Mohave County miner., 1889-06-08

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side Of his head.
For God's sake. Daisyr' said tho Cap
tain. feebly. .'haye you got any money
about your They're talking about turning
me out here. and l haven't Q cent"
Money. my boyi" responded the timely
Daisy. staggering into the room, and
were boxer getting rid OF the nufYiers
after q victorious encounter What's the
damages Anything mp To fifty thousand
francs I'm game for"
He opened his furred overeoat with
rollicking swagger, and thrusting an
over -jeweiled hand into an inner pocket.
threw a swollen pocketbook upon the bed
room table.
Help yourself, my boy. Pay The black
guard. Like the impndence OF these
damned foreignersl Pay him. begad. snd
slang him"
The fat pocset-book was actually cram.
med with bank notes for . thousand
francs. The Captains eye. which had
naturally q frozen look. glittered as he saw
this; but be selected one note from the
bulky roll with perfect quiet, and handed
1t with silent dignity to the manager
Then never was man more abashed, more
humlliated. more ,lesolate, or more fluent
In declaration OF these sentiments. Mon
sieur 10 Captaine wouId confess himself
that the circumstances had locked strange.
III he tthe Inanager) had been the proprie-
tor Of the hotel it was simply inconceivs-
BILE that he could have nc ed as he had
done; but he was q saisricd servant, re-
sponsibie to company, aud had only fol.
lowed instructions from which he had NO
power to depart.
II see." said the Captain. "that you have
will dine here, therefore, and after dinner
shall leave your house. Where are YOU
staying. Daisy,"
"Pm not staying anywhere. I've inst
come up from the sunny South by the
train of luxury. I'll dine here with you.
It's showing like the very devil"
II have told this fellow" said Captain
Medhurst. "that | leave the hotsl TO-
night
Should think 30, BY J!ngoi Beastly
impertinencel English gentlemanl All
damn finei Why don't you slang the Eel.
lowf Give him e tongue walking. ]
would. begad. II spoke the lingo Al you
do.n
"I have expressed my opininon OF him
already said Medhurst, with dignity.
"You can send up the receipted bill and
the change" he added, TO the manager.
who withdrew with an air Of deferencs,
and offered no further excuses.
whats II mean, Daisyx the Captain
asked when they were alone. The man IN
the fur coat sat on the bed, and majesti'
calIy twirled his mustache and his glitter.
Ing rings, smiling and wagging his head
with mingled pride and cunning. Ey-and'
by he hooked finger at the pocket book
which still lay on the table, and gave q
leary wink. The Captain, readily trans
lating these signs, handed him the veal ny
volume. His fingers fingered on 1t as the
owner accepted IL, and the two loolSd al
each other-Medburst puzzled and curl
Gus, and the other man beaming with
compiacency. "How did you get hold o'
all that pilef' ~ ..ua
"Ahai my boy" responded the new
conner, returning his property to his pock
ct. ''how do you think I got hold Of III
I'll tell you what IL is, Medhurst. Tn.
Martingale Is rs good as gold. I've tried
II, and that's the result OF one night''
work. Idon't say you can do 1t ever
day. because there are times when th'
luck runs against the best system in th'
world"
you've been ut Monte Carloi" said tn,
other; you've been playing at the tables
therei' ~ .4a.
"That's IL, my boy. That's where
have bean, and that's what I've been do
| ing"
"Of all the incurable asses ever met,
cried Medhurst, 'you're the stupidest
You risked my hundred as well a. you
own, know. It's not bit OF use TELLING
me that you didn't. wouldn Z believe yol
II you gave me your oath about it."
The Daisy, who had been saiiricall!
christened by the name OF the wee. mol
est, crimson-tippit flower in compliment
to his general effiorescence, wagged hi
head with q completely satisfied air. AM
winked at his companion.
"You keep your hair on, old man. In
all right, and I'm going to 20 the squar
thing by you. put twenty five OF your
to twenty-five OF my own. 81 i went witt
| Q capital of fifty. had to 10 low at first
and skirmish about with dvefranc pieces
but / hit 'em for the maximum over an,
over again before I'd done. IL I'd los
your twenty-five should simply hav
made you present OF 1t: but knew joll.
well shouldn't lose it."
You're un ass, Daisy" said the Captain
but be said 1t In softer tone than before
and in little while so far subdueal hi
virtuous Indignation as to ask--'HoV
much did yon hit 'em forf'
"Pve landed over q couple Of thousan,
pounds. It's all there" he tappei th'
pocket In which the notes reposed. Med
hurst advanced hand. as IL he were &c
ing to ask for his share of the spoil
"Wait Bit" said the beaming Daisy; %
want a square understanding first. In
going back again, and want you to com
with me-" Medhurst shook his head wit
great decision. ''There you are" said tn
Daisy, '.and that's why don't hand tn
coin over at once. Now, mind you, you'v
got no more claim over half my winning
than you have on the ground-rent Of 81
Paul's Cathedral, X there Is such thing
Z ,l.veh for Won inst tn show van rh.tt ~
system WIS: anu 4 puC pony OF your
into it because knew you'd profit by II
/ and because knew ! should want yO
afterwards. II the system had broke
down, you'd never have heard anythin
about It, ! should have pocketed my losse
and have said nothing"
We'll" said Medhurst, fixing his fro1
en- eye upon him, what do you want m
70 dor" -"
'Iwant you TO come to Monty with me
and / want you TO keep me cool an
straight. I've got enough to play grea
game now, and I'm going TO play It, In
going to bust that bank sky high. They'v
got capital Of millions sterling. They
} fight to the last gasp and bleed to the la,
drop before they'll give In. They can't .