Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-02-01

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upon what was going forward, that tho Cap
tain and his friend took their seats unnoticed
| AT the head Of the table sat man, in a grey
wig, with pair Of green specks on his nose
| before whom lay Pile Of gold, and who was
busi!y engaged in paying and receiving mon
| cy, ani IN giving m impetus to a small ivory
ball which spna, NJ intervals, is appointed
course. Nalstein soon learned that this was
| a rongs-et-noir table. The gentleman in prcy
wig was the banker.
''Alake your game, gentlemen, s4id this ia
!, ,lividual, while the bali spins. Your luck S
as good as mine. It's ali lack gentcmen, at
| rouge-et-noir Rouge et-noir, gentlemen, the
finest in the world. Black wins--it's yours
sir-twcniy ducats and yol have doubled it.
Make yoar ea.ne-hlack or rcd.
''rry your for,ane Ernest, saii the Captain
Earnest mechanically put down few lu-
cats on the rcd
"Rei wins, said ihc bank ,, in tic same
mono'onous lone. "Maka sonr game, gentle
men, while the bail rolls.',
WY heea we io.i2" tc fortunes G. nfnest
on this a.al evening n. he yielded STEP hy step.
70 lie sedocto4 10 which hc T@s no" exposed
for the first t.mo in his life Loag after Stein,
fort left LIZ gambling house lie continued Is
play. His l&e:s tarn d. He had soon lost all!
hi winnings, and the money set apart for his
bridal r osents. lie bad b.oke the package Of
ba!.kno; : the money i. h..d received from his
father for the purchase oals commis ion. and
''ugh he saw bill at.er hl! wept ava! before
iiis oyes he continued y 81 IN the desperate
hope OF winnf"s back MS losses Al iotath his
last laeat wa sone. lie rose AMI left r. room
Tie last words rnG as in his ear being
Make your game, gentlemen, While the
ball roi.s.
iespairinG ani hea:i stricken, The young
n.aa oasa. 'lis ho..l and his chamber On the
staircase he encountered Madame son Berlin
gen, but hl s'w her hoi--h's eyes we're glazed
Ar did Ap notice 2: feinrn her s'i4'Ation lie
threw hita+ s.l GFo:' us bed, NlI!i6at uadress-
ing, and iosari morning fell into an unre
fieshins anl a:2am-pcopled slrmfcr.
viz" 10 lE~sc !ase tie asSi '!HE, he laoksti
At t.mse,f IA tae g'asS, e';t scarcely fe esuz>
ed his 'vn face. 50 changed was he b tie
mental asonies he itao undergone Wien i.e
had PAD some !'f'!ealient.on TO his tai'e,te he
ieertvei mssage from as"dame Won l,erin-
gen. requesting Inc fs'of OF an inter'ie" III itel
& apartments lie mechanically oo9yeI the
summons, thonGh ifia;iei e sustain conversa-
. iieh WITH laGy'
the widow ieques.ed nm TO seated.
Mr.. Nals'eln, said she, r.;i smile, YOU
are growing very angalaat. @et yea las,
night. apon the staircase, but, t..oash spoke
10 yon, yea had mol word .. a nod or ne. >
Las nisit, aaiam, answered the un.o--
;unale Young man, Il was beside myself. O,
maJAM If you knew all.
= Go know all, replied the lady.
What! that haze been gambling--th Iial
thrown away-yes, these ale the wogls--eyery
daeat Of the money my pool father furnished
ne viii which to purchase my commission
! les-l know al ii Y. But the loss is not
irrefairas!e.'
Pardon lae madam. Ny father, though re-
Tutcl wealthy is unabc 10 furnish re with a
! similar sum. even i'll We base enough TO
accept il 1T lis hands
but If some fienls were to sten forward =
Alas know none
"Mr. Walste;n said the lady II am rich /;
loan of tie requisite amount would not
affect me III lie least
oh laa!ana.' c.ed the young man III
.cu woul. indeed save me by such generos-
lily. you wha'd be angel Of mercy
~ ha, is the amount e; ,oar loss: inquired
he lady, calmly, Is size unlocked her desk.
Three i'.os3aul tiucais, answered Ernest.
3Rut eat give YOU no security f,rt.ie payment.
'Yoag nse 81 hand j. sufficient. said the
lady s,ani;Ag The young man & package os
notes please Ii ceun, those. and # ,be
sum is correct. Here are writing materials" !"
Ernest lid as he was hiu--soantetl the
money, and thcn sat down a, the desk
Write at my dictation, said the lndy.
Ernest took ~ i pen ana commenced
THE date. sal tse lady.
Ernest wrote il.
..Received from Anna Won reri;neen t,,a