Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-06

gagged. .WlInOuC' the .S1lSnLeSt neS1La-
ton he gathered together every bet
he had upon the board and placed
them upon the queen. Within. three
turn the queer won. He allowed his
winnings to remain on the card. and
again the queen won. Once more he
dared fate, and after a number of
turns the queen showed in the, box.
This was marvellous luck, and aston
ishment was OH every face when he
drew down his triple winnings. 4
While the cards We're being shuff1ed
for the next deal Tom stealthily
opened the. little Bible Low lying in
his lap and peeped into it. He read:
For the children Of Israel shall abide
many days without g."-Hosea; Chap
ter ILL.,, Verse 4.
The king was Immediately copPered
for huge stack of chips. At the same
time he judiciously placed a number
of bets on different cards, for he saw
disposition Gil the part of the other
ed no assistance in his laudable en-
deavor to "bust the bank" In due
course the king lost twice in success
sion, and his pile became so formidable
as to engross the attention of all.
Never before had such peculiar sys-
tenn of playing been seen at Dono-
vans, and the apparent recklessness
displayed in rislzing large stakes upon
a single card was freely commented
upon. -" - IN :Fa' % =
Tom, however, continued to win
steadily, and now frequently consult
ed his Bible without making any eff
fort to conceal it. He had just read
from Ezra, Chapter VI, Verse 3:
". and let the foundations thereof
be strongly laid: the height thereof three
score cubits and the breadth thereof three
score cubits. 4. With three rows of great
stones" f''
THAT means the tray, sure" he said
to himself, as lie pushed a big bet to-
ward the card. -
els that Hoyie you got there, Tom?"
asked the lookout, unable any longer
to conceal his curiosity.
Nope; a better book than Hoyle."
"You playin' a system out of it"
THAT'S WHAT was the unctuous re-
ply.
The game went on, but it was not
long before Toms remarkab BILE run Of
luck came to a close. This greatly sur
prised him, as he was now firmly con-
WINGED he could not lose when depend
ing upon Biblical hints, and not an
important bet had been made without
referring to the sacred volume. He
chose rather to believe finally that the
dealer, in order to save the house, was
practicing some crooked work. OF
this he became convinced when, upon
betting "deuce, jack,'' on the turn at
the end of the deal, the cards came
out Jack, Deuce"
keep your fingers on top of that
boN!" he cried out, angrily, to the
dealer.
':D'ye mean to say" began that
functionary.
II mean to say this" declared Tom,
in a loud voice. as he sprang to his feet,
"that you've got to give me square
deal. 1 have book here that says SO,
and what this book says goes. 1t says
right here in Exodus, Chapter Will,
Verse 20, let not Pharaoh deal deceit
fully any more"
'What's that? What book is that ?"
''It's the Bible-that's what it is"
"The Bible?" came from the open
mouthed and amazed dealer.
''The B-i-b-l-e?" echoed the others,
in an incredulcus, half-frightene way.
yes, the Bible," repeated Tom, in
triumphant tones; "the best book ever
written, and it has warning for you
faro dealers, just the same as for other
Sinners"
Donovan, the proprietor of the
rooms and the tables, was now beside
his dealer, and his voice was heard for
the first time:
swell, Tom Hall. the Bible is barred
at this layout, and this game stops for
tonight. You're big winner, but YOU
can cash in, and reckon we've got
enough of the stuff1to pay you"
The organ that is used in the little
white church on the hill to-day is one
of the sights of the town, and stran-
gers are even asked if they have seen
~. - ~ sdlu 70 nave cost several tn Ou-s
sand dollars. Donovan has more than
once declared that he was it's donor,
but. Tom Hall, while admitting that
Donovan contributed most of the
money for it's purchase, maintains that
the contribution was quite involun-
tary.& Mrs. Hall, nee Dawson. and the
pastor have never consented to be; in
tervleWed as t. the amounts of the diff
ferent subscriptions, and Tom Hall
himself was unexpectedly called out of
town on the evening that the expert