The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-07

QUICK SHOT.
er occupation, but having fallen in love
with an innocent and beautiful girl he fore
swore the life he was leading and did not
touch a card or venture money on any game
Of chance for year The girl married him,
and he cut clear of his old associates, with
a single exception, making brave attempt
to live an open and honorable life As he
had saved several thousand dollars, he was
able to invest in a modest business and live
comfortably in a quiet way for a few
months, which was the happiest period of
his life
Manson Webb was the only one of Dan
vers' former associates from whom he did
not clear himself, and Webb retained his
friendly relations with the reformed gam
bier, being a welcome visitor to the pretty
cottage home. Danyers trusted his wife
implicitly, and he did not dream that she
could do a wrong until by chance the
knowledge was brought to him with stun
ming force that her relations with Webb
were not what they should be- Furiously
enraged, Danvers confronted his false
friend and charged him with his treacnery.
A struggle followed, and the husband was
stricken senseless by an iron bar that Webb
caught up.
That blow injured the optic nerve in
Danvers' head and nearly cost him his life
When he recovered and left the hospital, II
was to 90 forth into darkness blind man
and learn that his wife had fed with the
treacherous gambler. Then a blind hunt
"a cropping through midnight gloom-be.
gan, for Danvers swore to follow and find
the guilty pair. He converted everything
Of his that was available into money, and
then, aided by detective, sought to trace
them down. The detective robbed him,
and he was forced to do something to OBJ.
tain more money. Then it was that q
chance game revealed to him the wonder
full fact that he could still play poker, but
he did not understand how it was that hs
always seemed to select the right cards tc
throw away and almost without fail bet his
hand for just what it was worth and nc
more. 1t was as great mystery to him as
to any one else.
Six months before coming to Deadwood
he had found his wife. She was dying in
Chicago, where the villainous Manson Webt
had abandoned her, and ere she breathed
her last she heard the lips of her sightless
husband utter words Of forgiveness Ovei
her grave he swore to devote the remainder
of his life to tracking the wretch who had
wrought such ruin, and as Webb was q
gambler he felt that they would some day
meet across the board.
But what can you dor" / cried. "You
are blind You"-
II carry revolver constantly" he said
his voice cold and hard. IF hear him
speak, shall know him. can play cards
even though / am blind. believe / can
shoot"
That night lay awake until near morn
ing, my head filled with thoughts of this
wonderful man and his sad history Three
days passed before | saw him again 1t was
IA rainy night, and great throug had gath
cred in the Metropole, which was the lead
ing saloon and gam bling house of the towr
al that time. Blind Joe had been playing
and had just cleaned out Dandy Frank, a
veteran poker sharp. AS Frank arose from
the table, cursing his i'll luck, black
bearded stranger slipped into the aban-
doned chair, observing:
II don't mind taking hand, as have a
few dollars to lose"
The sightless gambler started as If thrilled
by an electric shock. A revolver leaped in
TO his hand, and he shouted:
Your life is miner
Joe Danversi' gasped the man of the
black beard. seeming to recognize the blind
gamester for the first time. He sprang
aside, wrenched out a revolver and fired
Just as Danvers pulled trigger The stran-
ger was not touched, but the blind gambler
slipped from his chair 70 the floor without