The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-25
Oh APIER VIII

Hal Elk III.
On the following Monday they all left
London. As soon as | knew they were
al gone. brcathcd more freely and set
about to find Il cure for love. Ii must
and should tie cured; but rs | said and de
tcrmin"l. 50 l found myself forever think
ing Of Clau.linc. | found myself sitting
for hours, musing and intensely miserable.
At last l reused myself. The first thing
must he distraction-this | must have at
any price.
Some ten days after the EStmcrcS left
London. | entered the smoking room of
the Juveniles Club about ten o'clock at
night. Some half a dozen men | knew
and one man did not know were there
With general nod to my friends, | seat
ed myself among them. They We're all
laughing at something said by the Stranc-
or, who appeared to be talking for the
general benefit. He was man of about
tive-and-forty. we'll dressed and evident
ly. from his bearing. an army man. His
features were good, but the expression
If his face not in keeping with chem. He
was Il fair man, with chilly blue eyes
eyes. | thought, without warmth or with
ont truth. The cool, contemptuous way
he spoke of everything. the motives he at
trihutod 10 every action. the covert ridi-
cuIc that lay in his words of all that most
Of Ms hold in some degree sacred. would
have been amusing had 1t not been for its
hcartlcsS ness. That the man had lived"
one colll see by his face; that he had cX-
! hausted lfc's pleasures. his talk showed
You.
WHO is hc:" | whispered to the man
next ne
"Chc+ham." he replied; a pleasant
CROUCH fellow ut times, but 4 beast when
put out"
Just then Harding. ono Of the best ana
most interchangeable Of our whist PLAYERS.
entered, looking for me 10 make a rubber
'Whgt, Chcsham: Back again:" he
said. Now W. shall have decent rub
hCr. Come To the card room--or is it too
carly Tor YOU: Freeman is waiting there"
Who i the fourth" asked Chesham
Harding glanced around. Norris is
the man; he is beginning to play very de
Gently"
i don't like beginners" said Ches-
ham.
Nonsense. Come along. You must be
sick Of ecarte with Frenchmen"
CEeShdil rose and followed Harding
| noticed he rose rather awkwartlly, and
as l walked behind him | saw he was
very lame. He did not Use stick. but
he walked slowly and with difficulty. His
right leg seemed the culprit.
| mood not dwell on the happenings Of
that night. STffi,e il 10 say that when we
broke u At seven in the morning | had
lost Il Captain Gresham in outside bets
three thousand four hundred pounds,
which l had promised To pay him the fol
lowing dGy.
Three thousand four hundred pounds,
Thirty-four hundred pounds, This i
what kept ringing in my ears IS ! walked
liz the light morning sunshine back 10 Al
bemarle street. utterly disguised with my
self. II was not that | blamed myself 80
much i1r camblinS-that was fools act
unIy-hut it was for gambling for stakes
had no means of paying. A. far *
yuaII see. there was little IL choose be
tween me- and 4 card sharper. | had no
means except what my father allowed ne
no way Of raising money. The few hun
drcis might sell my furniture and be
IougiEgs tor would be mere nothing NJ
father was thousands OF miles away, and
. ii seemed roo ludicrous 10 suppose that