Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

and in al The games he had wrought on
problems of chances, and knew the proba
bility OF every contingency. A stock-lis
was always tackled above his desk and an
other constantly in his pocket. And thi
evening he had brought home a revolving
disk, having figures of various values en-
graved around its edge, carefully poised
with handspring pointer, like hand on
dial-plate.
"What have you got, Johng" asked hii
wife.
"only toy, plaything, deary. See &
| spinl" and he gave the disk whirl.
"But what is it forGn
"oh, nothing in particular I thought W,
could amuse ourselves in turning for tn,
largest throws"
us that all3 1t is heavy thing, and mus
have cost a good lot Of money"
mot much. Now see. You know havs
tried to show you how chance rules tn,
world; and If you once get the chances In
your favor, all is right Now suppose We
take this wheel, and on the number 9 200 we
paste Michigan Central Western over
| Zoo, Vermont and Massachusetts, over 500
Cary Improvement over 400, and so on.
| Now, after a certain number Of revolutions
by keeping account wei get the chance Of each
stock to come up.n
II don't understand
u don't suppose you do; you don't give
your mind to it, as do"
"But you know you had the same notion
once about cards, and pasted the names O.
the stocks on the court cards; and then you
shuffied and cut and dealt and turned up
night after night"
"Little doxyl small piece of property
you'd best attend to that baby, and other
matters that you know something about
The "little doxy" felt strongly inclined &c
cry, but she kept back the sobs and said
"You know, John, how sullen and almost
hateful you were before, when you were be-
witched after those mean stocks dldn't
think you should NEEDLE with those things
they are too big for you. Lot the rich fools
gamble, If they want TO; If they lose they
can afford it, and nobody cares but to laugh
at them. Oh, John, you promised me you
wouldn't gamble any more"
"Well don't gamble. / haven't been TO a
faro bank for year. / stay away just to
please you, although know all the chances,
and could break the bank as easy as rolling
off log"
"You don't gamble you say, but you are
on those paper things don't see the differ.
ence.S
"You needn't see the difference; nobody
asked you TO see the difference. SAMPLE. in.
deedi there isn't a man on the street that
doesn't keep an eye on the paper things as
you call Them
@You see what told you You are cross.
You like anything better "a sob than your
noo, (anotherl neglected. wife -
The sobs now thickened into a cry. and
with streaming eyes, she picked up the puny
child and declared she was was going to bed.
To this proposal the moody man emphati.
cally assented. But as Mrs. Trainor passed
near her husband, the child reached out its
slender arms and caught hold of him by his
cravat, screaming, "Papai papaI / stay,
paPal"
dot go" roughly exclaimed the amiable
father. But she held the tighter, and shouted,
"Papal my papah
What sudden freak overcame his anger
probably not even Trainor himself could tell.
But, turning toward his wife, who was sun.
porting the child, whose little fingers still
held him fast, his face cleared instantly, and.
with a sudden movement. he drew the sur
prised and delighted woman down upon his
knee, and loaded her with every form of
childish endearment Her tears and sorrows
vanished together, like the dew.
"Little duck" said he, "It were alone. /
shouldn't care for any more money. know
can always take care of myself. But for
your sake l want to be independent--rich if
you please. ! want to be free. / want to
meet that willy, smooth, plausible, respecta.
BILE william face TO face, and with as much
money as he"
His eyes danced with furious light and
motion, and the fringy moustache trembled
over his thin and sensitive mouth. But in a
moment he repented the outbreak; for his
wife's face blanched then, and the tears
leaped from her eyes,
ooh, John,p she exclaimed, Hwhat Is this
awful secreta / know that something is kill
ing you. You mutter in sleep; you are sullen
at times; and then you break out in this
dreadful way"
Trainor meditated. II can't tell her; 'twould
kill her, and not do any good either. No.
one good streak Of luck will set me up where
can defy him I'll grin and bear it."
"What is It, joint Tell your poor little
wifei"
ooh, nothing, my DEAR l do some bust
moss for Norcross, who is apt to be domineer-
ing-that's all To-day he provoked me, and
when am mad it does me good to swear; it's
as natural as lightning out of a black
cloud"
at may do you good to swear, John; but It
makes the cold chls run over me. Why do
you have anything to do with anybody that
treats you set You are so changed from
what you werel Oh, John, something is
wrong, know. Your face looks sharp and
inquiring. You are thin and uneasy. There's
a wrinkle in your cheek, that used to be as
smooth as a girls"
She patted his face softly, as it rested on
her shoulder; but he made no reply save by
an absent, half-audible whistle.
"You don't answer me, John, dearl"
"rve nothing especial to say, doxy-only
that will wind up with Nocross as soon as
we finish the business in hand"
"The business in handi Has he anything
to do with Holmes, Major s. Casel"
Trainor was not skilful under cross-exami-
nation. So he simply answered "No." and
then stopping her mouth with kisses, prom
lsed to explain the matter another day.
"Well, John, | am tired, ! think I'll take
baby and 60 to bed. Don't sit up and get
blue over your troublesl"
As she left the room, Trainor drew long
breath. What an accent Of despair was borne
on that sighl His busy brain was active in
laying plans which his vacillating win could
never execute without help. Often before, he
had determined to confront Norcross and
defy him; but as often he had quailed before
that self possessed and imperious man. What
hope was there, then, for this timid, crouch
ing man, as long as the hand of his naughty
master was outStretched in commando
Nonel