"What is the matter? what is the mat
teri" he said, timidly.
"HeIp!" 1 shrieked, springing out up
on the platform among the tide of pass
engers. "Help! this man is mad!''
There were two men standing by tn
door through which we had to pass, wit
seemed anxiously to scrutinize each fac
as it went by. They both turned as
spoke, and one came to me.
"Where is he, sill ?" said he, respect
fully. "We're watin' for him. It
been telegrsphed along the line that h
murdered some one down at H, ant
he's awful dangerous
He had ventured out by this time, ant
was standing irresolutely beside the car
riage door, as if not knowing where t.
turn.
! AS for me 1 could only point to him