The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14

/ rooIa iol sOiHe tHlHS bigger LlSH Hall
dollar points"
How big?"
Depends on what capita you have.
How much capital can you commando
! The cashier hesitated for moment
| and his eyes fell from the steady light
of RoweII's, which seemed TO have an
uncomfortable habit of looking into
! ones Utmost soul
Il can bring one thousand dollars
/ here on Saturday night"
"All right. That will 90 as starter.
/ Is II an appointment them"
Yes, II you ike. What time?"
81 generally get here pretty late. but
/ can make an exception in your case.
| What do you say to ten o'cloek?''
That Will suit me-"
! Every well. then. Don't fool away
any Of your money or nerve until !
come You VIII need all you have Of
| both"
! The professional gambler and the
! amateur began their series OF games q
( few minutes after ten in little pri.
I vate room The younger man became
more and more excited as the play
went on. AS for Pony, he was cool
under any circumstances. Before an
hour had passed the one thousand dol
lars was transferred from the posses.
sion Of Forme into the pockets Of the
professional and By midnight the
younger man was another one thou-
sand dollars il Rowel's debt.
1t isn't nv practice" said Rowell,
/ slowly, ito play with man unless he
/ has the money in sight I've made al
exception in your case. as luck was
against you, but l think this has gone
far enough. You may bring ne the
one thousand dollars you owe any day
next week No particular hurry. you
know"
The young fellow appeared to be
dazed. he drew his hand across his
brow and then said mechanically. as
If he had just heard his opponents re-
mark:
"No hurry? All right Next week.
Certainly. l guess I'll 60 home now"
Forme went out, leaving Roweu idly
shutting the cards at the small table.
The moment the young maa had dis
appeared ali RowelPs Incidence van
jshed, tie sprang up and put on his
overcoat, then slipped out by the rear
exit into the alley. lie had made up
his mind what Forne would do. Mem
tally he tracked him from the gam
bling rooms TO the river and he even
went so far as TO believe lie would take
h. eIT~ha-
gam bier Is nothing il not superstltious
and so Rowell was not IN the least
surprised when ne saw the young man
emerge from the dark stairway, hesi-
tate for moment between the two di-
rections open TO him, and finally choose
the one that the gambler expected him
10 take. The cold streets were de-
serted and so Rowell had more diff
fcultF in following his late victim IN
perceived than ne would have had
earlier in the evening. Several times
the older man thought the pursued had
become aware OF the pursuit, for Forne
stopped and looked around him; once
coming back and taking another street
as If trying TO double Oh whoever was
following him
Rowell began TO realize the difficulty
of the task he had set for himself and
as he had never had any faith in il any
how, he began TO feel uncomforta Die
and 70 curse the tender heart OF Mel
iish. If the youngster got the idea
inc his head that be vas followed he
might succeed in giving his pUrsuer
the slip AID then Rowell would find
himself with the FOOLS death on bis
conscience, and what was 10 him in
fnltely worse, with q thousand dollars
N his pocket that had been unfairly
won. This thought made him curse
Mellish airesh- II had been entirely
against his own VIII that he had played
with marked cards. bat Nellish had IL
sisted that they should take no chances,
and the veteran knew too well the IN
certainties OF playing a fair game
where q great object lesson was TO be
taught 1t would make them look Ike
two fools. NeIlish had said. If Forne won
the money. In answer to this Rowell
had remarked that they were two fools,
anyhow, out ne had finally succum bed
20 Mellish as the whole scheme was
-tIELAAS4A - -ADsNCA4 AAOGA III OENSEI-f
OF these things his attention was d.
verted froEl the very thing ne had n
hand Few men can pursue a course
Of thought and a fellow creature a.
at the same time. He suddenly realized
that young Forne had escaped him
Roweu stood alone il the dinIy-liChted
silent street and poured unuttered
naledictiors on his own stupidity.
Suddenly . voice rang out from dark
doorway.
What the devil are you following
me for?''
oh, you're there, are you?" said
Pony, calmly.
I'm here. Now what do you want
Of me? Aren't you satisfied with what
you have done tonight
Naturally not, or I vouldn't be
fcolchasiDg at such al hour as this"
Then you admit you have been fol-
lowing me-
- never denied It
s'What do you want OF me? Do be-
long 70 myself or do you think / be-
long 10 you. because owe you some
money!"
L DO not know. am sure, 70 whom
You belong" said Bowell, with MS
slow draw y suspect, however, that
the city police. who seem 10 Dc =
scarce g. this hour. have The frs.
claim upon YOU What DO I want OF
YOU. you sax. want % ask you q
question Where did you Get the
money You played with 10 cight?"
Its none OF your business"
Il presume not But as there are no
witnesses TO this interesting converse
ion Vii ren<n-a an nninion that rou