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

You know where ali that sort of thing
leads TO- You haven't any chance. All
the rules OF the game are against YOU
You have no more show than you had
against me tonight Why not chuck
it before # is too late?''
1T is easy for you TO talk like that
when you have M money in your
pocket
But that simply IS another rule of
the game. The money Of a thief is
bound to 60 into some one else's pocket.
Who ever enjoys the cash ultimately?
he never does. Now II you had the
money in your pocket what would you
do?H
~ would 90 back to Mellish's and
have another try
Il believe YOU" said Rowell with.
for the first time, some cordially in
his voice. He recognized a kindred
spirit in this young man 'Ne7erthe-
less il would be fool thing 10 do. You
have two chances before you. You
can become q sport as am, and spend
your life in gam bliug-roomS Or you
can become what is called respecta-
bic business man But vou can't be
both. In very short time you will
not have the choice. You viii De found
out and then you can only be what l
am -proba bly, not as successful as /
have been. # you supplement bank
robbery to your other ACCOMPLISH
ments, then you viii 60 to prison or,
what IS perhaps worse, TO Canada
Which career are you going to chcose?"
Come down to plain facts What do
you mean by all this talk? II say III
quit gambling do you mean that y>a
VIII return TO me the thousand dollars
and call the other thousand square?''
IF you give ne your word of honor
that you win quit"
And If don't, what them
Then on Monday will hand over
this money to the bank and advise
them to look Into your accounts"
And suppose my accounts prove to
be al right, what then?''
Rowen shrugged his shoulders. .'In
that remote possibility l viii give the
thousand dollars to you and play you
another game for Il"
SCC' ~ -4GA -CoAS SnaN OU CNcsb-
I'd tonight"
If you like 10 put it that way
And what il ! denounced you a.
self-confes sed cheat?H
1T wouldn't matter to ne. wouldn't
take the trouble TO deny it. Nobody
would believe you.
You're a cool hand. Pony. I ad-
mire your cheek Still you've got some
silly elements III you"
''0h, you mean my trying TO reform
you? Don't make any mistake about
that. Il IS Mellishs idea, not mine.
don't believe in you for moment"
The young man laughed. He reflect
ed for q few seconds, tken said: III
take your offer. You give me back the
money and l VIII promise never to
gamble again in any shape or form
You viii return the cash to the
bank, if you took il from tbere?"
Certainly. l viii put il back the
first thing on Monday morning"
Then here IS your pile" said
Rowell, handing him the roll of bills
Forme took II eagerly and, standing
where the light struck down upon him,
counted the bills, while Roweu looked
on silently with cynical smile On his
lips.
Thank you" said TIE young man;
you're good fellow, Roweu."
I'm obliged for your good opinion.
I hope you found the money correct"
Quite right, said Forme, flushing
little. Il hope you did not mind my
counting il Merely business habit,
you know
well stick to business habits, Mr..
Forme. Good night"
ROweu walked briskly back 10 Mel
Hsh's. Forme walked toward the
depot ana found that there was train
for Chicago at four in the morning.
He had one clear day and part OF
another before he was missed, and as
it turned out ali trace Of him was lost
in the big city. The bank found about
six thousand dollars missing. Two
years after, news came that Forne
had been shot dead in d rambling hell
IN southern Texas
We are two frst-class fools" said
Roweu 10 Nellish, and ! for one don't
feel proud OF the episode, SO Wen say
nothing more about it."-Luke Sharp,
IN Detroit Free Press