Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-05-14


NY newly found friend beckoned to a
cabman, and before l could fully make up
my mind, or even utter one word of expos
tulation, l was seated alongside him, and
we were whisked up town at a rafting
pace, until our conveyance stopped up with
sudden jerk at the door of quiet-loo king
restaurant.
| caleb 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 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 I'll have an
other go at fortune. have few dollars
| which l can spare, and maybe l should
have luck if you will only favor me with
your-and your friends company"
81 don't mind, old fellow" was the re-
ply. "Guess l want to get cash for my
| check, anyhow, but l won't play any more.
as am going home to Sandusky as soon
as possible"
"Come on, them" said the other, "here's
| a cab at the door. l am in hurry, and
can't stay more than half an hour, play or
| not play"
suppose it was the wine-Yellow Label
which rose.il my head, but once more l
| found myself in cab, and in short time
was ushered into 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 a few
\ moments until he procured counter sigma
| ture of some other official before handing
out the cash. Meanwhile the other friend
said he would try his luck, and depositing
| fap 1nb ,or finGa
| out of little revolving mahogany box. He
won. 1 saw him paid out fifty dollars, and
then began to take an interest in the
game. Ny 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 confidentially in
formed me that if followed his example,
and invested the same amount as he did
| we could win as much as would pay all
our expenses and leave us q 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 glass, my Sandusky
friend whispered me that he was going
now for thousand, which he would add
| to the thousand already owed him. Again
am forced to make the sad confession
that resigned myself blindly to his ad-
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. Oh
course, plunged too, and my big roll OF
bills, amounting to over 1890. soon dwin-
| surprise l found myself compelled to
| borrow from my friend. His finances were
| drained out as we'll as my own, SO he
| whispered me to take chair and wait for
| him for few minutes until he should re-
| turn with the cash requisite for us to take
out our revenge.
So sat down and saw my young San
| dusky friend politely bowling to me as he
took his departure. : think pulled nerv-
| ously at my whiskers, and it began to
dawn upon me that all was not as straight
as it might be. l was thus engaged when
| a colored man rushed into the room and
| breathlessly informed me that he feared
the police were at the front door, and had
| better get out quickly by the back way, and
take a cab to place where my young San
dusky friend awaited me.
1yielded automatically, and after half
hours drive in the uptown portion of the
| city, my cabby pulled up and handed me
my small hand vilise and said was to
| wait at this spot until he went for Mr..
Hawley, whom he had instructions to drive
back and join me at this particular place.
hadn't even the presence Of mind to take
the number of that cab, my mind was in
such 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. Il was quite dark and
I was beginning to attract the aftention Of
| the passers-by before it fully dawned upon
| ing q colored lamp in the distance which
told me / was in the vicinity OF . police
precinct, I Instantly rushsd toward it te
state my grievances.
have q very great respooe TOR the poles
force, bst WITH ~ dps yeGes4 tx thai