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fan sf water fros ths pisshsr ssd dr.ak IL.
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a cane % take . fsw moments reercatien
= e..ds said shs stranger, bat ! aad 10
$50 did r. sasssssa Anbross, .asd mr.
frisnds ere nissisg'
sThsn sspposs Ne taks . hand o. tvo, juss
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come
'wish pissssss,' suid DsarAoru
Asd sesordipely the tvo ssf down and
wsrs scea % abe meet ffisndIy tsrna The
eafds we're dealt, snd fsr willie ihs playise
vas OF snail scale, and The luck was sbout
svsa. By and ;by Ambrose bsssa TO vim,
and hs sspt 90 usssi ks had vss kuudrrd
dollsra He would have fsli ashansd some.
what bed ect kis antagonist msiutaiusd such
good huuor, ,hs smiled 90 Kindly when be ioss
Bat anes The isck changed Ambrose
iost all be- bad wou, sad seon lost over =
hundred dollars beside. He lad iast a
hundred dollars more in his port nscsnisa,
and be took Il oak A neg haad vas dealt !;
be eus tbs ssrds esrsfaliy, and help ap four
yscks Twas shs best hssa By fhf shss had
bees Qua during ihs gane, Il being the sra.
four el hind he had ssea dnriss The evsa-
ing. He bst ten doliars Hin antsxouiss
covered 10, sna xeps zen higher.
Il have an sxsslisni hand, ne strssxsz
said, v;sn tighs Laugh. Y have held Set-
on IL
Ambrose did not speak He ws. essi,.d.
de was afraid his snsassnist woeld mistruss
bow good Ills haod was. aud stop betting -
Bat the bcttine wsnt on nntil Ambrose kli
his last frnetiea of ths kRndred on The table.
shall 50 AssherF Inquired the s,Fssges.
'As you please
Thea I must say hradred better. By
the tramp Of trnaps yeu shxll hare . chance
10 maks pile this time, ,1 -
Ambrese hesitstsd nensns, sad shsn be
placed bis hssa in bis bosom and drew oat
Penkage of baak netssl There we're four
thoussnd dollarsin the whels. Ks vas Q sam
BE bad drsvn ffofs thc bark tAst very day.
IL vas The accamnlstiea Of ovsr soar yssrs
labor and esonony. fee shs psrposs of pay-
tng tor has heass aed stsse. He arew oat Q
hrndrsd dollar ill aad covered his sntsRo-
nist lass staks. He be ss;,.te8 : non 80 -e..
aad thea dssz aaoshsr hasdrsd, snd svsnt
shst ever. The stranger covered the kun-
trsa ane went Gye huuafsd b.steg.' An.
hR<. 4 - a. H.. n =
bst No nors, and Ne called for h;s eonn.n-
icas hand. The stranger snii.d - II.
shossd is--fear qussss
Amhross altered dssp eroau AZ IN faid.d
his cards sna piased thsn On th, pask.
sD5 ny soul, that's hard. ny frispd,
sBas Better leak next tine. Gene. TTl
deal fog roc this t;as.'
A new hand sss dealt. snd shis tins An
hress voa hundssa asslass. He h.san 40
revive Next he vsu I've hundred u,sra =
He wsnt aad eos another glass AZ wina a,.A
thea rstnrned n bstteT SPIRITS Bat !. ,he
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Spirits we're sAd aexia. Bas hs resolved to
play enrsfaliy via back vhst Il LA Ioss
ed stop.
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As had besa among assblsrs mech, cad Ne
essld kaadis saFds - be pleased. Ard wces
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asest HE fear theasaad dollars --ske su,a
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