Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-06-09

the while, to refuse, and yet conscious Of his
inability to DO so. Poor dupe-he was fatally
ensnared The wine was poured out, healths
we're pledged, and Henry Cleveland drank
With that draught he seemed to lose his very
reason. The blood mounted to his forehead
with the rap6ity Of lightning, and flushed
his burning cheeks with its hot crimson-his
eyes sparkled strangely and his very hands
trembled in the eagerness of his excitement
"Now, Harry, for little play p the tempter
gayly exclaimed. The moment for action
had arrived, and he approached his prey
with serpent.lke cunning.
"Of course, we won't gamble we'll play
for trihing stake-just enough to make the
game BEAUTIFULLY exciting What do you
say"
"Anythiug-anything for sport !" the young
man deliriously replied "Show me the life
you were talking about; show me anything
that's not too tame and dull p
call right, my boy-this way. Here are
the tools now we can amuse ourselves in
our own way"
The two seated themselves OF o vacant
| table near at hand, and in brief time both
had fully entered into the excitement Of the
game. This was, as we have intimated,
Henry Cleveland's first essay in gaming but
his peculiar state of mind caused him to enter
into it with an eager zest which his compan-
ion remarked with secret pleasure. For q
time the stakes were trifling, and the gains
and losses consequently small when Cleve-
land suddenly exclaimed:
"a fig for such child's play as this /; let US
do something worth our while Here is q
fifty dollar note; cover it Monroe, if you
dare p
With quiet smile of satisfaction, Edgar
Monroe laid several gold pieces upon the
table, and the play went on. The cards were
shuhled and dealt, the game played, and
Henry Cleveland was the winner.
"Let US double the stakes ' be cried, his
fury increasing with the exultation aroused
his success. IL will play for hundred
liars, or nothing -
With cool calculating smile, Monroe
- assent. The game was played, and
ond time, Henry Cleveland was win
18th me, tonight; beware, Mon
u play to your ruin !" he ex-
d. "See here are FIVE
will you dare risk so much y
unrufled, unaccountable
onroe deposited O similar
till third time was Henry
liars p he exclaimed, with
less that attracted several
at which he sat. 81 will
collars %
hundred more than thou
mly replied.
ted; that cool, unshaken
aiken him out of the deliri.
and he stared wildly upon
about him. In moment,
ed the sum named upon the
1dred-and three hurdred more
will you raise the stakes as
respiration covered the brow oi
nd; tie basisk eyes of the
ixed upon a face as pale a.
moment Of painful, was
but the temptation was
conquered. Drawing from
ge of bank notes, he laid
le.
wish," Monroe remarked
the stakes.
Cleveland replied, in {
to a whisper. "There Ii
IS in this world; aye
filing with the money o
| am a rnined man =
sake, PLAYH
stalking the sardonic smil,
the lips of Edgar Monroe
m quickly interpreted it
the victim With th,
Edgar Monroe became
d Henry Cleveland
Iiless and soon to b.
) rigid look of despai
of the victim, as b.
Ie next instant the crow
trtled by the vivid blaz
pistol. There was
and Henry Clevelan
earth
Z be ?" the unscrupulou
ancng toward the terri
I'd collected around hi
;, Aylmar; I'll admi
to be made from hin
Indecent jest, Monro
Of his companion, an
he bleeding body c
lainly in view, on
Ig, in wild despair,
strangely resemble
The terrible spectacl
one muscle of th
fiction !" and "
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