The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-05-01

him now if can. Do you think he is at
it n0w?"
Il think he would have been at home
before this time if be had not fallen in
with some of his evil associates said
Lydia.
"Then, my dear sister, you rest here
while go find him." said James. I'll
save him if L can."
"But You'll come back soon" said his
sister.
James stopped, and thought for mo-
ment, Il don't know" he said. ssBut
don't you be worried. No harm shall
befall Ambrose to night"
LII was just nine O'Clock as Ambrose
Dearborn entered a gambling house.
His business had kept him later than
usual, and having made good snm in
trade that day, he had determined to
stake the amount upon the altar of for
tune. His wife was right in her fears.
The card table had gained fascinating
power over him, and he had lost some
heavy sums; but On the previous evening
ne had been cursed with turn on win !
ming luck, and had won back very nearly |
as much as he had lost, and he was now
on his way to continue his luck He
meant only to play an hour or SO, and
then go home. He went up to the side
board and took a glass of wine, and as
he turned he met a stranger, who had
apparently come for the same purpose.
''Good evening" said the stranger, in
a pleasant tone, as he poured out tum-
bier full OF water from the pitcher and
drank 1t. Ambrose retured the saluta
ton. Il came in to take few minutes
recreation at cards, said the stranger.
''but [ find no friends here"
$50 did L" answered Ambrose, tand
my friends are missing"
''Ihen suppose we take hand or two.
Just to pass away the time until others
come, " said the stranger.
with pleasure, said Dearborn.
Accordingly the two sat down, and !
were soon on tie most friendly terms.
The cards were dealt, and for while :,
the playing was on small scale and the
luck about even. By-and-by Ambrose :.
began to win, and he went on until he
had won more than twenty pounds. He
would have felt somewhat ashamed had "
not his antagonist maintained such good L
humor and smiled so kindly when he q
'nst. q
Bu. if
had lost sSP 81 ttb ttb" l'o :, oesiaos. He naa t
inst fen soyereigns more in his pocket y
5oal+-he was the nondeaier, and there- L
eara considered to have an advantage
over his opponent-he held four JACKS t
,,rwos the best hand by far that had beeh
out during the game, it being the iirS'
..c,otorze' he had seen during the eve
rinr He bet a sovereign. His antago-
mist covered it and went another soSer-
eign higher. .,u
az have an excellent hand, said the
s,ranger. with light laugh. 81 have
ba,d netter ones, but shis is good.
shall bet high on it..
Ambrose did not speak. he was eA-
III ua was afraid his antagonist
rorld mistrust how good his hand was
and stop betting. But the betting went
- ,rt;l Ambrose had placed his last
coin on the table.
..Shall l go higher"' asked tle
stranger.
"As You please" said Ambrose.
. ..Tben l must say another itty' re.
nIied the stranger. "By the trump OF
trumps! you shall have chance TO win
+ this time" ,u
e Ambrose hesitated moment and then
n he placed his hand in his bosom anu
araw forth a package of bank notes
Z rThere were four hundred pounds. l.
was 4 sum he had drawn from the oahf
g. 4tot very day. Il was the accumulation
at of four wears labor and economy lof III
to nurpose of paying for his house ah'
RS sbon He drew ont a fifty-pound not
ch and covered his antagonist S last STAKE
lat He lesitated for moment, and then
av 1ray ont another fifty and went Til
yht over The stranger covered the I'LL
We and went hundred more. Amoro
,ial covered the hundred but he dared .
no higher. And he called for his col
aid nanions hand. The stranger shlieo
1,,vraJ ;t-f0ur queens!
t of Ambrose uttered a deep groan as
pon folded his cards and placed them on
he pack. ,,u howl nv frie,
W it Upon my woru 'ii"' =, -,
: h,+ hotter luck next time, sad
,rra STRANGER: come III deal for You t
have time" ~ a .L;o q
Ambrose won twenty pounds. lie oe'
uS.J ;, revive. Next he won fifty pou
~ more, He went and got another 6
If wine. and then returned IN DE
- snir;ts. But at the next hand he
- -" one hundred. His spirits sank as
''> Dnt he was resolved to play carei
ond win hack what he had lost and
O the "n" " - N''>',
bor stop su.ba
step by step. The man who held
"And cards was not professed gambler,
of it did he now gamble at all for hls
him. amusement. But he had been al
er my gamblers much. and he could "a
: how cards as he pleased. And more SUI
e. for could handle nervous, excitable n
more he pleased. He kept Ambrose IN
to do. humor-let him have occasional i
ch, but of luck-and, finally Just as the
.scinat struck eleven, Ambrose Dearborn
$ some gsred up from the the table-penr