Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-20

ia the way We shuttle. Dye see? And
that's the way we cut. There's no arm
in that, is theres
In another half hour S1ssn had be-
gun 20 master the intric.ciss o! the
game, and was pecgin9 away with an
aYior which as.onished even Mrs Gil
,isrn, who was delighted At this neg
departure. The last words she said 20
herself that night, as she turned into
bed, were:
@what a treasure tia. girl is. 10 lie
sure
Strange TO relate. the following even
iug foand Mrs. ellison and Susan Cope
land sitting at the same table, ey1nclng
the same determined interest IN the
game. Susan made up her mind that
she had n3t vet arrived at the sinful
phase Of card playing.
- ! Suppose. she ventured 10 remark
on this occasion, that the sln of Il Is
when YOU play for money"
." / don't see no SIN in playin for mo
MY. Me an my ashland always played
sixponee q game
+" suppose-suppose, said Susan, tim
idly, that We try-iust 10 see.
Mrs. Gillison WAS delighted. She was
at hear; ~ confirmed gambler a ever
punted at Monaco. She had now dlscov-
cred in her paragon the only virtne in
which she had considered her lacking.
So they continued their eame-playing
for sixpenc.s only. When Mrs. Gill
son retired that night, her last observa-
| ton was:
"'Ow that girl do improve in her card
pIayin'. To b. sure
Aud indeed blrs. ellison did no. do
her proteee more than Justice, She did
| improve With rapid strides. The saIne
faculty which enabled her 10 take away
the village schooi prizes from all coIneTs
now gave her the power of acquiring
the mysteries Of the pack. In time she
began 90 consider euehre a somewhat
siog Amusement, and her mistress, no
thing 10th. undertook to open up for hei
the beauties Of whist. This Susan con
sidered an altogether more agreeabl.
pastime. After she had played IL weel
her mistress, on going n tea, made TIM
remark:
The way that girl turns up the kint
Is astonishin'.'
1t WAS astonishing. In fact, SusaG
turned up the king with such success
:ha. at the end of twelve months he
mistress owed her two hundred pounds
which she could not pay. Then il wa
that Sasan discovered the sinfulness o
cards. II consisted in playing and no
paying. She told her mistress so. ant
consi dered that she was only deing he
tdGty as a religious and well-brought-u
| Young woman in warning that aban
doned person Of the danger of givinl
way to habits of dishonesty. This littl
i 1ttt. rt.lt % rr1rli.0k,
antness between mistress and maid
Relations between them became strain
ed. Mrs. ellison sas, to use her owl
and Susan Copeland refused to play ex
sept for ready money. Eventually !
became so apparent that the unscrupu
lous old woman would not or could n,
pay what she had lost that Susan, in tn
10 call in her legal adviser.
Thomas Ash, still true 10 his Susan
md piring Mt separation 50 heightened
bad obtained situation in the LondoI
police: and although he did not succeeS
ia getting put in the Thornton Hsatt
district, he felt that he was near hi
sweetheart. and could occasionally have
an interview with her when off duty
Il Cfto eftuiik cuShl toi0 uoE thiSAies'
that her friend had called. and tho ole
lady, now looking worn and faded, fol
lowed her maid to the kitchen, where
to her great surprise and terror. she be
held a policeman of formidable size anC
severe aspect. She burst out crying anl
begged Susan TO spare her: not to arres
her and she would pay all-she would
indeed. Thomas Ash treasured the lady
informing her that he was present il
his private capacity to advise, no. in hi
public capacity TO arrest. He was pres
ent to assist, not to alarm. The advice
which he gave was simple and direct
He advised her to soil her hoase anl
furniture. and so settle Susan's demand
Tho defaulting gambler ut first refused
bat Thomas Ash put the Nervousness o.
her crime in such very strong ligh
TINT she at last consented, and Lambirt
Cottage with its contents became thu
property of strangers.
Ash left the police and took beer
house called the spotted Cow" and il
duo course married Susan. They er,
are greatly respected by their custom
ers, and have shown unexampled kind
ness To the wrctched woman who tries
20 rob the pious Susan. They have giveI
Mrs. Gillison home, ard she endsayor
to show her gratitude by doing all th,
kitchen work, mending the socks of til,
only child and preparing the linen 70
another which il daily expected. Some
times Susan will lend her six pennies o
IN evening With which to play cribbage
and they play quite happily till Susal
has won all the pennies back again.