St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-26
ROULETTE AND RUIN.
The Tragic Sequel Of a Night at
Long Branch.

Long OfduCHs
New York Town Topics.
How strange the sea looks! never
saw it so early in the morning before.
Aud how dead the place isl Not soul
in sight. 1t would be better, suppose,
if were to end it all now. might
walk into the surf here unobserved. and
no one would ever know. All! yes.
but my body would float ashore; and
that cheque- myGod that cheQue
would tell the tale. Two thousand
dollars and not penny in the bank to
meet it! A railroad ticket and mis-
cradle quarter in my pocket! Why did
l go into the damned place? And, hav-
ing gone up, why didn't l stop when my
ready money was gone and L saw that
luck was against me? l couldn't stop:
that was it.
Every turn of the wheel 1 thought l
could turn my fortune, and now-the
crash has come; the inevitable crash. If
81. 900 is not in bank by IL o'clock to-day
l shall be ruined before the world.
Two thousand dollars! No, L can't
ask the guv'nor for it. God knows l
have cost him enough already.
Dear old Jack would let me have it, l
know. only for the best of all reasons it
would be useless to ask him. By IL
O'Clock to-day and it is now 4. Oh,
Godi it is impossible. And if don't
pay 1t, what then? | shall be exposed
as dishOnorable man-one who re-
fuses to pay his debts of honor. Re-
fuses? Heaven knows L would pay it if
| could. But that won't count in my
favor Obi for little time! But that
is impossible.
T. = T rrf bonIy 70
town. My brain is on fire. | can't re-
member; / can'tremember. What does
this woman want? You're starving. are
you? Well, here's a dime for you?
''God bless you'll" she said. Not much
chance of that Pm afraid. Not cent
left in the world now. How happy that
little errand-boy looks, curse him! 1t
reminds me of the time when l
was little kid at school. how
the day before the term began l used to
long to change places with the street
Arabs, so that | need not go back to the
tender mercies of the masters and the
DULLES. All we never know when we
are happy. By IL o'clock to-day! D-nl
why can't 1 think of something elsel
| It's after 10 now. Less than an hour
and the bank will know that l am
| sWindler. Oh, God my head my head!
Ali here is a chemists; perhaps he
| can give me something TO stop this
pain, a grand idea. l will get some
| laudanum. L have got it, though
after some trouble. Fortunately the
| fellow knew me, and when l told him
| it was for racking toothache, he was
| quite sorry for ME, and said | looked
very pulled down by it. Eli? What?
| Buy paper? No; go to hell, and per
haps you will see me there. Boy looked
frightened. Hal ha!
Two thousand dollars! shall go
mad.
In my own little room at last, and wet
to the skin. 1t must have been raining.
and l didn't know it. Where the DEVILS
my whisky bottle?
Steady, my boy, steady; your hand
shakes like leaf. Straight this time.
All! that's better; whisky
gives one courage. Now, then, for the
laudanum. Whisky and laudauum's
better sopori6c than brandy and
soda. All! there's my pistol. That'H
be quicker and surer. Cod how cold it
| isl Good cure for a headache, / expect.
I, Ha! hal No; l can't do it, can't do
it. am too much of coward. Where's
my arm chair? All! here we are. Two
thousand dollars by IL o'clock to-day
The laudanum, quick! All!
Yes, 1 have been a pigeon
during the twenty-five years of
my life; now am hawk. F.. Death
settles all bets. -. Guv'nOr won't
have to pay. Done them on the
| post. God forgive me. {.
Good-by, father. God =. {.
| bless you so {.
tired. Good night /.
Rosie darling. Peace
perfect peace. &.