The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-23

80 ~ sNas4tA ~ - sAaA#AA "AHS -
lhr Eafn4-uky mathsf. my huHsarr
the Bssth Corps dArnlss. SeY. Mas
ssna. even the eanpefuF himself
Nsfs forming ring feuaa aa Ia
ihst dssniais valley, HsaN~na what
blow to enc and ali q them should
the CARTS ~ asains, nael But vas
coufdsht ~ my searts play YES
IS famous 80 tos ssoFtsnaanshin
and save old lsaavtt Of the Hussafs
Of ttefchoaY. Nho woN fs cut 81 TO
safnos OFT rne. have siwAys hal the
best % a series.
The arss same I won stsht on
shsush mnst confess that the nsFss
sore With me. zns that rzy Advsr-
sSfy sa@aif have don. no more. Ih
TIE second never plAYsa better and
saved trick By a nnssae. but the
Hart vaiod me ones. MARRIED the
ktnx and ran cut in the second
hand. Nv fAith. 30 p-ers ~ sHettsa
that he laid his heimet down beside
him. and my bpshY.
-fn iay MT ro4n rare against
your hlaek h0rsa." sale he.
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rsaaaIs bssais AID .sirrapst- he
csisf
"tua.i" I sheatsf
I had caught this spirit % sport
ffosH him | uoaid have laid mr.
kaasafs against his draAoons had
ghsy heea ours 10 pledge.
And then began the gains 81
games on. ~ plaYsd. this Eng
Z ilshfnAn hs played In a way that
aas worthy 81 =aGA : stake. hut 4
my fsisnd. I wrs ~apssti OF tbs
I nNs whioh I haf to make to win.
gained three On the fret hand The
/ hart biz hts muasAehs and drafnnaesi
his hanar. while already feit my
self AT the head q my dear little
FaseAis. On The asoaad. turned ths
ktns. bat lost two tFicAs-ant mp
soars vas four % his t~o When I
saw my nsHs hanf could not bat
give q cry % delight IF cannot
sAia my freedom on ihis. thought
- eeasrye 20 rssnain for ever tn
ehainas
rsiva sns the cards. Landlord. and
wlll Lay them out on the table for
pol.
Here was my hand Knays and aes
u cluhs. queen ane hnavs Of dia-
iunnae ana kinx 81 hearts clubs
were tFufnpt marx toa. and ] had
but ora point between ua nnd free
soss ne knew IL vas the crisis
ana ne unaif his gunic. I threw ms
s0lman on the ground He led the
ten % EpAtsA toak u with my
Aca Of trump. one point In M
favor. The correct plan vas Il
clear IN. tFutepz. aaa led tbs
knav. Down came the queen upor
IL. and the sarna was equal lie led
tbs eight ~ spades. and could only
discard my queen Of diamonds Thar
came the seven u SHADES. and ths
hair ssooi straight upon 90 ny head
We szeh shgew es~n king ~ tss
naai Ne had won two poiBts ans
my beautiful hand bad been rnastsr.
ed By his inferior one could
have rolled on the sround as
thought OF ~ They used 20 pia,
worry good scAfte At walters In tbs
ynsr 10. l sat TIL nrigadisr Ss-
FnFd.
The iast game was nov four all
This NEXT hard must settle u one
way or the other. We unfid his
sash. and I put away my sword belt
He was cool. this EuKiishman. and
! tried 20 be 90. also. bat the pers'
piratiun would trfckle Into my eyes
Tho deal lay With him, ana ] may
confess g You. my friends that ny
hands shook - that could hardly
rirh my cards from the rock Asa'
whan I raised than what was ths
nrst thing Tia, nv ayes Rested ssssss:
II was the hinE. the kinH. The Eieri'
Gus kins - trumfssi Ny mouth wa'
open 70 declare II when the ~efds
were frosan upon my MS hy the ap'
peaFhncs OF my cenaraae.
lie held DIS CARDS IN niH mama pul
his aw Dad fallens ana hls eyes Wsfs
staring over my shoulder Win ths
most dreadfal EXPRESSION OF enostef
nation ana surprise Whlshed round
and was myself amazed Al what
saw.
Three men were standing QUITE
close 10 us--ib mstsrs Al the tarthest
The middle one was or good height
and yet not TOO tall-about thn SAINT
height IN fact. that | arm myself
He was clad IN dark uniform. viii
small cooked hat. and some sort
~ white plume uran the side nui
had little thought OF his dress. II
was bis face. his Raun, checks his
benk like nose. hls maHterful blue
eyes hia thin, Arm slit " q mouth
which made one feel that this was
n wonderful man. n man ~ mil.