Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-08


resolution to leave them. and face the
poverty; that was the way he did it.
Hi worst enemy was Captain Haug h-
ton: He is Colonel Haughton now"
What do you meanp" cried Charles
Dairy mple, after pause of astonish-
ment.
Yes, sir, the same man. He is
your evil genius, and he was your UNI
cle's before you. The last time l saw
him was when We both stood toyether
over my masters dead body; he came
in, along with others. He must have
been stark mad was his exclamation,
as he looked Gown at him. Perhaps
so, Captain /. ociton,' answered. but
the guilt lies e.! Elm who drove him So
He took H., i -..nin@, and he skunk
away. and W i.ct, met him again till
he called here the other day, after you,
sir. l knew h'n and he knew me; I
don think b. :! come here again. Mr..
Charles, you Ii 1 better have fallen into
the meshcs of tbs Fiend himself than
into that MANS
MY uncle must have been insane
when he did this uttered Charles
Dalrymple.
The jury said otherwise" sadly an
swered Reuben. They brought it in
felo-de-Se, and be was buried by torch
light, without the burial service
The news had told upon Charles.
His mind just then was a chaos. Moth
ing tangible showing out of it, save
that his plight was as bad as his I'M
cle'S and he had been looking, in has
persistent infatuation, for that night to
redeem it. He rose up after awhile
and signed to Reuben to let him pass.
The latter's spirit sank within him.
us what l have told you of no avail,
Mr.. Charles. Are you still bent on
going forth to those wicked men? 1t
will be your ruin.
lit is that already" were Charles
words. Reuben, as it was with nv
uncle, SO it is with me; 1 am ruined,
and worse than ruined, and after to-
night will know Colonel Haughton
no more. But have resolved to make
one desperate effort this night to r.
deem myself, and l must do it, u.iN
try It,, 1t is the only chance. Let me
pass
The servant could not help hims~lf;
he saw there was no hope of contr. a.
ing or turning him, and he drew Sue.
And Charles w Mt out with what he
had taken from tn. des. in his breast
pocket
What strange infatuation could have
been upon him? If you have been
drawn into the fiery vortex of gamb-
ling, you will not ask; and if YOU have
not, it would be difficult to make YOU
understand it. Charles Da,rymple was
desperate man; and, b>iI s that,
the feveTisi ya;:rning forplay. in itself,
was strong upon him: as it a iwavs was
now, at that night hour. AS vet the
penalty he had incurred was but en-
barras5mrnt and ovcrty; he WAS now
about L, ike whist was not his, and
risk guilt And yet, he went forth; fer
the dreadful vice had got fast hold of
him.
Mr.. Piggott had been cooling his
heels and his patience outside, not
blessing his young fxiend for the I'M
necessary and unexpected delay and
not doing the opposite. He was of too
equahia ii nature to curse and swear;
he left that to his peppery partner.
Haughton.
81 thought you had gone to bed" he
said, when Charles appeared; lin an
other minute ! should have come to
see after you.'
Charles Dalrymplc did not reply. He
linked his arm within MIR. PirGott's,
and walked on, in silence, in the d.
rection of Jrrmyn street
They entered the .hell'' 1t is not
pleasant word frpo?ite pens and ears,
but it is an exceedingly appropriate
one. 1t Was hii-.ng with light, and as
hot - rs its name, and fiery
countenanr"s of imprisoned triumph,
anda~onizvd count"nancrS vascillating
suspense, and sullun countcnances of
despair, were crowding there. Colonel
HaughtOn Was in private room; it
was mostly kept for himself and his
friends. n ehoice knot, of whom, he
was amidst, when Charles and Mr.. Pig
gott entered. Down sat Charles at the
green cloth, wild and eager.
ut is of no use to make fools of u.s."
whispered Colonel Haughton. "You
know you do not possess another silver;
why take up placc2'
"Now, Uaughton, you are too strin-
CONT" bcnevolently interposed MIR.
Piggott, laying hold of the Colonel's
arm, and giving it a peculiar pinch.
''Here is Dalrymple, with an Impression
that luck will be upon him tonight, a
conviction, indeed, and you are afraid
OF giving him his revenge. 1t is his
turn to win now, As to stakes, he says
he has something with him that will
do"
OharieS DalrImplc drew the papers
from his pocket, and dashed them be-
fore Colonel Haugiton, II am pre-
pared to stake this, he said. "Nothing
risk. nothing win. Luck must favor
me to>a ght. Even Piggott says so,
and he knows how bad it has been
Colonel Haaghton ran his spcctaces
over the papers. Il sec,' he said,
cit will do. The risking it is your
business, not ours.
"Of coarse it is NINE" answered
Charles D;lrymple.
"Then put your signature to it.
Here; by the side of the other"
1t was done. and they sat down to
play. Nothing risk, nothing win,"
Charles had said, he had better have
said: Nothing risk, nothing lost;'
and have acted upon it. A little past
midnight. he went staggering out of
the house. Il doomed man. All was
over, AL lost, Farm Lees money had