The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-02

! ms accumulation OF one dollar and two
4 dollar bills at length bulged the pockets
that had been empty before.
I "Oh, here you be. gentsy and the IN
rruding figure Of Old Jugg Brown stood
before the players. es-here you be. y
His inebriety had passed off, and he
was not only sober but also posnpous
with the official duty of baing the night
watchnan of the camp. He was too I'M
trustworthy to be hired for regular
work, manual OF mental; yet on his
sons account, and under tho regulating
influence of that circumspect young
man, he was employed to guard the port
able property of the expedition while
the rest of the company slept. He was
now making his first slow, sauntering
round for the evening, and he promptly
intel1nitted his patrol to sit down.
''Playin' fer keeps, too" he continued,
with wistful eyes on the several bills
that lay on the stone.
ssHushp said Wians, and Old Jugg
obeyed, for Wiams was man of impor-
lance
"Hush" said Jack High, bus this time
Old Jugg was about to fout the COM
rnand, for who was ti1&g frayed vagabond
that he should presume to dictate silencea
At that instant Jack High won astake,
and wadded the money into a pocket al
ready full.
.G-r-a-cious g-u-d-ness!'' Old Jugg ex-
claimed, INDUCING his mannerism Of
spelling out the first syllable with
more convincing emphasis than orthog-
raphy, yet keeping his voice down to il
hoarse whisper; s'but you're q winner,
suresure. You didn't have o dollar
when you struck the camp
pray, don't interrupt us" Jack High
hastily interposed.
ooh, don't let me poster you. What
wants to jine into jine i'm
Cant be done without money" said
Wiams, who knew that Will Browns
discipline of the erring father permitted
no money to him when within days
walk Of barroom; $50 you're barred
out
Old Jugg heaved a deep sigh and
walked away only to return FIVE min
utes later. He squatted by the stone,
covertly disclosed O gold watch in his
palm and said, with a flabby attempt at
braggadocio, docs my watch go for ten
dollars? Say, does it gofo
With a quick look of inspection, but
without touching the watch, Jack High
remarked that as for him he never re-
jected a gentleman's collateral. It was
Aleck Wiams who should have declined
the offer, because he recognized the
watch at a glance as belonging to Boss
Donald, and instantly reasoned that Old
Jugg, made desperate by possible
chance to get some whisky money, trust
ing to luck to restore the ti1nepiece, and
induced by his ravening appetite for al
cohol to lapse in his redeening quality Of
honesty, had sneelzingly stolen it. But
Wiams assented to third hand at the
game, and the watch figured in lieu of
money in Old Jugg's bets. But not for
long. Its thief, who viewed himself as
boomer, was soon an unperturbed
player, with the watch safe his pocket
and dozen bank notes besides. Some
thing like $500 had been won from
Wians by the two others when the loser
remarked that he had lost enough, and
the game was stopped
1--we divided all my ready money be-
tween you" he said, and pay day for
my gang Is day after next
"Td enjoy lending you something
said Jack High.
Not bit more'n would, Mr.. Wiams,
said Old Jugg Brown.
mo, thank YOU was the reply.
"You haven't banlrupted me, and I'm
not whimpering. Good night to YOU
and he strobe away to his tent.
The two winners were very jocular.
They linked arms as they strolled along
Then Brown thought of the watch and
got away from his companion long
enough to replace it where it belonged,
but he was back again in minute. 1t
was 10 o'clock and the camp was nearly
all asleep. Those who were only doing
as yet were first to hear the low, soft
commencement of a song.
'sThat's my daughters voice." Jack
High remarked with proprietary pride.
Other listeners, and especially those
whom the melody awakened from slurn-
Der, may have drowsily imagined that it
was supernal; but as the singing grew
louder and stronger, and the words of a
familiar sentimental song were enunci-
ated, the hearers recalled Deuce Low
and knew that she was the vocalist. 1t
was an agreeable disturbance of the
quiet Of the night, and when it ceased
the unseen audience clapped hands and
made great outcry of delight. Then,