The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-14

| have prepoSSeSSed me IN his favor, and a.
| had couple of hours lounging to do
| easily fell victim to his tolls.
NY newly found friend beckoned to q
cabman, and before l could fully make W
| my mind. or even utter one word OF expos
tulation, l was seated alongside him, and
we were whisked up town at n rafting
pace, until our conveyance stopped up with
a sudden jerk at the door of quiet-looking
restaurant.
We had the Yellow Label, as my friend
called it, and as it was really good wine
| felt bound to order a second bottle, when
an acquaintance of my friend joined us,
and was duly introduced to him. This
friend would insist upon a third bottle OF
the Yellow Label, and all the time kept
| wishing my young Sandusky acquaintance
| joy over his good fortune in winning such
a large prize in some lottery.
"Eggy,'' said he, 81 guess III have an
other 90 at fortune. Ihave a few dollars
which l can spare, and maybe | should
| have luck if you will only favor me with
your-and your friends company"
Il don't mind, old fellow" was the re-
| ply. "Guess / want to get cash for my
check, anyhow, but l won't play any more,
as 1 arr going home TO SanGusky as soon
| as possible"
"Come on, them" said the other. "here's
| a cab at the door. / am in a hurry, and
can't stay more than half an hour, play or
not play"
| | suppose it was the whey elbow Label
which rose.in my head, but once more /
| found myself in cab, and in a short time
was ushered into a small apartment fitted
up in office style, and my young Sandusky
| friend presented his check for payment.
The party in charge was very polite, and
begged my Sandusky friend to wait few
moments until he procured n counter sigma
ture of some other official before handing
out the cash. Meanwhile the other friend
said he would try his luck, and depositing
| a ten-dollar bill on the desk drew a tickle;
| out of little revolving mahogany box. He
won. / saw him paid out fifty dollars, and
| | then began to take an interest in the
| game. Nv Sandusky friend asked the man
in charge if he would give him credit
pending the arrival of his winnings from
his check, and as he prepared to play he
| beckoned me aside and cOntidentially in
formed me that if followed his example
| and invested the same amount as he did
| we could win as much as would paw al
our expenses and leave us a nice balance
in our hands on landing at Sandusky
Perhaps it was the effect of the Yellow
Label stuff, or perhaps the fellow mesmer-
| lied me, but unfortunately accepted his
advice and drew out a ten-dollar bill, and
we won fifty dollars each. One of the
party then suggested that bottle of wine
should be opened to our good fortune, and
after partaking of a glass, my Sandusky
friend whispered me that he was going
now for a thousand, which he would add
| to the thousand already owed him. Again
l am forced to make the sad confession
that l resigned myself blindly to his adj.
vice; but luck did not seem to cling to him
| as he won and lost by turns until he com.
menced, as he called it, to plunge. o.
course, plunged too, and my big roll o.
| bills, amounting to over $500, soon dwin
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| surprise / found myself compelled K
| borrow from my friend. His finances were
! drained out as well as my own, so he
| whispered me to take chair and wait fol
| him for few minutes until he should re.
| turn with the cash requisite for US to take
| out our revenge.
| So I sat down and saw my young San.
dusky friend politely bowling to me as be
| took his departure. l think pulled nerv-
ously at my whiskers, and it began tc
| dawn upon me that all was not as straight
| as it might be. l was thus engaged wheI
| a colored man rushed into the room and
| breathlessly informed me that he feared
the police were at the front door, and l HAD
better get out quickly by the back way, anC
take a cab to place where my young San
dusky friend awaited me.
| yielded automatically, and after half
hours drive in the uptown portion of th'
city. my cabby pulled up and handed me-
! nv small hand valise and said l was K
wait at this spot until he went for Mr.
Hawley, whom he had Instructions to oriv'
back and join me at this particular place.
hadn't even the presence OF mind TO TAX
the number of that cab, my mind was il
such a disturbed state; so patiently wait
ed for Hawley, who never turned up, al
though the shades of evening were ap
preaching and the lamplighters were be
| ginning to illuminate the district.
| / suppose it must have been that yellow
Label business which so obfuscated my in
tellectual faculties. 1t was quite dark ant
l was beginning to attract the attention o
the passers-by before it fully dawned upol
me that had been cruelty swindled. See
ing a colored lamp in the distance which
told me was in the vicinity of a polio
precinct, instantly rushed toward it t.
state my grievances.
have very great respect for the polio
force, but with all due regard for tina