Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-23
CAUGHT IN THE TOLLS.


| niaue uldmOnuS out OF Sucn lOOklug
stuff, there was faint feminine RAP
at the door. The massive intellect
ceased its scientific speculations, and
the owner of the IN. i. buttoned his
cardigan jacket. scattered some of his
hair over his bald spot, like thin bed
ding for an imaginary horse, and
opened the door.
A young and beautiful lady tripped
in. She also tripped over plug Of
navy tobacco, left there by the book
reviewer The Topics man tired to
catch her in his arms, but she eludsd
him with a coy little Kangaroo dip,
and sat down on pile of Lakeside
libraries.
I'VE are getting up church festi-
val, said the young lady.
"Strike me light" said the Topical
youth; Its FIVE days now till Saturday
night."
"Oh its not money that we want,
chirruped the maiden.
Not money Then it's my life
But consider / am so young, SO fresh,
so fair"
NO, no, laughed the fair one, IL
did not come here for the purpose OF
extorting wealth. OF course We want
money, but we propose to get ito
get it legitimateiy. We are going to
have 4 church festival
so you said don't lock the door
The last remark was wrung from
! the trembling Topics man by a sudden
movement on the part Of the damsel.
resulting only ia a readjustment of
her position on the sensational litera-
ture.
Foolish boy" said the young lady
tapping a pair of No. , bootlets with
her parasol, chow timid you are.
Wen, what do you think Of our pian?"
big scheme What is it,
! "Yhy It's only an ordinary church
/ festival and we want your assistance.
What can do? / don't sing, act.
do comic recitations, and can't wash
dishes, make coffee Or husk oysters. l
should only be in the way
No, but we want you for partic-
ular purpose"
perhaps YOU want to make a bar
becue Of nc. Try some Of the young
theological students VINO are going
out as missionaries.
No, we 'sant you to deal -
Deal"
Yes; faro. you know We have
/ so5 the foreman Of the composing room
/ to deal monte, the cashier Of the FIRST
/ National Is going to run the chuck
luck fake, and Deacon Proggins has
consented to superintend quiet game
Of high bali poker and rope in the rail
way magnatcs and 4 couple of Con
! gressmen who are paired with some
body and home ON a furlough. shall
conduct the grab-bag, and I've got it
fixed SO that everybody will draw a
blank, and il viii be all profit. Now,
if you can deal faro so that the more a
man puts down the less he takes up,
We have got 'em, and the young lady
snapped her teeth together like hunt
ing case watch.
My gracious, Miss, don't know
one card from
"Oh, yes, you do Where were you
last night about 9:3O?'
Me? l was sitting up with Il sick
man"
Yes, know YOU were You made
him sick to the tune of about $75
Where were YOU night before last?"
II was -"
NO you were not-not what You
were going To- say. We have had spot
ters out for the last two weeks. and
you have been shadowed. We do moi
propose to give you away if yen are al
all tractable We know that YOU are
a splendid faro dealer, but we want
you to come and deal for the church
Come out from the tolls and meshe.
of Satan and deal for the good cause
Come over to our side and deal for the
pure, the good, and the beautiful
And ---." Here the divine creature
sank her rich, fute-like voice to q
mere whisper, there are going to be
lots Of drummers and railroad boys
there, and we propose to send EN-
home in their stocking feet. It will
be the biggest thing in the way Of
church lotteries you ever saw. Now
will you come over on our side OF
shall have to expose you?'
1t was q clear case OF blackmail, ant
the miserable youth was caught in the
tolls. He went like little man.
! General Jackson was the first Pres
ident to inaugurate the custom o
shaking the hand of all who came t,
his public levees. Before that time
the populace had merely made re