The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-02-09
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spindle was q new arrival. LII
camp with customary propricty tia,
dubbed him this because Inc was =
slim. On the same principle his awk
warlness soon gave him notorlety
Nor this only; like One-cyc'l Tom
Spindle made one of the happiest hits
Young, passionatc, clated beyOnt
degree with the spIendor 0fhls pros
pects, It was no surprise TINT he sllolllt
court the pale-EIced gamblers, VIII,
were tine aristOcrats Oftlle camp. |
was no wonder that they should dis
cover his weakness aud determine t.
''salt' him. Playg No, no; Spintll,
dkfnot play lie only came III to watcl
thegaule !; 1t wastllNsome sitting tllert
Ia tsle tent alone. sFry IL, lotibig
Your ktake OH tllrosa triple It 0n i
full, 7 said a pleasant faeed fellow. who
was Taking Ii hniAllelslugsor more;
Spindle was inclined to listen.s ssl'ell
You what to do, Z" said the gambler,
continuing, ',go me halves for an. hour
and see how you come o,lt." lie did
so.
AT the end OF the hour he had won
q stake" ofscveral thousand dollars.
Spindle was fascinated. ~ will doub-
le this tomorrow night" said he,
mentally, as he left the gamblers tent.
lie doubled 1t. .I'his must be trip
led, ~ said Spindle, as he sought tie
tent again; two nights afterwards it
was trippled. "Spindle means tobrcak
or be broken" said the bystanders one
night, about week after his original
venture. "'I.ook at the dust he Is bet
ting" He IL, indeed, betting heavily.
The rattlesiMke lms charmed him. Bet
after bet, till the winnings have, left
him; bet after bet until his earnings
are all gone--till the last ''slug'' Is up,
and he has but single sight for It.
Woe to rim, for he wins! The tide IL
floating again, and Spindle is even.
''Safe, safe, ~ he remarks, betting a
slugs as q '.blild," on the
Of his confidence. One by
Dne the cards 60 round to the players.
Spindle does not look at his, but gath
nred them under his hand Onthe table.
II see yOnr 'blind" and go you a hun
lrcl better" 1t was "EaglenOse" who
spoke ''Eaglenose, the lucky" Spin
lie looks at Ills cards. He has first
lass hand--fOur aces only will beat
him. EaglenOse can have bnt three
If those, for he saw one OH the bottom
If the pack as the gambler laid the
ards on the table; I; the gambler meant
hat he should see 1t. srs F@*
II see your bet and raise you a hun
lred better, y replied Spindle. Eagle
lose Is uncertain. lIel0oks wlstfiilly
It the gold. firtively atthis antagonist,
md very carefully at the earls Id Ills
saiid. AIfe EAifs, hei iRaakeils, 4 said
spindle to himself. II tllOiIghthe was
Spindle does not see the
mile on the face of the bystander at
he back of the gambler, or he would
hink very differently. Rising from
he rough stool on whielhe sits, Eagle
lose steps back in the tent and opens
strong wooden chest. Two bags Of
hist are taken from it, and the gam
'ler staggers under the heavy load, as |
nc brings it toward the table. Spindle |
ees a $40, 900 mark OH each Of them. |
Bet you them ere things" says
Iaglenosc, as he lays the two bags
nth the other gold. 1t is now Spin
les turn to hesitate. Can 1t be that
c has the other ace? No. he will not
link IL but what shall he do? He
ad not money enough to ''call" him.
lie does not wish to do this; II would
Q cowanlly. ''lIa!" says Spindle,
| have it now; Twill bet my claim
nd the few thousand have left
gainst his pile, ii it only be large
This to himself. Then to
aglenose. "What's your pile?"
There are five more bags in the
,est," said the gambler quietly;
what do You do?" bet my claim
,ainst yOi,r pile. " said Spindle, In
nsely excited.
I'he h.t was taken Spindle threw
s ca,,ls on the tahle witha half para !.
zei motion and n faoe whittier than !
q tent above him--four queens and !
linp Earlenose filed lis of. one
! o,se--thres aces A. king. and mn ace,
ot \ worl WAS snoken by either and i
,olcnose l,ad no reason for 90 doing. .
tsw moments atferwa,,ls tl,c mined !
incr @ stnscerel "a the ,loor Of tletent !
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