Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
Jews Of the Majors prodigious losses had

news Of the Majors prodigious losses had
/ reached the hotel before him, and the
manager Was not unnaturally anxious TO
secure his money. Perhaps the waiter
had heard the like objurKations before.
People keep hotels under unusual condi-
tons at Monte Carlo, and the gay hearted,
loud, aud lordly person for whom nothing
II good enough on Monday In pretty otter
mournful hanger-On on hope and suffer.
ance by the Saturday. What Crtesuses
there are there for a day or twoi What
holders Of the FortuDatus' purse for an
hour! How they shine and swell and
burgeon, aud, oh, how they wither and
diminish The experienced host knows
these gentlemen In all their stages. He
must have curious views OF the world.
| The Major In his convivial hours was
wont to give vent To certain old-fashioned
tOasts or sentiments. and one Of these was,
May the evenings amusement bear the
mornings reflection" There were few
who had greater need to offer up that
petition than the Major His evenings .
! amusement had failed To bear the morn
ing's reflection pretty constantly. and.
| sageIy accepting the fact, he had met the
trouble by refusing to reflect. But after
that historic night ut the tables the sturd-
lest refusal was Of no avail. Medhurst
found him very Ill In bed. He was drink
ing champagne and seltzer, and his red
face was 40 swollen that his eyes seemed
half Obiiterated.
"Medhurst, old boy" groaned the Ma
tor. do you want to hear my opinion Of
myself"
~ have my own" Medhurst answered.
'"You've got right TO 1t. Pm the big
gest fool out Of Hanweil. I ought to be
harnessed TO sand cart. There isn't such
another ASS alive. II had to go and play,
why couldn't stick to the systemt To
have twenty thousand pounds, and jack
IL that way! Twenty thousand poundsI
Think OF the unlimited spree q fellow
might have had with IL! Go out!' he cried.
struggling upright in his wrath and scorn.
''go out and hire some able bodied scOun-
drel to come here aud kick me! Go and
tell them that the Daisy"-he smote him
self resoundingly upon the breast-''the
Daisy Is nothing but blooming Juggins. +"
The reflection was too bitter for him.
He fell back upon his pillow and groaned
II told you how 1t would be-" said Med
hurst. "You were better of than ever
you had been in yonr life before: and you
must needs throw away everything that
chance had given you, and insult the man
| who tried to save you, into the bargain"
IL was madman," said the Major
| ''You ought to have punched my head,
Medhurst."
81 anticipated this, "Medhurst answered,
TOR he was by no means the man to let an
error go unemphasized. He had thought
people very unreasonably and cruelty BIT
ter In his own case; but his own were the
only blunders ever made for which he
| was prepared to find excuse. ~ expected
| to be told that had not made my remon-
STRANGE strong enough. endured TO bo
| told publicly that was meddlesome i'm
pertinent. You were good enough to tell
me that you were glad TO be rid Of my i'm
pertinent interference at any price"
II beg your pardon, old chap" said tho
Major II was an uDgrateful ass de-
serve to be kicked. You can take it out
Of me now, and won't retaliate. Think"
he added plaintively. that 1t would do me
good"
But in spite of all humiliation on the oDe
| side, and all wrathful contempt upon the
| other, the twenty thousands pounds were
| gone, and there was no way to cOnjure
them back again.
AFTER what happened Last night" said
| Medhurst, with certain harsh and cold
dignity, which never failed to have its
effect upon the Major. 81 do not see what
you and l have to do with each other. !
do not propose to leave yOu stranded"
Good Lord, Medhurst" calculated the
Daisy. YOU'RE not talking about leaving
me for hasty words"
after the occurrences OF last night"
returned Medhurst, land the public scan-
dal you were pleased to put upon me, do
not see what remains but that"
The Major, wallowing In his bedclothes,
groaned anew, and then sat up again.
II was screwed last night, old chap" he
said, piteously. Il didn't know what
was saying. beg your pardon, with all
my heart. Hang it, old man, pitch into
me az much as ever you like, but don't cut
me! And we've got such plant on be-
tween US with that Yankee that We may
be just as well of again in q week.
made him promise to come and dine to.
night, and we've fiddled about with him
quite long enough, In all consciencer'
II had never been Medhurst's intention
to part company with his colleague, 30
that when he had fully asserted his own
wrongs, and the Major had sufficiently
humiliated himself, he consented to be
partly reconciled.
81 agree" he said. "on one condition.
You have cleaned yourself ont completely
of course; SO long 40 we are here together
I must have charge of our Joint belong
ings. shall not allow you more than q
hundred francs at time, and IL you like
to fool that away at the tables, you may
though don't suppose that such q capital
will tempt you"
The Major. for the sake of peace, was
willing to accede to anything, and would
have accepted much harder conditions
than those imposed upon him.
"You want money nowi" asked Med
hurst. ..F.f.,--
NO" said the Daisy: "rvs got . louis
| or two"
He spoke with no intent to deceive: but
when. an hour or two later, he got up and
languidly dressed himself, he discovered
that he had considerably underrated his
belongings, and overhauling all his gar
ments he contriyed TO gather together
| nearly as much as the sum which had SUI.
feed him for the beginning Of his cam
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