The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26

I'VE want another player aO this table.
Tho voice sounded scarcely feminine, 81
quick and loud was it's tone.
"1realv think I'll venture" said Web
Der, timidly.
Il advise you not to JOIN them" sale
Austin.
why mott Thanks to you, now thor
ouG'Iv know the game"
you are not yet sufficiently clever at il
to play, | assure you," added Austin.
"Tll try, at all events" said Webber
who saw that the opportunity had arrived
to enable Margaret TO sit face to face with
the man she firmly believed had destroyed
Graham and to seek after the secret.
Webbor turned away, and moved TO-
wards table, at which the players very
readily made room for him-for os he
moved, he pulled iteavy-iooking purse
from his pocket, and opened it. How
ever, it should BE added that this purse
was part of Webber's disguise. There
were bank-notes in it; but when two or
three small bundles Of apparent bank
notes fell upon the table, in reality onlv
the outside paper was note-the inside
was tissue-paper.
The sight of these falling notes produced
| its effect upon those who were seated at
tine table, especially the women gamblers
| Webber saw the effect he had created, and
he began playing-but only carefully, and
never venturlng more than two or three
sovereiGns,
Webbcr did not show that he was a mas
ter of the cards, as lie was. He began to
play as though he knew nothing Of the
game.
"There goes sovereign, ! suppose" he
said, as he put it into the silver saucer in
the centre of the table.
However, at the end of quarter of an
hour, so far from having lost, he had won
twenty pounds.
While he was PLAYING, almost the whole
of his attention was directed 10 the busi-
ness upon which he had entered the
room.
Suddenly, and at moment when he was
taking up the whole Of the pool he felt
some one leaning on the back Of lis char.
"You are a clever pupil" said the person
who had taken up this position, "and am
not ashamed of you. You have male
money by your play"
"Oh, not much" replied the detective
'Not much! You have at least a hun
dred pounds before YOU"
"A hundred pounds; well, yes, perhaps
there's hundred pounds. But look ND
on one hundred pounds as rather an insig-
niiicant sum-"
VERY well, then, If you are so careless
n hOnt Wi l, 4
l come to interrupt you with message
from your sister,"
"Ah, you have message for me! What
is itY"
The lady wishes to go home, and she re-
luested me to let you know that she de-
5ires to leave at once"
Webber rose.
Whereupon there was general cry of
'egret round the table, and all ewes fol-
owed the hands picking up the we'll
illed purse.
"GonPf--impossible The evening has
'nly Just commenced. 1t isnot yet three"
Such were the cries which greeted the
detective from his new companions.
Making no answer, somebody SAID, "You
lave won so much THAI you have scarcely
he right to leave"
Another .aughingly said, "The gentle
lan is probably afraid to lose"
AT this moment. Lady Pauline ap-
preached.
Going, my dear Mr.. Varlif" she cried.
II am so sorry to hear it. / hoped we
should have your company all the even
ing.
Webber saw clearly that it would be an
1nwise movement at once to leave the
lnuse, and that he must not irritate these
people, by mixing with whom he hoped to
hunt down Austin Sivory.
Ladies and gentlemen be said in
pleasant voice, u must see my sister home,
Tor she has nobody but me to do her this
service: but if you will allow me to leave
my money on the table, to keep my place
for me, l will bs back as soon as | possibly
2an"
Nothing could be more just, and the de-
5ective received several smiles Is he bow
ed, and then moved from the table.
"Well migs9" asked the detective, as
hey were going down the staircase, arm
in arm.
Il have met him, as you said
should, she replied, but shall see him
lFainp
Beyond all doubt If you were not to
zee him again, of what use would it be to
see him once"
when am to see himi l have no de-
'ire to meet again in this house, / do not
IKE the people who come here"
"Nor need you come here again.
"Then what scheme will you put in op-
,ratonp
Il have none at present, but shall find
>ne; trust to me; shall find one Nav |
lsk," continued Webber, "if your convic-
ions in reference to Austin Sivory have
1een shaken by the conversation you have
lad with himW
They lave not been shaken, certa
But nothing has confirmed them"
BY this time, they had reached tho door,
where the carriage had been waiting for
hem more than an hour.
81 must return to the house." said Web
,er, as Margaret entered the vehicle.
by all means; l can drive home alonen
bat are you not afraid9 Let me attend
Tou; the carriage will bring me back in a
quarter of an hour"
"No thank you. know how hard is the
work before me, and at once am ready to
'vercome SO tritiing matter as driving
loms alone, Imust familiarize myself to
TRANCE positions and stranger adventures u
Il shall do myself the honor of calling
o-morrow, and submitting some new
'lans to you. Good nightw
She echoed his words, he gave the coach
nan his orders, and while the carriage
oiled down the street. Webber turned in
It the open door, and asceuded the stair
ase.
lie had, however, looked after the car
iage, as a strange EXPRESSION came uppn