The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

property Uncle
Uncle Billy laughed.
Ike the the
he would have liked D Buen known it Wade old pard
Uncle lit another candle to reinforce the fading light and the
deal fell Unce Billy He
at his partner ITS no use playing ne said Look here He laid
and jack spades left bower which, with
'By inko Ii we'd been playing fourhanded you
money,
eh?' and his sparkled Uncle Jms,
"oh added Uncle
laboous and conscientious e1ctude Then dealing
heart for Uncle Billy his
has finished his had
What's the matsrH said Uncle Jm quickly his growing
Uncle Billy slowly and with breath
odiamonds added. lie every
They red at each 18th faces
moaning beyond;
asudien rafting at The door Uncle Billy started his
low voice. your you were
two before that FOUR you've only
They both whisky vaguely yet
from Uncle Bs benumbed fingers; when he had shui
Uncle jim had hufad odicaly back
fully his partner Uncle Billy dealt them with
won
said Uncle Jim in voice that scarcely audible Uncle Billy
EACH they laughed bystericaly and
seemed to ookeron, great
the srsatest gambler without the gamblers trained restraint
and Uncle Billy nervusy took the cards
now 'n said Uncle 'm' sF'''y; its no u's'h u'h' gone
Just DEAL" pleaded partner
Jim looked Billy hastily dealt and threw the
two hands face up on the table They the ordinary
He dealt again with the same result 81 told you so SAID Uncle JIM
certainly tame performance after their wonderful hands
and after Uncle Billy his
stool before the fire. mighty warn't it? he
in' Crlcky what luck Nome of the
dOnt bvs in luck we U Wd o, all h nat DICK bun who
how he'd have OOked Wall what fora'
Uncle gazing Uncle Bivs good
humoTed simple face "NOthin said briefly again
Then don't suthin-you give me the
eteePs returned Uncle Billy little peuantly Lets
The faeu cards drawer table showed
against the wall The operation of quickly
% ney 3se put m Uncle Billy
explain that luck partner In
few moments he sound asleep.
N0so Uncle Jim He heard the wind gradually
oppressive silence that followed deep breathing of his
only by naton Of the dvin
em6eIs OF their fire. he could take in detail of their
patches the bark drearv
had osd T % tel the fancy Gown the steep mountain side that he
taings" that encountered hollow
ing through whose hopeless riffs and holes even their sue
infinite gentle
let himself down from his berth without disturbing sleeping
blanket the door Which,
he selessy opened From the glitter
still dayl In evesh state
which gradually TO him imposb
to wait the coming of the dawn.
But he mistaken. all nature seemed
to invade his humble cabin with breath and
invest him with its great oOmpanonship He felt BREATH
the birds and beasts the greater home before
him 1t this communion that kept here-tha
still held
slopes around himnd had nightly
luled him
turned bunk again and
presently fell profound Der.
But when Uncle Billy awoke the morning late
light the cold
His first thought and
disappointment that
had looked for He
glance fell on Uncle ms bunk 1t that but
his blankets-Uncle Jims particular
sudden revelation
him the of
vnation he had oughthashed
glanced wildly the cabin
little ostenaous catch lying stained
which
vded half
book, with
which ginav extrav
and
which he had rked lost! Underneath
Settled by luck last old pard-James Foster"
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