The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-08

| upuoiu, negy. IL you want 10 nave II
out with him, I'll put you both out or
the bar. As for you-you'-
The man had turned away, only toe
glad Of that intervening grip, and be-
fore the stage plank was drawn in be
crossed it with his gripsack in his hand
and ran nimbly up the sandy bank. In
his pocket lie carried the aoknowledg.
ment Of his ownership of one Of the
finest old places in Applegate county.
Riley turned to the young man with
a gesture Of evaporation.
II say, Reggie, good Lord, boy, you
don't mean me to understand that you
actually put your place up for stakes?"
Eyes"
The solitary word came with dry
rattle from the boys parched throat.
mot Belhaven, old Tony's brag
place, where he took your mother as a
bride, where you and the rest Of the
kids was born, where the old folks lays
buried side by side in the flower garden
behind the house?''
"Yes."
"And it's gomez Lost to that black
whiskered scoundrel?"
Lost, all lost, gomez
With his cold white hands still press.
ed against the captains shoulder, as if
seeking physical support thsrefrom,
Belknap stood staring vaeantly at the
painted bits Of pasteboard which had
held him in such hideous thrall for so
MANY hours. II was almost imnoss;ble
now in the abaenoe of the evil mookino
face Of his adversary to understand the
frenzy that had held him spsllbound,
preventing him from leaving the tebls
before be was q rnined man, Tho br,sbt
September sunsiine came straisbt
through the onen asloon doora and rested
an the orear bai.a ~ tbe cara t.hla Rv
Ina saarchino Iioht the whole thing
looked disencbant;no and sensalsss A
faw onrious nassanoers anxiors 70 hear
nov the b;o game hal ended ,o;tored
near hv r7he o.nta;n c1ars5 A. tl,em
ana drSw paiEnan;s arm w;thih his own
"you hettar law down INV Inv
yon,va besn losing slesn nou straioIt
alon, for tuo r;oh,s r. Ia 80, Lmown ~
worn,t a oentiemar,s game Won was
n,av;n, "a -, mt ,n1 oar in Lowe aoon
W;tS ;nnoratiuo L;nd,;noss ha Iod
tho haleaazed Re,kpan To The door ~
h;s OWN ststsroom nnsbed him through
r. sna s.;d. ''
"yon on Law dow, I'll, send Won IN
a onn of strons cos,es Astsr awhile
vii toll th;s ,ooss onar o,;st,, Ola
Tonv palLnan,s son shsn,t ba seaood on
th;s boot IL III, Bilov oar aorre ont onv
n1an for ortw;tt;nn q soamnn
p 1TharL VOW ola friend Int tho +b;no
oonno+ no ,,,on5od - Az s,,,;i;no ,uaa
r;,v INC W the distressed rnaaad fso We ~
ia ponnaroorn pallnan o1nsod tha 5oor
~ HI. ~ taroo,,, and snpo h;n'sa,s , u
h;s hor.h '- ' ~
Tw;oa ~. ,.b;, how ,rho bod ham
ordered RI oarrv cotyeo to M 40 No.
turned with ~ renort;no tho gentlomon
sslean Tha th;rd t;me 10 the csrta;n
,yho wos anx;ous1n hovor;na naar h.
sold "Noh,dv in 40 -
UNobodv IN therep,,
"No a;r. T,,-
"Ho,d vonr +onpua - Won ya,ne vour
n,aoa on this hoat =
Ths canta;n sco,u,od on;,o,s,v and
nush;no tha hov aside made his own
wav bnrriedlv into RaIknan,s stateroom
Snre anoncb tbere was M ono in n
Belknan,s helonoinus were scatterad
about the small room. No attemnt at
hacking mn was visible. Only his hat
was missing. The punaent odor of some
unfamiliar drug prevailed over the faint
perfume left by good cigar. The cap
tain stamped MS loot IN paroxysm OF
rage.
"Cuss it all! The Red Wing will be
ruined. ! knew this trip was bound to
bring me bad luck. Now, what's that
blamed young idiot up top
The door Leading out upon the guards
was open. He passed hastily through it,
glanclng first toward the bow OF the
boat. II the idiot" had aimed at
throwing himself overheard, he never
would have gone in-that direction.
There were too many men passengers to
Illustrate his silly intention. He turned
his steps toward the stern. Behind the
wheelhouses were staterooms reserved
exclusively for ladies. There were very
few on board Old Peppercorn was glad
of it. The story of the big game on the
Red Wing would go far and fast enough
As 1t was without women's tongues to
wag
A few steps toward the stern and the
,aptain's search was ended. He uttered
/, exc,amat;or ~ FRIGHT and ran for.
ward AT a brisk mare
Whit and Inv starving y,th nnses.
mo- eyes into the finished and bandsoma
noe If a v;porons vonno woman Who
'oyJ h;,, socrro,,, n;r;oned on.;ns. Tho
ia Of the cabin he discovered the nh. .
aot of h;s searcb |
The yonno lady oreeted him ouietlv
- She re,eased her nr;soner ,
1T am vow Glad von harrorod tb;.
vav T did not want 70 cali for beln
,eonls arc CO nanicLv on a boat y she !
,osed har ho,d MON po,Inan,s shonIs
'nSS ond stounod ha.,,,uara ,.t;th col =
. roI;as 81 th;nL thnt voun. ,n.n uaa
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