, 1878-10-05
Nine TimeS-Take En-? ,"

Harry haley, IN the little village OF
WillowStown, was left an orphan, thrown
on the world without either money or
| friends, and until his twenty-iirSt year
managed to exc out a miserable existence
BY doing odd jobs about town, the pro
ceeds of which went to pay the ten dollars
per month for tuition at the only school
III the place.
Squire Greene, man of considerable
wealth, with his beautiful daughter
Jennie, also resided in Willowstown.
Between Harry and Jennie there ex-
listed feeling of the most earnest love,
| and many were their secret meetings, de-
spite the protestations OF the old gentle
man, who vowed vengeance on the head
of young Harry.
In vain Jennie piteously entreated her
father to give Harry hearing, but the
| heart of the squire was like unto stone.
lie is honest and upright, pleaded
she, "and is loved and honored by a
daughter of the most highly honored and
respected in the land
4" You hussy - exclaimed the enraged
squire 4" | aln worth S50,000 gold coin,
and he is ragamuhin- oh, this is too
much Too much -
He then rushed frantically to the rail
way office, purchased a ticket, and in an
hour afterward Miss Jennie, heavily
veiled, was driven to the depot in II coy
cred carriage, and sent to boarding
school in an adjoining county, where she
was permitted to receive no correspond
ence saye that of her father.
All this was unknown to Harry, who
had longingly loitered round the river
bank, where he ard Jennie bad often
pondered er their fondest dreams ofloye.
Now Squire Greene was an inveterate
player of cards, and would gamble for
money from morning till night, poker,
pitch and seyen-up being his fayorites.
But now he had ceased to play either, Tor
the simple reason that new game called
pedro had just been introduced at VII
lnwstown OF course the squire got pedro
on the BRAN, and the more he played
the more he wanted to, until, from his
heavy losing, his $4,000 had greatly de
! creased.
One day Harry happened to drop into
Il saloon, seated at table in which were
! Squire Greene, Deacon Ed9inton, Judge
jacobs, and an old wood-sawyer, nick
named Lucky" who had plenty of
money, with whom Harry had long made
his home.
No sooner did Lucky" espy Harry
than lie gave HIM the wink, as much as to
sav- :. Take = hand I'll back you.
Harry computed WIKI une suggestion
and sat down to the table.
"Lncky" and Squire Greene were not
on the best of terms, hence Harry was
drawn into the game TO spite the squire
all the mere.
Game after game IVES played for large
amounts, Harry, backed by = Lucky,
being generally successful
The hours wore ON and all had with
drawn from the game with the exception
Of Harry and the squire, the former by
this time having accumulated sufficient to
back himself for almost any amount,
while the cxchequer of the latter WAS
nearly exhausted. =,
Finally the squire was despolled OF all
his loose cash, and, being intensely excited,
proposed that the next game befor $1,000
putting up his note for that amount,
which would leave him, in case he lost, a
ruined man Harry laushinsly replied,
" agreed" and the game was begun Al
the outset the squire obtained decided
advantage, Harry having been . clnched
a number of times.
81 guess the coin is mine, grinned
the Squire, as he added nine points to his
score, leaving him but one to make to VIII
the money.
This game is never out till its played
ont, jocuIarly remarked Harry, as he
cut the cards for his sell with ten points
to make.
The squire WAS fortunate enough to
secure tirst-class hand, all hearts, and
yelled out
= Nine times-take 'em 2
"Of course do, laughed Harry.
The squire, greatly excited, led of with
the deuce, Harry scoring ten points fol
game. As the old gentleman, not having
the queen, could count but eight-ace,
king, iack-the squire lost, and Harry
was the victor.
g I'm beat, Tn ruined, said the squire
with a disheartened look, hearts are
trumps ard"
"Quite right, father" added Jennie,
- and"
s. take the game, interrupted Harry,
as he threw his arm around the waist of
Jennie, who had managed to escape from
the boarding school IN time to play the
part of heroine in g The Snug"
Harry never took the squires note for
| SO, 900, hut, ON the contrary, tool; his
daughter as the equivalent, and the mar
riage ceremony was soon after celebrated
in the little village chapel.
The squire never plays cards or pedro
any more, but is indeed thankful that
they turned out as they have, for Harry
makes a frst-class son-in-law, and has as
sumed the management of wholesale
| house.
Jennie remarks, as she dandies her
little biue-eycd darling on her knee
q Father, tell me how it was that you for
tunately furnished me with husband.
"Well, daughter, hearts were trumps,
| Harry took the game, and gave Nine
| times