Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26

meet and we must repienish our bank ac-
count. Suppose you let me have 5000" /
The Colonel consented, and Burrows,
after placing it in the bureau drawer, put
the key under mat on the mantlepiece.
Guess III 60 down to Jim's, on CLARK
street, " yawned the Colonel, and try my
luck.
See that 5Uu let the fluid on the side
board alone and you viii be sure to CONT
out all right.
There. you are lecturing again, pet
tishly responded the Colonel. Don't yoL
| suppose that I'm man enough to Go thinG
when say III dOit?"
Give me your hand on it and I'll go
This the Colonel did, and after a length
/ ened period the two men returned with
/ considerable winnings, and to the 5000 in
/ the bureau over $500 as Burrows share
/ was added.
Now, ne sOliloquized as he retired for
! the night, Il have enough to send Ada to
/ school and pay her bills. She won't
/ have to live longer with her Grabbed aunt
/ whom she detests. This IS great relief
/ to my mind. Now I'm IN magnificent
/ shape to tackle the cattle king tomorrow
/ night. I hope the Colonel will keep tc
1 his promise, but didn = like the longing
looks he cast on the sideboard this even
! ing.
/ After transacting business Drummond
returned to his hotel and turned into bed
! sincerely hoping hat luck would befriend
him when next he played with his interest
/ ing friends.
The Colonel, who had all his life in
! dulged in stimulants, felt their need. He
| awOke about noon and after breakfast
strOlled down to the gambling den where
he had spent the previous evening.
Luck favored him at first, but he soon
lost heavily. The tempting sideboard
allured him. He drank. Kept on drink
| ing and losing. His was a temperament
that one drink acted on him like a lighted
match to a hay stack. Soon every cent
was gone. After watching the other
! players gloOmily for some time he sprang
up with a frOwn, as If he had formed a
disagreeable resolution, returned to the
hotel, passed Drummond, who was stand
ing IN the porch, with a hurried bow
! went to Burrows room, unlocked the
bureau and took $500, leaving but $3.50 in
the drawer.
Drummond stood watch at the Post
Office in a cOntemplatiye mood, and in an
abstracted way gazod at a girlish figure
crossing over. She looked up and waved
her hand gracefully to some one in the
hotel, and while so doing did not perceive
the rapid approach of a team driven by a
man evidently in an intoxicated state.
DrummOnd at once saw the danger,
and, dGshing over, felt the hot breath of
the horses IN his face, but was Just in
time to seize the GIL and drag her out Of
the way, but not before the muddy wheels
had soiled her dress.
He bore the terrified child into the
hotel, and at the ladies' entrance encOun-
tered the pale face Of Mr.. Burrows, who,
exclaiming, THANK God, my girl is safe"
turned to her rescuer and was prOfuse in
his thanks
Speaking to the clerk shortly afterward
ne mentioned the occurrence, and asked
the official If he would mention the af-
fair to the reporters, stating in effect that
/ James DrummOnd, the great Montana
cattle king, had rescued the daughter of
Charles Burrows, prominent ranchman
of the same State, from being run over,
| and that both were guests of the hotel.
James DrummCnd. of Montana, said
the clerk, left here two days ago. We
have a James Drummond stopping here
| but he is a commercial traveller who repre-
sents a New York iron firm. There he is
coming out of the waiting room.
Mr.. Burrows was dumfoUnded at the
| information. The game of fleeing a cat
tie king could not be played, and all he
and his partner had accomplished was to
get $3.50 out of a drummer, who could i'll
afford such loss, and who had rescued
his child from q horrible death.
"The strong hours conquer us, said
Schiller. Preparation must be made, and
he quickly devised a plan to accomplish
his object. He had nearly $500 in the
bureau, and the Colonel had almost as
much. He had sufficient to pay his bills
and send his daughter to school. He de-
termined to invite DrummOnd up that
! evening and by methods at which he was
an expert allow him to win back the $3.50
I | he had lost.
He noticed at dinner that the Colonel
was very flushed and uneasy, and showed
evident signs that he had been indulgiDg.
His condition chimes in excellently
well with my plan. shall now have nc
difficulty in carrying it out, ne said to
himself.
The Colonel took hand and intimated
that the time had come for business
Somehow his combination failed to work
and Drummond was soon a winner to an
amount equivalent to his previous losses
The Colonel, with an oath, threw down
T / the cards and staggered to his room.
This broke up the game and Burrows,
, | after again thanking DrummOnd for saw
! ing his child, bid him q kindly good
night, remarking:
! My dear fellow, we must not play any
. more. The Colonel and L can afford suct
trifing losses, which only tend to make
| the game interesting, but you are not In 6
position to take such risks"
; DrummOnd retired, feeling the force
/ of the remark, and after his departure
! Burrows examined the bureau drawer and
found that he had but little over $500 left
He rushed to the ColOnel's room and de-
mRnded an explanation.
The Colonel confessed that he hat
fallen from grace, but tried to soOthe TIT
matter by informing Burrows that they
| would work Drummond next evening FOL
: q big stake.
! Look here. Colonel, said Burrows, in
hoarse voice, all connection with Vi
e ceases from this time. You go your wa,
: and I'll 60 mine. That man is not cattl
! king but a commercial traveller. This af
. ternoon he saved my child. saw yoJ
, were intoxicated tonight, and worked
-. ! your combination in his favor. My &C
5 and your breach Of promise has left NE