The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

ing bottle" of the most expensive. gave
him a standing as a man of means The
Calcutta races were on: and Sidney knew
the usual course among gentlemen bet
tors was to book transactions and settle
the following Monday So the first dav
of the races he plunged heavily with q
bookmaker. who was kind enough to
book his bets. Sidney won quite sum.
That night he said to the bookmaker:
Il should like to settle accounts, II Won
don't mind as / am going away tomor-
row.
The other paid, with sorrowfui feel
ing OF losing this man who bet with reck-
less freedom, for he looked upon him In
the light OF a profitable customer But
next day at the course hts heart was
made glad by a sight OF the buoyant
Langaon.
Thought YOU were going away" the
bookie said.
Got a telegram changing my arrange
ments. Going to have another crack at
YOU
That's good; glad of it,
All that afternoon sidney had his crack
Al the LAYER OF odds. and in the end stood
heavy loser on the books-ten times the
amount of the previous days winnings
Then the bookmaker had a protracted
season of sadness, for he never saw Sid
ney again; not that day nor any day
after.
But though Langdon dropped out OF
the Calcutta life with the same meteoric
rapdity he had come into it. yet our
friend was not quite finished with India,
for he tarried a few days at Madras
Here he passed as Capt. Kane. son OF an
American millionaire. His father was
an owner of great silver mines. and 9TH
err gigantic affairs, in the Western states
Nobody ever, quite knew how 1t was
managed. but he had letters of introduce
ton to one or two prominent people. and
after few days was taking tiffin and
hobnobbing generally with the governor
of the Madras presidency, Goven-Duffen
AT that time the silver question. embodied
in the skeleton form of the deprecated
rupee, was of vital moment and king OF
the discussion board Capt. Kane enlight-
ened the governor OF Madras as to how
this currency problem was affected by
America. His experience as the son of a
great silver king was of much value. and
his opinions were quoted. printed and gen.
orally accepted as standard utterances
He played whist at the Madras Club
lived on the fat OF the land savored with
honey, and. strange to say, left days
before the entry of the usual grim after
math. There was an aftermath, but IL
did not mature in reality untn the COM
Ing OF age of the flood OF I. O. US
checks, drafts on the wealthy father, and
other dubious literature which had been
so lavishly given to the Madras world
Days before the fullness Of this time
he encamped at Colombo. From Madras
Langdon. now Capt Kane, took letters
of introduction to the military and Off
cial life OF Ceylon's beautiful city. This.
OF course, threw the onus OF entertain
ment upon the Colombo dwellers. and
Capt. Kane of the United States army
was kept busy answering invitations: his
rooms in the Grand Oriental hotel were
filed with them. At the end of ten days
he said to the proprietor of the hotel:
i've got to return the many social
kindnesses have received here. I wish
to do it in a thorough manner-give one
grand ball somewhere, and invite every
body who is anybody. / give you carte
blanche-the best OF everything that
money can buy we must have, wines and