The sun., 1897-12-12

fellcrs allow TO bc the best, biggest and riskiest
gambling saloon herei Suthin' high. toned, you
Tho: negro grinncd i was the usual case Of
the extinvagant. spondthrift miner though
perhaps ho had expected different question
,"Dey is dc Polka de 'El Dorado, and do
Arcade saloon; boss, ne 0; said. flickinR his
grefcr do Polka, Tor dcy, is dancing wild dc gals
frown in; But de real prima fasio place for
gents who go ST eqsSn ds asn dS tiger and
Drive there like thunder" said Unclo Billy,
lcHgins into the carriage
Truo to his word, Unclo Billy was at his part.
ncr's shenty early the next morning. He
c but espPyS H1a had SGash
was the total OF his capital. Uncle Jim was
overjoyed. They would start sta for Nnpa that
ranch nco J%s spPoaed oot Ws 81 su
Client reason for his giving up his present voca.
tiqn, which he could also ssn & at % small profit
was everything to leave behind. And that
we're seated on the deck of the Napa boat as
she swung into the stream.
look OF W abstrScted relief toward a the Golden Iie
Cato whero the sinking sun seemed TO be
drawing toward him in the ocean a golden
and tho, three-hilled city beside It. What
Uncle Billy was thinking of. or what the picture
Who emfoidcned by his holiday, was iHixSriat:
ing imam evening paper, suddenly uttered q long
drawn whistle. and moved closely to his alb.
to a paragraph he had evidently Just read. "iust
you listen to this and soc If we amt lucky. you
own hard work-and not thinkin o, strikes and
'fortins.' Jest unbutton yor oars, BILLY, while l
Ts of this thing T t srne6 in
make o. themselves. And that there reporter
wot wrote it-must hev seed 1t rcely."
Uncle Jim cleared his throat. and, holding
the paper close to his eyes. read aloud slowly:
"A scene OF excitement that, recalled tho
palmy days of 40 was witnessed las; night at
have belonged to ,hat reckless opcch, and who
bore every evidence of being successful Pike
OF tho tables with a negro coachman bearing
two heavy bags OF gold. Selecting faro bank
s hs SS WS f ns 6e
play excited the broathless attention OF every
one: In few moments he had won n sum vari-
ously estimated at from Ss0,0o0 to 100000.
rumor went round the room that It was n con-
certed attempt to break the bank, rather than
by some successful strike. TO this theory the
mans careless and Indifferent bearing toward
his extraordinary gains lent great credence.
successful
After winning ten times in succession the
lack turned. and the unfortunate bucker' was
cleaned out not only. OF his gains. but, of his
original investment which may be placed rough
ly at 100000 This extraordinary, play was
were less impressed by even tho magnitude of
the stakes than the perfect sang frnid and reck.
lessness Of the player. who, it is said Mt tho
close of the game. with liberalty tossed q $2O
gold piece to the banker and smilingly with.
drew. The man was not recognized by any of
the habtues of the place."
There" said Uncle Jim. as he hurriedly
surred over the French substantive at tho close
"did We ever see such God. forsaken foolishncss."
=, Uncle Billy lifted his abstractcd eyes from
the current, still pouring its unreturning gold
into the sinking sum-, and said, with depre-
catory smile, 'Ncvcr."
Nor even in the day of prosperity TINT Wis.
tied the Great Wheel ranch OF Fall and Fos-
ter" did he ever tell his secret to his partner.