The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-10-13

replied, ana ne DOokeO IL.
Fifty dollars on horse knew nothing
about; and / with only three dollars of my
Own! OF course l trembled, and cried off
at once? Not bit. was a mill tsry man
with moustache / noted 1t down, and
turned the conversation with an easy air,
AZ if fifty dollars, more or less, were per-
feet trihe. When 1 had finished my cigar,
and walked back to Mas Grimble, and
talked and flirted with her on the quarter
deck, the afternoon sped on, the light
house rose up before us, and we drew near
the harbor
| had promised to look after the Grim-
bles' baggage. and as walked toward the
paddle-boxes for that purpose, my friend
with the moustache stopped me.
81 must beg yonr pardon" said he. -
From what [ have unavoidably heard to.
day, you belong to the one hundred and
twentieth. Now, curiously enough, it hap
pens that am going over to the rendezv-
Gus of the United States smashers In few
days, and should be glad of letter of In
PRODUCTION to that brother officer of yours
-Sharpies; / heard you mention him.
am here for day or two, and will cali on
you. Where are you putting up?"
"Aye, that's a question ] was going to
ask, said he of the freckles. He was close
behind as, and so WAS the clergymen -
Somehow this brought the lawyers office
and my uncle and the end of my Journey
at once before me.
''Golng to stopT' | said, hesitating. ooh
with some friends of mine"
care they coming to meet your"
NO., l said, 81 don't suppose they
will"
Then | tell you what" went on my
ftecLled acquaintance he of the NOUS
tache had turned suddenly away, to my
great relief, Il tell you what, I've got a
capital joke. We've had jolly passage
and | like you. You're just the fellow fo1
my money. Let's have little dinner and
bottle of wine together, out of the bet,
you know. The winner to stand it, Send
on your things by boy, and tell them
you've met an old friend. Come, is it a
bargein?' and he slapped mo on the back.
''Haliol Here we are at the pier" be
continued. before ! could answer "Who's
the winncr?' yelling to the crowd
'Maccaroni!' shouted u fellow.
by Georgel I've won my fifty and lost
the dinneri You cant hang back now at
any rate and can't get out of it, nohow
Look after }o,.r tInps, and well be off to.
gether."
Even at that moment. at the eleventh
hpttlJ no ID "SIt, lave bSbn saved
The man of freckles / felt to be a sharper:
green as ] was [ knew 1t. But there ]
stood, owing him fifty dollars. and only
my uncles bank note in my pocket Any-
thing, however. TO postpone payment. Per
haps [ could appeal TO his generosity after
glass of wine; perhaps
But by the time l had got thus far, the
Grimbles had hidden me goodbye, and /
was off with my temper 10 the hotel en-
tered 1t and was losti
What luxurious dinnerl- several
courses, good deal of wine punch after
ward. The bill said 50, and / believe il
vas correct. | drank recklessly to drown
th.prickings % conscience, until at Last,
with an lmbecile smile, as If | liked il. I
actually took out the note to pay the fifty
dollars. My companion gave me fifty IN
exchange,
How long the oIgie lasted 1 don't know.
l remember my companion asking me to
excuse INN for minute, and going out. |
secollect of being dimly conscious that
j was alone, and sleepy. l suppose did
sleep.
A rude shnke awoke me. There was quite
crowd the landlord, several walters. two
policemen, and background of curious
spectators, IN front could it be real?-
was my silent friend of the steamer, who
was so like a parson.
James Moss, [ asrest you as swipdler
and ut,erer OF base coin. It's no use max
ing any fuss, so give yourself up quietly"
Was he addressing me? or was it all a
horrid nightmare? l tried to collect my
self. There, he was speaking again.
The games up, my man. Not badly
played, but lost. Where's your companion,
eh2'
Somebody-thei landlord, ] suppuse-in-
timeted he had left, saying [ would settle
the bill.
Chen pity you, that il all, said the
friend III black. Search him, officers"
No, i should never come to that
found voice at last-I found limbs. With
the former protested my innocence; with
the latter | believe | made an attempt to
escape. | am sensible | was much knock
Ell about. At last found myself, bruised,
hoarse, and-O, We power!- handcuffed,
held down III chair, while my pockets were
being searched aud emptied Out came
the fifty dollars which remained OF my I'M
cles note. The man in black bounced up
on them, looked mt them, examined them
and threw them on the table and laughed
Il thought SO. Counterfeit, every one
OF them. How much for your dinner, land
lordr Take him away, my men,"
The truth flashed on me- The man with
trecbles was the real Simon Pure; he had
swindled me out of my hundred dollars, and
was being sacrificed in his place. But
explanations were of no use now. Perhaps
my words were little incoherent. Bare
headed sthe coat half off my back prayipg,
beseechlpg, the veriest wretch on earth-I
caught glimpse of myself in the mirror.
| ed I, ha
ed with pleasure seekers ENJOYING the calm
summer evening. Amid an applauding,
excited crowd, who would hardly let us
pass-heads thrust out of windows above
people struggling fora yiew-I was drag
ged between the two policemen. persouify-
ing the reputed oounterfeiter aud cheat.
James Moss. Some ladies and gentlemen
We're at an open window, What do | per-
ceive? The Grlmblesi and with them
yes 1t must bel see her and sho recog-
nizes me; they all o-Arabella, A shrek.
and Mr.. Grimhle's Bless my soulI" were
the last sounds [ heard as | tainted.
EARLY next morning [ was taken to the
police court. To my torn, beggarly ap-
pearauce Of the previous evening was added
the seedy, sodden look produced by n
nights lodging in the cell. Everything
about me was wretchedness How [ revil-
ed that aboniuahle moustache, the cause
of all my woes, | implored the taller to
cut IT of for me, or let me 60 1t myself; but
no.
You'll have It off fast enough, my fine
fellow, when YOU get sent up" he remark
ed, land your hair is bit shorter"
Oh, the unutterable shame and misery AS
looked around the crowded court Ara.
bella aud Miss Grimbles were not there, but