The Lincoln County herald., 1871-12-28
rRRms OF ADvER rIssHS.
Four Aces
A Thrilling California Gambling incl.
dent Of $780,

Thrilling Caiif0rnfA GAmbling Inels
dent Of 1910.
Spindle was . new arrival. The camp
with customary propriety had dubbed
him thus because he was 50 slim. On
the same principle his awkwardness soon
gave him notoriety. Nor this ouly like
One eyed Tom, Spindle had made one Of
the happiest hits Of the day. Young,
passionate, elatsd beyond degree with the
splsndor of his prospects, il was no sur.
prise that he should court the pale faced
gamblers, who we're the atistocrats of the
camp. IL was no wonder that they should
discover his weakness and detcru inc to
"sult" him Play, No, no; Spindle cid
not play; he only came in to watch the
game; il was tiresome sitting there in
the tent alone. Try it; double your
stakes on rhrees, triple it on q full.
SAID a pleasant faced fellow, who was just
raking in hundred slugs CT more. Spin.
die was inclined to listen. "Tell you
;"s Sso % me h halves iOf s'%0isd a. hour and &c.
how you come out" Spindle did so.
At the end Of the hour he had won .
"stako" Of several thousand dollars,
Spindle was fascinated III will double
this to morrow night" said be, mentally,
as lie left the gamblers tent. He tou.
bled il. "This must be tripled," said
Spindle, as he sought the tent again
Two nights afterwards it was tripled.
spindle means to break or be broken"
said the bystsnders, one night, about q
week after his original venture. "Look
at the dust he is betting" tic is, 10.
deed, betting heavily. The rat,lssnake
has charmed him. Bet after bet, till the
winnings of the week have left him Il; bet
after bet, till its eurnings arc all gone
till the last slug" is up, and ho has but
single sight for it, Woe to him, for
he wins The tide IS floating again, aud
Spindle is even. Safe, SAFE" he re.
marks. betting a hundred "slugs" as q
blind" on the strength Of his conf.
deucs. One BY one the cards go round
to she players. Spindle does not look at
his, but gathers them under bis hand on
the table. II see your blind and 20 you
a hundred better" It was "Euelenoss"
who spoke-"Eaglsuosc, the lucky"
Spindle looks at his cards. lie has q
6rst class hand-four queens and L king;
four aces only will beat him. Eaglenose
can have but three Of those, for he eaw
one on the bottom Of the pack as the
gambler laid the cards on tho table the
gambler meant that he should see it.
II see your bet and raise you hun.
drcd better" replied Spindle. Eagle.
nose is uncertain. He looks wistfully at
the gold, fur,iveiy at his antagonist, and
very carefully at the cards in his hands.
HE waits, no weakens." said Spindle to
himself. II thought he was 'bIufing."
Spindle does not sec the smilc on the
face Of the bystander at the back OF the
gambler, or he would think very differ.
emily. Rising from the rough stool on
which he sits, Eoslcnose steps back in
the tent and opens strong wooden chest.
Two bags Of dust are taken from it, and
the gambler staggers under tho heavy
load, as be brings it toward tho table.
Spindle secs a $4,000 mark on each of
them. "Bet you them ere things" says
BAG glehose as he lays tho two bags with
the other gold. Ii is now Spindle's turn
to hesitate. Can 1t be that he has tho
o'hSt oSo @>o, hc VIII uVt tuluk OI III
but what shall he do? He has not money
enough on hand to "call" him. lie does
nat wish to do this it would DO COW.
ardly. Says Spindle. "Ha! l have It
now. will bot my claim and tho few
thousands that l hcvo lef. against hia
pile, If it will only be large enough"
This to himself. Then to Euglenose,
"What's your pile ?" Said tho gambler
quietly, There are five more bags in that
chest; what do you do, sir ?" "Bet my
claim against your pile" said Spindle.
The bet was taken. Spindle threw his
cards upon the table with half pura.
lyzed motion and face whittier than the
tent above-four queens and king.
Eagle,tone fled his of, one by one
three aces, a king AID an ace. Not a
word was spoken by either, and Eagle.
noss had no reason for 40 doing. A fe-
moments afterwards tho ruined 10;
staggered to the door Of tho tent,
out into tho moonlight, aud y
goes on 40 ever.
Half an hour later Spin.r
tent alone. Before him
Of fair. sweet face f.
love but few years
him weep while no 9Ys
i~'Nin It's eloque.RoY, MO: