The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-08-03

Don't hurry, boys; III tell you, but If
must be in ny way. Ny hair fairly stood
on end, after that operation, and 1 held
nay breath There was only one thing for
me to do. did IL. The cocktails drank
gave me courage, but when / wandered tc
the crowded rsading-room was almost
like a crazy man.
Just rs / reached the table a man rose
and dropped into his seat. Then put
ting my teeth firmly together, 1 thrust
both hands into my pockets again. felt
Is IL every eye in the room was on me. ]
know they were when an instant later /
drew out both hands full OF He hesi-
tatsd.
''Whats" asked several Of the party in
chorus.
"Greenbacks. Grsenbacks of all de-
nominations from ones up TO twentieS.
GreenLscks rolled up in little wads, irreg-
ular in shape, size and value.
well, l was as much astonished as any
one in the room. know / showed IL, but
/ braced up and put handful after hand
ful of good money on the table in front OF
me. Then, my pockets beng emptied, ]
Strengthened them out deliberately and
then Lrgsn TO count. There was Si27 in
the pile before me.
"Astonishe1g Well, boys, you never
saw n man 80 astonished in your life.
rolled the bills up in wad and stuffed
them into my pocket, and, as You may
suppose, went and took drink. Then l
left the hotel and steeTed for Bleeckcr
street, where in those days there was
restaurant that Bohemians used TO fire.
quent There l sat down TO try and think
the thing out"
His story was apparently ended He
relsrsed into silence.
why you won your money At the faro
table. md probably cashed in your chips
a. fast rs you won, and showed the money
into your posket. That's easy"
''Oh, ycs. its an easy theory" resumed
the typO-ra pher; but il had all been
done when was absolutely unconscious.
Notwithstanding the fact that il WIS good
luck it frightened me, and / haven't
played faro from that day 10 this
Twas a queer experience, surely"
remarked the journalist who heard the
yarn. And L suppose that money was
the stepping stone TO your present for
tuues" he added.
'Oh, yes, Of coursei Fortune2 Lord,
man, If you were A. poor a. am now you
wouldn't fire of such remark as that.
Stepping stone tOaiOrtune, indeed, Why,
when ! came 10 realize that had so much
good mon-y l started off on 4 regular
racket
What I did l don't know, and I've
never been able TO find any one who does.
l did manage to see the Grand Duke
when he passed up Broadway, but the
next thing l remember wasn't so pleas
ant.
1T was tho following Monday evening
7 sat in = chair on tho verInGa of an old
hotel over IN Jamaica, with the wind
blowing great guns and rain and sleet
beating against me like all possessed.
There was no one near me, and was al
most 'br, kc.' ] gor inside the hotel and
got d-irk 20 brarr mp on, and came
back 10 New York and my case - soon as
possible.
Now for tho moral. Don't drink 10
excess or To uncousciousue~s. / might
have committed murder and not known
it. ! may have been robbed without
knowing it. l got my money without
knowing it, and got rid OF IL without
knowing il. In fact the whole experience
was one that l know little or nothing
about today.
u say, Doc, viii you give me some more
bouillon, and give the gentlemen what
ever they wish"