Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

dice axe thrown Aces count 100 the
first -iN thrown 6p. othrrs g. From tIve
down - two spots 4re counted One
bone must De- left va the table after
each throw hence there axe five throws.
and the highest possible J. five aces.
counting 500
The two played Ia silence People
usually d. when the stakes are 50 big
that IL they lose they can never play
again. The fates must have been book
ing over their shoulders and enjoying
the deadly game. for they drew il out
10 it, utmost length After the tenth
game Salter was two ahead and the
inspector won the eleventh by six and
the twelfth by seven
"Six and seven : thirteen. and we We
the thirteenth game To play. said Sal
ter shaping the first actual sentence
that had been spoken since the play be-
gan. "~houldn wonder II | Lost now.
That right help Yourself Whisky's
Iaoi Tor shooting Ny Throw. reckon %
He shook the dice MP. c1nted the box
gently over. and the dice trickled ont in
a little white rattlinE stream. When
they settled there We're two aces. six.
a four and two.
Two hundred and sixty not a bad
start, but I guess IN give the aces an
other chance.
He shook mp the three dice. They
came ont an ace and two skies. His
score was now SEQ. with two more
throws. but he had the option II leav-
ing the six or including IL in the next
throw. on the chance of getting an ncp
instead Of H. He left il and threw the
two. They came up six and four. max
ing his total 424. with ono more throw
He tossed the four into the box and sen
itrolling along the table When IL stop
ped IL was three
II We seen better. he said a. be
gathered the dice into the box and push
ed il over To the inspector. ''hut any
thing over 400 takes figures To beat IT, "
Lipinski's first throw was poor one.
Six. FIVE. two threes and "A two The
second throw three aces came mp to-
gether. making his score $40 The 9TH
er was a four He picked il mp, threw
and made a three Of ii. He tried again
and made it six. He was now 800
four behind
Tough lHck. but guess you've got
to try again, pard.
The hand Of the man was firm
though the heart Of the father was shak-
ing a. the inspector turned sle box over
for the last time
can ace BY thunder. | thought soi
Waal, if that ain't the luck Of satan.
III rTt..w.sfa
BY every law save that Of the IN
written code Of gamblers honor In
spector Lipinski would have been justi-
fed in covering Salt, a. he went 20 set
the alarm, and he a another very
strong motive for doing 10. but he
didn't. He knew the game. and he
played il.
They took their places in opposite
corners Of the hut. about eight PAGES
apart The little Ansonia clock seemed
to think itself boiler factory for the
time being. so loudly did it tick the fa-
tai seconds away.
W-h-irrrr - hang - bang - bang -
ting-a-ling a-ling - bang bang-ting
bang stir up
II was as strange chorus n mortal
ears ever heard. and the little clock
seemed Ia think 20 and did its best 10
keep its end mp. When IL was over. In
spector Lipinski pulled himself mp ON
to his hands and. looking across the
hut through mist Of blood and "a fog
Of smoke. saw Seth Salter's one eye
glaring at him over the barrel Of re
volvcr that was swaying from side 20
side foot or so from the floor.
Then he remembered that his smith
Wesson had only five chambers sal
ter = Colt probably had siy. He saw the
flame leap from the muzzle. and at the
same instant Salter' head dropped with
a thump on the floor. A redhot knife
seemed 10 pierce his shoulder. and then
he dropped. too. just too soon 10 hear
angry shouts and the stamping II
horses hoofs outside
The Free State police didn't mind
winking for satisfactory considerations
at J. ID. b. or even Mt a peaceable form