Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-05-21

have prepossesSed me in his favor, and a:
| had a couple of hours lounginS to do
easily fell n victim to his tolls.
NV newly-tound friend beckoned to q
cabnIan, and before | could fully make VI
my mind. or even utter one word of expos
tulaticn, | 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 looking
restaurant.
We had the Yellow Label, as my friend
calei it, and as it was really good wine ]
felt bound to order 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
large prize in some lottery.
''Eggy," said he, 81 guess I'll have an
other go at fortune. have few dollars
which | 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 won't play any more,
as am going home to SanGusky as soon
AZ possible"
''Come on, them" said the other, 'here's
. cab at the door. | am in a hurry, and
can't stay more than half an hour, play or
no. play
l suppose it was the wine Y elbow Label
which rose, i'll my head, but once more
found myself in a 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 a counter sigma
frtr of of har iain al hot he,
out the cash. Meanwhile the other friend
said he would try his luck, and depositing
q ten-dollar bill on the desk drew ticket
out of a little revolving mahogany box He
won. ] 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 ma 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 paw all
our expenses and leave us nice balance
in our hands on landing at SandusSv
Perhaps it was the effect of the yellow
Label stuff, or perhaps the fellow mesner-
lied me, but unfortunately accepted his
advice aud 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 pa-taking of glass, my Sandusky
friend whispered HE that he was going
now for thousand, which he would add
to the Thousand already owed him. Again
am forced to make tie sad confession
that 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. OF
course, plunged too, and my big roll of
bills, amounting to over 5000, soon dwin-
died down to a very small sum, until TO NV
surprise l found myself compelled to
borrow from my friend. His finances were
drained out as well as my own, SO he
whispered me to take a chair and wait for
him for few minutes until he should re-
turn with the cash requisite for US to take
out cur revenge.
So sat down and saw my young San
duslly friend politely bowling to rue as he
took his departure. think pulled nerv-
ously at my whiskers, and it began to
dawn upon me that ali was not as straight
as it might be. 1 was thus engaged when
a colored man rushed into the room and
informed me that he feared
the police were at the front door, and had
better get out quickly by the back way. and
take cab to place where nv Young San
dusky friend awaited me.
yielded automatically, and after a half
hours drive in the uptown portion OF the
city. my cabby pulled up and handed me
my small hand valise ana said l 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
ID for Hawle-, who never turned up, al
though TIE shades of evening were APP
oroact:ug and the lamplghters were be-
ginning to illuminate the district.
suppose it mustrheve been that Yellow
Label business which 50 obfuscated my in
faculties. It was quite dark and
was beginning TO attract the attention of
he passers-by before 1t fully dawned upon
ne that had been cruelty swindled- Sees
ng colored lamp in the distance which
old me Iwas in the vicinity 81 police
recinct. fnstentiy rushed toward Il to'l
have very grsAs respect ff the police
orce, but vita an dne FoGeFd tor that