Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-10-12

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Ike 3 msA Of the town. you understand. y
So saying, be pa11ed de bell.
The door Vas opened Immediately BY q
waiter uho bowed % be ushered d inte
the vel. lighted hall.
Follow me-" whispered Joe. ~ be de.
posted his hat in The entry and ccssmen.
ced b ascend the stairs. Arriving on
the second hoor. We found ourselves in q
couple Of brilliantly illuminated apart.
mcnts. where . number Of men we're bus.
lily engaged At . gaming table. 70 my
horror Ralph Moulton sat in the midst,
absorbed in betting. He had bis back TO-
vards a.. and did noe observe ~ when ~
entered. Joe pulled me By the sleeve. -
/ could oaly gass as hi,s eth spseehles.
astoaishueat. Just thea Kalp6 turned
his head, and the nett momeat be lost HI,
bet. The color came and ~ent from biz
face. and ] thought I heard . suothered
profanity escape hn lips. He arose and
came to where we were s&anding.
How is this I" be asked. looking .,
rs, 6ercely do you come here 10 sp,
me QUIT IL you do"
Joe held up his finger snd beckooed
him to retired part Of ttc room. --g
Ralph" he said. "thc oid man ha1
heard something Of this. Only yesterda,
he Questioned me on the subject, but
knew boshing about Il. We came her,
tonight to see IL the rumG We heard IN.
really true. Unfortunately. L seems TO b,
80. Let me sdvise you to'leasc Storer .,
once. for should be discovsr this. you'l
be dismissed in disgrace. Douft inasin,
we viii carry any tales-.we rars You
friends. You've got into had ccmpsny
that's, perhaps. the worst that can be said
but. if you are prudent, yoa1l stop vher'
you are. a. l.. - =
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friendly earuestness. =. - "aa
Ralph gased At him steadily for mo
meut. and then aasz ed "A -.
II take you & nliun1<uH
VIII consider yudf-vI - l{Icl|dly "
10 nyself. Your adssJ$ nay be good
yondcr gambler Who sits At the head sfih'
table warned me away. He certainly va
disinterested. for they would sooner hav,
callers than goers. / followed my own in
clinatiou. however. l am in consequence
several thousand dollars richer, and he i
that much poorer. for won the money Of
him" - s-a-.--.
Ralph Moultun did not return hom
that night. but the next morning he sen
me note saying he was sick. aud re
4ssstsa -4hs-saoe. = tho hcs,
book-keeper, That day Ralph was die
chsrSed nd n. CSraQ esSlsT
From Mat hoar ne estsef " Ralpl
Moulton was closed to the old moral tesch
iugs in which he had been reared.f II
l,ft our boarding -house, accusing me q
couspiriug against him, and av0wing Ii
most bitter vengeance on my head. Hi
unjust suspicious gave ne The creates
sorrow / had ever known.
Aftef this / saw bat little Of Ralph, an,
I vas careful never 70 utter . word ths
might injare him. In none of my lslfcr
home did ] ever Dention what had ocsur
red. ..... - e.. .-..-
1t w.s midsummer, and I had secepte
m invitation from Mr.. Hobart 70 spen
week at his country house. I ha'
not seen Ralph for long time. in fact
only heard Of him occasionally. He va
dfinking bard, and, Il was said, va
very much changed. To add to his trou
bles. be had proposed 10 Julia Hobart, IN,
she I'D sjeessa hin, HS lie w.s Be-
ecmiag sdt Sesoyh yIIl
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tooh possesSor Of ns, sne' nekWithsesnd
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