The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-07


ingenious. Let me see-there was one |
now how did 1t go?" He picked up
the pack of cards, and WIS handling
them uncertainty. "Ah, | remember.
Please choose a card, Mr.. Peyton. Now
YOU are quite certain you will know t
again? Place it in the pack, so. Now
| will shuttle them. You observe have
act seen the face of the card. Now [
deal them into three heaps, shuttle
again, deal. This is your card, Mr.. Pey-
ton. believe the four of spades?"
Quite right. Mr.. Dane. What a won
derfully neat trick. l must get you to
explain it to me by and by"
1T wasn't the four of spades. it was
the deuce of hea rs," put in the Aus
tralian, rudely.
II think you are mistaken" said Mr..
/ reyton, suaveIy.
ooh, | know several more tricks"
said Rev. Thomas, full of pride at his
success. Now this is very clever. You
see these three cards. Now, the queen
is in the middle. l hold them loosely in
my fngers-sO-'
The door opened, and, looking up
with start, they saw the manager in
the room.
"Wen, sir, what do you want here?'
said Col. Staunton, brusquely.
II have come to ask you, the man
calling himself Peyton, and Rev.
Thomas Dane, to leave the hotel at
once" said the manager, coolly.
what do you mean by insulting gem
tlemen?" clustered the colonel; but
the other raised his hand.
Come, come, there's no nse in that.
We all know you. You've done time in
Sing Sing, and have a dozen other
names Mr.. Aubrey Peyton, alias Mon
tague Ward, alias Clement Mortimer,
alias Slippery Jack, is the cleverest card
sharper in Europe or America. Rev.
Thomas Dane we believe to have been
known as Yankee Bill the Baker. The
whole gang of you have come over to
London to operate on jubilee jugginses,
but we don't want any of you here, so
for your own sakes you had better clear
out with as little fuss as possible"
DO YOU mean to say they are all card
sharpers?" cried the Australian, who
had sat thunderstruck.
"AIl.- And you may be very thankful
their little game was brought to a close
so SOON"
MIR. Dean had sat with wide mouth
and staring eyes, but here he sprang
= excjtedly to his feet.
Sir, you grossly Insult me. | am a
5 clergyman of the Church of England.
= | have been as much imposed upon by
r. these scoundrels as anyone. | refuse to
2 leave this hotel"
] "Oh, Eve seen your sort of parson be-
T. fore said the manager, with q grin.
you don't suppose I've run hotel all
: these years for nothing. Come on, &C
r. quietly, and you won't be hurt"
? Here, yOu." shouted Mr.. Dane, turn
= ing excitedly to Peyton, who had pushed
:. his chair back from the table, and sal
! listening with a cool smile, do Inc a.
: least the justice to say we never met un
d til four days ago"
A queer CLEAN came into Peytop''
$ languid eyes. Come, come, Bill, it,
a no use bluf1ing any more. You're bounC
y to lay down your hand. The boss hold
:. the joker. Better go and pack YOU
n toys quickly, like the colonel and me
q There's no sense in having the tees il
e with that little matter of writing Wal
: dorf Astor's name by mistake still un
II settled, and 50 you'd see if you hadn't
), thought too much Pommery Greno in
q side your skin"
# Perhaps he had hit on the true. SQUIRE
II OF Mr. Danes valor, but be that as
l. may, the reverend gentleman stoutl
" refused to leave. And, finally, the mana
Il ger, losing his patience, sent for sta.
. wart Swiss waiter to eject him, treat
ing his threats of the law as an idl
thing.
It Now il CHANGED that that very nigh
Charlie Sinclair had come up to tn
r Hotel Berti to a school dinner, and heal
ing a scutfle. waited to see what it wa
:" about but he could hardly believe hi
g eyes when he saw Rev. Thomas bein
forced down the main staircase by
strong and phlegmatic waiter his fac
x crimson. his hair on end, his white Il
:" with its bow rakishly under one ca
- and shouting most awful threats {
:" vengence.
y Its a gang of card-sharpers we al
- turning out" explained the manager.
: -, ''Why, Mr.. Dane! What are you d,
:, ing here" exclaimed Sinclair, thunde
- a. struck.
:, At the sound of a familiar voice, I'll
49, vicar gave a cry of relief. ooh. Charli
- my boy, is that you? For Heaven
~ sake. come and tell these ruffians WI
| am"
- DO YOU know him, Mr. Sinclair" sa
-, the manager, to whom Charlie was
-, well-known customer. eve found hi
- playing cards with two well-known car
~ sharpers and a rich Australian thC
,If were going to pigeon"
To There is some mistake about
- This gentleman is Rev. Thomas Dan
,a1 vicar of Slocum Pogis, and | am qui
-, ready to vouch for his responsibility
.e- said Charlie.
go, "Oh. of course. that alters the case
said the manager, rather crestfalle
= but appearances were so utter
m against the gentleman"
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