The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-02-28
BIDDEFoRD ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY %, 1868.

was not playing with him. / was not bet
ting against him7my play was simply agains
tho banker, and his was the same. tolt
him a. much. .rr.. .-.... .
@No, no." no said eagerly. It's ngin lucl
wore playin.' Them yer two keards is il
far il. The knavc's youm, tho queens
mine. Go yer two thousand"
All that I had upon the tnble before mo
save one solitary chequc Of twenty dollars
I had won; 20 had little risk to run.
"It Is done" said down went two
thousand dollar. upon the knavc. "A.
The iIoosier placed his venture upon the
queen; there wep some cheques and some
hank notes, In sll two thousand dollars
His hand quivered little as he pushed 'h'
pile forward, and then he turned TO watch
the movements Of tho banker. Z.
The cards began to move of once moro,
and this time the table was surrounded by
an cnger crowd. There was something
novel in the spectacle oftwo men playing
against each other ai faro; and It struck
,ne rs being excessively novel too. But
il was no doing Of mine. The Hoosier
seemed to have superstitious faith that
our chances were running together. How
ever, meant to make this one venture fur
ther, and then break tho spell, let Il be. win
or lose. Right and leh-right and leit'
The queen came up tirst-to tho lett
Lost! The knuvc came uI,-to the right
I Ind won again /! gathered up my gains,
and then looked for the Hoosicr; but he
had gone.
Perhaps you'll try the knavo again p
said the banker.
,,o,, him .No b,d ,,,veJ enough. -
I ,,.h.d over IN, cbco,e,. and he uaye me
49,. e.. ,,.,,.,,o cold .nJ soue
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- . .,,.. or ,.;,. .nd ,h.n .,,,,od q,
uv 49,, Th. ni.h, w,. d.rL ,rd had
. Ion, distance 70 WALL 7 looked n, INV
v,,cb M I came through the hall, und
fou,d |, half nm bour mast midnight.
bevon IN think I hal been n fool. But
there was. and mus, make the best OF
nv way to the boat. So started n, a
br;sL walk intending IN strike the Lcyec
near the Mint. and then follow the course
or The river. had gone half mile or so,
when henri heavy ioo,s,cps behind me.
I increased nv rate of speed, but the fol.
Iow;ny foo,s,eps came nearer. hurried on,
but to no effect-tbe echo behind INC was
mn, IN be ou,walked. felt for nv pistol,
nm, I Ind pone. had not brought il with
ma had n dirk knife. and that was ali.
Rv ,,d.bv tho ate, sounded M neor that I
turned 10 seo who il WINS ,bu, thus pursued
me, Al distance Of only few yards
came tall, raun, figure, which I Mt once
recognized by the street lamp. As the dull
glare fell upon tho OK like form, I knew it
was the Hoosier!
I,v,,H hay. s,or,c,, n rim. but |, was
,oo hate He wo, upon inc, and h,s hand
w., ,ro, INV ,ru I would have shouted
e. h.'n mn, h. mich, have killed me 10
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.,... mil r. tho G,ilow mean, n rob mo
Ir, IL. ,o, ,o. % ho,r nv.
.clc
.s,n,,.r /" IN s,;d his vo;ce sounding
c.;,h,G,,Iv Low aud hoIIow ayou played
,,;n m. ,o.n;yb,"
IN, I r,,l;.J irwin, n spe,k plniply-
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az had ,o,b;nc n do with Won. 1 WINS
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shoulder, and, from beneath his coat, he
drew forth The largest, longest, brightest,
and mos, soyovc lookinr bowie.knife I had
ever seen. NV knees smo,c together, and
my hear, leaned ,o INV throat.
"You'ye cot money!" he went ON, a.
bs held the cleaning. weapon In his hand,
.you won ;,-won NIL. I los,-lost all.
I'm dead brokc-no, pic. I paid twenty
dollars in clear yellow gold for this yer