The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-25
out. Gilmartin raised and the fourth man
threw down his cards

out. Gilmartin raised and the fourth man
threw down his cards
THAT LEFT THE TWO ALONE
again and Martin raised back.
..o,, Zen peter than YOU said Gilmartin saw
aSeiy, and then. with a short laugh he added:
lou won I get away with me this time
II you think So said Martin quietly.
WAL =. AZ, 90 you say to taking off the limit?'
martin Tnat an viii suit suit me exactly said Gil
chip and hundred-dollar bill.
-, III see that and go you $500 better SAID
GIItnarun eagerly, and he skinned the bills
side pocket. --'An Oh III
Does my check go?' asked Martin. T
haven't so much money with me-
It's good for $4,000 and you know it, sad
raise you a thousand said Martin.
o,a.r ana IN go you thousand better ex-
GAINED GA the other. He was getting excited,
Dut nobody dared to speak. It was a serious
m Il te to interfere in game like that
.c11,r thousand better. was the response.
Glilnarln hesitated. He looked at his
cards and thought for a moment Then
he counted his money
for IN ~ have have to call you he said finally
IT. Martins fact was perfectly impassive
spoke. Gnu '"en 10
" I'll put up FIVE thousand more If YOU
want to pay for it, he said.
But how can I? I tell Won haven't
any more money! said Gilmartin looking
puAZl6u.
III you will give me your promise to
GO AS FAR SOUTH AS ST. LOUIS.
tor sixty days. and tell nobody that you ara
~ S a. ~ take mat as an equivalent for
the 1ye thousand said Martin very siowriv
and distinctly. Wy o"1S
e,,er GlhLlartin flushed. He knew that
eihgoyo0oy IN the room understood the propo-
SbIeron' lie was asked to sell out his
honor, for going away in that fasbinn
s11Uon' DeIraying his employer and running
bbtMay win his money, we'll as leaving
MIN IN the lurch. l expected to hear an in
algna1t outburst Of invective and abuse and
aInueGo, tne man was about to speak when
ha tr t9ought seemed to strike him, and
again. i00neu d. LIS carus
While he was hesitating Martin spoke
made me shudder.
-, l need not say anything to impress on
me minds Of all the gentlemen present that
rnds IS private party, he said. and that
nothing which happens here can be told out
side while 1t can by any possibility work in
jury to any one concerned
!, 'GiImarin looked around at every man In
the room, and seeing by our faces that we ali
RECOGNIZED THE OBLIGATION.
he seemed nerved, as Martin had meant thai
ne should be, to take the risk
III take the bet, he said at length and
ne spoke desperately. But God help you,
Martin Ma if you win it. don't believe you can,
LOT We got almost a sure hand
II you lose. said Martin, you have no
cause to quarrel with me I am not forcing
you to play. But if you mean enmity ali
right. III gamble your friendship, too.
along with the rest if you like
!, SO be it, said Gilmartin. It's a call.
tnen. II you lose you pay me 5000. II
lose l leave
=" Correct, said Martin, and the hands were
shown.
Martin had drawn to kings and caught the
otner two. Gilmartin had drawn to three
queens and drawn the other
His face. as he left the room was such a
picture as hope never to see again, but
he kept to his bargain. At least, ! imagine
he Gid, for he was not seen again In that
part OF the country while I was there, I
never spoke to Martin again. but his friend
was elected senator at the next session Of
the legislature by majority OF two votes
Both men are dead or 1 would not have told
the story