The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-30
THE GAMBLERS DAUGHTER.
a True Story Of Love and Rum
"A Pathetic Romance Of
New York Life.

1 sing of love and rum, temperance,
fanaticism and death.
Listen!
Among my early friends was the man
aging editor of great newspaper.
English born, graduated from a uni
Versity, a fair linguist, fully equipped by
nature, he was my beau ideal of chief
executive. viii call him Boyd. Play
ing about the Office was his nephew, a
boy ten or twelve yeirs of age, his
Rame-sake. to whom he was greatly at
Esched The boy ran my errands, at
bended me on my reportorial-why not
reporterial ?-duties, and wound him
self about my heart as vine clasps
s0me sturdier grDwth.
Time wore on
The developments of the war induced
the uncle TO leave journalism, and to
enter field of governmental labor which
naae fair TO be most remunerative, and
was for time very profitable, though
nltima9ely ruined when fhe Cabinet Of
6eer. in whose range of supervision the
duty was, concluded it would be better
10 engr2ft the service upon the govern
==sssas Itself Down 10 this time the
nephew. whom we will call Aleck
BOyd, had done nothing but run err
rsnds and play about the office, being
supported entirely by his uncle. A
ehsnge now occurred. Mr.. Boyd was
IN trouble and pecuniary distress. The
action OF the government embarrassed
his company, sna young Aleck was
told to look oui for himself.
Naturally he t, ned to reporting.
He was tall, handsome, nineteen, with
big blue eyes, great physical strength,
but not much mental activity, full of
life and push and 90 in everything but
work. lie was very fond of girls and
developed into quite beau. Iput him
in the post-office, but he was too lazy
to work / put him in the fire depart
ment, but the work didn't suit him and
he left. / got him c.erkship, but he
was careless and inattentive and left.
Always an indulger to an extent in in
toxicating liquors myself, / failed to
notice the early beginnings of Aleck in
this line. and being very busy and hard
at work getting or writing news, | con-
tented myself BY greeting him pleasant
II when saw him, giving him good
advice, lenulng nffn iifvisvy, ssosssssss :
him something to do, until one day he
staggered halfseas over into my room.
/ was thunde struck.
Had he beCh my own brother /
couldn't have felt more keenly che dis
grace, couldn't have reproached my
self more bitterly for neglect. / talked
with him like good uncle, sobered him
up and engaged him as reporter.
From that hour bis life was contin-
nous up and down. He went as re-
porter one day on a Sunday-school pic
mic and made the acquaintance Of q
meek faced, demure, quiet little lady,
tiaugteT Of Darser, the gambler. They
were mutually impressed. She was q
Christian woman. with character oi
most desirable strain dominating hel
entire life, permeating every thought
and action, literally going about doing
good. Her father had three passions.
he loved his daughter, he loved te
make money. and he hated liquor and
all who used it. He was rich beyond
the dream of ayarice, fact unknown
to his family. He was hard. harsh
bullctheaded man, who carried his lif'
In his hand. ready with alertness Il
meet friend or foe, cool, clear to th'
core. His purposes were always cleal
cut He knew to a hairs breadth th'
path he trod. Success followed every un
dertaking He made and held enormou
sums Of money He had the intuition
Of woman. and when he saw his pret